Skills
Patient has cellulitis in right leg. What non-pharm intervention can the nurse do
Elevate the leg
What test can be done to diagnose CF
Sweat chloride test
Respiratory assessment
How do you thin mucous in a patient with respiratory issues
Hydrate
Watery, red drainage. AKA
Serosanguineous
When inserting an IV when is it safe to advance the catheter
Flashback
What focused assessment must be done by nurse in confirmed case of CF
GI
Associated risk of COPD
Pneumonia
You are doing a resp assessment and hear crackles in lower lobe. Next step
Have pt deep breath, cough, reausiltate
Patient has catheter and order for urine sample for C and S. How much urine do you pull
3-5 mL
When assessing cranial nerve III. What are you looking for?
This medication is given prior to starting chest physiotherapy
Albuterol
What does the spacer do in a metered-dose inhaler
Increases the amount of medication going to lungs
Name a skill you would do with a patient with dementia to prevent pneumonia
Provide oral hygiene
You assess a stoma which is pale in color. What is your next step
Contact health provider
A nurse places an IV in a patient headed to surgery. What vein is he/she going to place it in
Medial vein of forearm
Name a potential diagnosis in pregnant patient with CF
Gestational diabetes
Major adverse effect of montelukast (Singular)
Depression
You have received orders for O2 for a patient. At what level of O2 do you apply humidification?
4 and above.
A patient just had a colostomy placed. What normal finding are you going to assure them of
Small amount of blood surrounding stoma
Empty an ileul conduit bag when it is how full?
2/3
CF affects the movement of water and sodium. What abnormality will appear with sodium
Hyponatremia
Physiologically what are the steps of bronchospasm
Inflammation
Edema
Increased mucous production
Brush teeth with suction
A patient had their catheter d/ced after 3 days. What expected outcome might the nurse see