Acute & Chronic Pain
This pain pattern is most expected after surgery or injury and should improve with appropriate interventions.
Acute Pain
This hormone helps regulate the sleep–wake cycle and is a common OTC sleep supplement.
melatonin
The ethical principle requiring you to respect a patient’s right to make decisions.
Autonomy
The anxiety level where learning and problem-solving can still occur.
Mild anxiety
A dangerous physiologic complication associated with eating disorders that can cause sudden death.
cardiac dysrhythmia?
The priority nursing action when a patient receiving IV opioids becomes difficult to arouse and has a low respiratory rate.
stimulate/assess airway and breathing, hold opioid, and administer naloxone per protocol?
This sleep disorder is caused by upper-airway obstruction and is marked by loud snoring and daytime sleepiness.
OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea)
Required safety check for restrained patients that prevents neurovascular injury.
circulation/skin assessment (CMS: color, motion, sensation; pulses)
The first priority assessment in a crisis is this risk.
risk of self-harm or harm to others
In eating disorders, nursing priorities focus first on stabilization of this.
physiologic status (vitals, hydration, electrolytes)
This is a common complication of long-term opioid therapy that requires prevention teaching.
Constipation
The best first-line approach for insomnia in most patients before medications.
nonpharmacologic sleep hygiene & behaviors
This is the first nursing action before applying restraints for agitation.
What is attempt de-escalation and alternatives
The priority nursing move during panic is to do this
Stay with the patient
A major risk when nutrition is restarted too quickly after prolonged restriction.
Refeeding syndrome
The focused pain assessment framework that includes location, quality, timing, and what makes it better/worse.
OLDCARTS or PQRSTU
This is the priority nursing teaching that often reduces RLS symptoms without meds.
avoid caffeine/nicotine/alcohol and use regular exercise/stretching/sleep routine
This is a restraint complication sign that requires immediate intervention: numbness, cool skin, and ___.
absent pulses (or delayed cap refill)
First-line psychotherapy for OCD that pairs exposure with preventing rituals is ___.
exposure and response prevention (ERP)?
This electrolyte imbalance is a major risk with emesis and can cause dysrhythmias.
hypokalemia
This antidote reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression.
Naloxone
Restless leg syndrome is often linked to low levels of this mineral.
iron (low ferritin)
Teaching a new medication is the responsibility of this role.
The RN
First-line medication class for OCD.
SSRI
A key sign you must report immediately in a patient with severe restriction: palpitations with this vital sign finding.
bradycardia/hypotension (or irregular rhythm)