Clinical Readiness - Skills Flashcards
NG Tube
- to decompress the stomach
- to administer tube feedings
Urinary Catheter
- to monitor fluid status
- to treat urinary retention
- to manage urinary incontinence ONLY if it affects the patient’s integumentary system
JP Drain
To drain excess fluid from a wound bed in order to prevent a hematoma or seroma
Chest Tube
to drain air and fluid from the pleural cavity after a pneumothorax, hemothorax, or lung surgery
Tracheostomy Tube
To create an artificial airway secondary to upper airway obstruction or weak respiratory drive requiring assistive ventilation
ROM
Range of Motion
PRN
As Needed
LPM
liters per minute
AC
before meals
HS
hours of sleep
OOB
out of bed
Aortic
2nd right intercostal space
Pulmonic
2nd left intercostal space
ERBs point
3rd left intercostal space
tricuspid
4th left intercostal space
mitral
5th left intercostal midclavicular
Rhonchi
loud, continuous, low-pitched, snoring, or gurgling lung sounds.
Rales
discontinuous, uninterrupted, explosive lung sounds. sounds like pulling velcro open.
Wheezes
continuous high-pitched lung sound
Crackles
low-pitched, wet bubbling sound
