INTRO FINAL Flashcards

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GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIQUID AND A TIME PERIOD, WHAT IS THE NECESSARY IV FLOW RATE IN ML/HR?

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VOLUME (ML) / TIME (HR) = Y (FLOW RATE IN ML/HR)

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WHAT MEASUREMENT IS USED WHEN AN IV IS REGULATED ELECTRONICALLY BY INFUSION PUMP?

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ML/HR

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PATIENT IS ORDERED 1000 ML D5W IV TO INFUSE IN 10 HOURS BY INFUSION PUMP. WHAT IS THE FLOW RATE?

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100 ML/HR
1000ML/10HR

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THE PHYSICIAN ORDERS ANCEF 400 MG IV Q8H FOR A CHILD WEIGHING 32 LBS. YOU HAVE ANCEF 330 MG/ML. THE RECOMMENDED DAILY IV DOSAGE FOR A CHILD IS 100 MG/KG/DAY IN DIVIDED DOSES OF Q6-8H.
A. CHILD’S WEIGHT IN KG
B. WHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED SAFE DOSAGE RANGE FOR THIS CHILD
C. IS THE ORDER SAFE
D. HOW MANY ML WILL YOU PREPARE

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A. 14.5 KG
B. 1450 MAX
C. YES, ORDER RESULTS IN 1200 MG
D. 1.2 ML 400/330 = 1.21 * 1 = 1.21 = 1.2

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S&T

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SAFE AND THERAPEUTIC

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GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIQUID, A TIME PERIOD, AND A DROP FACTOR, WHAT IS THE NECESSARY IV FLOW RATE IN GTTS/MIN?

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VOLUME (ML)/ TIME (MIN) * DROP FACTOR (GTTS/ML) = Y (FLOW RATE IN GTTS/MIN)

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MEASUREMENT USED WHEN IV IS REGULATED MANUALLY

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GTTS/ML
*CAN’T GIVE FRACTION SO ROUND TO NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER

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CALCULATE THE FLOW RATE FOR 1200 ML OF NS TO BE INFUSED IN 6 HOURS WITH A DROP FACTOR OF 15 GTTS/ML

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ML/MIN*GTTS/ML=Y
1. CONVERT 6 HOURS TO MINUTES = 360 MINUTES
2. 1200 ML / 360 MIN * 15 GTTS/ML = 50 GTTS/MIN

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5 MILLIGRAM = ? MICROGRAM

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5000 MCG

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1 TSP = ? ML

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5 ML

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1 TBSP = ? ML

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15

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2 TBSP = ? OUNCE

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1

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1 OUNCE = ? ML

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30

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1 CUP = ? OUNCES

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8

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1 CUP = ? ML

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240

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1 PINT = ? OUNCES

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16

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1 PINT = ? ML

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480

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1 QUART = ? OUNCES

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32

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1 ML = ? CC

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1

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1 KG = ? LBS

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2.2

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1 INCH = ? CM

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2.54

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a provider’s prescription calls for 10 mL of 250 mg cephalexin liquid by mouth. How many teaspoons should the nurse instruct the client to take?
A. WHAT UNIT OF MEASUREMENT DO WE NEED
B. WHAT DOSE DO WE ADMIN (DESIRED)
C. WHAT IS AVAILABLE (HAVE)
D. SHOULD WE CONVERT
E. WHAT IS THE ANSWER

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A. TSP
B. 10 ML
C. 5 ML PER 1 TSP
D. YES, ML DOES NOT EQUAL TEASPOON
E. 5ML/1TSP = 10ML/X TSP SO X TSP = 2 TSP

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20 MG INTO MCG

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20000 MCG

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60 ML INTO TBSP

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4 TBSP

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RATIO AND PROPORTION METHOD
HAVE / QUANTITY = DESIRED / X
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A nurse is preparing to administer 174 mg of amoxicillin/clavulanate oral suspension to a client. The amount available is amoxicillin/clavulanate 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.)
X ML = 125 MG / 5 ML = 174 MG / X X ML = 125X = 870 X ML = 125X / 125 = 870 / 125 X ML = 6.96 ML X ML = 7 ML
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DESIRED OVER HAVE METHOD
X = DESIRED X QUANTITY / HAVE
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A nurse is preparing to administer 174 mg of amoxicillin/clavulanate oral suspension to a client. The amount available is amoxicillin/clavulanate 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) | DESIRED OVER HAVE
X = DESIRED X QUANTITY / HAVE X ML = 174 MG X 5 ML / 125 MG X ML = 870 ML / 125 X ML = 6.96 ML X ML = 7 ML
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WHEN CALCULATING MEDICATIONS, WHEN CAN YOU ROUND
ONLY AT THE VERY END
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SYSTOLE
TOP NUMBER OF BP MAXIMUM PRESSURE EXERTED WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS
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DIASTOLE
BOTTOM NUMBER OF BP MINIMUM PRESSURE WHEN HEART IS RELAXED *REMEMBER AN SD CARD SO S/D IF YOU GET CONFUSED
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CARDIAC OUTPUT
VOLUME OF BLOOD EJECTED BY THE HEART IN ONE MINUTE CO = SV * HR (SV IS STROKE VOLUME)
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STROKE VOLUME
VOLUME OF BLOOD EJECTED BY THE LEFT VENTRICLE DURING ONE CONTRACTION CO = SV * HR
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FACTORS INCREASING BP
INCREASED CO INCREASED SV INCREASED HR INCREASED VOLUME INCREASED VISCOSITY DECREASED BLOOD VESSEL ELASTICITY ATHEROSCLEROSIS INCREASED CONTRACTILITY INCREASED PRELOAD (EXERCISE) INCREASED AFTERLOAD
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ARE MANUAL OR ELECTRONIC BP MORE ACCURATE
MANUAL
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WHEN SHOULD YOU USE A MANUAL BP
BP IS OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED RANGE CHILDREN ELDERLY HISTORY OF ELEVATED OR DECREASED BP CRITICALLY ILL
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CORRECT BP CUFF SIZE
CUFF WIDTH SHOULD BE 80%+ OF THE CLIENTS ARM
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DO'S AND DONT'S WHILE TAKING BP
DON'T CROSS LEGS FEET FLAT ON FLOOR SUPPORT ARM BY RESTING ON FURNITURE ARM PLACED AT HEART LEVEL AND PALM UP CUFF 1 INCH ABOVE ANTECUBITAL FOSSA STETHO OVER BRACHIAL ARTERY
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WHAT SHOULD YOU INFLATE BP CUFF TO
30 MMHG ABOVE EXPECTED OR 200 MMHG
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KOROTKOFF SOUNDS AND BP
FIRST SOUND IS SYSTOLIC NO SOUND IS DIASTOLIC
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CONTRAINDICATION OF BP IN ARM
1. BREAST SURGERY THAT INVOLVED REMOVAL OF LYMPH NODES 2. RECENT SURGERY 3. ACUTE INJURY 4. SPECIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LIKE A PICC LINE, ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT FOR HEMODIALYSIS 5. EXTREMITY WITH PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER 6. SEVERE EDEMA
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ALTERNATIVE BP SITES
THIGH AND USE POPLITEAL ARTERY *WILL BE SEVERAL MMHG HIGHER THAN ARM CAN ALSO USE WRIST OR LOWER LEG
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INACCURATE BP
1. TOO SMALL CUFF- FALSELY HIGH 2. TOO TIGHT CUFF- FALSELY HIGH 3. WHITE COAT SYNDROME, ARM NOT SUPPORTED, NOT ALLOWED REST AFTER ACTIVITY
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EXTRINSIC FACTORS AFFECTING BP
WEIGHT STIMULANTS CAFFEINE NICOTINE MEDS Na INTAKE STRESS ANXIETY FEAR
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INTRINSIC FACTORS AFFECTING BP
PAIN FEVER HYPOGLYCEMIA HEART FAILURE
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HYPERTENSION
HIGH BP. INCREASES RISK OF HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. USUALLY DUE TO THICKENING OF ARTERIAL VESSEL WALLS AND DECREASE IN ELASTICITY WHICH INCREASES PERIPHERAL VASCULAR RESISTANCE
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NORMAL BP
LESS THAN 120/LESS THAN 80
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ELEVATED BP
120-129 / LESS THAN 80
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HYPERTENSION STAGE 1
130-139 / 80-89
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HYPERTENSION STAGE 2
140+ / 90+
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HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS
180+ / 120+
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HYPOTENSION
LESS THAN 90 / LESS THAN 60
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CAUSES OF HYPOTENSION
DEHYDRATION BLOOD LOSS SHOCK SIGNIFICANT ILLNESS SEPSIS
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MANIFESTATIONS OF HYPOTENSION
DIZZINESS NAUSEA BLURRED VISION INCREASED HR FATIGUE
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
DROP IN BP WHEN A CLIENT RISES TO SITTING OR STANDING FROM DEHYDRATION, HYPOTENSION, HEART FAILURE, CNS ISSUE DROP IN SYSTOLIC OF AT LEAST 20 DROP IN DIASTOLIC OF AT LEAST 10 WITHIN 1 MINUTE AFTER MOVING, BUT UP TO 3 MINUTES
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INTERVENTIONS FOR ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
INCREASE FLUIDS COMPRESSION STOCKINGS CHANGE POSITIONS SLOWLY SLIGHTLY ELEVATE HOB AVOID LYING/SITTING FOR EXTENDED TIME EVALUATE MEDS
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SA NODE SINOATRIAL NODE
PACEMAKER OF THE HEART
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ADULT HR
60-100
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INFANT HR
90-160
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TODDLER HR
80-140
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PRESCHOOL HR
70-120
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SCHOOLAGE HR
60-110
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TEEN HR
50-100
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TACHYCARDIA
HR OVER 100/MIN
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VALSALVA MANEUVER
TESTS VAGUS NERVE BEAR DOWN LIKE BM STIMULATES PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DROPS HR
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BRADYCARDIA
HR LESS THAN 60/MIN
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WHEN IS BRADYCARDIA EXPECTED
CLIENTS WHO ARE VERY PHYSICALLY FIT
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APICAL PULSE LOCATION
APEX OF THE HEART 5TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, LEFT SIDE, MIDCLAVICULAR LINE
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S1
LOW PITCHED DULL LUB EASIER TO HEAR WITH BELL
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S2
SHORTER HIGHER PITCHED DUB EASIER TO HEAR WITH DIAPHRAGM
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HOW LONG TO COUNT APICAL PULSE
1 MINUTE
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PERIPHERAL PULSE SITES
TEMPORAL CAROTID BRACHIAL RADIAL FEMORAL POPLITEAL DORSALIS PEDIS POSTERIOR TIBIAL
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PULSE DEFICIT
DIFFERENCE IN APICAL AND PERIPHERAL PULSE IN 1 MINUTE 2 NURSES COUNT AT SAME TIME
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DO'S AND DON'T FOR DETERMINING HR
CLIENT IS RELAXED HASN'T EXERCISED OR USED NICOTINE IN LAST FEW MINUTES (WOULD INCREASE)
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PULSE RATINGS
0 = ABSENT +1 = WEAK/THREADY +2 = NORMAL +3 = INCREASED/BOUNDING
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WHAT IF YOU CAN'T PALPATE A PULSE
DON'T DOCUMENT NON PALPABLE, GO GET DOPPLER DUS DOPPLER ULTRASOUND STETHOSCOPE
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IF PULSE OR RR IS IRREGULAR, HOW LONG DO YOU COUNT
1 MINUTE
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HOW LONG TO COUNT REGULAR RR
30 SECONDS
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NORMAL TEMP F
96.8-100.4F average of 98.6 F
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normal temp c
36-38 C AVERAGE 37 C
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WHEN IS TEMP LOWEST
MORNING, BUT VARIABLE THROUGHOUT DAY
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FACTORS AFFECTING TEMP
EXERCISE STRESS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT TIME OF DAY ILLNESS
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METHODS OF THERMOREGULATION
SWEATING SHIVERING VASOCONSTRICTION VASODILATION METABOLIC PROCESSES CONDUCTION CONVECTION EVAPORATION RADIATION
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WHAT IS CONSIDERED A FEVER
OVER 100.4
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FEBRILE
STATE OF HAVING A FEVER
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AFEBRILE
FEVER BREAKS
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HYPERTHERMIA
HYPOTHALAMUS CANNOT MAINTAIN TEMP REGULATION S/S- DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, THIRST, NAUSEA, SYNCOPE, TACHYCARDIA, CONFUSION, ORGAN FAILURE, DEATH
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INTERVENTIONS FOR HYPERTHERMIA
MOVE TO COOLER ENVIRONMENT REMOVE EXCESS CLOTHING COLD PACKS TO NECK, AXILLAE, GROIN FAN IV FLUIDS
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S/S OF HYPOTHERMIA
SHIVERING DECREASED MOTOR SKILLS IMPAIRED PERIPHERAL PERFUSION CONFUSION DILATED PUPILS LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS LOSS OF DEEP TENDON REFLEXES COMA CARDIAC ARREST
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INTERVENTIONS FOR HYPOTHERMIA
WARMING BLANKET RADIANT WARMER INCREASE ROOM TEMP ADD CLOTHING PLACE HAT ON HEAD WARMED IV FLUIDS
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ORAL TEMP
EASILY ACCESSIBLE ACCURATE BODY SURFACE TEMP INACCURATE IF ATE/DRANK/SMOKED IN 30 MINUTES NOT FOR NEWBORNS, INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN
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TYMPANIC TEMP
1. EASILY ACCESSIBLE 2. RAPID RESULT 3. ACCURATE CORE TEMP 4. NOT ALTERED BY ENVIRONMENT 5. NOT ACCURATE WITH CERUMEN OR EAR INFECTION 6. DIFFICULT IN NEWBORNS/INFANTS/YOUNGER THAN 3
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TEMPORAL TEMP
1. EASILY ACCESSIBLE 2. RAPID RESULT 3. NO RISK OF INJURY 4. ALL AGE GROUPS 5. REFLECTS RAPID CORE CHANGES 6. AFFECTED BY MOISTURE ON SKIN LIKE SWEAT 7. INACCURATE WITH HEAD COVERING OR HAIR ON FOREHEAD
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AXILLARY TEMP
1. ALL AGE GROUPS 2. NO RISK OF INJURY 3. MORE TIME 4. NOT FOR RAPID CHANGES 5. POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERATIONS
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RECTAL TEMP
RELIABLE TEMP UNLPLEASANT RISK FOR RECTAL MUCOSA INJURY ALTERED WITH STOOL NOT FOR DIARRHEA, CHEMO, HEMMORRHOIDS, RECTAL SURGERY OR COAGULATION DISORDERS
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IMPORTANT INFO FOR RR
1. PRETEND TO CHECK PULSE 2. MUST ALSO CHECK RATE, RHYTHM, DEPTH, EFFORT
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INFANT RR
25-60
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ADULT RR
12-20
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TEEN RR
16-20
100
SCHOOL AGE RR
20-25
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PRESCHOOL RR
20-25
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TODDLER RR
25-30
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TACHYPNEA
RR OVER 20/MIN
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BRADYPNEA
RR LOWER THAN 12/MIN
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INTERVENTIONS FOR BRADYPNEA
NALOXONE DECREASE ICP SLIGHTLY ELEVATE HOB
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APNEA
CESSATION OF RESPIRATIONS
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CHEYNE STOKE RESPIRATIONS
CYCLING PATTERN RANGE FROM SHALLOW TO DEEP FOLLOWED BY QUICK BREATHS FOLLOWED BY APNEA INCREASED ICP, BRAIN TUMOR, STROKE, HEART FAILURE
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KUSSMAUL RESPIRATIONS
REGULAR RHYTHM ABNORMALLY DEEP AND RAPID MAY SHOW LEABORED BREATHING OR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS METABOLIC ACIDOSIS, SEVERE KIDNEY DISEASE
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NORMAL SaO2
OVER 95%
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ADEQUATE CAPILLARY REFILL
LESS THAN 2 SECONDS
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CONTRAINDICATIONS OF PULSE OX LOCATIONS
MUST BE DRY FREE OF DARK COLORED POLISH SKIN PIGMENTATION ARTIFICIAL NAILS TAKES 15-30 SECONDS
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ALTERNATE SaO2 SITES
EARLOBE FOOT/WRIST OF NEWBORN
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DYSPNEA
SOB
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HYPOXIA
NOT ENOUGH OXYGEN IS BEING SUPLIED TO THE TISSUES
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HYPOXEMIA
DECREASED OXYGEN IN THE BLOOD
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HYGIENE
handwashing, maintaining oral health by brushing the teeth, and removing pathogens through routine bathing.
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ASSESSMENT FOR HYGIENE
COLOR, HYDRATION, TURGOR, TEXTURE, LESIONS, FEET, NAILS, CUTICLES, CIRCULATION, DEXTERITY, GAIT, ABILITY, SAFETY CONCERNS, EMOTIONAL STATUS, EDUCATION NEEDS
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FLOSSITIS
INFLAMED TONGUE
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CHELITIS
CRACKED LIPS
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XEROSTOMIA
DRY MOUTH
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STOMATITIS
INFLAMMATION OF ORAL MUCOUSA
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SALIVA
BACTERIAL STATIC PROPERTY RISK OF PNEUMONIA FROM STATIC SECRETIONS IN UNCONSCIOUS PATIENT
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EYE HYGIENE
INNER TO OUTER CANTHUS DIFFERENT PART OF CLOTH FOR EACH EYE MORE FREQUENTLY IF UNCONSCIOUS, NOT BLINKING ASSESS FOR SECRETIONS, GLASES, DRY EYES, ALLERGIES
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EAR HYGIENE
OUTER CANAL WITH WASH CLOTH NO Q TIPS BC COULD DAMAGE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEONATES- HYGIENE
SKIN LOOSLY BOUND EASILY DAMAGED LAYERS BIND AS THEY AGE
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ADOLESCENT CONSIDERATIONS- HYGIENE
SEX HORMONES SEBACEOUS GLANDS-OIL SWEAT GLANDS-ODOR
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ELDERLY CONSIDERATIONS-HYGIENE
DECREASED COLLAGEN-WRINKLES THINNING LOSS OF ELASTICITY DECREASED SWEAT AND OIL DRIER AND MORE LESIONS INCREASE FACIAL HAIR DRY BRITTLE NAILS DECREASED SALIVA
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MALNUTRITION IN ELDERLY
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS LIMITED ABILITY DENTAL PROBLEMS
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HYGIENE NURSING DIAGNOSIS/PROBLEMS
ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE SELF CARE DEFICIT IMPAIRED MOBILITY IMAPIRED SKIN INTEGRITY IMPAIRED ORAL MUCOUS MEMBRANES RISK FOR INFECTION
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PLANNING HYGIENE
WHO IS INVOLVED COMMUNITY AGENCIES NEEDED AMOUNT OF HELP REQUIRED SET PRIORITIES BASED ON ASSISTANCE REQUIRED, EXTENT OF PROBLEMS, NATURE OF DIAGNOSIS
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IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE
PROVIDE PRIVACY PROFESSIONALISM MODESTY SAFETY WARMTH OF WATER, ROOM, BLANKET MITT LOSES LESS HEAT AND REDUCES DRAG
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WHY SHOULD WE BATHE DAILY
CLEANSE AND REDUCE MICROBE COUNT REMOVE DEAD SKIN STIMULATE CIRCULATION PROVIDE RELAXATION ENHANCE HEALING
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TYPES OF BATHS
COMPLETE PARTIAL- CAN'T TOLERATE THERAPEUTIC BED BATH
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HOW TO BATHE
LONG, FIRM STROKES DISTAL TO PROXIMAL FOR VENOUS CIRCULATION DIFFERENT PARTS OF CLOTH LIGHT STROKES IF Hx OF CLOTS
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LOTION-HYGIENE
APPLY TO ALL AREAS NOT BETWEEN TOES- RISK OF IRRITATION AND MACERATION
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MACERATION
SOFTENING
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SUPINE
FLAT ON BACK
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PRONE
FLAT ON STOMACH WITH HEAD TO THE SIDE
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LATERAL POSITION
LIE ON SIDE TOP LEG OVER BOTTOM LEG RELIEVES PRESSURE ON COCCYX
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SIMS
BETWEEN SUPINE AND PRONE LEX FLEXED IN FRONT OF PATIENT ARMS COMFORTABLY BESIDE PATIENT AND NOT UNDERNEATH
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FOWLER'S POSITION
HOB AT 45 DEGREES HIPS MAY OR MAY NOT BE FLEXED COMMON FOR COMFORT AND CARE
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SEMI FOWLERS POSITION
HOB AT 30 DEGREES FOR CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS FOR NG TUBE PATIENTS
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ORTHOPNEIC OR TRIPOD POSITION
PATIENT SITS AT SIDE OF BED HEAD RESTS OVER TABLE ON SEVERAL PILLOWS FOR BREATHING DIFFICULTIES
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TRENDELENBURG POSITION
HOB LOWER THAN FEE HYPOTENSION AND EMERGENCIES VENOUS RETURN TO HEAD AND HEART
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ORAL CARE
EXCESS MUCOUS INCREASES HAI BRUSH BID FLOSS 1X/D IF UNCONCIOUS/VENTILATED/ OR NPO- Q1-2H SUCTION FOR UNCONSCIOUS CHECK FOR GAG REFLEX, DIABETES, ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY, CHEMO
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CHG
ORAL RINSE PASTE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT DECREASE HAI NOT NEAR EYES OR EARS LEAVE ON FOR MORE EFFECTS USE IN BASINS
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GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF HYGIENE
1. DRY WELL TO PREVENT FUNGAL GROWTH 2. BRUSH HAIR DAILY AND BRAID LONG HAIR 3. COMBING MOST EFFECTIVE FOR LICE 4. TRIM NAILS IN LINE WITH TIP OF FINGER AND CLEANS 5. DIABETIC FOOD CARE DAILY
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PERINEAL CARE
UNCIRCUMCISED, CATHS, POST RECTAL OR GENITAL SURGERY, CHILDBRITH INCREASE ROI CONCERNS- BURNING, SORENESS, EXCORIATION, PAIN, DISCHARGE,
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EXCORIATION
RAW
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RISK OF SKIN BREAKDOWN
INCONTINENCE DRESSINGS CATHETERS OBESITY
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CARE FOR ARTIFICIAL EYE
NS NS OR WATER ON SOFT GAUZE TO CLEAN EYE SOCKET STORE IN WATER OR NS IN LABELED CONTAINER OBSERVE FOR INFECTION
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DIABETIC FOOT CARE
INSPECT FEET AND BETWEEN TOES DAILY LUKEWARM WATER NO SOAKING THOROUGH DRYING NO LOTION BETWEEN TOES WE CAN FILE BUT NOT CUT WITHOUT ORDERS COTTON SOCKS COMFORTABLE/STURDY SHOES NO HEATING PAD ELEVATE FEET DON'T CROSS LEGS FOR LONG PERIODS AVOID SMOKING ROM FOR 5 MINUTES 2-3 TIMES A DAY
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HYGIENE EVALUATION
WERE PATIENT EXPECTATIONS MET PATIENT OUTCOME USE TEACHBACK BATHED MOISTUREIZED TEETH BRUSHED/FLOSSED EYES, EARS, NOSE WITHOUT REDNESS OR DRAINAGE FEET HAVE NOT BREAKDOWN NAILS CLEAN AND TRIMMED
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HYGIENE SAFETY
1. ID WITH 2 IDENTIFIERS 2. MOVE FROM CLEAN TO LESS CLEAN 3. USE GLOVES 4. TEST WATER TEMP 5. GOOD BODY MECHANICS 6. PROPER DIRECTION TO UAP 7. SAFE PATIENT HANDLING
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SQUALING OF HEARING AIDS
WAX
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WHICH HEARING AID/ WHICH EAR
RED = RIGHT BLUE = LEFT
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HEARING AID BATTERIES
STORE WITH DOOR OPEN
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STEPS OF THE NURSING PROCESS
ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSIS PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION
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SMART GOALS
SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ATTAINABLE REASONABLE TIME CONTRAINT
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RESERVOIR
HABITAT OF INFECTIOUS AGENT WHERE IT LIVES, GROWS, REPLICATES
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CONTACT TRANSMISSION
INFECTED PERSON TO INFECTED PERSON
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DROPLET TRANSMISSION
DOPLETS FROM THE RESPIRATORY TRACT TRAVEL THROUGH AIR AND TO MUCOSA OF A HOST
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AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION
SMALL PARTICULATES MOVE INTO THE SPACE OF ANOTHER PERSON
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DIRECT CONTACT TRANSMISSION
MICROORGANISMS MOVE DIRECTLY FROM PERSON TO PERSON WITH NOTHING IN BETWEEN
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INDIRECT CONTACT TRANSMISSION
MICROORGANISMS MOVE TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH A CONTAMINATED OBJECT OR PERSON BETWEEN
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NONSPECIFIC IMMUNITY
NEUTROPHILS AND MACROPHAGES AND THEIR WORK AS PHAGOCYTES
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SPECIFIC IMMUNITY
ANTIBODIES, IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND LYMPHOCYTES
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INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE
1. PATTERN RECEPTORS RECOGNIZE HARMFUL STIMULI 2. INFLAMMATORY PATHWAYS ACTIVATED 3. INFLAMMATORY MARKERS RELEASED 4. INFLAMMATORY CELLS RECRUITED
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INCUBATION STAGE OF INFECTION
INFECTION ENTERS AND BEGINS TO MULTIPLY
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PRODROMAL STAGE OF INFECTION
CLIENT BEGINS HAVING MILD SYMPTOMS
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ACUTE ILLNESS STAGE OF INFECTION
SPECIFIC S/S OBVIOUS AND MAYBE SEVERE
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DECLINE STAGE OF INFECTION
S/S BEGIN TO WANE
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CONVALESCENSE STAGE OF INFECTION
CLIENT RETURNS TO NORMAL
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LOCAL INFECTION
CONFINED TO ONE AREA TREATED WITH TOPICAL OR ORAL ANTIBIOTICS
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SYSTEMIC INFECTION
START LOCAL AND SPREAD TO THE BLOOD STREAM TO INFECT THE ENTIRE BODY LIKE SEPSIS
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HANDWASHING
15-20 SECONDS SOAP AND WATER FOR C DIFF, VISIBLE DEBRIS, SPORE POTENTIAL
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SANITIZER REQUIREMENTS
GREATER THAN 70% ALCOHOL
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WHEN TO PERFORM HAND HYGIENE
HANDS ARE SOILED BEFORE PT CONTACT AFTER PATIENT CONTACT BEFORE STERILE GLOVING CONTACT WITH BODY FLUIDS EACH TIME GLOVES REMOVED
179
MEDICAL ASEPSIS
CLEAN TECHNIQUE ELIMINATION OF AND ABSENCE OF DISEASE CAUSING MICROORGANISMS
180
SURGICAL ASEPSIS
STERILE TECHNIQUE
181
STERILE FIELD
1. OBJECT IS FREE OF ALL MICROORGANISMS 2. ALL OBJECTS ON FIELD MUST BE STERILE 3. OPEN ORDER: AWAY, SIDE, CLOSEST TO YOU 4. MUST BE AT OR ABOVE WAIST 5. MOISTURE CONTAMINATES-CAPILLARY ACTION 6. BOTTLE CAPS FACE UP 7. OUTER 1 INCH IS UNSTERILE 8. AVOID TALKING, LAUGHING, SNEEZING OVER FIELD
182
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
INFECTION PREVENTION PRACTICES APPLIED TO ALL WHETHER INFECTIOUS OR NOT
183
DONNING PPE
GOWN MASK GOGGLES GLOVES
184
DOFFING PPE
GLOVES GOGGLES GOWN MAKS HAND HYGIENE
185
NEEDS AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS
LESS THAN 5 MICRONS OR ON DUST PARTICLES N95 RESPIRATOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM TB CHICKEN POX COVID EBOLA
186
DROPLET PRECAUTIONS
PARTICLES LARGER THAN 5 MICRONS DROP TO THE FLOOR WITHIN 3 FEET OF HOST MASK REQUIRED INFLUENZA PERTUSSIS
187
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
DIRECT OR INDIRECT TRANSMISSION ALL ITEMS CONTAMINATED WITHIN 24 HOURS ALWAYS: GOWN, GLOVES, HAND HYGIENE, MASK IF SPLASHING MRSA
188
CONTACT PLUS
CONTACT BUT ALSO WIPE ROOM SURFACES ROUTINELY CDIFF
189
PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENT
PRIVATE ROOM POSITIVE AIRFLOW HEPA FILTRATION MASK OUT OF ROOM NO LIVE PLANTS IMMUNOSUPPRESSED NEUTROPENIC DOOR CLOSED LIMIT OUTSIDE MOVEMENT CLEAN GOWN AND PPE FOR PT IF TRANSPORT
190
CONTACT PRECAUTIONS REQUIRE
HAND HYGIENE GOWN GLOVES MASK IF RISK
191
CONTACT PLUS PRECAUTIONS REQUIRE
HAND HYGIENE GOWN GLOVES MASK IF SPLASH RISK TWICE DAILY SURFACE CLEANING
192
DROPLET AND CONTACT PRECAUTIONS
HAND HYGIENE MASK EYE PROTECTION GOWN GLOVES
193
DROPLET PRECAUTIONS REQUIRE
HAND HYGIENE STANDARD PRECAUTIONS MASK
194
AIRBORNE PRECAUTIONS
HAND HYGIENE N95 STANDARD PRECAUTIONS NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM DOOR CLOSED
195
PROTECTIVE PRECAUTIONS REQUIRE
NOBODY SICK MAY VISIT HAND HYGIENE PATIENT WEARS MASK OUT OF ROOM NO LIVE PLANTS POSITIVE PRESSURE
196
4 MAJOR HAIs
CLASBI- CENTRAL LINE CAUTI- CATHETER SSI- SURGICAL SITE VAP- VENTILATOR PNEUMONIA
197
IATROGENIC HAI
FROM A PROCEDURE
198
EXOGENOUS HAI
FROM MICROORGANISM OUTSIDE OF INDIVIDUAL
199
ENDOGENOUS HAI
PATIENT FLORA BECOMES ALTERED AND OVERGROWN
200
MDRO
BENE MUTATION AFTER SURVIVING ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY MRSA, VRE, CDIFF
201
HAI AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
INVASIVE PROCEDURES ALTERED IMMUNE DEFENSES ELDERLY ANTIBIOTIC ADMIN MDRO
202
PREVENTING HAI/MDRO
HAND HYGIENE CONSERVATIVE ANTIBIOTIC USE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS PROPER PPE DISPOSAL NOT SHARING PATIENT ITEMS ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSINGS NO ARTIFICIAL FINGERNAILS LIMIT CATHS BREAK THE CHAIN
203
STANDARD PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE
HANDWASHING PPE SAFE SHARP DISPOSAL NEVER RECAP NEEDLE
204
NORMAL BMI
18.5-24.9
205
FEVER TREATMENT
COOL JUICES/DRINKS COOL ROOM LIGHT/NO COVER SHEET ONLY ANTYPYRETICS- TYLENOL/ADVIL ANTIBIOTICS IF WARRANTED COOL THEM DOWN
206
TJC THE JOINT COMMISSION
ACCREDITS PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES MEASURED
207
WRONG SURGICAL SITE
TIME OUT SITE IS MARKED, CONSISTENT WITH PERMIT BEFORE ANESTHESIA AND BEFORE SURGERY
208
PASS
PULL AIM SQUEEZE SWEEP
209
PATIENT SAFETY GOALS
YEARLY SINCE 2002 BY TJC 1. ID PATIENT CORRECTLY 2. IMPROVE STAFF COMMUNICATION 3. MEDICATION SAFETY 4. ALRMS SAFETY 5. PREVENT INFECTIONS 6. REDUCE PATIENT SAFETY RISK 7. IMPROVE EQUITY 8. PREVENT SURGICAL MISTAKES
210
NEAR INJURY OR MEDICATION ERRORS
REQUIRE OCCURRENCE REPORT TO IMPROVE
211
SENTINEL EVENT
NEVER EVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS QUALITY ASSURANCE
212
PATIENT INHERENT ACCIDENT
PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGIC ATTRIBUTES SEIZURES
213
PROCEDURE RELATED ACCIDENT
BY HCP MED ERROR POOR TECHNIQUE
214
EQUIPMENT RELATED ACCIDENT
FAULTY EQUIPMENT INJURY OR DEATH REPORTABLE TO FDA
215
RACE
RESCURE AND REMOVE ACTIVATE ALARM CONFINE FIRE EXTINGUISH
216
ABC CHEMICAL
A- TRASH/WOOD/PAPER B- LQUIDS/GASES C- ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL SOURCES
217
LATEX PRECAUTION
RUBBER TREE PRODUCT REPEATED USE = HYPERSENSITIVITY HANDWASHING REMOVES IRRITANTS LESS LIKELY WITHOUT POWDER
218
HOME OXYGEN
NO SMOKING SIGN PRESCRIBED DRUG AND AMOUNT LIMIT ITEMS THAT GENERATE STATIC ELECTRICITY LIMIT WOOL, NYLONG, SYNTHETICS USE COTTON SMOKE ALARMS FIRE EXTINGUISHER AVOID HEATING OIL AND NAIL POLISH REMOVER
219
FALLS PREVENTION
HRF BRACELET BED OR CHAIR ALARM NON SKID FOOTWEAR PATIENT ITEMS IN REACH FREQUENT ROUNDING
220
RESTRAINT SAFETY
1. REDUCE FALLS OR INTERRUPTION OF THERAPY 2. REDUCE HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS 3. NOT P UNISHMENT 4. LEAST RESTRICTIVE MEASURES FIRST 5. CAN BE CHEMICAL 6. MANDATED BY FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS 7. ASSAULT AND BETTERY OR FALSE IMPRISONMENT
221
RESTRAINT ORDERS
1. REEVALUATED Q24H 2. CAN'T BE PRN 3. ASSESS THE TIONS Q2H 4. YOU ARE DOING THEIR ADLS 5. MUST MONITOR AND PROVIDE NEDS 6. RELEASE RESTRAINTS PER POLICY
222
OTHER RETRAINT INFO
BEHAVIOR- Q15 MINUTE MONITORING ALL 4 RAILS IS RESTRAINT UNLESS SEDATED DON'T ATTACH TO SIDE RAILS ATTACH TO FRAIM QUICK RELEASE KNOT BED IN LOWEST POSITION AND MAT ON FLOOR
223
SEIZURE SAFETY
DISORDERLY DISCHARGE OF NEURONS ALL 4 RAILS UP AND PADDED POSITION SIDE LYING HAVE O2,, SUCTION, ORAL AIRWAY AT BEDSIDE NOTHING IN MOUTH LOOSEN CLOTHING STAY WITH PT TIME SEIZURE ASSESS FOR INJURY AND COMFORT AFTERWARDS
224
NEAR MISS
POTENTIAL ERROR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED HARM BUT WAS CAUGHT AND AVOIDED
225
PATIENT SAFETY EVENT
UNEXPECTED THAT OCCURRED WITHOUT INJURY TO PATIENT
226
SENTINEL EVENT
CRITICAL UNEXPECTED ADVERSE SEVERE PHYSICAL/PSYCH HARM
227
SURGICAL/PROCEDURAL | NEVER EVENT
WRONG PROCEDURE WRONG SITE
228
PRODUCT/DEVICE | NEVER EVENT
DEATH/INJURY DUE TO CONTAMINATION
229
CLIENT PROTECTION | NEVER EVENT
SUICIDE IN CARE
230
CARE MANAGEMENT | NEVER EVENT
STAGE3, 4, OR UNSTAGEABLE PI ACQUIRED IN HOSPITAL
231
ENVIRONMENTAL | NEVER EVENT
RESTRAINTS CAUSED DEATH/INJURY
232
RADIOLOGIC | NEVER EVENT
DEATH/INJURY DUE TO METAL OBJECT LEFT DURING MRI
233
CRIMINAL NEVER EVENT
SEXUAL ABUSE OR ASSAULT WHILE IN CARE OR ON GROUNDS
234
PDSA METHOD
PLAN- CHOOSE PROBLEM DO- MAKE CHANGE STUDY- ANALYZE ACT- DECIDE IMPLEMENTATION
235
FRICTION
FORCE OF RUBBING 2 SOURCES AGAINST ONE ANOTHER FORCE THAT OCCURS IN DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO MOVEMENT GREATER SURFACE AREA = MORE FRICTION
236
PREVENT FRICTION
HAVE PT CROSS ARMS TO REDUCE SURFACE AREA BEFORE MOVING HAVE PATIENT BEND KNEES TO HELP THEM MOVE UP MOVE PILLOWS AND HAVE PT LIFT HEAD OFF BED IF ABLE
237
SHEAR
SLIDING RESULT OF GRAVITY PUSHING DOWN ON THE PATIENT'S BODY AND THE RESISTANCE BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THE CHAIR OR BED. WHEN HOB ELEVATED GREATER THAN 60 DEGREES, SKIN REMAINS STATIONARY ON THE SHEETS AND THE BONY STRUCTURES BENEATH IT MOVE TOWARDS THE FOOT OF THE BED
238
PREVENT SHEARING
USE DRAW SHEETS AND SLIDING BOARDS KEEP HOB 30 DEGREES
239
ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
STRETCHING, TIGHTENING OR TENSING OF MUSCLES WITHOUT JOINT MOVEMENT IMPROVES CIRCULATION INCREASES MUSCLE MASS, TONE AND STRENGTH INCREASES OSTEOBLASTIC ACTIVITY INCREASES RR AND HR CAN BE A STRESSOR EVEN THOUGH NOT ACTIVE YOGA, STRETCHING, QUAD AND GLUTE TIGHTENING IF BEDBOUND
240
ISOTONIC EXERCISE
AEROBIC/ACTIVE MOVEMENT CONCENTRIC AND ECCENTRIC TENSIONS OF MUSCLE FIBERS IMPROVES CIRCULATION, RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, INCREASES MUSCLE MASS, TONE, STRENGTH PROMOTES OSTEOBLASTIC ACTIVITY-PREVENTS OSTEOPOROSIS WALKING, RUNNING, SWIMMING, BIKING
241
BODY MECHANICS
COORDINATED EFFORTS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS TO AVOID INJURIES BACKS ONLY SAFELY LIFE 30-35 LBS BALANCE AND USE OF THIGH MUSCLES LIFT DEVICES
242
SCOLIOSIS
TEENS S CURVE OF SPINE
243
KYPHOSIS
CONVEX CURVATURE OF SPINE TOO FAR FORWARD ROUNDED UPPER BACK CAN'T STAND UP STRAIGHT HUNCHBACK-ELDERLY
244
LORDOSIS
CONCAVE CURVATURE OF SPINE INWARD AT LOWER BACK, SWAY BACK, PREGNANCY
245
CONGENITAL HIP DYSPLASIA
BALL IS LOOSE IN HIP SOCKET AND DISLOCATES EASILY
246
IMMOBILITY AND METABOLISM
S/S- DECREASED METABOLIC RATE, SLOW GI, ANOREXIA, NEGATIVE N BALANCE INTERVENTIONS: HIGH PROTEIN, HIGH CALORIES, VIT B, VIT C, CA, TPN, ENTERAL/GI FEEDINGS,
247
RESPIRATORY AND IMMOBILITY
S/S- SNAP/CRACKLE/POP, HYPOSTATIC PNEUMONIA, LUNG INFECTION, HYPOEXPANSION, DECREASED CILIARY ACTION AND MUCUS REMOVAL, ATELECTASIS INTERVENTIONS- TURN, DEEP BREATH, COUGH Q1-2H, INCENTIVE SPIROMETER, CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY, RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT, FLUID INTAKE MONITOR O2
248
TURN DEEP BREATHE AND COUGH
Q 1-2 H MOBILIZE STATIC MUCUS
249
INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
Q1H WHILE AWAKE X 10 INHALES
250
CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY
POSTURAL DRAINAGE
251
RESPIRATORY ASSESSMENT
Q2H
252
FLUID INTAKE
2L PER DAY FOR THIN, WATERY, CLEAR, MUCUS
253
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND IMMOBILITY
IF YOU DON'T USE IT, YOU LOSE IT IMPAIR BALANCE ALTERED CAL METABOLISM- OSTEOPOROSIS CONTRACTURES INTERVENTIONS- ROM, PRONE POSITION, CPM, PREVENT FOOTDROP, ISOMETRIC EXERCISE, SITTING, AMBULATION
254
ROM
2-3 X / DAY Q8H 5 REPS PER JOINT
255
CPM
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT SHOULDERS IN AFFECTED SIDE OF CVA SPLINTS
256
FOOTDROP
FOOT STAYS IN PLANTAR FLEXION AMBULATION IMPOSSIBLE HIGH TOP SHOES AND POSITIONINGHELP
257
ISOMETRIC EXERCISE
QID WHEN NOT AMBULATION
258
GI/GU AND IMMOBILITY
LESS DRAINAGE VIA GRAVITY INCREASED RISK FOR RENAL CALCULI, URINARY STASIS, UTI GI SLOWS, CONSTIPATION- 16X MORE LIKELY, GERD, IMPACTION INTERVENTIONS- 2L FLUIDS, I&O RELATIVELY EQUAL, PROMOTE URINATION, HIGH FIBER, FRESH FRUITS, VEGGIES, ELEVATE HOB AFTER MEALS
259
FLEXION
BEND
260
EXTENSION
STRAIGHTEN
261
ABDUCTION
MOVE AWAY
262
ADDUCTION
MOVE CLOSER
263
PRONATION
FACE BACKWARD
264
SUPINATION
FACE FORWARD
265
CIRCUMDUCTION
CIRCULAR MOTION
266
ROTATION
SIDE TO SIDE
267
INVERSION
TURN INWARD
268
EVERSION
TURN OUTWARD
269
DORSIFLEXION
TOES UP
270
PLANTARFLEXION
TOES DOWN
271
INTEGUMENTARY AND IMMOVILITY
S/S- COMPROMISED CAPILLARY BLOOD FLOW, PI, TISSUE ISCHEMIA INTERVENTIONS- PROPER POSITION, LIFT DEVICES, RULE OF 30, ASSESSMENT Q2H, SKIN AND PERINEAL CARE, TURN Q1-2H, LIMIT CHAIR TO 1H, SHIFT WEIGHT Q15 MIN, SPECIALTY MATTRESS, FLOAT HEELS
272
CARDIO AND IMMOBILITY
S/S- ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION, LESS BLOOD VOLUME, BLOOD POOLING, DECREASED AUTONOMIC RESPONSE, HEART HAS TO WORK HARDER, OXYGEN CONSUMPTION INCREASES INTERVENTIONS- RAISE HOB TO ENCOURAGE BLOOD FLOW, DANGLING BEFORE AMBULATION, SLOW CHANGES, FALL RISK SAFETY, ANTIEMBOLISM STOCKINGS, MONITOR VS, DISCOURAGE VALSALVA MANEUVER
273
3 MAIN CARDIO COMPLICATIONS
1. BLOOD CLOTS 2. VIRCHOWS TRIAD 3. DVT
274
IMMOBILITY AND CARDIO PREVENTION
HYDRATION, TEACHING, POSITION CHANGES, ASAP AMBULATION, ROM 2-3 TIMES A DAY, QNTIEMBOLIC EXERCISES Q1-2H WHILE AWAKE, SCD- REMOVE Q8H, LOOSE CLOTHING, DON'T MESSAGE LEGS
275
THROMBUS
ACCUMULATION OF PLATELETS, FIBRIN, CLOTTING FACTORS ATTACH INTERIOR LINING OF VEIN OR ARTERY
276
EMBOLUS
CLOT THAT DETACHES OR MOVES WITHIN VESSELS
277
DVT
OF CALF IS MOST COMMON IS A NEVER EVENT CAN LEAD TO PE, MI, OR CVI ASSESS FOR EDEMA, WARMTH, TENDERNESS IN LE PROPHYLAXIS IS KEY
278
METABOLIC AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
ENDOCRINE CALCIUM ABSORPTION GI FUNCTION
279
CARIO AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION INCREASED CARDIAC WORKLOAD THROMBUS
280
MUSCLE AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
LOSS OF MASS ATROPHY
281
URINARY ELIMINATION AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
URINARY STASIS RENAL CALCULI
282
BOWELS AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
CONSTIPATION FECAL IMPATION
283
RESPIRATORY AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
ATELECTASIS HYPOSTATIC PNEUMONIA
284
SKELETAL AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
IMPAIRED CALCIUM ABSORPTION JOINT ABNORMALITIES
285
SKIN AND IMMOBILITY BRIEF
PI ISCHEMIA
286
CANE USE
ON STRONGER SIDE 6-10 INCHES FORWARD BODY WEIGHT ON BOTH LEGS WEAKER LEG IS MOVED FORWARD DIVIDE WEIGHT BETWEEN CANE AND STRONGER LEG STRONGER LEG IS ADVANCED PAST CANE DIVIDE WEIGHT BETWEEN CANE AND WEAKER LEG
287
CRUTCH USE
GOING UP STAIRS- LEAD WITH STRONGER GOING DOWN STAIRS- LEAD WITH WEAKER DON'T HOP
288
CRUTCH LOCATION
1-2 INCHES BETWEEN PAD AND AXILIA NO WEIGHT ON AXILLA
289
4 POINT ALTERNATING GATE
GIVE STABILITY BOTH LEGS WEIGHT BEARING
290
3 POINT GAIT
ALL WEIGHT ON ONE FOOT WEIGHT ON CRUTCHES WEIGHT ON GOOD LEG AFFECTED LEG DOES NOT TOUCH GROUND
291
2 POINT GAIT
PARTIAL WEIGHT ON EACH FOOT LEG AND OPPOSITE CRUTCH MOVE AND THEN OTHER SIDE
292
SWING THROUGH GATE
PARAPLEGIA MOVE LEGS TOGETHER
293
ATELECTASIS
ALVEOLAR COLLAPSE FROM LOW OXYGEN DUE TO LOW SURFACTANT LEVELS
294
HYPOVOLEMIA
RESULTS IN HYPOXIA TO TISSUES AND DECREASED PRELOAD Tx IS IVF
295
CONDITIONS AFFECTING CHEST WALL MOVEMENT
PREGNANCY OBESITY NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES-KYPHOSIS, TRAUMA, CNS, SPINAL CORD
296
INDICATIONS OF HYPOXEMIA
CLUBBED FINGERS BARREL CHEST RBC INCREASE TRYING TO COMPENSATE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY DECREASE ERYTHROPOIETIN PRODUCTION CAUSING ANEMIA
297
ORTHOPNEA
UPRIGHT POSITION FOR BREATHING HOW MANY PILLOWS DO THEY USE SLEEP IN RECLINER
298
EXERCISE GOALS
3-4 TIMES A WEEK 30-60 MINUTES
299
INCENTIVE SPIROMETRY
5-10 BREATHS QH WHILE AWAKE
300
COUGH AND DEEP BREATH
Q2H WHILE AWAKE
301
TRACH SUCTIONING
HYPEROXYGENATE FIRST TO DECREASE SUCTION INDUCED HYPOXEMIA INTERMITTENT SUCTION NO LONGER THAN 10 SECONDS NEVER SUCTION DURING INSERTION LIMIT TO 2 PASSES
302
NASAL CANULA
LOW FLOW 1-6 LPM
303
SIMPLE MASK
6-10 LPM 5 IS MINIMUM LOW FLOW
304
PARTIAL REBREATHER MASK
6-15 LPM
305
NONREBREATHER MASK
6-15 LPM
306
WHEN DO YOU HUMIDIFY O2
4LPM
307
PURSED LIP BREATHING
DEEP INSPIRATION PROLONGED EXPIRATION PREVENTS ALVEOLAR COLLAPSE
308
DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING
PULMONARY DISEASE LABOR RELAX INTERCOSTAL AND ACCESSORY MUSCLES TO DECREASED AIR TRAPPING AND WORK OF BREATHING
309
PNEUMOTHORAX
AIR IN PLEURAL SPACE COLLAPSED LUNG
310
HEMOTHORAX
BLOOD IN PLEURAL SPACE OTHER THAN TRAUMATIC INJURIES
311
CHEST TUBE
DRAIN AIR OR BLOOD KEEP SECURED BELOW CHEST LEVEL MONITOR WATER SEAL MARK LEVEL OF DRAINAGE
312
COPD
LOW O2 DECREASES DRIVE TO BREATH HYPOXIC
313
WHEN YOU GET A YES ANSWEWR....
KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS
314
SUBJECTIVE
THOUGHTS/FEELINGS
315
OBJECTIVE
NUMBERS
316
SMART GOAL
SPECIFIC MEASURABLE ATTAINABLE REALISTIC TIMED
317
NURSE INITIATED INTERVENTION
INDEPENDENT DO NO REQUIRE ORDER OR SUPERVISION
318
HCP INITIATED
DEPENDENT-REQUIRES ORDER REQUIRE SPECIFIC NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES AND NURSING KNOWLEDGE
319
COLLABORATIVE INTERVENTION
INTERDEPENDENT INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE PLAN
320
DIRECT CARE
INTERVENTIONS/Tx PERFORMED THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS
321
INDIRECT CARE
INTERVENTIONS/Tx PERFORMED AWAY FROM PT BUT ON THEIR BEHALF LIKE DOCUMENTATION OR COLLABORATION
322
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOPED STATEMENTS THAT HELPS MAKE DECISIONS
323
STANDING ORDERS
PREPRINTING DOCUMENTS CONTAINING ORDERS FOR THE CONDUCT OF ROUTINE THERAPIES, MONITORING, GUIDELINE, AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
324
STANDARS OF PRACTICE
EVIDENCE OF STANDARD OF CARE
325
HYPERNATREMIA
WATER DEFICIT
326
HYPERTONIC
LOSS OF MORE WATER THAN SALT
327
HYPONATREMIA
WATER EXCESS
328
HYPOTONIC
WATER INTOXICATION
329
S/S OF FLUID VOLUME EXCESS
CONFUSION EDEMA INCREASED WEIGHT
330
S/S OF FLUID DEFICIT
HYPOTENSION WEAK PULSE HIGH OUTPUT ORIENTATION, VISION, HEARING, REFLEX, MUSCLE CHANGES, DECREASED WEIGHT SKIN BREAKDOWN
331
NORMAL PH
7.35-7.45
332
WHAT ORGANS WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP BALANCE
KIDNEYS AND LUNGS
333
RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
HYPERVENTILATION PH UP CO2 DOWN PULMONARY EMBOLI FEVER HYPOXIA PREGNANCY ALTITUDE ANXIETY
334
METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
LOW GASTRIC JUICES OVERUSE OF ANTACIDS POTASSIUM WASTING DIURETICS PH UP HCO3 UP
335
RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
HYPOVENTILATION PH DOWN CO2 UP AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION COPD CHEST TRAUMA NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE DRUG OVERDOSE PULMONARY EDEMA
336
METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS SALICYLATE OD SHOCK SEPSIS SEVERE DIARRHEA RENAL FAILURE PH DOWN HCO3 DOWN
337
s/s RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS
HYPOVENTILATION --> HYPOXIA DROWSINESS DIZZINESS DISORIENTATION MUSCLE WEAKNESS DYSRHYTHMIAS HYPERKALEMIA HEADACHE DYSPNEA RAPID/SHALLOW RESPIRATIONS
338
S/S METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
RESTLESSNESS-->LETHARGY DECREASED LOC IRRITABLE N&V DIARRHEA TREMORS MUSCLE CRAMPS HYPOKALEMA TINGLING TACHYCARDIA
339
RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
DYSPNEA DEEP/RAPID RR TACHYPNEA DEHYDRATION
340
METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS HYPOKALEMIA WEAKNESS CRAMPING HYPERACTIVE REFLEXES TETONY CONVULSIONS CONFUSION
341
SODIUM
136-145
342
POTASSIUM
3.5-5
343
CALCIUM
90-105
344
MAGNESIUM
1.3-2.1
345
PHOSPHOROUS
3.0-4.5
346
CHLORIDE
98-106
347
PH
7.35-7.45
348
PACO2
35-45
349
PAO2
80-100
350
HCO3 BICARB
21-28
351
RBC
MALES 4.7-6.1 FEMALES 4.2-5.4
352
HGB
MALES 14-18 FEMALES 12-16
353
HCT
MALE 42-52 FEMALE 37-47
354
WBC
5000-10000
355
ESR
LESS THAN 20
356
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
LESS THAN 200
357
LDL
LESS THAN 130
358
HDL
MALES 35-65 FEMALES 35-80
359
ALBUMIN
3.5-5
360
AMMONIA
15-45
361
BILIRUBIN
0.1-1.0
362
PROTEIN
6-8
363
UA SPECIFIC GRAVITY
1.005-1.025
364
UA PROTEIN
0.8
365
UA GLUCOSE
LESS THAN 0.5 G/DAY
366
UA KETONES
NONE
367
UA PH
4-8
368
CREATININE
MALE 0.6-1.2 FEMALE 0.5-1.1
369
BUN
10-20
370
GLUCOSE
70-105
371
HBA1C
4-6 GREATER THAN 8 INDICATES POOR DM CONTROL
372
AC
BEFORE MEALS
373
PC
AFTER MEALS
374
DRUG RIGHTS
RIGHT DRUG RIGHT DOSE RIGHT PATIENT RIGHT ROUTE RIGHT TIME RIGHT DOCUMENTATION
375
TOPICALLY
NO ABBREVIATION
376
FREELY AS DESIRED
AD LIB
377
OUT OF BED
OOB
378
BR
BED REST
379
PEG
PRECUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY
380
AKI
ACUTE KIDNEY INFECTION
381
CKD
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
382
ARF
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
383
ESRD
END STAGE RENAL DISEASE
384
AMA
AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE
385
AMI
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
386
CVD
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
387
SHOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
388
CVA
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
389
TIA
TRANSISCHEMIC ATTACK
390
DJD
DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE
391
AKA
ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
392
Fx
FRACTURE
393
Sx
TYMPTOM
394
IDDM
INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS
395
C
WITH
396
S
WITHOUT
397
ACUTE/TRANSIENT PAIN
PROTECTIVE MECHANISM IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE SHORT DURATION LIMITED TISSUE DAMAGE
398
CHRONIC EPISODIC PAIN
OCCURS OVER TIME UNPREDICTABLE EPISODES EX HEADACHES
399
IDIOPATHIC PAIN
CHRONIC PAIN ABSENCE OF IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE
400
CANCER PAIN
ACUTE AND CHRONIC NOCICEPTIVE OR NEUROPATHIC REASONS
401
INFERRED PAIN
SOMATIC OR VISCERAL OF NOCICEPTIVE OR NEUROPATHIC NATURE FROM ORGANS OR DAMAGED NERVES
402
PHANTOM PAIN
RELATED TO AN ABSENT LIM OR ORGAN
403
PQRSTU
PALLIATIVE OR PROVOKING FACTORS QUALITY REGION/RADIATION SEVERITY TIMING EFFECT ON UR LIFE
404
NON OPIOID PAIN MEDS
NSAIDS ACETAMINOPHEN ADJUVANT
405
NSAIDS
SIDE EFFECTS: GI BLEED, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, HTN EX: IBPROFEN, ASA
406
ACETAMINOPHEN
SE: HEPATOXACITY OFTEN IN COMBINED MEDS 4 GM MAX/DAY
407
ADJUVANT
USED TO TREAT OTHER CONDITIONS PAIRS WELL WITH PAIN MEDS EX: ANTIDEPRESSANTS, CORTICOSTEROIDS, SEDATIVES, ANTIANXIETY
408
OPIOID MEDS
MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN WORKS ON CNS MORPHINE IS THE BASIC MEASUREMENT NARCAN REVERSES- SHORTER HALF LIFE RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION S/E: N&V, CONSTIPATION, ITCHING, ALTERED MENTAL STATUS, URINARY RENTENTION
409
TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT
PATIENTS ARE THE EXPERTS ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST AVOID LABELING PATIENTS AS DRUG SEEKING AROUND THE CLOCK DOSING IS MORE EFFECTIVE CONSTIPATION IS PRIMARY SYMPTOM OF OPIOID USE- STIMULANT LAXATIVE PREFERRED DOCUMENT PHARM AND NON PHARM INTERVENTIONS
410
PROPHYLAXIS
FOR PREVENTION HEPARIN TO PREVENT THROMBOSIS
411
THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE OF MEDS
REPLACE FLUIDS OR VITAMINS PALLIATION OF PAIN AND CURE- ANTIBIOTICS SUPPORTIVE- ANESTHESIA
412
GENERIC DRUG NAME
ON NCLEX
413
DRUG CLASSIFICATION
BASED ON DESIRED EFFECT ON BODY SYSTEM
414
PEAK
THE MAXIMAL THERAPEUTIC LEVEL MAX SERUM DOSE AND TIME VARIES
415
TROUGH/LEVEL
LOWEST THERAPEUTIC LEVEL DRAW 30 MINUTE BEFORE NEXT DOSE
416
OTHER MEDICATION RIGHTS
ASSESSMENT EVALUATION REFUSAL EDUCATION
417
STANDING/ROUTINE ORDER
ADMIN UNTIL DOSAGE IS CHANGED OR ANOTHER MED IS PRESCRIBED
418
SINGLE- ONE TIME
GIVEN ONE TIME FOR A SPECIFIC REASON
419
NOW ORDER
NEEDED RIGHT AWAY NOT STAT
420
PRN ORDER
WHEN PATIENT REQUIRES IT
421
STAT ORDER
IMMEDIATELY EMERGENCY
422
PRESCRIPTION ORDER
MEDS TAKEN OUTSIDE OF HOSPITAL
423
IV ONSET
3-5 MINUTES
424
IM ONSET
3-20 MINUTES
425
SC ONSET
3-20 MINUTES
426
PO ONSET
30-45 MINUTES
427
TOPICAL MEDS
SKIN RECTAL VAGINAL OTIC OPTIC NASAL
428
SUSTAINED RELEASE OR ENTERIC COATED
DO NOT CRUSH
429
SUBLINGUAL ADMIN
PATIENT SITTING DISSOLVE UNDER TONGUE DON'T EAT DRINK SMOKE UNTIL ABSORBED
430
ADMIN OF INHALED DRUGS
AEROSOL, MIS, POWDER VIA INHALERS BRONCHODILATION SYSTEMIC EFFECTS LIKE TACHYCARDIA EXHALE FIRST, INHALE SLOWLY, HOLD 5-10 SECONDS, 30 SECONDS BETWEEN PUFFS RINSE AND SPIT AFTER STEROIDS TO REDUCE RISK OF THRUSH
431
OPTIC ADMIN
DON'T TOUCH CORNEA PULL DOWN CONJUNCTIVAL SAC PRESS LACRIMAL DUCT DON'T SHARE ONLY ON AFFECTED EYE
432
OTIC ADMIN
ALWAYS AT ROOM STEMP STERILE SOLUTIONS NEVER OCCLUDE CANAL DO NOT FORCE MEDS YOUNG CHILD-EAR DOWN AND BACK OTHERS- EAR UP AND BACK
433
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INJECTION INTO TISSUES
434
ID NEEDLE
1/4-3/4 INCH 27-25
435
IM NEEDLE
1-1.5 INCH 25-18 G
436