Safety Flashcards
In event of needle stick, what is the first action to do?
Wash site with soap and water
When to use and not use trailing zeros
Trailing zeros can be used in lesion sizes and lab values to demonstrate precision
Trailing zeros should not be used when concerning medications
After ABCs, the next priority is?
Mental status
An unintended adverse outcome resulting in death, paralysis, coma, or permanent loss of function
Sentinel evnet
A patient experiencing withdrawal from opioids demonstrates what characteristics?
Pupillary dilation, yawning, rhinorrhea
Diaphoresis and epigastric pain combined suggests which condition?
MI
LPN scope of practice
Reinforce education,routine procedures, tube patency, enteral feeding, Monitoring, medication administration
Elevated D-dimer suggests?
Embolism formation
Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (VRE) precaution is what?
Contact precaution
What is TORCH related to?
Toxoplasmosis
Difference between lordosis and kyphosis
Lordosis is backwards sway. Kyphosis is forward stooping
Initial change in puberty in boys
Scrotal changes
Common alcohol withdrawal findings
Tremors, seizures, hypertension, N/V, agitation, insomnia, impaired cognition.
Nicotine gum and eating and drinking relation?
No eating or drinking 15 min prior to nicotine gum use
Rubella vaccine and pregnant woman?
Get vaccine immediately after birth
which one needs low suctions and which one need high suction between NG and repiratory?
low is to NG suction, high is to respiratory
What is ondansetron, and promethazine?
Ondansetron not for cardiac dysrhythmia or older adults it causes prolonged QT interval. Ondansetron is an antiemetic
Atropine
Anticholinergic, used to dry secretions so people don’t aspirate
Cant, see, Cant, Pee, No drool, No stool
Loperamide
Diarrhea medication
Mannitol
a diuretic used to decrease intraocular pressure and intracranial pressure
normal bicarb levels
22 - 26
diet for liver failure and diet for hepatitis
liver failure id low protein, hepatitis is high protein
which is best for either osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, rest or exercise?
rest is for rheumatoid, exercise is for osteo
Steroids need to be ____ when taken off patients
Waned off of
