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| Which oxygen delivery method is appropriate for a patient on 2 L/min? |
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| Which oxygen delivery method is appropriate for a patient with COPD on 5 L/min? |
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| A patient with COPD should not be on this much O2. Call Doctor |
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| Which method of delivery is appropriate for a patient who wants to avoid intubation but requires oxygen and assistance with ventilation? |
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| What do intradermal and subcutaneous injections have in common? |
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| How do intradermal and subcutaneous injections differ? |
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| depth of injection and syringe |
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What angle of injection would you use for a subcutaneous injection? |
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| What does the term parenteral mean? |
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| injectable medication ID, subQ, IM, IV |
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| Why should you wear gloves to apply topical medication? |
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| To prevent medication from absorbing into your skin |
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| When administering eye drops, how can you prevent damage to the cornea? |
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| pull out on the bottom of the eye lid, instil the drop into the pocket that is made in the bottom of the lid |
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| What instructions should you give to a patient who is taking a SL medication? |
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| let the medication disolve and do not swallow |
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| For which patients are oral medication contradicted? |
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| What type of interaction occurs when one drug interferes with the action of another? |
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| What interactions occur when one drug has a additive effect on another drug? |
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| What is the term that means "a bluish discoloration of the skin"? |
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| Name two causes of erythema? |
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| medication reaction and skin infection |
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| List and describe te phases of the nursing process? |
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Assess- physically look and louch
Diagnosis- nursing judgement of possible problem
Plan- what to do to help, intervention
Implament- put plan to action
evaluation- discover if plan worked |
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| What are some examples of independent nursing judgements? |
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| vital signs, non medication pain control, bath/shower |
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| What are some examples of dependent interventions? |
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| medication, x-ray, orders from doctor |
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| What are the normal ranges for adult vital signs? |
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T-98.6
P-60-100
R- 12-20
B/P-120/80 |
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| Describe terapeutic communication? |
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| client centered, goal directed, time limited |
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| Identify the best position for examining the lungs, heart, pulses, and abd? |
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fowlers- lungs, heart, upper pulses
supine- abd and lower pulses |
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| A patient complains of spre throat, fever, chills, and runny nose what assessment should you perform? |
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| asses patients throat, take temp and listen to patients lungs |
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| Identify the different types of transmission based isolation precautions? |
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| standard, airborne, droplet, contact |
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| What disease process would you identify for each type of isolatoin precaution? |
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standard- everyone
airborne- TB
droplet- influenza
contact- MRSA, VRE |
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| softening of tissue by prolonged wetting |
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| redness from force of friction upon tissue |
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| oral, skin, IV, IM, ID, subQ |
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| Difference between primary and secondary effects of medication? |
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Primary- what meds are perscribed for
Secondary- additional benifits derived from primary medication |
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| When is rectal instillation of a drug preferred over oral administration? |
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| vommiting, swallow percautions |
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| Identify and describe the types of enteral nutrition tube? |
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nasogastric- firm and larger the 12 Fr
gastronomy- long term implanted surgically |
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| List ways to verify placement of an enteral nutrition tube? |
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| pH aspiration, x-ray, ausciltation |
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| Describe the difference between a catheter used for straight cath and one for ongoing drainage? |
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ongoing- has a balloon used for long term
straight cath- red, doesnt have balloon |
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| What symptoms would you expect a patient wit hhemorrhoids to exhibit? |
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| pain, bright red blood in stool |
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| Identify factors that affect bowl elimination? |
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| fluid level, activity level, medications, nutritional statis, age |
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