Addison's & Cushings Correct Answer: Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
... [Show More] hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? Correct Answer: EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries
APGAR Correct Answer: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions Correct Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip Correct Answer: private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions Correct Answer: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
Contact precaution Correct Answer: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching the outside of the bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Skin infection Correct Answer: VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism Correct Answer: S/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) Correct Answer: (late decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC Correct Answer: Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram Correct Answer: pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke Correct Answer: flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) Correct Answer: catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy Correct Answer: position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
After Cateract surgery Correct Answer: pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
after Thyroidectomy Correct Answer: low or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
Infant with Spina Bifida Correct Answer: Prone so that sac does not rupture
Buck's Traction (skin) Correct Answer: elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement Correct Answer: don't sleep on side of surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more than 45 degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs with pillows.
Prolapsed cord Correct Answer: Knee to chest or Trendelenburg
oxygen 8 to 10 L
Cleft Lip Correct Answer: position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to the suture line. while feeding hold in upr [Show Less]