RATED A+
✔✔axillary temperature - ✔✔this is the recommended temperature for infants
✔✔fibre - ✔✔Helps digestion
✔✔pulmonary fibrosis - ✔✔formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs
... The thickening leads to SOB
✔✔91-95% - ✔✔average O2 sat for newborn
✔✔angina - ✔✔not enough oxygen in heart muscles; causing CHEST PAIN
rest and nitroglycerin helps with the pain
✔✔chloresterol - ✔✔This is a sterol in the tissue, circulating in the blood.
This can increase in diet via saturated fats
✔✔36-38 - ✔✔celcius
the normal temperature
✔✔ct scan - ✔✔computed tomography scan
x ray images assembled by the computer
✔✔true - ✔✔nurses have the authority to pronounce death. true or false?
✔✔Orthopedic position - ✔✔sitting up and leaning over a table to breathe
This helps increase lung expansion because gravity lowers he pressure of the
abdominal viscera on the diaphragm and lungs
✔✔PCA - ✔✔patient controlled analgesia
-pt controls the pain meds
✔✔advanced dementia - ✔✔during this stage of dementia,
give analgesics and monitor behaviour
✔✔suctioning - ✔✔Use of a vacuum device to remove blood, vomitus, and other
secretions or foreign materials from the airway.
PRIORITY: GIVE INCREASED OXYGEN
✔✔dealing with drug addiction - ✔✔be direct, compassionate
, ✔✔Nagele's Rule - ✔✔1st day of last period + 7 days - 3 months
✔✔mastitis - ✔✔inflammation of the breast
to prevent: empty milk to not worsen
✔✔STI - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection
for patient care: always check for other STIs
✔✔sigmoidscopy - ✔✔visual examination of the sigmoid colon
tr: cleanse the bowel before surgery to get rid of mucous
✔✔amputation - ✔✔partial or complete removal of a limb
- do not elevate after as it may cause shortening of limb
✔✔K, Na, Ca - ✔✔cause nerve and muscle contraction
eg. muscle weakness and tachycardia
✔✔interstitial - ✔✔when IV infusion is infiltrated; remove it to prevent swelling and
damage to the tissue.
✔✔abrupt placentae - ✔✔premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
This is due to Hypertension via the pregnancy that causes vasospasm
✔✔QA program - ✔✔a lifelong ongoing process to help RPNs reflect
✔✔bacterial infection - ✔✔increase in neutrophils
To treat; use antibiotics
-> it is important to take into consideration the sensitivity of the causative organism
-> if it's sensitive to the med, the med will destroy the organism
✔✔primary intervention - ✔✔an intervention that occurs before the onset of the disease
✔✔transition stage of labor - ✔✔Second part of stage 1 of childbirth. Reached when the
frequency and strength of the contractions are at their peak and the cervix opens
completely.
it is important to increase pressure on stomach that is giving N/V