REVIEW GUIDE 2026 COMMUNICATION
DOCUMENTATION AND PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
◉ Addison's & Cushings.
Answer: Addison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
◉ Better peripheral perfusion?.
Answer: Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
◉ APGAR.
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.
Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella)
Herpes zoster/shingles TB
◉ Airborne precautions protective equip.
Answer: private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr
mask & respirator N95 for TB
◉ Droplet precautions.
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.
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- *VCHIPS*.
Answer: Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
◉ Air or Pulmonary Embolism.
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).