Endtroacheal tube extubate what would you report immedatiely? - answer stridor
Why is stridor bad? - answer it means that there is an obstruction or edema in airway
What is heart rate like in someone who has a low fluid volume? - answer higher than
usual like 110
What is normal unrine gravity? - answer 1.000 - 1.030
What is positive pressure doing? - answer promote lung expansion and stabilize chest
Would you recomened exercise for a pt who has been discharged with heart failure? -
answer yes
How often should exercise be in heart failure pt? - answer regular routine
Should you consume milk with iron supplements? - answer no can cause gastro
disturbance.
Would you take iron with antacids? - answer no gastro disturb
Would you tell the pt to lower red meat intake with iron deficiency? - answer no
because they would need increase
What is a common side effect with iron pills? - answer constipation
What would you tell them to eat with taking iron pills? - answer high fiber
When does pain worsen with compartement syndrome? - answer when passive moving
occurs.
What does warmth under cast indicate? - answer infection
Should pt decrease complex carbs for atherosceleoris? - answer no
What carb should a client with atherosceloris decrease? - answer simple sugars
Is MRSA airborne or contact? - answer contact
What does phenyotoin do to hepatic enzymes (for seizures the med is)? - answer it
decreases effectiveness
What should you tell the pt not to take with ciprofloxacin? - answer magnesium
containg antacids
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Why wouldn't you take magnesium containing anatacids with cipro? - answer calcium
can decrease obsorb of med
What is a common side effect of rifampin? - answer color of pee
Can you take ciproflaxcin with booze? - answer yes
After a parathyroidectomy what would be priority for nurse? - answer to put trach tray
by bedside (AIRWAY)
What meds increase osteoporosis? - answer fludrocortisone
With enoxaparin what is main thing for the med the nurse should do? - answer give
dosage same time every day
Is restlessness common in hyperthyroidism? - answer yes
What would be urgent for hyperthyroidism? - answer high BP
If a pt has a weird heart sound what would be first thing you do? - answer listen to it
again but on the left side (least invasive)
Why would gentamicin be withheld from a pt? - answer if creatine levels are too high
What is normal creatine? - answer .6-1.2
What is one of the first vital signs of a hemorrhage? - answer increase heart rate
What med would you give for a febrile reaction? - answer tylenol (reduces fever)
How long does a drain stay in place for a radical mastectomy? - answer 1 to 3 week
What drainage amount to get rid of drainage tube for mastectomy? - answer less than
25
What is first thing to ask if a pt reports dyspnea and SOB when put on O2? - answer if
they have COPD
Why would it be bad for you to put O2 on a COPD pt? - answer It can worsen
hypercarbia
What is someones HGB look like with leukemia increase or decreased? - answer
decreased
What would be a big sign that nephrostomy tube has popped? - answer back pain
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What is max amount of flexing for total hip? - answer no more than 90
Why would you place a pillow between a pt legs for hip athroplasty? - answer so hips
don't get dislodged
What is a holter monitor used for? - answer if you have an irregular heart rate it can
detect it
What can a pacemaker do to a pt heart? - answer regulate the heart rate
What is a echo used for? - answer detecting valve dysfunction
What do PPI do for gastric ulcers? - answer it suppresses gastric acid production
What is good about high fowlers postion? - answer increases lung expansion and
improves ventilation
What med would you d/c to before going in for allergy testing? - answer prednisone
If a pt were to state there vision went blurry before a car accident what would you do
first? - answer monitor neuro
What would be first thing to do if bowel is protruding from stomach? - answer call for
help
What kind of skin for hypothyroidism? - answer dry scaly
What does metformin do to glucose? - answer it decreases the amount of glucose
produced in liver
When should pt take metformin? - answer with or immediately following meals
If you have hair loss on lower legs what could be problem? - answer PAD
When is pain happening with PAD? - answer when resting
How is pain relieved with PAD? - answer when feet are dangling
After a thoracentesis what should a nurse tell the pt? - answer to deep breather to re
expand lungs
What would be an indication of osteomyelitis what lab? - answer increase
sedimentation rate
What is a blood problem that can occur with someone taking feverfew. - answer platelet
aggregation