correct answers graded A+
If you have someone on hospice care, you need to talk to someone abut advanced directives - correct
answer ✔✔Code status
living will
Reasons why people refuse hospice care? - correct answer ✔✔Control over care
not ready to die
cost of care
Definition of palliative care that focuses on providing patients relief from pain - correct answer
✔✔Relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
Review information on TURP-report to RN and physician - correct answer ✔✔Blood clots
Blood in urine
What is used to help prevent post-op problem after TURP? - correct answer ✔✔Continuous bladder
irrigation (CBI)
Who do you call if a person who is nonreligious is nearing death? - correct answer ✔✔Spiritual
coordinator
Review side effects of coumadin - correct answer ✔✔Bleeding
If someone eats breakfast or takes their coumadin the day of surgery, will they still have that surgery? -
correct answer ✔✔No
Schedule II drugs include - correct answer ✔✔narcotics
, Who puts out black box warnings? - correct answer ✔✔FDA
signs and symptoms of glaucoma - correct answer ✔✔Eye pain
nausea
vomiting
Halos around lights
Headaches
Signs & symptoms of morphine - correct answer ✔✔Tachycardia
Respiratory depression
Decreased alertness
Review insertion of urinary catheter on female - correct answer ✔✔Sterile procedure
Supine position
Legs spread and bent at knees
If you insert Cath into vagina, leave it, go get another and insert new one into correct place
Bag on stationary part of bed
How to draw up NPH medication - correct answer ✔✔Clear to cloudy
Roll insulin so it mixes better
Wipe top with alcohol pad
When irrigating a wound, what is the proper procedure? - correct answer ✔✔Clean to dirty
Who must complete an admission assessment within 24 hours? - correct answer ✔✔RN
Review how to do a focused respiratory assessment - correct answer ✔✔Inspect equal chest rise and fall
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