Do not delegate - (correct Answer) - What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - (correct 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? - (correct Answer) - Elevate veins, D-Angle 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- *VCHIPS* - (correct Answer) - 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)
LOC - (correct Answer) - Level of Consciousness
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.
Myringotomy - (correct Answer) - surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.