Peripheral Parasthesia assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Evaluating changes in touch, taste,
or smell, and numbness in hands, arms, legs, and feet.
Placebo administration - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Administering a placebo without patient
knowledge for research or psychological effect.
Power of attorney for nurses - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Nurses' right to legal representation,
emphasizing documentation for protection.
Pressure ulcer-assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Evaluation of skin stages to identify
pressure ulcer severity
Pressure ulcer-infection - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Emphasizes sterile supplies for wound
dressing to prevent infection.
Pupillary responses assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Evaluating pupil size, shape, and
reactivity to light for neurological conditions.
Reduced LOC - Pain - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Assessing pain using OPQRST or OLDCARTS
method in patients with reduced level of consciousness.
Residual urine - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Urine remaining in the bladder post-voiding
Restraints - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Used to limit patient movement, ordered by physician with
clear criteria.
ROM Adduction - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Movement of body part towards the center.
Saline flush - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Flush before/after infusion to maintain line patency and
clearness.
Sensory history assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Evaluating temperature, vibration, motion
sense, and discrimination in sensory perception.
Shearing force - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Force causing skin injury, managed with proper
techniques
, Sleep assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Questioning sleep patterns, factors affecting sleep,
and effects of sleep deprivation.
Smoking effect on sleep - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Nicotine's stimulating effect delaying sleep
onset, advised to stop after evening meals.
Steroids- DC protocol - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Protocol for discontinuing steroid medication
Sucralfate - NGT administration - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Promotes ulcer healing by creating a
protective barrier against acid and pepsin.
Support with coping - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Assessment of family support, coping ability,
understanding of loss, and preferences in grief support.
Tetracycline - Teach - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Educating on tetracycline effects and
administration tips
Thyroid-overdose signs - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Symptoms of thyrotoxicosis due to thyroid
overdose
Tylenol-lab check - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Monitoring liver toxicity risk with Tylenol usage
Tympanic Temperature - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Ear temperature measurement technique for
different age groups.
Wheelchair safety - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Ensure locked wheels, foot pedals clear for transfer,
and proper patient positioning.
Abdominal inspection and palpation - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Inspect for distention, contour,
symmetry, skin, pulsations, and palpate for tenderness.
ACE inhibitor-hyperkalemia - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Treats hypertension, HF, nephropathy, and
MI with potential adverse effects.
ADL Assessment - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Assesses functional abilities and documents
unexpected findings in older populations.
Allergic reaction - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Immune response post-sensitization, varying in
severity
Ambulation- Tolerance - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Observing patient's ability to walk with assistive
devices
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