N205 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Drug Preparation Types (3) - ANSOral Topical Injectable Oral Drug Routes - ANSEnteral - through enteral tube Sublingual - under tongue Buccal admin - between cheek and tongue Oral Drug Types: Types of solid & Types of liquids - ANSSolid: Pill, tablet, capsule Liquid: elixir, spirit, suspension, syrup Topical Drug Types - ANSLiniment, lotion, ointment, suppository, transdermal, patch Topical Drug administration sites - ANSSkin, eye, nasal, vaginal, rectal Injectable commo...

Subjective: - ANSwhat the pt tells you Objective: - ANSwhat you observe NANDA-I - ANSNorth American Nursing Diagnosis Association International Medication specific nursing diagnosis: - ANSdeficient knowledge, risk for injury, non-compliance, problems related to drug therapy Q6 - ANSstrict, every 6 hours Qid: - ANScan divide into 4 times a day, leeway PRN - ANSas needed Dose - ANSamount ordered Volume - ANSWhat you see, liquid or tablet Concentration - ANSdose...

rounding rules for medication calculation - ANS1) less than 1 ml round to the second decimal 2) greater than 1 ml round to the first decimal zero placement rules - ANS1)NO trailing zeros 2)YES leading zeros 1 tsp in ml - ANS5 mL 1 ounce in ml - ANS30 mL ADPIE (ADD+PIE) - ANSAssessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation what is always in milligrams - ANSdose what is always in milliliters - ANSvolume concentration units - ANSmilligram per millilite...

Define medical asepsis - ANS"Clean technique" examples of medical asepsis - ANShand hygiene, PPE, and routine environmental cleaning Define surgical asepsis - ANS"Sterile hygiene" Examples of Surgical Asepsis - ANS- Sterilization of instruments and materials used in surgical procedures - Sterile dressings used in wound care - Sterile technique used in the insertion of an indwelling catheter (Foley) - Needles for injection What is the difference between soap/water and alcoh...

Infant Heart Rate (1-12 months) - ANS80-150 bpm Toddler Heart Rate - ANS70-120 bpm Preschooler Heart Rate - ANS65-110 bpm School-Age Child Heart Rate - ANS60-100 bpm Adolescent Heart Rate - ANS55-95 bpm Infant respiratory rate - ANS25-55 breaths per min Toddler respiratory rate - ANS20-30/minute preschooler respiratory rate - ANS20-25/minute School-age child respiratory rate - ANS14-26 / minute Adolescent respiratory rate - ANS12-20/minute When do the ante...

SOAP - ANSSubjective, objective, assessment, plan SOAPIE - ANSsubjective, objective, assessment, plan, intervention, evaluation DAR - ANSData, action, response PIE - ANSProblem, intervention, evaluation Pediculosis - ANSinfestation with lice What should you always do with verbal or a telephone order - ANSAlways repeat back the order to confirm What can a nursing assistant do? - ANS-Can assist with baths -Take vitals -Assist with ADL's Abnormal vital signs - ANSAn...

Disopryamide - ANSClass IA (Ventricular, PO) Quinidine - ANSClass IA (SVT, Ventricular, PO, IV) Procainamide - ANSClass IA (SVT, Ventricular, IV -> PO) Lidocaine - ANSClass IB (Ventricular, IV) Mexiletine - ANSClass IB (Ventricular, PO) Flecainide - ANSClass IC (SVT, PO) Propafenone - ANSClass IC (SVT, PO) Propranolol - ANSClass II (PO, IV) Acebutolol - ANSClass II (PO) Esmolol - ANSClass II (IV) Sotalol - ANSClass II, III (PO) Amiodarone - ANSClas...

antibiotics - ANSused for treatment of microbial infections what are normal defense systems - ANSskin, tears, mucous membranes Gram positive organism - ANSstains purple Gram-negitive bacteria - ANSstains red what are the signs and symptoms of infection - ANSfever, redness, swelling, feelings of malaise, WBC greater than 10,000 mg/dL community acquired infection - ANSinfection acquired in the community, not in a hospital antiseptic - ANSinhibits the growth of microorganis...

Justice - ANShuman participants should be treated fairly informed consent - ANSan ethical principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate process consent - ANSAn interpretation of the ethical standard of voluntary consent that allows participants to change their decision about participating at any point by requiring that the researcher check with participants at each stage of the project about their willingness to continue in...

micturition - ANSanother term for urination Defecation - ANSelimination of feces Urinary incontinence (UI) - ANSinability to control urination Urinary retention - ANSabnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate If incontinence is related to a memory problem - ANSInitiate a toileting program for the patient Increased risk of urinary alterations - ANSRheumatoid arthritis, traumatic brain injury, Lasix, kidney stones Urine cultures (UCx) -...