A nurse on a med surge un - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Mark Klimek NCLEX Review 2 Acidosis: Ph goes down: everything goes down except ____ goes up. Hyporeflexia, lethergy, _____, etc. "As Ph goes down so goes my pt" Respiratory ____ can occur - ANS potassium, bradycardia, arrest Alkalosis: ph goes up: everything goes _____ except potassium goes down. Can cease and ______. - ANS up, aspirate Kusmals: "Mac Kusmal" (someones name) MAC= metabolic ______ - ANS acidosis ABG's: first thing you ask- Is it l...

A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - ANSWER-C A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a...

1. Why do we do the 5 rights when giving medications? 2. How many patient identifiers do we need? 3. How do you give sublingual nitroglycerin 4. Benefit of giving a transder- mal patch? 1. right drug 2. right person 3. right dose 4. right route 5. right time To ensure patient safety We need 2 patient identifiers to ensure that it is the correct patient Have patient put medication underneath their tongue while sitting or lying down 3 doses within 15 minutes with each dose being 3-5...

NURSE-UN 240 AE1- Exam 2 Week 5 Latest updated 2022 • Fluid regulation important in maintaining homeostasis o Influenced by various body systems ▪ Cardiac ▪ GI ▪ Pulmonary ▪ Pituitary ▪ Renal • Fluid compartments o Extracellular – 1/3 ▪ Interstitial, intravascular o Intracellular – 2/3 • Hydrostatic = pushing force o Osmotic = pulling force • Edema – accumulation of or excess fluid in interstitial space o Develops with changes in normal hydrostatic pressu...

ATI Comprehensive Predictor Questions And Answers Latest Update Course ATI Institution ATI ATI Comprehensive Predictor A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinar...

What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who...

NURSE-UN 240 AE1- Exam 2 Week 5 Latest updated 2022 • Fluid regulation important in maintaining homeostasis o Influenced by various body systems ▪ Cardiac ▪ GI ▪ Pulmonary ▪ Pituitary ▪ Renal • Fluid compartments o Extracellular – 1/3 ▪ Interstitial, intravascular o Intracellular – 2/3 • Hydrostatic = pushing force o Osmotic = pulling force • Edema – accumulation of or excess fluid in interstitial space o Develops with changes in normal hydrostatic pressu...