Xerostomia, what is it & how do you treat it?:
feeling of oral dryness - treat with sugarless candy or gum
Labs to check for pernicious anemia
B12
Sign of mild anxiety
Extreme focus
What is remote memory loss?
Ina
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Xerostomia, what is it & how do you treat it?:
feeling of oral dryness - treat with sugarless candy or gum
Labs to check for pernicious anemia
B12
Sign of mild anxiety
Extreme focus
What is remote memory loss?
Inability to remember things from YEARS ago
Heart failure dietary teaching
Low sodium & fluid restriction
Diverticulitis dietary teaching
Low fiber
Diverticulosis dietary teaching
High fiber
IBS dietary teaching
High fiber
Parents nervous about how their 3-year-old will act when newborn arrives. What can they do
Provide gift from the infant to the sibling
Methylprednisolone sodium succinate lab to watch for?
Serum glucose (because glucocorticoids cause hyperglycemia)
At 14 weeks' gestation, what should the patient report to the MD
Swelling of the face (sign of preeclampsia)
Change of shift report should include
The blood lost
Patient teaching for colostomy care
The patient doesn't need to change the bag every day (only needs to be changed every 4-7 days)
Scoliosis manifestation
Lateral curvature of the spin & asymmetrical hips/ribs
Lab values that are elevated for Cushing's disease
Cortisol, sodium & glucose
Administering medications through an NG tube
Administer meds separately
DO NOT mix with enteral feedings
Dissolve crushed tablets in 15-30mL of water
Flush tubing before & after each medication with 10-30mL of water
Tobramycin adverse reaction
Ototoxicity (hearing damage & loss of balance)
Cloudy/bloody urine (nephrotoxicity
Amniocentesis patient teaching
Have them empty bladder before the procedure
Expected finding during cardiac catheterization
Patient will feel warmth and flushed when dye is inserted
What action should you instruct the patient to do prior to postural drainage
Administer a bronchodilator or nebulizer prior to treatment, postural drainage should be done 1 hour
before meals or two hours after meals (perform twice daily)
IV phlebitis has occurred, what should the nurse do
Discontinue IV & apply a warm/moist compress
When a patient is receiving mannitol, what should the nurse monitor for
Hypovolemia
Co-worker is impaired, what do you do
Report it to the charge nurse
How do you draw blood out of a PICC line
Draw 10mL of blood and discard it, then draw another 10mL of blood for sample, and then flush with
10mL of 0.9% sodium chloride
IV is infiltrated, what should the nurse do
Discontinue and apply a cool compress
A patient may have a latex allergy if they have a sensitivity to what food
Bananas
Parent teaching for a child with positional plagiocephaly
Child will wear a molded helmet for 23 hours a day
During pregnancy, women should eat more of what to prevent neural defects
Folate/folic acid
A caregiver states they are becoming tired when caring for their parent with Alzheimer's disease, what
can the nurse suggest
Respite care (care to give caregivers a break)
Cleft palate teaching for feeding
Don't use a spoon
Position infant upright while cradling head & burp them frequently
A wound that would heal by primary intention
A surgical incision
Sign of glaucoma is loss of
Peripheral vision loss
Radiation implant precautions
Private room with radiation sign
Wear dosimeter film badge
Limit visitors to 30 min and to remain 6ft away f
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