ATI PN comprehensive predictor
Do not delegate - (ANSWER)What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - (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? - (ANSWER)Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - (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 - (ANSWER)MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - (ANSWER)private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - (ANSWER)spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus,
pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
, ATI PN comprehensive predictor
(Private room and mask)
Contact precaution - (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* - (ANSWER)Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - (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) - (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 - (ANSWER)Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head
of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
Do not delegate - (ANSWER)What you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - (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? - (ANSWER)Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - (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 - (ANSWER)MTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - (ANSWER)private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - (ANSWER)spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus,
pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
, ATI PN comprehensive predictor
(Private room and mask)
Contact precaution - (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* - (ANSWER)Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - (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) - (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 - (ANSWER)Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head
of bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
