PREDICTOR REVIEW PART 1
Do not delegAte - CORRECT ANSWER -WhAt you cAn *EAT*
*E*-evAluAte
*A*-Assess
* T-*teAch
Addison's & Cushings - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER -ElevAte veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -MTV or My chicken hez tb meAsles, chickenpox
(vAricellA) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precAutions protective equip - CORRECT ANSWER -privAte room, neg pressure
with 6-12 Air exchAnges/hr mAsk & respirAtor N95 for TB
,Droplet precAutions - CORRECT ANSWER -spidermAn! sepsis, scArlet fever, streptococcAl
phAryngitis, pArvovirus, pneumoniA, pertussis,
influenzA,
diptheriA,
epiglottitis,
rubellA,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplAsmA or meningeAl pneumoniA, AdeNovirus
(PrivAte room And mAsk)
ContAct precAution - CORRECT 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* - CORRECT ANSWER -VAricellA zoster
CutAneous diptheriA
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
ScAbies
, Air or PulmonAry Embolism - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -Pt on Right side (promotes
emptying of the stomAch) HeAd of bed elevAted (prevent AspirAtion)
LOC - CORRECT ANSWER -Level of Consciousness
After lumbAr puncture And oil bAsed myelogrAm - CORRECT ANSWER -pt is flAt SUPINE
(prevent heAdAche And leAking of CSF)
Pt with heAt stroke - CORRECT ANSWER -flAt with legs elevAted
during Continuous BlAdder IrrigAtion (CBI) - CORRECT ANSWER -cAtheter is tAped to the
thigh. leg must be kept strAight.
After Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER -position on the side of AFFECTED eAr, Allows
drAinAge.
Myringotomy - CORRECT ANSWER -surgicAl incision into the eArdrum, to relieve pressure
or drAin fluid.
After CAterAct surgery - CORRECT ANSWER -pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with A night
shield for *1-4 weeks*