Hazards for nurses - Answers Back injury's, radiation
How many people do you need for log roll - Answers At least 2
Radiation management for nurses - Answers Lead vest, take turns exposing self, bundle cares
Best position for respiratory expansion - Answers High Fowler
3 macronutrients - Answers lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
What helps tissue growth/ repair? - Answers Protein
What do lipids do? - Answers Backup energy, protect organs, insulation
What do carbohydrates do? - Answers Immediate source of energy, provide energy to the brain
2 micronutrients - Answers vitamins and minerals
What does water do for the body? - Answers Transports substances in body, gives body
structure, solvent, larger % of body weight
Two forms of enteral nutrition - Answers NG tube and PEG
What is a risk when inserting and NG tube - Answers Tube entering into the lungs /
misplacement, aspiration
Best way to check fir NG placement - Answers X ray
Best position for NG insertation - Answers Fowler
Where do you mark for NG placement - Answers Nose around ear to xiphoid process
How to check to make sure GI system is working - Answers Listen for bowel sounds, check for
risudal in stomach
What do you do if pt isn't toleration feedings - Answers Check for obstruction
After you admin medication through peg tube when do you attach suction - Answers 30 min to 1
hour
What do you use for nutrition for someone who can tolerate NG or PEG feedings - Answers
Total Paraentrial nutrition (IV nutrition, TPN)
How is TPN administered? - Answers central line
Risk for people with TPN - Answers Infection
, Why is infection a risk for people on TPN - Answers Large amount of glucose and bacteria in the
area of central line
Special diets for patients in hospital - Answers Clear liquid diet, purée, cardiac diet, kidney diet
What is a cardiac diet - Answers low sodium, low fat, low cholesterol
What is a Kidney diet - Answers Fluid restrictions
Diabetic diet - Answers low sugar, low carbs
When would someone need a high protein diet - Answers Wound healing
What is an NPO diet? - Answers nothing by mouth
What do we breathe in and what do we breathe out? - Answers O2 in Co2 out
Normal respiratory rate - Answers 12-20 breaths per minute
Tachypnea - Answers rapid breathing; more then 20
apnea - Answers absence of breathing
bradypnea - Answers slow breathing; less than 12 breaths per minute
Kussmaul respirations - Answers very deep and rapid respirations
Chain stokes breathing - Answers Combination of fast slow and stops
What do avoili do - Answers Responsible for gas exchange
What is the best way to assess for oxygen status - Answers Pulse ox
atelectasis - Answers incomplete expansion of alveoli
What is the best tool for atelectasis - Answers Incentive spirometer
Best numbers for pulse ox - Answers 90% or above in CO 95% at sea level
nasal cannula - Answers 1-6 L/min low flow, goes in nose and around the ears, breath through
nose, someone in the 85% and above, non critical
responsibility for patient with nasal cannula - Answers O2 status before and after, how many L
pt is getting, assess that the change has been effective
simple mask - Answers 5-8 L/min, elastic strap that goes over mouth and nose and goes around
head p, ventilation holes in mask for exhaustion
Documentation for simple mask - Answers Document amount of L used, skin checks p, make