QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH NGN AND
GREENLIGHT EXAM
◉ 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
(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)
◉ LOC. Answer: Level of Consciousness