20025-2026
what can cause high blood pressure readings? - Answers Anxiety, wrong cuff size, talking, legs
crossed, arm not being level with heart, pain, dehydration, fever/infection, hyponatremia, weight,
alcohol/smoking, opioids, hypovolemia, hyper/hypokalemia, hyper/hypocalcemia
no radial pulse at 90 - Answers PUMP TO 120
how much to pump cuff - Answers at least 30 mm Hg above the point the radial pulse
disappears
potassium levels involved - Answers heart: helps the heart squeeze
high potassium levels - Answers high apical pulse rate and rhythm
nursing charts by exception- lungs - Answers LUNG SOUNDS DIMINISHED IN LEFT LUNG not
normal
nasal cannula care: if patient has reddened areas around cheekbones - Answers PLACE
PADDING AROUND THE CANNULA TUBING
nasal cannula care: if patient's O2 readings improve with movement - Answers place the nasal
cannula in the nose securely
nasal cannula care: O2 levels low - Answers VERIFY PLACEMENT OF PULSE OXIMETER
Oxygen chamber - Answers store in a cool area
Fall Prevention "H" - Answers Hourly rounds: check on patient HOURLY
Fall prevention "O" - Answers Organize belongings: use bed alarms
Fall Prevention "P" - Answers Position changes slow: ensure slow position changes and keep
everything needed within reach
Fall Prevention "E" - Answers Ensure lighting is sufficient: For elderly patients keep a well lit
room
patient has sleep apnea and given sedative - Answers MAKE SURE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICE
IS ON
restraint types - Answers chemical & physical
restraint knot - Answers slip knots
restraint tying area - Answers BED FRAME ONLY
, chemical restraints - Answers meds such as benzos
first thing to assess after restraint - Answers CAPILLARY REFILL
when to check capillary refill when restrained - Answers immediately and every 15 mins
other checks when restrained - Answers skin integrity, vital signs, ROM every 2 hours; offer
bathroom every 2 hours
restraint documentation - Answers reasoning, mental status, care offered, time in restraints
restraint order time - Answers ONLY last 24 hours
urine specific gravity test use - Answers identify dehydration, kidney problems, conditions like
diabetes insipidus
urine specific gravity test & range - Answers concentration of particles in urine; 1.005- 1.030
high urine specific gravity test - Answers HIGH = YOU'RE DRY/ DEHYDRATED =
VOMITING/DIARRHEA
low urine specific gravity test - Answers "overflow" kidney damage, kidney failure
pressure ulcers - Answers "1 red, 2 broken, 3 deep, 4 bone"
red intact skin, break with blister, deep tissue, bone visible
pressure ulcers stage 1 - Answers red intact skin
pressure ulcers stage 2 - Answers skin breaks & blisters; 2 layers affected (epidermis, dermis)
pressure ulcers stage 3 - Answers full thickness skin loss; 3 layers affected (epi, dermis, sub-q
tissue)
pressure ulcers stage 4 - Answers goes down into muscle and bone; 4 layers
pressure ulcers unstageable - Answers eschar (black/brown dead tissue) and slough (yellow
and stringy) make it impossible to see; perform debridement
pressure ulcers deep tissue - Answers purple and dead; over bony prominences; thirty degree
lateral inclined position releases pressure
scale used to measure risk of ulcers - Answers braden scale; 1=high risk, 4=low to none
MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) - Answers "MRS. A" mask, red swelling,
separate room, antibiotics (vancomycin)"