NUR 225 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
EINFECTION CONTROL
What is the single most important way to reduce the spread of infection? - Answers
:Washing your hands
Standard Precautions - Answers :-All Patients
-hand washing, gloves, masks, eye protection, and gowns (all when appropriate)
-Blood, all body fluids, secretions and excretions, non intact skin, mucous membranes
Airborne Precautions - Answers :-Airborne diseases (measles, chickenpox, tb)
-Barrier protection (single room under negative pressure, door is closed)
-wear mask or N95
Droplet Precautions - Answers :-Flu, meningitis, pneumonia
-private room or cohort client
-wear surgical mask when within 3 feet
Contact Precautions - Answers :-C-diff
-Private room or cohort client, use of gloves and a gown when in contact with client
MEDICATIONS - Answers :MEDICATIONS
What to do when preparing insulin - Answers :-ROLL all cloudy insulin,don't shake
-Verify dose with another nurse
What to mix first when mixing insulin - Answers :Regular then NPH (Remember RN)
Which insulin administration spot has quickest absorption? - Answers :Abdomen
(Then outer posterior aspect of arm, then third is buttocks)
Anitibiotics side effects - Answers :Ototoxicity, confusion, GI irritation, headache,
hepatotoxicity, mephrotoxicity
How fast are NOW orders? - Answers :up to 90 minutes
Transdermal fentanyl - Answers :100 times more potent than morphine and provides 48
to 72 hours, used when patients unable to take drug orally
CAM therapies - Answers :complementary and alternative medicine such as therapeutic
touch also help to alleviate pain in some patients
BMI under 18.5 - Answers :underweight
EINFECTION CONTROL
What is the single most important way to reduce the spread of infection? - Answers
:Washing your hands
Standard Precautions - Answers :-All Patients
-hand washing, gloves, masks, eye protection, and gowns (all when appropriate)
-Blood, all body fluids, secretions and excretions, non intact skin, mucous membranes
Airborne Precautions - Answers :-Airborne diseases (measles, chickenpox, tb)
-Barrier protection (single room under negative pressure, door is closed)
-wear mask or N95
Droplet Precautions - Answers :-Flu, meningitis, pneumonia
-private room or cohort client
-wear surgical mask when within 3 feet
Contact Precautions - Answers :-C-diff
-Private room or cohort client, use of gloves and a gown when in contact with client
MEDICATIONS - Answers :MEDICATIONS
What to do when preparing insulin - Answers :-ROLL all cloudy insulin,don't shake
-Verify dose with another nurse
What to mix first when mixing insulin - Answers :Regular then NPH (Remember RN)
Which insulin administration spot has quickest absorption? - Answers :Abdomen
(Then outer posterior aspect of arm, then third is buttocks)
Anitibiotics side effects - Answers :Ototoxicity, confusion, GI irritation, headache,
hepatotoxicity, mephrotoxicity
How fast are NOW orders? - Answers :up to 90 minutes
Transdermal fentanyl - Answers :100 times more potent than morphine and provides 48
to 72 hours, used when patients unable to take drug orally
CAM therapies - Answers :complementary and alternative medicine such as therapeutic
touch also help to alleviate pain in some patients
BMI under 18.5 - Answers :underweight
