Solved Solutions 2025 Updated.
PT has chest pain - Answer -If BP is okay you can give nitro and morphine- if its push RN must
give
-Get EKG
-Give 4 chewable aspirin
-Have crash cart at bedside
Nitro forms - Answer -Sublingual
-IV drip
-PO
-PO spray
Nitro use - Answer -Angia
-High BP
-Suspected MI
-Will lower BP
Sildenafil (Viagra) - Answer Do not give with nitro
Cardiac modifiable risk factors - Answer -Hypertension
-Diabetes
-Smoking
-Stress
-High cholesterol
-Obesity
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) - Answer -Back board under PT
-Press sternum- NOT over sifoid process
-Know code status
, Cardiac strips, you're at the nurses station and you see. What do you do? - Answer -Go to the
PT to see if its real
milia in a newborn - Answer Tiny, white, cystic lesions. Usually resolve w/in a few weeks
NORMAL
Circulation checks - Answer -Hands, arms, legs
-Swelling?
-Numbness or tingling?
-Warmth?
-Pulses?
Prevention for loss of limbs
Cast care - Answer -Pulse if possible
-Cap refill
-Warmth
-Do NOT take a hanger to scratch under cast can cause infection
Digoxin (Lanoxin) - Answer CHF
-Take apical pulse for 60 seconds before giving
Digtoxicity - Answer -Halos
-Nausea
-Vomiting
Tube feedings - Answer -Always check placement and residuals
-Continuous check every 4 hours
-May have to give a push to get it started
-HOB elevated at least 30, 45 is better
-Get X-rays