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Prophecy general ICU A V3 One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get a report on your other patient who is to be transfered. The nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? - ANS Give a report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer. Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on their list of medications. How should you ensure they receive their medica...

Prophecy OR What type of support would you place to alleviate pressure on the brachial plexus nerve when a patient is in a side-lying position - ANS Axillary Roll You are the circulating nurse confirming consent with a patient scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy with colostomy. The patient states they do not want a colostomy. What should you do? - ANS Do not take the patient to the operating room and consult the surgeon immediately What equipment is most important for ...

Prophecy RN B v3 When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency equipment MUST be accessible and working at the bedside? - ANS Bag Valve mask You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing confidential patient information on their cell phone during their break. What would be the BEST action to take? - ANS Speak with the nurse in private afterwards to remind her of HIPAA regulations What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory depression...

In this week’s readings, the idea of the collaborative organization is discussed.  How can your organization or an organization that you are familiar with benefit from being a collaborative organization? The benefits that come from collaborative organization are it helps in creating a common purpose and context for decision making, it develops a commitment, and it helps with understanding the overall goals of the organization. It helps to provide the necessary balance between genera...

PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 2023 GRADED A+ CORRECTLY ANSWERED VERIFIED One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get report on your other patient who is to be transfered. The nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? - ANSWER Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer. Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on their list of medications. H...

Prophecy RN Pharmacology A Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-colored urine? - ANS phenazopyridine (Pyridium) You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows: Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air. What should you do next? - ANS Hold digoxin and call the provider Normal Saline (NS) is the solution of choice over D5W when preparing to administer a blood transfusion because: - ANS Normal S...

Organized summary notes on introductory vocabulary and knowledge of the endocrine system: types of hormones, hormonal interactions, hormonal interrelationships, types of hormone receptors, and hormone receptor binding.

ICU Prophecy - CV Asymptomatic bradycardia treatments - ANS What is cardiac tamponade? - ANS Fluid in the pericardial sac causing decreasing preload. This decreases SV and ultimately CO. Effects of Hyper/Hypokalemia and calcemia on EKG - ANS Hypokalemia causes U waves Hyperkalemia causes peaked T waves Normal BP? - ANS 90-120/60-80 Normal HR? - ANS 60-100 bpm Normal CO? - ANS 4-8 L/min Normal SVR? - ANS 80...