University:
Rasmussen University
Course:
NU231 / NURS2349 | Medical Surgical 1
Academic year:

2021
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278

Pages:

6
Author:

ilikemyicons0y5

what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED? Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them rub their hands together Priority treatment for pt with a heat stroke Move them out of the sun, into shade First priority assessment Airway Process called for sorting patients Triage Pt with a heat stroke starts to shiver. Why is this this bad? Raises their temp.; give them meds Pt has an increased temp., what will we tell the UAP to do? Strip them down/remove clothing 2nd degree frost bite looks like? Milky fluid, red w/ bilsters Pt w/ heat stroke-what characteristics would we see in the pt? Tachycardia, irregular pulse patter, visual disturbance, dec. urine output Pt being treated for hypothermia & is on a heart monitor. What is the reason that the pt could have arrhythmias? Lactic acid shunted Pt sustained a blunt trauma to the chest, sign that the pt has a pneumothorax? Diminished breath sounds Low pressure alarms on the ventilator, what do we think happened/what do we do? It disconnected; ventilate the pt manually Pt w/ rib fracture, how would they present? Pain on inspiration Most distinctive sign of flailed chest? Paradoxical chest movement Pt has a high-pressure alarm on the ventilator & absence of breath sounds on the right lower lobe. what do they have? Pneumothorax Earliest signs of respiratory distress? Increased resp rate: >20 Most common symptoms of a pt w/ a PE? Sudden chest pain Assessing pain for pt who is unconscious, what's the first intervention? Nail bed pressure Pt with a head injury & are arousable, what is one intervention the pt can do themselves to reduce ICP? Exhaling during repositioning Characteristics of CSF, what does it test for? Clear w/ a yellow halo; tests positive for glucose How can we limit autonomic dysreflexia? Routine bowel & bladder program Evaluating a pt for a spinal cord injury, which of the following would indicate shock? Flaccid paralysis Can restraints be used if a pt had a seizure? No Pt with hemianopia, what do we recommend to help overcome their deficit? Scanning back & forth Best thing to teach pt w/ Myasthenia gravis, regarding their medications Continue taking meds to maintain blood level Pt w/ Parkinson's w/ bradykinesia-what to teach them for getting out of a chair? Rock back & forth