- IV line, presence of tenderness, burning, and

swelling. IV site reveals warms and

erythematous
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP
- Deep sleep (ptx cannot be awakened easily), INFECTION
depressed muscle tone, and possibly irregular - No drainage and fever is present
HR and RR
INFILTARTION
Delta Stage/ Slow-wave sleep - Swelling and pallor near the insertion site
- Occurs during non-REM Stage 3 and 4
- Equated with quiet sleep HOMOGENIZATION
- Roll the vial gently between the palms
TRYPTOPHAN
- Natural sedatives PREPARE INJECTION FOR BOTH
REGULAR AND NPH INSULIN
FLURAZEPAM (DALMANE), TEMAZEPAM
- Draw up the REGULAR insulin, then the NPH
(RESTORIL) METHOTRIMEPRAZINE insulin, in the same syringe
(LEVOPROME)
- Hypnotic sedatives REGULAR INSULIN
- Shorter-acting, clear
KUBLER-ROSS FIVE SUCCESSIVE
NPH INSULIN
STAGES OF DEATH AND DYING
- Longer-acting, cloudy
- Denial, Anger, Bargaining, depression,
acceptance #16 IFC
TERMINALLY ILL PATX EXPERIENCES - Determine an adequate URINE OUTPUT for
24-hr
FEELINMGS IN ANGER STAGE
o Indicate Kidney failure
- Rage, envy, resentment
- Ptx questioning “Why me?” ASSESMENT FOR ABDOMINAL PAIN
- Symptomatic quadrant LAST
NUMBNESS
- Typical depression stage when ptx feels a great FRONTAL/CORONAL PLANE
sense of loss - Runs longitudinally at the right angle to sagittal
plane dividing body in ANTERIOR and
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
POSTERIOR
- Infectious disease
SAGITTAL PLANE
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING
- Runs LONGITUDINALLY dividing body into
- Nursing education program in US right and left regions
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MIDSAGITTAL PLANE
- National organization of physician - Divides in midline
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION TRANSVERSE PLANE
- National organization of RN - Horizontally at a right angle to the vertical axis,
ORGANISM’S MODE OF TRANSMISSION dividing SUPERIOS and INFERIOR regions
- Before instituting isolation precaution. SHOCK DISMAY
- Early signs of denial (1st stage of grief)
ORGANISM’S GRAM-STRAINING
- Determines if its negative or positive NURSE AS AN EDUCATOR
- Criterion for physician’s choice for drug - Teaching patient about meds. Before discharge
therapy and nurse’s development effective plan
of care NURSE AS A MANAGER
PHLEBITIS
 - Performing activities, such scheduling and CHLORAMPHENICOL
making patient care assignment - Most toxic reaction: BONE MARROW
SUPRESSION
NURSE AS A CAREGIVER
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
- Providing direct care such as bathing patients
and administering medications and prescribed - Position for the tip of central venous catheter
treatments RECENT PELVIC INJURY
- Presence of DVT, rich in blood supply ang
NURSE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE thrombophlebitis
- Patient’s wishes known to the doctor ASPIRIN
- Anti-coagulant, blood thinners
UPCODING
FAHRENHEIGT TO CELCIUS - The practice of using CPT code that’s
reimbursed at a higher rate than the code for the
( F−32 )∗5
=C service provided
9
PETECHIAE
CELCIUS TO FAHRENHEIGT - Small hemorrhagic spots

C∗9 EXTRAVASATION
+ 32=F
5 - Leakage of fluid in interstitial space

BELL OSTEOMALACIA
- Bell detects LOW PITCHED SOUNDS BEST - Softening of bone tissue

BELL UREMIA
- Detects HIGH PITCHED SOUNDS best - Excess urea and other nitrogen products in
blood
PALPATION
- Detects thrills best ANISOCORIA
- Unequal pupils
6 MONTHS
- Refill prescription for controlled substance ANISOCORIA
- Uncoordinated actions of involuntary muscle
POTENTIAL FOR DRUG DEPENDENCE use
- Prolonged used of barbiturates
CLEANING JACKSON-PRATT WOUND CATARACT
- Opacity of one’s eye
DRAIN
- Cleaning from center outward in a circular DIPLOPIA
motion - Double vision
CAROTID
- Rapid assessment for an unconscious patient ITALIAN
BRACHIAL PULSE - Tend to verbalize discomfort and pain, low-
- Palpated during rapid assessment of an infant threshold for pain
HEART SOUNDS FLUID OVERLOAD
- S1 (lub) is the loudest at the apex of the heart - Causing jugular vein distention
- S2 (dub) loudest at the base
- Sounds shorter, sharper, higher, and louder JOINT COMMISION
there than S1 - All patients be assessed specifically for pain
NURSING DIAGNOSIS
AMERICAN NURSING ASSOCIATION
- Human responses to actual or potential health
- Developed standards for
problems
FUROSEMIDE (LASIX) FOCUSED PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
- Potassium-wasting diuretic
 - Obtain data about an identified problem, SOB

COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL
ASSESSMENT
- Interview and complete examine of each body
system

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
- Examines both psychological and social factors
affecting the ptx

SIM’S POSITION
- Used to examine rectal area

NKA
- Medical abbreviation for ptx do not have
allergies

ANISOCORIA
- Dge

ANISOCORIA
- Evgre

ANISOCORIA
- Rfgre
- Dced
- Dew
- ew