- Myocardial infarction.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Acute pulmonary edema.
- Pericarditis.
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No category found.
- A 2-inch border around the sterile field is considered contaminated.
- Surgical masks are not required when setting up a sterile field.
- If a sterile package gets wet, it is still considered sterile.
- Once a sterile field is set up, the nurse can walk away and return later.
- Dry gauze dressing
- Wet-to-dry dressing
- Hydrocolloid dressing
- Hydrogen peroxide soaked dressing
- 0.45% Sodium Chloride (Half-normal saline)
- D5W (5% Dextrose in Water)
- Lactated Ringer's solution
- D5NS (5% Dextrose in Normal Saline)
- The patient is coughing continuously.
- pH of aspirated gastric contents is 1.5.
- Auscultation of a gurgling sound in the lung fields.
- The patient complains of severe abdominal pain.
- Peritonitis.
- Paralytic ileus.
- Small bowel obstruction.
- Diverticulitis.
- "I will check my blood sugar every morning before breakfast."
- "I can skip my insulin if I don't eat much for dinner."
- "I need to exercise regularly to help control my blood sugar."
- "I will eat a balanced diet with consistent carbohydrate intake."
- Increase the patient's respiratory drive.
- Suppress the hypoxic drive for breathing.
- Cause fluid retention in the lungs.
- Lead to metabolic alkalosis.
- Document the pain score and reassess in 4 hours.
- Offer a warm blanket and reposition the patient.
- Administer prescribed PRN analgesic medication.
- Encourage the patient to distract themselves with TV.
- Bounding peripheral pulses and jugular vein distention.
- Increased urine output and decreased specific gravity.
- Dry mucous membranes, decreased skin turgor, and concentrated urine.
- Bradycardia and elevated blood pressure.
- Check the patient's room number.
- Verify the medication's expiration date.
- Confirm the patient's identity using two identifiers.
- Ask the patient if they have any allergies.
- Wear a N95 respirator mask.
- Place the patient in a negative pressure room.
- Maintain at least 3 feet distance from the patient and wear a surgical mask.
- Use contact precautions only.
- Incubation period
- Prodromal period
- Illness period
- Convalescence period
- Incubation period
- Prodromal period
- Illness period
- Convalescence period
- Individual, free-floating bacteria.
- Communities of microorganisms encased in an extracellular matrix.
- Rapidly dividing fungal cells.
- Viruses rapidly replicating within host cells.
- Is caused by the same pathogen as the primary infection.
- Occurs after a primary infection, often due to a weakened immune system or altered microbiota.
- Is always less severe than the primary infection.
- Is not related to the primary infection.
- Bloodstream
- Urinary tract
- Central nervous system
- Respiratory tract
- Sterilization
- Disinfection
- Pasteurization
- Autoclaving
- Airborne droplets
- Fomites
- Direct contact transmission
- Vector-borne transmission
