- "It's a secret. Just take it."
- "It's for your condition, as prescribed by the doctor. Do you have any concerns?"
- "I don't know, I just administer what's ordered."
- "It's to make you feel better."
No category found.
- Low; can wait for primary care appointment
- Moderate; monitor at home
- High; requires immediate emergency medical attention
- Routine; schedule for elective imaging
- Engage in the philosophical discussion indefinitely
- Gently bring the conversation back to the client's current concerns and goals
- Tell them their thoughts are irrelevant
- Terminate the session due to lack of progress
- Numeric rating scale (NRS)
- Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale or FLACC scale (for non-verbal)
- Verbal descriptor scale
- Visual analog scale (VAS)
- Temperature
- Respiratory rate
- Blood pressure and heart rate
- Oxygen saturation
- Override the directive for their well-being
- Respect the patient's wishes as stated in the advance directive
- Ask the family to decide, regardless of the directive
- Provide nutrition against their wishes
- Suction for prolonged periods (e.g., over 30 seconds)
- Apply suction while inserting the catheter
- Limit suction passes to 10-15 seconds and hyperoxygenate before/after
- Use sterile technique only for catheter insertion, not for withdrawal
- Post-operative pain
- Airway obstruction
- Nausea
- Dehydration
- Discussing patient details in public areas
- Leaving the patient's room door open during care
- Knocking before entering and closing the door during care
- Using the patient's full name in casual conversation
- Parkinsonism
- Akathisia
- Dystonia
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Administer oral insulin
- Administer IV dextrose (if available and trained) or glucagon IM
- Provide a sugar-free drink
- Give a full meal
- 15:02
- 30:02:00
- 5:01
- Continuous compressions
- Encourage them to relive the entire memory in detail
- Use grounding techniques to help them orient to the present moment
- Tell them the memory is not real
- Change the subject abruptly
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Apply mitts or restraints immediately
- Distract and redirect the patient with a preferred activity
- Yell at the patient to stop
- Ignore the behavior
- Subcutaneous (SQ)
- Intramuscular (IM)
- Intravenous (IV) via central line
- Oral
- Administer a sedative without physician order
- Assess for potential causes (e.g., pain, tube dislodgement, anxiety) and notify physician
- Silence the alarms and leave the room
- Increase the ventilator settings
- Confidentiality
- Autonomy
- Non-maleficence (do no harm)
- Beneficence (do good)
- Disconnect the IV and restart it
- Increase the infusion rate
- Check the IV line for kinks, clamps, or infiltration
- Administer a bolus of IV fluid
