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This study guide provides a concise overview of essential medical terminology, nursing concepts, and clinical information. It covers a range of topics including electrolyte imbalances, gauge sizes for ivs, drug administration rights, blood transfusion reactions, stages of psychosocial development, and common medical abbreviations. Designed to help students quickly review key concepts and definitions, making it a valuable resource for exam preparation and clinical practice. It also includes information on airborne, droplet, and contact precautions, as well as various iv complications and their management.
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ANTIGEN - answers>>A protein that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody Antigens and antibodies of A - answers>>Antigens: A Antibodies: B Antigens and antibodies of AB - answers>>Antigens: A and B antigens Antibodies: None Antigens and antibodies of B - answers>>Antigens: B Antibodies: A Antigens and antibodies of O - answers>>Antigens: none Antibodies: A and B ASSAULT - answers>>Intentional threats towards another person that puts them in fear of harm B- - answers>>Can give to: B+, B-, AB+, AB- Can receive from: B-, O- B+ - answers>>Can give to: B+, AB+ Can receive from: B+, B-, O+, O- Bacterial Contamination - answers>>Poor sterilization techniques or present in donor blood causing colonization gram positive or negative bacteria; s/sx develop several hours after completion of transfusion BATTERY - answers>>Intentional touching/harm onto another person without legal justification BEFORE - answers>>Ante BLOOD - answers>>Hema/hemo c/o - answers>>complains of CC - answers>>milliliter CHF - answers>>congestive heart failure Circulatory Overload - answers>>caused by hypervolemia; fluid volume exceeds what is normal for the intravascular space & can potentially compromise cardiopulmonary function. BP is raised & causes the heart to increase the force of its contraction.
Circulatory Overload - answers>>caused by hypervolemia; fluid volume exceeds what is normal for the intravascular space & can potentially compromise cardiopulmonary function.. S/sx: increased BP, distended jugular, dyspnea, crakles contact precautions - answers>>- Private room or shared room if other patient has same bacteria strain
HEMATOMA - answers>>A hematoma occurs when there is leakage of blood from the vessel into the surrounding soft tissue. This can occur when an IV angiocatheter passes through more than one wall of a vessel or if pressure is not applied to the IV site when the catheter is removed. s/sx: ecchymosis, leakage of blood, painful lumps HIGH/ABOVE NORMAL - answers>>Hyper HIPAA - answers>>Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - answers>>Patient record privacy standard that ensures their medical info is not shared without permission. HIPPOCRATIC OATH - answers>>do no harm How many RN's have to verify a blood transfusion - answers>> 2 HS/hs - answers>>hour of sleep (bedtime) Hx - answers>>History HYPERTONIC IV SOLUTION - answers>>MORE CONCENTRATED AND HIGH OSMOLALITY Draws water from inside the cells, and into the intravascular space to dilute the high concentration of solutes. Must be given with caution to patients with heart or liver failure and they must be monitored carefully for hypervolemia. HYPOTONIC IV SOLUTION - answers>>MORE DILUTE AND LOW OSMOLALITY Draws water from the vasculature into the cells. IM - answers>>intramuscular Infection (IV complication) - answers>>s/sx: redness, swelling, chills, fever, tachycardia Infiltration (IV complication) - answers>>The action of fluid leaking out of vein into surrounding tissue s/sx: edema, pain, numbness, coolness PREVENTION:
PAIN/DIFFICULTY - answers>>Dys Patients on Anticoagulants should avoid: - answers>>VITAMIN K (green leafy veg, cheese, green tea) PHLEBITIS - answers>>inflammation of the walls of a vein s/sx: heat, redness, decreased patency, pain at site PIZZA, CANNED SOUP, BREAD, COLD CUTS, CHEESE - answers>>FOODS WITH SODIUM PLASMA - answers>>Liquid part of blood PLATELET - answers>>small blood fragment that collects at sites of injury to begin the clotting process PLEURAL EFFUSION - answers>>abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space s/sx: increased respiration, dry cough, dull on percussion, decreased lung sounds PLEURAL RUB - answers>>Location: Lateral lung fields Causeway: Inflamed pleura Sound: Rubbing or grating PMH - answers>>past medical history PNEUMOTHORAX - answers>>air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall s/sx: unilateral expansion, decreased tactile fremitus, tachypnea, hyper resonance PO - answers>>by mouth Poesis - answers>>formation, production QD - answers>>every day QOD - answers>>every other day Quality Documentation - answers>>Factual Accurate Complete Current Organized
r/t - answers>>related to RECTAL ADMINISTRATION - answers>>- leave in for 5mins
USE OF FRESH FROZEN PLASMA TRANSFUSION - answers>>Correction of coagulation factors or to treat shock from plasma loss (ex: Burn or blood loss) USE OF PLATELET CONCENTRATION TRANSFUSION - answers>>To prevent bleeding from decreased platelet levels (ex: thrombocytopenia) USE OF RBC TRANSFUSION - answers>>Increase RBC in the blood after trauma/surgery (ex: GSW or severe anemia) Used in most PEDIATRIC patients - answers>>Irradiated RBCs and platelets VAGINAL ADMINISTRATION - answers>>- leave for 10 mins