Nurse Key

Skills Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway First, hold the airway beside the patient’s face to make sure it’s the proper size (as shown below left). It should be slightly smaller than…

Disorders Acute respiratory distress syndrome Description • Severe form of alveolar or acute lung injury resulting in damage to alveolar capillary membrane. • Pulmonary edema in the absence of cardiac…

Diagnostic Tests Crisis values of laboratory tests The abnormal laboratory test values listed here have immediate lifeor-death significance to the patient. Report such values to the patient’s physician immediately. Test…

Patient Teaching Applying learning domains to patient teaching Understanding learning domains—cognitive, psychomotor, and affective—can make your teaching more precise and effective. By giving consideration to each domain as you prepare…

Assessment Evaluating a symptom Height and weight conversions Height conversion Weight conversion To convert a patient’s height from inches to centimeters, multiply the number of inches by 2.54. To convert…

Medications & I.V.s Drug administration guidelines Precautions for drug administration Whenever you administer medication, observe these precautions to ensure that you’re giving the right drug in the right dose to…