Nursing Tips

Colchicine is a medication used to treat an acute gout attack.

Criteria for hospitalization of patients with Anorexia Nervosa.

Do NOT administer any medications through a patient's parenteral nutrition (i.e. TPN) IV line! You need to use a separate line.

Things can delegate to your CNA/tech partner: Bathing, toileting, dressing, ambulating, positioning, vital signs, bed making, specimen collection...

For symptoms of compartment syndrome, remember the 5Ps: Paresthesia, Paralysis, Pallor, Pulselessness, Intense Pain

Windshield Survey: Collect data by literally driving around and look out your windshield.

Crib safety: Infants on back to sleep, nothing in crib, and width of crib slats

ABCD = Antitussives include Benzonatate, Codeine, 
Dextromethorphan.

Smallpox: Symptoms include a RASH that begins on the FACE and spreads down, high fever, headache, vomiting.

Chest physiotherapy treatments should be included 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals to avoid vomiting.

Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used to treat UTIs. A unique side effect of this medication is "achilles tendon rupture". HINT: If you take CIPRO, you might SLIP due to your achilles tendon rupturing.

An Indirect Coombs test is used to determine if the mom is Rh-positive or Rh-negative.

Calcium channel blockers are Very Nice Drugs: Verapamil, Nifedipine, Diltiazem.

Ask your patient directly about hallucinations, including command hallucinations. Implement 1:1 observation if indicated!

Beta 2 adrenergic agonists: Albuterol is SHORT-acting (for acute episodes) and Salmeterol is LONG-acting.

Injury prevention in the home: Make sure water heater setting is set to LESS than 120 degrees F to prevent burns.

Antidiuretic hormones (ex: vasopressin and desmopressin) are used to treat Diabetes Insipidus.

Fat-soluble vitamins are: Vitamin A, D, E, K.

Community Oriented Nursing is focused on health promotion and disease prevention in the community. No direct care for individuals! Community Based Nursing is focused on illness care for individuals and families.

Amphotericin B is only used for life-threatening fungal infections, because the side effects will "terrorize" your body.

These side effects include: hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and bone marrow suppression.

Best practices for patients with DYSPHAGIA

Best practices for telephone orders

Calcium gluconate is used for emergency treatment of hyperkalemia and hypermagnesemia!

Dementia vs delirium: Dementia has slow onset, does NOT alter vital signs, and is irreversible. Delirium has rapid onset, can alter vital signs and level of consciousness, and is reversible.