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ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor Review Well Defined 2023.
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ATI PN Comprehensive Predictor ReviewDO NOT delegate what you can...EAT (Acronym) - AnswerWhat you can *EAT*
*E*-evaluate
*A*-assess
* T-*teach
Addison's & Cushings - AnswerAddison's = down down down up down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
Better peripheral perfusion? - AnswerElevate veins, D-Angle Arteries
APGAR - AnswerAppearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
Airborne precautions - AnswerMTV or My chicken hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes
zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip - Answerprivate room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr
mask & respirator N95 for TB
Droplet precautions - Answersepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia,
pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus
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(Private room and mask)
Contact precaution - AnswerMRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies, Enteric diseases caused by micro-
organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag without touching the outside of the
bag
PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
Skin infection- *VCHIPS* - AnswerVaricella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism - AnswerS/S chest pain, dyspnea, tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of
impending doom. (turn pt to LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR) - Answer(late decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc)
Turn pt on Left side, give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC - AnswerPt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of
bed elevated (prevent aspiration)
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LOC - AnswerLevel of Consciousness
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram - Answerpt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking
of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke - Answerflat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI) - Answercatheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept
straight.
After Myringotomy - Answerposition on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
Myringotomy - Answersurgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid.
After Cateract surgery - Answerpt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for *1-4 weeks*
after Thyroidectomy - Answerlow or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
Infant with Spina Bifida - AnswerProne so that sac does not rupture
Buck's Traction (skin) - Answerelevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement - Answerdon't sleep on side of surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60
degress, don't elevate Head Of Bed more than 45 degrees. Maintain hip abduction by separating thighs
with pillows.
Prolapsed cord - AnswerKnee to chest or Trendelenburg
oxygen 8 to 10 L
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