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Do not delegate
Ξ -:- What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach
Addison's & Cushings
Ξ -:- Addison'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?
Ξ -:- EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries
APGAR
Ξ -:- Appearance (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
Ξ -:- My chicken hez tb (measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
Airborne precautions protective equip
Ξ -:- private room, neg pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask N95 for TB
Droplet precautions
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Ξ -:- spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever, streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus,
pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia, adeNovirus (Private room or cohort
mask!)
Contact precaution
Ξ -:- MRS WEE
Multidrug resistant organism
Rresiratory infection
Skin infection
Wound infection
Enteric infection (C diff)
Eye infection (conjunctivitis)
Skin infection
Ξ -:- VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
Air or Pulmonary Embolism
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Ξ -:- S/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)
Ξ -:- late decels, decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc Turn pt on Left side, give
O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
Tube feeding with decreased LOC
Ξ -:- Pt on Right side (promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated
(prevent aspiration)
After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram
Ξ -:- pt is flat SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
Pt with heat stroke
Ξ -:- flat with legs elevated
during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
Ξ -:- catheter is taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
After Myringotomy
Ξ -:- position on the side of AFFECTED ear, allows drainage.
After Cataract surgery
Ξ -:- pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
after Thyroidectomy
Ξ -:- low or semi-fowler's position, support head, neck and shoulders.
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Infant with Spina Bifida
Ξ -:- Prone so that sac does not rupture
Buck's Traction (skin)
Ξ -:- elevate foot of bed for counter traction
After total hip replacement
Ξ -:- don'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
Ξ -:- Knee to chest or Trendelenburg
Cleft Lip
Ξ -:- position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to the suture line. while
feeding hold in upright position.
To prevent dumping syndrome
Ξ -:- (post operative ulcer/stomach surgeries) eat in reclining position. Lie down after
meals for 20-30 min. also restrict fluids during meals, low CHO and fiber diet. small, frequent
meals.
AKA (above knee amputation)
Ξ -:- elevate for first 24 hours on pillow. position prone daily to maintain hip
extension.
BKA (below knee amputation)
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