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Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Ed., Ignatavicius & Workman, 2015 | Practical Nurse (LPN) School Study Aid
Postoperative Care
- Head to Toe Assessment
- Complications
- Hemorrhage
- Clotting
- Pain
- Dehiscence or Evisceration
- Respiratory Complications
- Paralytic Ileus
- Infection
2 mins
Wound Drainage Types and Devices
- Drainage Types
- Serous
- Serosanguineous
- Sanguineous
- Purulent
- Drainage Devices
- T-tube
- Penrose
- Jackson-Pratt (JP)
- Hemovac
- Considerations
- Record Drainage Amounts
- Check Device Function
2 mins
Benzodiazepine Intoxication Assessment
- Drowsiness
- Confusion
- Respiratory Depression
- Hypotension
- Coma
- Treatment
- Flumazenil (Romazicon)
2 mins
Diazepam (Valium)
- Indications
- Anxiety
- Seizures and Status Epilepticus
- Muscle Spasms
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Side Effect/Assessment
- Dizziness/Vision Changes
- Confusion/Amnesia
- Urinary Incontinence
- Behavioral Changes
- Respiratory Depression
- Antidote
- Flumazenil (Romazicon)
- Nursing Considerations
- Fall Precaution
- Do Not Stop Abruptly
2 mins
Benzodiazepine Antidote
- Antidote
- Flumazenil
40 secs
Morphine
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Pain
- Myocardial Infarction
- Side Effects
- Nausea and Vomiting
- CNS Depression
- Biliary Colic
- Constipation
- Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Pupillary Constriction
- Hypotension
2 mins
Codeine
- Mechanism
- Opioid Receptor Agonist
- Indications
- Mild to Moderate Pain
- Cough Suppressant
- Side Effects
- Sedation
- Constipation
- Miosis
- Considerations
- Close Monitoring When Breast Feeding
- Often Combined with Non-Opioids
2 mins
Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin)
- Mechanisms
- NSAID
- COX Inhibitor
- Indications
- General Pain
- Fever
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Side Effects
- GI Ulcers
- Nephrotoxicity
- Rash
- Considerations
- Avoid with Alcohol
- Risk of Thrombotic Event
2 mins
Butorphanol
- Indications
- Migraine
- Severe Pain
- Labor
- Mechanism of Action
- Partial Agonist at Mu and Full Agonist at Kappa Receptors
- Less Respiratory Depression
- Side Effects
- Withdrawal Symptoms
1 min
