Happy Nurses Week

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Across
  1. 3. This keeps things clean—and very strongly scented
  2. 5. This color code turns walking into running
  3. 7. This patient position is never as easy to achieve as expected
  4. 10. This blue banana device is a fan favorite for avoiding the alternative
  5. 12. This is the object you hand patients - even when it’s in their reach
  6. 16. This substance could probably be charted as a continuous infusion for staff
  7. 17. This is the number you never, ever want to guess
  8. 18. This is the category of meds patients are often requesting
  9. 20. This two-letter reading might earn a call to the provider at 0230
  10. 22. This squiggly-lined test looks at the electrical signals of the heart
  11. 23. This interval is Latin derived from “pro re nata”
  12. 24. This airway procedure quickly escalates a room into controlled chaos
  13. 28. This is a profession known as “guardians of every breath”
  14. 30. This oxygen delivery method is frequently removed by patients
  15. 33. This tool hangs around your neck like a badge of honor
  16. 36. This ends… eventually… probably
  17. 37. This is pajamas or professional medical attire? You decide.
  18. 38. This describes a princess shift in time
Down
  1. 1. This is what you do when you scan, scan again, and still double-check the med
  2. 2. This is where you get all the details
  3. 4. This number can skyrocket after climbing stairs with supplies
  4. 6. This unit tradition features amazing food you barely have time to eat
  5. 8. This is our first line presser
  6. 9. This is where you find what to give, when to give it
  7. 11. This two-letter medication route is your best friend and worst enemy
  8. 13. This is what we never seem to have enough of
  9. 14. This device delivers meds and should not house air
  10. 15. This tube. “Is it still needed?”
  11. 19. This is the captain of our ICU Ship
  12. 21. This is what we always seem to be out of in the fridge
  13. 25. This unit is not for the faint of heart—or weak Folgers coffee
  14. 26. This professional can chart, medicate, comfort, and snack—all at once
  15. 27. A person receiving medical treatment
  16. 29. This number is a good indicator of organ perfusion
  17. 31. This tube could be a Dobblehoffer
  18. 32. This head-to-toe activity turns nurses into detectives
  19. 34. This coworker deserves endless gratitude
  20. 35. This digital system is where your time disappears