Across
- 3. The kind of medication first semester nursing students are unable to give in any form (PO, injection, IV)
- 8. The dietary status of patients who can have nothing to eat or drink by mouth
- 9. Nursing students are not allowed to participate in blood ___ (but they can observe)
- 12. The code that is announced overhead in the hospital for cardiac/respiratory arrest
- 13. We measure patients' intake and ___ to determine their fluid status
- 14. My FOR needs to be with me the ___ time I do any new skill at clinicals
- 18. We can help our patients get up out of bed and ___ (another word for walking your patient around)
- 19. Students must have their ___ mask with them at clinicals at all times
- 21. Before administering any kind of insulin we would need to check a blood ___
- 22. One of the fall safety precautions we utilize is a ___ alarm that alerts us when patients get out of bed
Down
- 1. Hospital beds can get extremely uncomfortable so you can help your patient to ___ (or change how they are positioned in bed)
- 2. One of the vital signs and is documented as whatever the patient reports it to be
- 4. Students can go into any patient rooms with precautions except for ___ rooms
- 5. You should initiate ___ immediately if you realize your patient is unconscious and their heart isn't beating
- 6. One of the most important ways I can keep my patient safe is to practice good ___ (Gel in and gel out)
- 7. Pushing a call ___ is how patients communicate from their room that they need something
- 10. I need to have learned a skill in lab ___ I can do that skill at clinical
- 11. One of the most useful tools a nurse has that allows them to determine changes in a patient's condition based on sounds
- 15. Temperature, Blood Pressure, Respiratory Rate, Pulse, Oxygen Saturation, Pain
- 16. The form/way we keep patient information organized when communicating with other staff members
- 17. One of the biggest safety concerns for patients in the hospital due to things like confusion, medications, weakness, etc.
- 20. Tasks such as bathing, oral care, and feeding that all first semester nursing students can assist