Happy Nurses Week

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