DO NOT delegate what you can EAT!E - evaluateA - assessT - teachaddisons= down, down down up downcushings= up up up down upaddisons= hyponatremia, hypotension, decreased blood vol, hyperkalemia, hypoglycemiacushings= hypernatremia, hypertension , incrased blood vol, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia No Pee, no K (do not give potassium without adequate urine output) Ele V ate V eins; d A ngle A rteries for better perfusion A= appearance (color all pink, pink and blue, blue [pale])P= pulse (>100, < 100, absent)G= grimace (cough, grimace, no response)A= activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)R= respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent) TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS:AIRBORNEMy - MeaslesChicken - Chicken Pox/VaricellaHez - Herpez Zoster/ShinglesTB or remember...MTV=AirborneMeaslesTBVaricella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles Private Room - negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr Mask, N95 for TBDROPLET think of SPIDERMAN!S - sepsisS - scarlet feverS - streptococcal pharyngitisP - parvovirus B19P - pneumoniaP - pertussisI - influenzaD - diptheria (pharyngeal)E - epiglottitisR - rubellaM - mumpsM - meningitisM - mycoplasma or meningeal pneumoniaAn - Adenovirus Private Room or cohort Mask1A MUST READ NCLEX GUIDE BEFORE TESTCONTACT PRECAUTION MRS.WEEM - multidrug resistant organismR - respiratory infection S - skin infections *W - wound infxnE - enteric infxn - clostridium difficileE - eye infxn - conjunctivitisSKIN INFECTIONSVCHIPSV - varicella