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Lidocaine Toxicity – Signs and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (SAMS)

Lidocaine Toxicity – Signs and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (SAMS)

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SAMS

  • S-Slurred Speech
  • A-Altered Central Nervous System
  • M-Muscle Twitching
  • S-Seizures

Description

Lidocaine is an anesthetic that prevents painful impulses from reaching the brain. These are signs that the patient may have had too much lidocaine (like buying in bulk)

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Term 2: Unit 2

Concepts Covered:

  • Perioperative Nursing Roles
  • Preoperative Nursing
  • Communication
  • Intraoperative Nursing
  • Postoperative Nursing
  • Musculoskeletal Trauma
  • Central Nervous System Disorders – Brain
  • Developmental Considerations
  • Integumentary Disorders
  • Urinary Disorders
  • Upper GI Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Medication Administration
  • Labor Complications
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Noninfectious Respiratory Disorder
  • Respiratory Emergencies
  • Vascular Disorders
  • Studying
  • Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Cardiac Disorders
  • Renal Disorders

Study Plan Lessons

Perioperative Nursing Roles
Preoperative (Preop)Assessment
Live Bedside Report Medsurg (Medical surgical)
Preoperative (Preop) Education
Intubation in the OR
General Anesthesia
Local Anesthesia
Moderate Sedation
Post-Anesthesia Recovery
Postoperative (Postop) Complications
CRNA
Discharge (DC) Teaching After Surgery
Complications of Immobility
Pain and Nonpharmacological Comfort Measures
Developmental Considerations for the Hospitalized Individual
Opioid Analgesics
Parasympatholytics (Anticholinergics) Nursing Considerations
Proton Pump Inhibitors
NSAIDs
Opioids
Sedatives-Hypnotics
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Epidural
Alprazolam (Xanax) Nursing Considerations
Chest Tube Management
Circulatory Checks (5 P’s) Nursing Mnemonic (The 5 P’s)
Codeine (Paveral) Nursing Considerations
Fentanyl (Duragesic) Nursing Considerations
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Vicodin, Lortab) Nursing Considerations
Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) Nursing Considerations
Ketorolac (Toradol) Nursing Considerations
Lidocaine Toxicity – Signs and Symptoms Nursing Mnemonic (SAMS)
Meperidine (Demerol) Nursing Considerations
Methadone (Methadose) Nursing Considerations
Midazolam (Versed) Nursing Considerations
Morphine (MS Contin) Nursing Considerations
Naproxen (Aleve) Nursing Considerations
Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for Rhabdomyolysis