Post CABG Care Crossword

How often should the incentive spirometer be used? Up to ____ breaths every hour while awake.
What complication does using the incentive spirometer help to prevent?
What is something that can prevent sternal wound dehiscence for women, particularly those with large breast tissue?
The night before surgery, the patient have a light dinner and not eat anything after _____ the night before surgery?
Patient should eat meals high in _____ to help the healing process.
Patients should ambulate in the halls ____ times per day.
In what position should patients eat their meals?
What do compression/TED stockings help to prevent?
The PA has just pulled pacer wires on a patient. How long should the patient be on bedrest? _____ hours.
Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency caused by increased fluid in the _______ space.
What is a loop diuretic often given after CABG surgery?
_____ medications need to be administered on a scheduled basis for the first few days post-op, even if they are ordered PRN.
What type of dressing will typically cover the mid-sternal incision?
What is an invasive method to maintain heart rate after CABG? Temporary ______.
What is a NON-invasive method to maintain heart rate after CABG? Calcium channel blockers and ____ _______.
What is a common arrhythmia following cardiac surgery?
When monitoring vital signs, the nurse should assess for ______ and tachycardia following pacer wire removal.
Following pacer wire removal, the nurse should assess for _____ ______, which can be a sign of tamponade.
_____ heart sounds are associated with cardiac tamponade.