The Nursing Pentathlon is traditionally completed with no breaks for food, drinks or toileting. Here are the five events:
CT RACE
The nurse and respiratory therapist take an intubated patient on four drips down and through the CT scanner and back. The first team to get the patient back to their room and reattached to all the monitors wins*!
*patient must survive transport
FOLEY SHOT
The nurse must place a foley on an obese female--alone--while a judge watches and evaluates the sterile technique.
CHEST COMPRESSIONS
The nurse must do continuous chest compressions at a goal rate of 100 beats a minute for one hour while the physician explains repeatedly what the chances are for recovery to the family.
IV IQ
This test evaluates the nurse's ability to think critically. You have a patient with a single lumen PICC* and a 22 gauge peripheral line. How do you arrange the following drips to ensure compatibility and safety?
*anyone who puts in a single lumen PICC should be shot
CHARTING CHALLENGE
The final event in the Nursing Pentathlon is the Charting Challenge!! Everything done up to this point must be charted on accurately. No eating, drinking or bathroom breaks allowed!
Go for the gold!
