Nutrition
Provides the body with energy and fiber
What is carbohydrates ?
Primary organ of urinary elimination
What are the kidneys ?
Localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue as a result of pressure or shear
What is a pressure injury?
6 ways we receive external stimuli to the body.
What is visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, gustatory, kinesthetic?
The ability to move without restrictions.
What is mobility
Cycle of binge eating followed by purging
What is bulimia nervosa?
1,000 to 2,000 mL/day
How much urine in mL does an adult produce per day?
Tears in the skin usually caused by blunt or sharp objects.
What are lacerations?
Excessive, sustained, and unmanageable multisensory stimulation
What is Sensory overload?
Technique used loosens respiratory secretions and moves them into the central airway, where coughing or suctioning can remove them
What is chest physiotherapy?
Flaccid muscles, change in bowel pattern, spleen and liver enlargement
What is expected findings of poor nutrition?
Discard the first voiding of the 24 hour urine specimen
What action does a nurse take when a 24 hour urine collection is requested by a provider?
A form of dermatitis that develops when the skin is exposed to irritants such as feces, urine, and wound exudates
What is Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD)?
Three types of hearing loss
What is sensorineural, conductive, and mixed loss?
Only for administration once and immediately
What is stat prescription?
Avoiding the use of a straw
What is preventing aspiration?
Complication of constipation
What is a fecal impaction?
Hard nonviable black/brown tissue found in the wound bed
What is eschar?
5 diagnostic procedures to assess for vision loss
What is ophthalmoscopy, visual acuity test, tonometry, gonioscopy, slit lamp examination?
Focuses on client safety, safe and effective delivery of health care, and provides recommendations to avoid adverse outcomes
What is the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals?
Puréed food and thickened liquids
What is therapeutic diet for dysphagia ?
Occurs while an indwelling catheter is in place
What is a CAUTI - catheter-associated urinary tract infection?
Used for small abrasions, superficial burns, pressure injuries, and postoperative wounds
A diagnostic procedure determines whether hearing loss is sensorineural and/or conductive
What is audiometry?
Essential for maintenance of acid base and fluid balance, active and passive Tran mechanics and irritability and conduction of nerve and muscle tissue
What is sodium imbalances ?