Wellness and Prevention
Physical, emotional, social, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, environmental, and financial are all examples of these.
What are the dimensions of wellness?
Economic stability, education, healthcare access, neighborhood, and social context make up this framework.
What are the social determinants of health?
The gallbladder stores this substance needed for fat digestion.
What is bile?
Yellow discoloration of the skin and sclera associated with liver disease is called this.
What is jaundice?
The spread of cancer cells from the original site to another part of the body is called this.
What is metastasis?
Unexplained weight loss, fatigue, a persistent cough, abnormal bleeding, and a nonhealing lesion are possible manifestations of this disease.
What is cancer?
Nurses provide education, promote healthy behaviors, and recommend screenings as part of this role.
What is health promotion and disease prevention?
People with low levels of this are more likely to use the emergency department and experience longer hospital stays.
What is health literacy?
Inflammation of the gallbladder, often caused by gallstones, is known as this.
What is cholecystitis?
Dark urine and clay-colored stools may occur when the processing or excretion of this substance is impaired.
What is bilirubin?
This cancer-staging system evaluates the tumor, lymph nodes, and distant metastasis.
What is the TNM system?
Skin changes, fatigue, anorexia, stomatitis, and bone marrow suppression are possible side effects of this treatment.
What is radiation therapy?
Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and chronic kidney disease are examples of this type of illness.
What are chronic illnesses?
High out-of-pocket expenses may cause underinsured patients to delay or avoid this.
What is seeking healthcare?
RUQ pain produced during palpation as the patient inhales is this assessment finding.
What is Murphy’s sign?
Ascites, bruising, edema, spiderlike veins, and pruritus are associated with this chronic liver condition.
What is cirrhosis?
Unlike malignant tumors, these tumors are usually slow-growing, well-differentiated, and encapsulated.
What are benign tumors?
Chemotherapy leaking from a vein into surrounding tissue and causing potential tissue damage is called this.
What is extravasation?
During discharge teaching, the nurse asks the patient to explain the instructions in their own words. This communication strategy evaluates understanding.
What is the teach-back method?
Using a patient’s preferred name and pronouns helps the nurse establish this essential therapeutic foundation.
What are rapport and trust?
These two pancreatic enzymes are commonly measured when pancreatitis is suspected.
What are amylase and lipase?
Confusion in a patient with advanced liver disease may result from an elevated level of this substance.
What is ammonia?
Chemotherapy gloves and a chemotherapy gown are worn during administration primarily to prevent this.
What is occupational exposure to cytotoxic medication?
This approach can begin at any stage of a serious illness and focuses on symptom management and quality of life.
What is palliative care?
A patient exercises regularly, maintains a normal blood glucose level, eats fruits and vegetables, and follows a high-fiber diet. These behaviors primarily reduce what type of risk?
What is modifiable disease risk?
Preventive screening recommendations for transgender patients should be based on these factors rather than gender identity alone.
What are present organs, individual risk factors, and treatment history?
A patient with pancreatitis reports severe abdominal pain, has a low calcium level, and an elevated blood glucose level. The nurse should recognize these findings as complications involving these two body systems.
What are the metabolic and endocrine systems?
A patient with cirrhosis becomes increasingly confused and disoriented. The nurse anticipates administering this medication to promote ammonia elimination.
What is lactulose?
A patient receiving chemotherapy has a temperature of 101°F and severe neutropenia. This finding requires immediate action because it could indicate this oncologic emergency.
What is sepsis ?
A patient with cancer develops muscle weakness, confusion, constipation, and cardiac dysrhythmias. The nurse should suspect this oncologic emergency.
What is hypercalcemia?