Cancer/EOL
What term describes the abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells that can invade surrounding tissues?
What is Cancer?
A client reports severe pain in the right upper quadrant after eating a fatty meal. What do you suspect?
What is Cholecystitis?
What term describes an infection involving the bladder?
What is Cystitis?
What pain assessment scale commonly asks an alert adult client to rate pain from 0 to 10?
What is a numeric scale?
A client with diabetes is shaky, sweaty, hungry, and confused. What condition is causing these symptoms?
What is hypoglycemia?
What type of cancer treatment uses medications to destroy or slow the growth of rapidly dividing cancer cells?
What is Chemotherapy?
A client with cirrhosis develops vomiting of large amounts of blood. What complication should the nurse recognize?
What is Esophageal varices?
What symptom means painful or burning urination?
What is Dysuria?
What medication is commonly used to reverse opioid-induced respiratory depression?
What is Naloxone or Narcan?
What acute diabetic complication is characterized by hyperglycemia, ketone production, metabolic acidosis, and dehydration?
What is DKA?
A client receiving chemotherapy develops oral ulcers and painful inflammation of the mouth. What condition is this called?
What is Mucositis?
This organ stores bile which is released into the small intestine to aid in the digestion of fat.
What is the Gall Bladder?
A client with a urinary tract infection develops fever, chills, flank pain, and nausea. What complication should the nurse suspect?
What is Pyelonephritis?
What type of pain results from injury or dysfunction of nerves and is often described as burning, shooting, or tingling?
What is Neuropathic Pain?
This intervention is indicated for a hypoglycemic client who is unconscious or unable to swallow.
What is glucagon?
What is the term for the noisy, gurgling respirations that can occur when a dying client is no longer able to effectively clear oral secretions?
What is the Death Rattle?
Your client with this eating disorder refuses all food and is in danger of starving to death.
What is anorexia nervosa?
What laboratory test is used to determine which microorganism is causing a urinary tract infection and which antibiotics are likely to be effective?
What is Urine culture & Sensitivity?
This complication can occur when a some or all layer of the wound separates.
What is dehisance?
A client with diabetes has extremely high blood glucose, profound dehydration, altered mental status, and no ketone production. What condition is this?
What is HHS?
Opioids speed up the process of dying.
What is False?
This type of alteration in bowel elimination is characterized by either constipation or diarrhea, abdominal pain or bloating, and the absence of any detectable organic disease.
What is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)?
A client with Chronic Renal Failure is going to dialysis this morning and the nurse needs to assess the patency of his dialysis access? What will she do?
What is listen for a bruit and feel for a thrill?
A patient in the OR begins to develop tachycardia, muscle rigidity, and elevated temperature, what do suspect?
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
A client with DKA has deep, rapid respirations and a fruity odor to the breath. What is the name of this characteristic breathing pattern?
What is Kussmaul Respirations?