Metabolism/ Nutrition
The number of calories necessary to maintain the body at rest
What is Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Inflammation
Defined as avoiding harm to patients from the care that is intended to help them
Safety
If pulses are not palpable the nurse should
Use a doppler
The bodys largest organ making up about 15% of total body weight. Its primary functions include protections and sensory perceptions
Skin
The 6 classes of nutrients
carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, water
Classic signs of inflammation (5)
Redness, swelling, heat, pain, change in function
A unexpected, adverse event that results in death, serious physical or psychological injury or the risk of either
Sentinel event (Never Event)
Number of cardiac contractions (beats) per minute
Heart rate
Proliferative phase
This assists in cellular transport, insulation & protection, vitamin absorption & transportation and energy storage.
Fats
Point at which an organism enters of new host
Portal of entry
All body fluids are assumed to be
Infectious. (Standard precautions)
Afterload
Occurs when patients are sitting or lying on an incline such as sitting in high fowlers in bed.
Shearing
Infants
Nonspecific mechanism that defends the body immediately against all types of organisms
Innate immunity
Must wash hands with soap and water with this specific infection
C. Diff (Clostridium Difficile)
The ability of the vessels to accomodate increased blood flow. Influenced by the diameter of the blood vessels: Vasocontraction vs vasodilation
Peripheral vascular resistance (PVR)
This scale rates a patients risk for alterations in tissue integrity using six categories
Adults and older adults
A strain of staphylococcus aureus that has developed resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, which include the penicillins and cephalosporins
MRSA
Alterations to what senses can lead to limitations in mobility and increased risk for falls
Sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste
Treatments and lifestyle modifications for patients with perfusion disorder
Antiplatelet medications, blood pressure control, cholesterol lowering medications, diet, exercise, smoking cessation
Pressure injury stage where there is full thickness skin loss with visible adipose tissue.
Stage 3 pressure injury- Full thickness skin loss