PAIN
A patient with fibromyalgia should have what diagnosis as their primary care plan?
What is Chronic Pain?
A patient has type O blood. Which blood type can this patient receive?
What is Type O?
After an immunization a patient begins to twitch, break out in hives and complain of shortness of breath. What medication should be given immediately?
What is an Epinephrine injection?
CT scan dye and what food allergy are both iodine-based ?
What is shellfish?
If a patient presents to a doctor with purulent drainage coming from the ear what action should the nurse expect to perform?
What is obtain a culture of the drainage?
The hospitalized postsurgical patient is reluctant to take the opioid pain medication because of drowsiness. Which response is most informative for the nurse to make?
What is sleep and pain relief promote healing?
What are clinical manifestations of anemia?
What is fatigue, elevated respiratory rate, pallor, clubbed fingers, palpitations?
What are interventions for a patient with bacterial meningitis?
What is a calm, dark environment, isolation, analgesics, antiemetics, antibiotics?
If a nurse is stuck by a contaminated needle what is the first action the nurse should take?
What is wash the area with soap and water?
What is a consensual response?
What is when a light is shone into an eye and that eye and the opposite eye both constrict?
What is proper ice pack application instructions?
What is apply for 15-20 minutes and never directly to the skin?
A patient with hemophilia who is experiencing severe acute pain is treated with what class of pain medications?
What is opioids?
A patient with a history of a splenectomy is at greater risk of developing what conditions?
What is meningitis and pneumonia?
What are dietary instructions for patients with MS?
What is increase food high in fiber, maintain a fluid intake of at least 1500ml, and additional calcium and vitamins?
What tests used to measure a patient's hearing use a tuning fork?
What is the Rhinne and Weber tests?
Provide Transdermal patch education
What is no tape, use gloves, date and initial, replace if lost, discard properly, fevers and exercise increase, smoking decreases, not immediate?
What are dietary recommendations for a patient with a folic acid deficiency?
What is whole grains, green leafy vegetables, and cereals with fortified grain?
What are nursing precautions for leukopenia?
What is handwashing, limit visitors, wear a mask, no live plants, no raw fruits and vegetables, and avoid crowds?
A patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) needs a care plan that addresses which areas?
What is monitoring advancing paralysis, possible need of ventilation, adequate nutrition, and preventing complications from immobility?
What are common age-related changes in the eyes?
What is presbycusis, yellowing of the lens, distorted depth perception, decreased lacrimal secretions, difficulty differentiating between dark tones (blue vs black), intensified glaring, and decreased peripheral vision field?
Arrange the sequence of nociceptive pain in the order in which the process occurs.
What is Transduction, Transmission, Perception, and lastly Modulation?
What are indicators of Aplastic anemia in a patient?
What is bone marrow that is pale, fatty , and fibrous, CBC with all low values, and increased total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)?
Iron supplies are low. Free transferrin in your blood.
Place the process of HIV invasion in the proper sequence.
What is HIV attaches to CD4 receptor sites on T-helper cells, Infected cell replicates itself millions of times, T-helper cells fail to activate phagocytes, Immune system is unable to respond effectively, and lastly Opportunistic infection occurs?
A patient with Parkinson disease just started taking carbidopa-levodopa, the nurse should be alert for which side effects?
What is orthostatic hypotension, urinary retention, and diaphoresis?
Provide Eye Patch education.
What is Rest both eyes? Refrain from activities such as watching TV and reading.