Growth and Development
The ID, suggested by this theorist is responsible for promoting self-gratification.
Who is Freud?
A nursing student is conducting an assessment on a new patient. The patient states that he is in pain and is worried about his test results. These results are known as _____________ data.
What is subjective data?
The most effective process for stopping the spread of organisms is _________________________
What is hand hygiene?
The general stress response was described by which scientist?
Who is Selye?
Your elderly patient with dementia has a very dry mouth with some crusting on the palate. The nursing intervention is _____________________________
What is perform oral hygiene every 4-6 hours and monitor fluid intake?
This is the theory stating that DNA and genes can be identified to assist people in determining risk for disease.
What is genomics?
An actual or potential patient problem that could be improved through the use of nursing is _____________.
What is a nursing diagnosis?
Mr. Jones has a urinary tract infection. The nurse knows that she must follow ____________ precautions to care for him.
What is universal precautions?
According to Kubler-Ross, the bargaining stage of grief refers to ________________
What is bargaining with God to save the person?
Your patient reports diffuse pain throughout the abdomen that she cannot localize. This is ___________ pain
What is visceral?
The tendency for neonates to grasp a finger is known as the _________ reflex.
What is grasp?
The medical record indicates the following diagnoses for the patient: hypertension and headache. The nursing diagnoses would be ____________________.
What is altered comfort related to headaches?. What is impaired perfusion related to nonadherence with medication?
Mrs. Doolittle is 87 years old and was admitted to the hospital after suffering a fall at home. Discharge teaching for Ms. Doolittle should include _________.
What is removing clutter and ensuring that scatter rugs are removed from the home?
An older patient is having difficulty walking and has fallen several times. She refuses to use a walker because it makes her look old. An effective outcome for this patient is ____________.
What is verbalize acceptance of her altered body and the need for assistance.
Your patient has been admitted with frequent diarrhea and abdominal pain. You first inspect the abdomen for distention, masses, scars. The next assessment technique used will be _________________
What is auscultation of bowel sounds.
This is the leading cause of injury and death in preschoolers.
What are accidents?
The nurse statement of an expected outcome pertaining to Ms. Smith's Stage III pressure injury would be: _____________________________
What is "Within two weeks, Ms. Smith will verbalize how to avoid pressure injuries in the future."
A fire alarm has just sounded in the hospital and the fire is located in a utility room on your unit. The nurse's highest priority is __________________
What is rescue?
Mr. Jones was badly burned in a house fire. He is learning to walk again in rehab. Mr. Jones doesn't interact with other patients and is often seen with his eyes downcast. When asked how he is doing, he often replies "Terrible. My life sucks." What psychosocial alteration is demonstrated.
What is alteration in self concept and self esteem.
You come into the patient's room and find him dyspneic lying in bed with head up 15 degrees. The patient has COPD and has oxygen on at 2 liters per nasal cannula. Your first action is _____________
What is place the patient in High Fowlers position?
A school nurse at an elementary school is vigorously advocating for more fruits and vegetables in the cafeteria due to this disorder.
What is childhood obesity?
A group of three to five specific evidence-based practices that are proven to effective in treating a nursing problem are called________________
Care Bundles
A disoriented patient is wandering the halls and can't get back to his room. What action(s) should be taken to assist the patient?
Ms. Monroe is severely obese and depressed. When talking with the nurse, she states that she needs to deal with her feelings and get better. List one intervention to assist her
What is assist the patient to identify negative self talk and replace it with positive self talk
The patient on the unit has a sodium level of 152. The patient is most likely experiencing ______________ in terms of fluid volume.
What is dehyration?