Pain
This is always the nurse’s first step when managing a patient’s pain
What is performing a comprehensive pain assessment?
This condition is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue
What is fibromyalgia?
This route is used to administer epinephrine in an emergency
What is intramuscular (IM)?
These medications reduce inflammation but increase infection risk
What are corticosteroids?
This patient teaching reduces infection risk
What is proper hand hygiene?
This disease causes a butterfly rash and kidney involvement
What is systemic lupus erythematosus?
This nursing intervention is essential due to photosensitivity in lupus patients.
What is using sunscreen?
This immunoglobulin is responsible for Type I reactions
What is IgE?
This is what each individual letter in PQRST stands for
What are Provocation (or Palliation), Quality, Region (or Radiation), Severity (or Scale), and Timing?
A patient receiving immunosuppressive therapy should avoid this type of vaccine
This opioid side effect requires continuous monitoring by the nurse.
What is respiratory depression?
This nursing intervention helps prevent joint stiffness in osteoarthritis patients
What is regular range-of-motion exercises?
This immune response is rapid, nonspecific, and has no memory.
What is innate immunity?
This type of hypersensitivity may be caused by a blood transfusion with incompatible blood
What is Type II hypersensitivity?
Teaching patients to continue exercise despite stiffness helps prevent this complication
What is complete loss of function?
This lab value is most important to monitor in patients taking NSAIDs long-term.
What is creatinine?
Patients with gout should avoid this type of food
What are high-purine foods?
This is the nurse’s FIRST action in an allergic reaction
What is remove the offending agent?
This disorder causes thickened skin, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and may spread to other organs
What is scleroderma?
HIV primarily destroys this type of immune cell
What are CD4+ T Cells?
Black, tarry stools in a patient taking NSAIDs may indicate this complication
Preventing deformity is a major goal in managing this autoimmune disease
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
These are white spots found in the mouth that characteristic of a fungal infection
What is oral thrush?
This nursing role bridges Western medicine and CAM
What is holistic nursing care?
These are cancerous lesions that can form on your skin or mucus membranes. May be found in clients with HIV
What is Kaposi's sarcoma?