Diabetes
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, allows glucose to enter body cells.
What is insulin?
This IM injection technique pulls the skin and tissue aside to prevent leakage into subcutaneous tissue.
What is the Z track method?
Movement away from the body
What is abduction?
Integration of technology and physical devices with nursing knowledge and nursing clinical decision-making skills.
What is nursing informatics?
Compression stockings help prevent this post-surgical complication.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
This type of diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
Medications that should never be crushed include enteric-coated and this type.
What are sustained/extended-release tablets?
An exaggerated rounding of the back
What is kyphosis?
A federal law enacted to safeguard clients’ medical health information when it is being accessed or shared electronically without the clients’ consent or knowledge.
What is HIPPA?
This type of ostomy diverts urine after removal of a diseased section of the urinary tract.
What is a urostomy?
The “15/15 rule” is used to treat this common complication of diabetes.
What is hypoglycemia?
The highest concentration of a drug in the bloodstream is called this.
What is the peak level?
Process where old bone is constantly being replaced with new bone.
What is bone remodeling?
Plays a pivotal role in promoting access to healthcare.
What is telehealth?
These compression wraps are preferred for chronic venous insufficiency (with mild edema).
What are tubi-grips?
Increased thirst, frequent urination, and blurred vision are hallmark symptoms of this type of diabetes.
What is Type 2 diabetes?
This term describes how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a drug.
What is pharmacokinetics?
Goals for client positioning and alignment.
What is promotion and prevention?
Decision support tools that outline specified steps related to a predetermined clinical problem and present the anticipated clinical course.
What are clinical pathways?
While transferring a patient from bed to wheelchair, this safety step must be completed before pivoting.
What is lock the wheelchair brakes (and remove footrests)?
Patients with diabetes are at high risk for this chronic complication affecting kidneys.
What is diabetic nephropathy?
These are the ten rights of medication administration.
What is Right patient, Right medication, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right assessment, Right documentation, Right to refuse, Right education and Right evaluation?
The four properties of the muscle.
What are Contractibility, Excitability, Extensibility, Elasticity?
The ability to search, obtain, understand, and evaluate information from electronic sources and utilize that knowledge to manage a health issue, also impacts client outcomes
What is digital health literacy?
A stoma that appears dusky, dark, or bluish instead of moist and red suggests this complication.
What is compromised blood supply (ischemia/necrosis)?