Nutrition
Macronutrients are
What are protein, carbohydrates, and fats needed in large amounts for the body to function properly?
The amount of fluids a female vs a male requires per day
What is female: 2.7L/day and male: 3.7L/day?
The Braden scale is used to assess
What is a patient's risk for developing pressure ulcers?
The Romberg test assesses
What is balance and proprioception?
The Glasgow scale is used to assess and the 3 responses that are used to assess it
What is used to assess a patient's level of consciousness based on eye-opening, verbal response, and motor response
The difference between enteral and parenteral nutrition
What is enteral nutrition is dietary intake via a feeding tube while parenteral nutrition is dietary intake via IV fluids?
Safety consideration when caring for a client with fecal impaction
What is avoiding stimulation of the vagus nerve and stopping the procedure if the heart rate or rhythm changes?
Wound therapy that uses a foam dressing covered by a semi-porous occlusive dressing with suction applied to assist in healing large wounds
What is negative pressure wound therapy?
A late sign of increased intracranial pressure indicating brainstem involvement
What is Cushing's triad (hypertension, bradycardia, irregular breathing)?
An early sign of increased intracranial pressure
What is a change in level of consciousness?
The classification of a BMI under 18
What is underweight?
I&O findings that should be reported to the provider
What is less than 30 mL/hr for more than 2 hours indicating inadequate urinary output which can be a sign of urinary retention, hypovolemia, or impaired kidney function?
The proper technique for wound cleansing in a clean wound such as a surgical incision
What is cleanse from the least contaminated area to the most contaminated area?
Type of hearing loss that occurs due to damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
Excessive, sustained, and unmanageable Multisensory stimulation
What is sensory overload?
Manifestations of malnutrition
What is brittle hair, dull skin complexion, cavities, and weakened immune system?
The size and type of catheter that should be used on a male patient vs a female patient
What is 12-14 Fr for a male and 10-12 Fr for a female?
Wound drainage that is thick, often yellow, green, or brown, and contains dead white blood cells, bacteria, and cellular debris
What is purulent drainage?
Test results indicate sensorineural hearing loss
What is a Weber test, lateralizes to the unaffected ear?
The difference between decorticate and decerebrate posturing
What is decorticate posturing indicates damage to the cerebral cortex, while decerebrate posturing indicates brainstem damage?
The amount of net carbs a patient is consuming if they eat an avocado with 17 grams of total carbs and 13 grams of fiber
What are 4 grams of net carbs?
The uroflowmetry test and electromyography measures
What is the uroflowmetry test measures the rate and degree of bladder emptying and electromyography measures the strength of pelvic muscle contractions?
What is protein, omega-3, omega-6, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C?
Positive Brudzinki sign
What is involuntary flexion of hips and knees when the neck is flexed?
A positive Kernig's sign and what it indicates
What is the hip flexed at 90 degrees when attempting to bend the knee indicates meningeal irritation?