Nutrition
The act of the body breaking down food into simple substances.
What is digestion?
Stimulates intestinal activity and increases skeletal muscle tone needed for defecation.
What is physical activity?
A procedure that includes pinching the skin over the clavicle to assess for skin hydration.
What is skin turgor?
What is sensory deprivation?
The internal process that controls the sleep-wake cycle.
What is circadian rhythm?
What are calories?
The population at higher risk for urinary tract infections due to having a shorter urethra.
What is females?
Dressing used for dry wounds, sloughing, and necrotic tissue.
What is hydrogel?
Goes to the brain, which receives information, processes it, and generates a reaction.
What is stimuli?
What is the Joint Commission?
Includes proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. They are eaten in larger amounts and are the primary building blocks of any diet.
What is macronutrients?
A group of medications increases urination by increasing urine production in the kidneys.
What is diuretics?
A common complication after abdominal surgery where there is a separation of part of or all of the wound edges.
What is dehiscence?
Age-related loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects due to decreased elasticity of the lens.
What is presbyopia?
A position that promotes increased oxygenation.
What is high fowlers?
Breaks down food and absorbs most of the nutrients.
Testing involves measuring bladder capacity, the pressure of the bladder during filling, and the final capacity when the urge to urinate begins.
What is cystometric testing?
Thin, watery wound drainage mixed with blood.
What is serosanguineous?
Visual acuity tests.
What are Snellen and Rosenbaum eye charts?
Sodium levels > 145 mEq/L.
What is hypernatremia?
Vitamins A, D, E, and K are stored in the liver.
What are fat-soluble vitamins?
A term used to describe abdominal pain and changes in bowel elimination patterns.
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Full-thickness skin and tissue loss with cartilage, bone, fascia, muscle ligaments, or tendon exposed and easily palpable.
What is Stage 4 Pressure Injury?
Hearing loss happens when there is damage in your inner ear, involving cranial nerve VIII.
What is sensorineural?
A nurse provides a client with information about another patient's medical records.
What is a HIPPA Violation?