Diversity
Applying certain beliefs about a culture to an individual or group (may be positive or negative in nature)
What is a stereotype?
Connective tissue formed in the healing process which is red, fragile and bleeds easily
What is granulation tissue?
Upon turning a client, the nurse notices a reddened area on the coccyx. After 30 minutes, the redness persists and the skin does not turn white after applying pressure with finger.
What is a Stage 1 pressure injury?
Effects of diarrhea
What is dehydration, abdominal cramping, fatigue?
This type of incontinence occurs when someone laughs hard.
What is stress incontinence?
What is cultural humility?
Immobility, moisture, malnutrition, altered sensory perception, impaired circulation
What are risk factors for pressure injuries?
Localized maroon or purple skin that may be painful, mushy and warm.
What is a deep tissue pressure injury?
The nurse will educate the client to increase water intake, exercise and consume high fiber foods to help with what condition
What is constipation?
These exercises are most helpful when a client experiences stress incontinence.
What are kegel exercises?
Accepting another's cultural beliefs nonjudgmentally and with respect.
What is cultural sensitivity?
Loss of elastic fibers, adipose tissue and collagen fibers in the dermis
What are changes in the integumentary system that occur with aging?
The pressure injury extends into the dermis layer.
What is a stage 2 pressure injury?
Beans, whole grains, fruits, veggies
What are high fiber foods?
What are signs of a UTI?
By first examining one's own values, beliefs, and biases a nurse can then develop this.
What is cultural competence?
Interference with circulation that causes skin to turn white or darker skin to become pale.
What is blanching?
Full thickness skin loss with damage to muscle, bone, or supporting tissue.
What is a stage 4 pressure injury?
Decreased mobility, narcotic medications, decreased fluid intake, high intake of processed foods.
What are constipation risk factors?
Drink extra fluids, toileting every 2 hours, and take showers instead of baths
What are interventions to prevent a UTI?
When vulnerable populations experience poor health outcomes as a result of social determinants of health (environmental conditions, resources & age)
What is a health disparity?
Dark necrotic tissue in a wound bed resulting from severe damage.
Who is eschar?
Loss of full thickness of tissue with eschar covering bed of wound or the base of the injury containing slough which can be green, brown, gray or tan.
What is an unstageable pressure injury?
BRAT diet, gatorade/pedialyte, decreasing caffeine & spicy foods
What are interventions for diarrhea?
Burning when urinating is this
while blood in the urine is this