Med Surg II
A nurse caring for a patient with a non function GI system would expect to utilize this type of nutrition.
A nurse on a GI floor is caring for a patient on sucralfate (cerafate). She can assume that the medication is for this lower GI disorder.
What is a duodenal ulcer?
A 22-year-old female is admitted to the unit following a suicide attempt. She has a 2-week history of depression as well as a history of abusing multiple substances and anorexia nervosa. The nurses priority is to ensure the patient's _____.
A nurse is providing teaching to a teenager with celiac disease. She know to tell the patient to avoid this dietary component.
What is gluten?
A patient is suspected of having Lyme's Disease, so the nurse will look for this characteristic rash.
What is a bulls eye rash?
A patient with cystic fibrosis is on enzyme replacement therapy that includes the enzymes secreted from this accessory organ.
What is the pancreas?
Your patient has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and believes that his thoughts can be heard by others, which is known as_____.
What is thought broadcasting?
A nurse in a postpartum unit should provide education about this vaccine to parents at the time of birth.
A nurse in the Neuro ICU is caring for a patient when he suddenly drops to the grounds and begins full body convulsions. The nurse knows he is experiencing this type of seizure.
What is a tonic clonic seizure?
A nurse is preparing to perform an infection workup on a patient. She has an order for antibiotics but knows she must perform this most important action before sending them.
What is obtain microbial cultures?
A patient you are caring for was showing signs of depression yesterday. Today, you overhear the patient saying "I am superman, I can do anything I am going to build a house for myself and become a chef!" The patient is experiencing this type of episode.
What is a manic episode?
When developing a plan of care for a hospitalized child, the nurse knows that children in this age group are most likely to view illness as a punishment for misdeeds.
What is preschool aged?
A patient is experiencing pain after large meals and when bending over, dyspepsia, and early fullness. The patient is also obese. The nurse expects they are experience this upper GI disorder.
What is a hiatal hernia?
A priority question for a nurse to ask about the medical history of a patient who is about to be administered penicillin is ______.
Do you have any allergies?
Your patient is in his 40s and still lives with his mother. You ask him what he likes to make for dinner, and he reports that his mom makes him food and picks out his clothes. The nurse expects that he is experiencing this disorder.
What is dependent personality disorder?
A mom reports to you that her newborn son's skin tastes salty. The nurse should be concerned that this is the first sign of this disease.
What is cystic fibrosis?
A nurse is caring for a college aged patient who is experiencing nuchal rigidity and high fevers. Following her suspicions, she places the patient on this level of precautions.
What is droplet precautions (suspected meningitis)?
A patient taking vancomycin develops a rash, flushing, and pruritus during infusion. A nurse knows this action should stop this adverse affect.
What is decreasing the infusion rate?
These two symptoms of alcohol detoxification would be most concerning for a patient's safety.
What are hallucinations and delusions?
What is Kawasaki Disease?
A nurse should put a patient experiencing an air embolism in this position.
What is left lateral moderate trandelenburg.