Chapter 7
Name a non-modifiable risk factor for disease
Hereditary,age, and gender
what percent of the population has contributed to the country's population explosion as reported in the census bureau of 2015?
56%
Why might having a child interpret for their parents not be the best method?
This may put the child in an inappropriate position if taboo areas or subjects are discussed
How many identifiers do you need at LEAST to confirm?
Two
Separation anxiety is particularly common in which age groups?
Children and older adults
This protective response save many during high stress level times in our lives such as a car accident or shooting
Fight or flight
What are some beliefs of traditional Chinese medicine?
Health is a balance of the internal and external enviroments of the individual
Illness is caused by an imbalance of the energy forms known as ying and yang.
What are the two purposes for patient teaching?
To instruct patients on health promotion and wellness strategies
To explain disease processes, treatments and care
A patient rated at 51 is what level of fall risk?
High strict risk
Dec scribe the subjective and objective components of an assessment
Subjective: What the patient states such as how they are feeling
Objective: Measurable: See, hear, touch, smell
When a person develops nausea before a scheduled exam and disappears soon after scheduled exam time, what type of defense mechanism is this?
Conversion reaction
What becomes most important when there is a language barrier present?
Nonverbal or body language
When a patient is experiencing neuropathy and retinopathy what are they expleriencing?
Nerve damage and retinal damage that can lead to blindness
Name two types of restraint alternatives
Monitors, soft devices, strategies( activities, massage)
What is the purpose of medication reconciliation?
Effort to decrease medication omissions and duplication and potential drug interactions
A mother gets laid off expectantly and goes home and kicks the dog, what type of defense mechanism is this?
What are some ways to deliver culturally sensitive care?
Allow the patient time to get their thoughts together
Use an interpreter if needed
Be aware of the patients nonverbal language
Be aware that hand gestures mean different things to different cultures
What example is used in the book when explaining a treatment or procedure to a child?
Allow the child to perform the treatment or procedure on a teddy bear or doll as a return demo. You allow the child to better understand and feel less stress
30 minutes and two hours
What are specific ways to enhance communications during a barrier?
Avoid using slang, pay attention to body language, brief eye contact, smile
During hospitalization, your patient may be stressed and might need help, how can you help your patient manage their stress?
Answer any questions regarding their treatment, discuss their feelings with no judgement, listen to your patients concerns and provide reassurance.
Provide comfort measures such as a massage, food.
Name at least three nursing interventions when spiritual distress is present
Offer prescense with the patient
Provide oppurtunities for the patient to express themselves
Use theraputic communication techniques such as using silence or reflection
Contact the appropriate religious advisor with their permission
Provide for religious rituals
What are good ways to reinforce patient teaching?
Repetition and restating
Name the five types of extinguishers and what they extinguish
Type A: paper, wood, fabric and trash
Type B: Combustible liquids, oil and gas
Type C: Electrical fires or outlets and wires
Type D: Powder, flakes of combustable metals
Type K: Kitchen fires
This is the simpliest transfer for a patient
Transfer within a facility
A patient who has fibromyalgia tells you that she was feeling better up until last night when the pain just suddenly occurred and feels worse than her regular symptoms, what is she experiencing?
Exacerbation
True or false: Some cultures believe that it is wrong to pray for healing and recovery
True
What is chapter 12 covering?
Communicating and understanding
Name three actions you take when you come upon an unresponsive patient?
Assess
Call code
Begin CPR
*Document after situation is stable
What are the four common reactions to admission
Fear, anxiety, loss of control and loss of identity