Important People
Best known as an activist for better mental health care and the establishment of psychiatric hospitals.
Who is DOROTHEA DIX?
A client is about to have abdominal surgery and needs to be positioned to shift abdominal contents upward, the nurse anticipates the client to be put in what position?
What is TRENDELENBURG?
The nurse forgot to put the bed in the lowest position and left one of the bed rails down, causing the client to fall. For which reason could the nurse be reported?
What is NEGLIGENCE?
The pain experienced from stimulation of deep internal pain receptors.
What is VISCERAL PAIN?
When assessing a patient who may be at risk for falls, the nurse would use what scale?
What is THE MORSE SCALE
Theorist whose adaptation model was inspired by the strength and resiliency of children.
Who is Callista Roy
The nurse is preparing a client for a vaginal examination; which position should the nurse put the client in?
What is LITHOTOMY?
The nurse witnesses a coworker taking a narcotic medication prescribed for a client. What should the nurse do first?
What is REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE NURSE SUPERVISOR?
Hormones that act in the immediate area to initiate inflammation by sensitizing local pain receptors.
What are PROSTAGLANDINS?
The nurse is extinguishing a fire that has broken out in the workplace. Which is the first step the nurse should take when using a fire extinguisher?
What is PULL THE PIN FOUND BETWEEN THE HANDLES?
She believed in the Cultural care diversity and universality theory.
Who is MADELEINE LEININGER?
A client experiencing pain related as a 7 on a scale from 1 to 10 continues to have pain despite having medication 2 hours ago. Which response should the the nurse make when the client requests additional medication?
What is "LET ME REPOSITION YOU AND RUB YOUR BACK TO HELP YOU RELIEVE THE PAIN"?
An 8 year old client is injured during a football game. What should the nurse do before providing this client with treatment?
What is OBTAIN A CUSTODIAL PARENT'S SIGNATURE ON THE INFORMED CONSENT
Pain felt in an area other than where the pain was produced.
Who is FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE?
This person was instrumental in establishing a 3-year training program for nurses and worked for licensure examinations and nursing registration.
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 right hip replacement. How should the nurse position the client?
What is KEEP THE CLIENT'S HIPS IN ABDUCTION AT ALL TIMES.
A violation of civil law: involves a wrong against an individual or his or her property.
What is TORT?
Bone, ligament, tendon, and blood vessel pain. The pain may be diffuse and of longer duration than cutaneous pain.
What is DEEP SOMATIC PAIN?
An example of a medication classified as an adjuvant analgesic.
What is GAPAPENTIN?
She published conservation model in 1973, which was designed to promote adaptation of the person while maintaining wholeness or health.
Sitting upright with head of bed elevated 90 degrees or on the side of the bed with feet flat on the floor; patient leaning slightly forward with arms raised and elbows flexed, supported on an over-bed table.
What is ORTHOPNEIC POSITION?
The LPN/LVN is assisting an RN who is caring for a mentally competent client with a terminal illness. The client refuses to take prescribed medications. Which action should the nurse take?
What is REPORT THE CLIENT'S DECISION TO THE RN IN CHARGE?
The burning, stabbing, or sometimes deep ache that your patient describes when there is nerve compression caused by pressure from tumors, lymphedema, or compression fractures of the spine.
What is NEUROPATHIC PAIN?
Mr. Brock's favorite muscle
What is: STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID