The transmission based precaution used by a nurse caring for a patient with tuberculosis
What is Airborne precautions
100
The respirations follow a cycle progressively increasing in depth, then progressively decreasing in depth, followed by a period of apnea. This respiratory pattern is_____________.
What is Cheyne-Stokes
100
This is the best site/technique to obtain a sterile urine specimen from an indwelling urinary catheter.
What is withdrawing urine through the foley catheter tubing port using a needleless access device.
100
The nurses notes red, watery drainage from the wound. The nurse documents this type of drainage as__________.
What is Serosanguineous.
100
Identify CINAHL
What is a literature database.
200
The immediate action by the nurse after giving a patient an injection.
What is Dispose of the uncapped needle/syringe into a sharps container.
200
A nursing diagnosis for a patient with heart failure, crackles auscultated bilaterally, 3+ edema BLLE, denies SOB, reports gaining 2 pounds overnight.
What is Excess Fluid Volume
200
The female patient states, " I will wipe from front to back before I collect the midstream specimen in the sterile container. This specimen name is ____________.
What is a clean catch urine specimen.
200
This pressure ulcer measures 6 by 4 cm. The area is covered with 100% black hard eschar. Identify the stage of this ulcer.
What is an Unstageable pressure ulcer.
200
Any nurse is required to provide high-quality care for all patients. This principle is based on Nursing __________.
What is Nursing Ethics.
300
Double jeopardy!!!!!!!
When bathing a patient & or changing an occupied bed, a nurse uses this to maintain privacy and warmth for the patient. AND
To prevent cross contamination, the nurse does this when providing eye care.
What is a bath blanket.
AND
What is using a different wipe for each eye.
300
When a patient has metabolic acidosis, this body system compensates.
What is the respiratory system?
300
A young athlete with a descending sigmoid colostomy wants to control bowel evacuation. You teach them this procedure.
What is Irrigating the stoma to produce a bowel movement on schedule.
300
This wound / ulcer has full thickness skin loss and necrosis of subcutaneous tissue which extends down to, but not through, underlying fascia over the right ischium. Classify the stage of this wound / ulcer.
What is a stage III pressure ulcer.
300
The nurse uses a whiteboard at the nurse's station to write nurse-patient assignments for the day. this includes patient initials, room number, and diagnoses. This board is visible to anyone approaching the nurses station. This is a violation of _____________.
What is HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
400
Used with all clients, in all settings, regardless of suspected or confirmed presence of infection.
What is standard precautions.
400
This major electrolyte is predominant in extracellular fluid.
What is Sodium?
400
You are the home health care nurse, seeing a patient with a new colostomy. In formulating the plan of care, the priority long-term goal for this patient is.__________
What is Patient will assume self-care in colostomy management.
400
Wounds with extensive tissue loss, preventing wound edges from approximating, heal from the inner layer to the surface by filling in with beefy red granulation tissue. This wound is healing by ______________.
What is secondary intention.
400
Is the duty to keep promises. It is a basic part of every patient care situation.
What is What is Fidelity
500
Removes virtually all pathogens on inanimate objects by physical or chemical means, including steam, gas chemicals, and ultraviolet light.
What is disinfection.
500
Double jeopardy!!!!!!!!!
Involves movement of water across a membrane from an area of a less concentrated solution to an area of more concentrated solution.
AND
This is the greatest determinant of serum osmolality.
What is Osmosis?
And
What is Sodium?
500
Without adequate fluid intake, a high-fiber diet can actually cause constipation. Ideally a person should drink___________(8oz) glasses of fluid a day.
What is 8-10
500
Name the two processes that occur during the inflammatory phase of wound healing.
What is hemostasis (vascular response) and inflammation (cellular response, exudate formation).
then healed : )