Skin & Wounds
A surgical wound develops thick yellow-green drainage, increased warmth, and tenderness. This complication should be suspected and reported.
What is a wound infection?
Keep this within reach so a patient can request help before getting out of bed.
What is the call light?
This routine action is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
A patient holds a cane on this side of the body.
What is the stronger side?
A patient reports enough time in bed but repeatedly struggles to fall or stay asleep. This describes this sleep problem.
What is insomnia?
A contaminated wound remains open for four days before surgical closure. This describes its healing intention.
What is tertiary intention?
An older patient taking a diuretic repeatedly rushes to the bathroom. This planned intervention reduces unassisted trips.
What is scheduled toileting?
A patient develops vague fatigue and malaise before characteristic infection symptoms appear. This is the infection stage.
What is the prodromal stage?
A patient becomes dizzy as blood pressure drops after standing. This is the likely problem.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
A patient has an evening crawling sensation in the legs that improves with movement. This suggests this disorder.
What is restless legs syndrome?
This nutrient helps the body repair wounds and build new tissue.
What is protein?
In RACE, this action comes first when a patient is in immediate danger from a fire.
What is rescue?
Disinfecting a shared blood-pressure cuff interrupts this link in the chain of infection.
What is transmission?
Tightening a muscle without moving the joint is this type of exercise.
What is isometric exercise?
A rotating-shift worker cannot sleep when scheduled because the internal body clock conflicts with work hours. This rhythm is disrupted.
What is circadian rhythm?
A patient slides down in bed while the skin stays against the sheets. This force damages deeper tissues.
What is shear?
A restrained hand becomes cool and pale. The nurse immediately takes this action while maintaining safety.
What is releasing the restraint?
Redness, warmth, and swelling develop after a sterile tissue injury. These findings demonstrate this response, even without infection.
What is inflammation?
These exercises move joints and help prevent stiffness during immobility.
What are range-of-motion exercises?
Loud snoring and repeated breathing pauses during sleep suggest this disorder.
What is sleep apnea?
A patient’s abdominal incision opens, and internal organs protrude. This is the complication.
What is evisceration?
Repeated nonactionable monitor alerts cause staff to become less responsive to a true emergency alarm. This describes this safety problem.
What is alarm fatigue?
A patient receives prepared antibodies for immediate, temporary protection. This is the immunity type.
What is artificial passive immunity?
A patient with left-leg weakness holds a cane in this hand.
What is the right hand?
Combining nonurgent nursing tasks into fewer visits helps prevent sleep interruptions. This practice is called this.
What is clustering care?