Nutrition
A vitamin essential for blood clotting
What is Vitamin K?
The organ responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
What are the kidneys?
The largest organ in the human body.
What is the skin?
The cranial nerve responsible for vision
What is the optic nerve (Cranial Nerve II)?
The universal precautions used to prevent the spread of infection.
What are standard precautions?
The mineral important for oxygen transport in the blood.
What is iron?
A common nursing intervention to prevent urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients.
What is encouraging fluid intake and proper perineal care?
A pressure injury characterized by non-blanchable erythema of intact skin.
What is a Stage 1 pressure ulcer?
The name for hearing loss due to aging.
What is presbycusis?
The six rights of medication administration.
What are right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation?
The type of diet recommended for a patient with celiac disease.
What is a gluten-free diet?
The term for excessive urination at night.
What is nocturia?
A wound that is open but involves only the epidermis and dermis.
What is a partial-thickness wound?
A condition where the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, leading to blurry vision.
What is a cataract?
The first action a nurse should take when a patient is experiencing difficulty breathing.
What is assess airway and breathing?
This lab value helps assess protein status and is used to evaluate malnutrition.
What is serum albumin?
The primary electrolyte lost in diarrhea.
What is potassium?
The first step in wound healing.
What is the inflammatory phase?
The term for the sensation of spinning, often due to inner ear issues.
What is vertigo?
The correct sequence of assessment techniques (except for the abdomen).
What are inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation?
The name for difficulty swallowing, commonly seen in stroke patients.
What is dysphagia?
A condition where stool is hard and difficult to pass.
What is constipation?
A type of wound drainage that is thick, yellow, and indicates infection.
What is purulent drainage?
The medical term for an abnormally high intraocular pressure.
What is glaucoma?
The ethical principle that requires nurses to do no harm.
What is nonmaleficence?