Nutrition
Diet order for "nothing by mouth"
What is NPO?
An indwelling urinary catheter
What is a Foley catheter?
Turn intervals for a patient who needs repositioning
What are every two hours?
Reduction or absence of stimuli to one or more senses
What is sensory deprivation?
Natural substance produced by the pineal glands that helps prepare the body for sleep
What is melatonin?
Protein, carbohydrates, and fats
What are the three macronutrients?
Diarrhea that lasts longer than 4 weeks
What is chronic diarrhea?
Redness of the skin that becomes white when pressure is applied
What is blanchable erythema?
Cranial nerve number for smell
What is Cranial Nerve I?
Whistling in the lungs heard on exhalation
What is wheezing?
Blood glucose level of less than 70 mg/dL
What is hypoglycemia?
Urinary leakage as a result of nerve damage
What is reflex incontinence?
Wound drainage that is thin and watery, mixed with blood
What is serosanguineous?
Age-related farsightedness that occurs gradually
What is presbyopia?
Systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHg or diastolic greater than 120mmHg
What is hypertensive crisis?
The fat-soluble vitamin responsible for blood clotting
What is Vitamin K?
Loss of 15% of expected kidney function
What is kidney failure?
Lowest score that can be received on the Braden Scale for altered tissue integrity
What is 6?
Age-related hearing loss that occurs gradually
What is presbycusis?
Expected pulse range of an infant
What is 90-160 bpm?
Swallowing technique by which food/liquid is swallowed while holding the breath, then immediately coughing
What is the supraglottic swallow?
Fecal diversion at the end of the small intestine
What is an ileostomy?
Wound healing where the wound is left open to heal and granulation tissue forms from the bottom up
What is secondary healing (second intention)?
The most common cause of impaired vision and blindness in adulthood
What is diabetic retinopathy?
Electrolyte imbalance indicated by a twitching of facial muscles after being tapped on the facial nerve
What is hypocalcemia?