Nutrition
Obese
A BMI of 30 or greater
Urinary catheter
What is placed into the bladder to allow urine to drain?
Pressure Injury
What is the term described as localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue, as a result of a pressure or pressure in combination with shear?
Cataract
What is the clouding of the lens of the eye that causes the client’s vision to be blurry, hazy, or less colorful?
Sensorineural
This type of hearing loss typically affects the ability to hear high-frequency tones.
NPO diet
A type of diet that restricts the client from eating or drinking anything until the diet is advanced?
Urine Culture
What test is used to evaluate urine for the presence of bacteria and yeast that may cause a UTI?
Serosanguineous
Thin, watery wound drainage mixed with blood.
Macular degeneration
What condition affects the macula, which is the small, central portion of the retina?
Decorticate posturing
Posture described as legs being extended and arms bent toward the body.
A nasogastric tube
What is the name of a thin plastic tube that is inserted into the nostril and down the esophagus, with the end placed in the stomach?
Clean catch
What method is used to collect a urine sample for urinalysis or urine culture?
Purulent
Green/yellow wound drainage
Rosenbaum Chart
What chart is used for testing near vision?
Diabetic Retinopathy
What condition is described as clients who have diabetes mellitus who experience damage to the blood vessels of retina, leading to blood leaking from the vessels?
Enteral Nutrition
What type of nutrition is a dietary intake through a medical device such as a feeding tube?
Stress incontinence
What is it the term for when coughing, sneezing, laughing, or physical activity increases pressure on the bladder, resulting in urine leakage.
Malnutrition
What condition is characterized as a nutritional deficit, reduced perfusion, altered sensation, and decreased level of consciousness?
Brudzinski Sign
What sign is described when the patient’s head is flexed, and the hips and knees flex upward?
Heart-Healthy Diet
A diet that focuses on controlling portions, consuming more fruits and vegetables, increasing whole grains, limiting unhealthy fats, eating low-fat protein sources, and decreasing sodium intake.
Parenteral Nutrition
What type of nutrition can prevent malnutrition by replacing missing nutrients that would be otherwise consumed with eating?
Nocturnal enuresis
What is the condition is common in children but may occur in adults who have consumed too much alcohol, who consume caffeine at night, or who take certain medications and are incontinent at night?
The Braden Scale
A scale that rates a client’s risk for alterations in tissue integrity using six categories: sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction and shear.
Presbyopia
What is an impairment in near vision resulting from a loss of elasticity of the lens related to aging?
Urinary Incontinence
What is described as the inability to control urination, resulting in the involuntary passage of urine?