Treatment
Diagnosis
Disease Condition
Nursing Care
Miscellaneous
100
Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
What is the treatment of choice for NF?
100
What NF is often mistaken for?
What is cellulitis?
100
Mortality rate for NF
What is 40%
100
A nursing diagnosis for NF (clue: PCA)
What is acute pain?
100
Type of food is encouraged to maintain optimal nutritional status
What is protein and calorie rich diet
200
Type of bacteria common in NF
What is Streptococci?
200
Number of stages in NF?
What is 3?
200
Number of types of NF
What is 2
200
Second nursing diagnosis for NF (clue: need abx)
What is Risk for Infection?
200
One way a nurse can track the spread of infection
What is mark and date the edges of the wound?
300
Warm moist dressings
What is used to promote circulation in NF?
300
Initial signs of NF (name two).
What are pain, redness, swelling, fever.
300
Most common type of NF
What is Type 1?
300
Third nursing diagnosis for NF (clue: psychological)
What is disturbed body image?
300
How quickly bacteria can destroy the tissue
What is up to one inch per hour?
400
Two important treatments in NF
What are surgical debridement and supportive care
400
Key factor in diagnosing NF
What is pain disproportionate to the amount of redness
400
Another name for NF
What is "flesh-eating disease"?
400
Used commonly to treat pain in NF
What are opioids via PCA
400
Name that British naval surgeons used to refer to NF in the 18th and 19th centuries
What is hospital gangrene?
500
Key role of nurses in caring for a patient with NF
What is pain management?
500
Involves inserting finger into layers of fascia, if fascia and dermis are easily separated, test is considered positive.
What is the finger test?
500
Conditions that are risk factors for NF (name two).
What are ? Alcoholism, Chronic Renal or Liver Disease, compromised Immune System, Diabetes, IV DRG Abuse, PVD, Obesity, Smoking
500
Medication proven helpful for dressing changes
What is Diazepam (antispasmodic)?
500
Number of cases of NF reported annually in the US
What is 500-1500?
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