Physical Needs
A nurse places the patient at -------degree to maximize open airway and prevent aspiration.
What is fowler position
A nurse turns off the light and place "don’t disturb" sign on the door for a patient with Migraine headache. This is a form of --------------
What is Non-pharmalogical therapy
-------------Assists patient with gait training and mobility training
What is physical therapist
Nursing management method that will assess eye response, verbal response, and motor response
What is Glasgow Coma Scale
A nurse is explaining to the patient to lie on in a supine position, he then raises his leg off the bed and keep it straight. If low back pain occurs, the test confirms a disk problem.
What is Straight-leg-raising
This is a common medication for neuropathic pain (burning, stabbing, electric shock)
Gabapentin
What type of referral nurse should make for a patient with dementia/or Alzheimer's?
Cognitive therapy
A nurse requests a referral to --------- to train patient with self-care activities such as grooming, dressing and feeding
What is Occupational Therapy
Patient arrives to ED with flaccid on one side of body and facial drop. The nurse initiates this code
What is Code Stroke
A nurse explains to patient that this medication is given to reduce platelet aggregation, decreases the chance of thrombosis and often given to prevent the recurrence of stroke from thrombosis
What is Aspirin
A patient___________ uses to prevent shoulders subluxation of the affected upper extremity.
What is a sling
A community service that helps patient cope with self-esteem and depression post spinal cord injury
What is Support group
Two therapist that work together closely in to help patient perform their ADL's
What is an OT & PT
This immobilization method allows early ambulation and does not require surgery
What is Halo ring
A nurse explains to a a patient that 400mg/day of what vitamin can help prevent migraine headaches.
What is Vitamin B2
The client presents with fever, chills, positive Kerning and Brudinski as well as nuchal rigidity. The nurse suspect patient suffering from--------
What is Meningitis
A patient with SCI who is paraplegic having difficulty expressing his emotion. What can you do as a nurse to show emotional support?
What is active listening
Before feeding a dysphagic patient, A swallowing evaluation must be performed by------------
What is speech therapist
Osmotic diuretic medication given to decrease ICP.
what is mannitol
A nurse educating the patient to check her blood for Dilantin level. This level is called
What is therapeutic level
The nurse must apply this safety measure when placing a patient in wheelchair with H/O seizure.
What is lap belt/ safety belt
This form of exercise has proven to reduce anxiety and increase focus
What is Yoga or meditation
This process help patient with orientation, attention span and memory skills
What is Cognition Therapy
This nerve can be stimulated with an implant in order to stimulate diaphragmatic movement and improve respirations in high cervical spinal cord injuries
What is the phrenic nerve
A nurse provides education on -----------medication to the family of a patient with spinal cord injury, who suffers from a flaccid type of paralysis which later becomes spastic and involuntary contractions of the skeletal muscles occurs.
What is Baclofen (Lioresal)