Elimination
Known as involuntary leakage of urine
What is urinary incontinence
The term referred to as difficult or labored breathing
What is dyspnea
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
The letter E stands for this using the ABCDE approach to assess pain
What is empower
The code of ethics principle represented by the nurse referencing the policy for catheter insertion prior to performing the procedure
What is responsibility
The condition that describes a patient who complains of voiding more than 8 times during the day
What is frequency
The letter O stands for this in the DOPE acronym
What is obstruction of airway
The normal range for potassium
What is 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
This is defined as a patient's cyclical rhythm, 24-hour, day night cycle
What is circadian rhythm
An ethical principal that is demonstrated when the nurse ensures the patient's needs are met prior to taking a lunch break
What is beneficience
The term defines presence of blood in the urine
What is hematuria
The patient position that would promote optimal ventilation for a patient with COPD
What is Semi-Fowler's position
The normal range for a serum sodium level
What is 135-145 mEq/L
The most common sleep disorder
What is insomnia
HIPAA protects this
What is patient's personal health information
The appropriate position for a patient to be in for enema administration
What is left side-lying
Oxygenation device that delivers the highest percentage of oxygen
What is nonrebreather mask
Condition that is suspected in a patient with distended jugular veins, crackles, 3+ pitting edema, and weight gain of 5 lbs in 2 days
What is fluid volume excess
The 2 stages of sleep
What are nonrapid eye movement and rapid eye movement
The ethical principle utilized when the nurse administers pain medication and reassesses the patient 30 minutes later
What is fidelity
The correct order when cleaning a female patient before inserting an indwelling catheter
What is cleanse distal labial fold, then proximal labial fold, then directly over the urinary meatus
Early signs of hypoxia
What is restlessness and increased pulse rate
Name 3 clinical manifestations of fluid volume deficit
What is sudden weight loss, postural hypotension, tachycardia, thready pulse, dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor, slow vein filling, flat neck veins when supine, dark yellow urine
The 2 most common nonopioid analgesic medications that are administered to patients diagnosed with pain
What are acetaminophen and NSAIDs
The personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object that sets standards that influence behavior
What is value