Nutrition
proteins, carbs, fats
What are macronutrients?
Coughing, sneezing, laughing, or physical activity that increases pressure on the bladder, resulting in urine leakage.
bloody drainage
What is sanguineous drainage?
Use the lowest setting that allows hearing without feedback.
What is one piece of client education for hearing aids?
Excess of fluid and electrolytes
What is hypervolemia?
Head of bed up during feedings, check tube placement.
What are the nursing actions to address the aspiration of formula for clients receiving enteral feedings?
female, aging, renal disease, obesity, immobility, depression.
sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction and shear.
What are the six categories that the Braden scale evaluates?
Age-related loss of the eye’s ability to focus on close objects due to decreased elasticity of the lens
What is presbyopia?
Falsely low reading
What can happen if you apply a blood pressure cuff too loosely?
Dry, scaly skin; dry, dull eyes; enlarged thyroid, poor dental health.
What are four signs of poor nutrition?
Eat yogurt to re-establish an intestinal balance of beneficial bacteria.
What education would you give for a client experiencing diarrhea?
ruptured serum-filled blister
What is an example of a Stage 2 pressure injury?
is an alteration in the inner ear, auditory nerve, or hearing center of the brain.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
Assess the head and shoulders for strength.
How do you assess cranial nerve 12?
Reduced salivation that alters appetite.
What is xerostomia?
Avoid stimulating the vagus nerve. Monitor heart rate rhythm.
What are some safety considerations when manually removing a fecal impaction?
wet-to-dry dressings
Which dressing is no longer considered good practice?
Hears better in a noisy environment, speaks softly.
What are some findings associated with conductive hearing loss?
slow, irregular pulse, hypotension, lack of reflexes, diarrhea.
What are signs of hyperkalemia?
Every 4 hours to maintain tube patency.
How often do you flush for ng and enteral continuous feeds?
Suspicion of the presence of blood clots or their potential formation.
What is an indication for urinary catheter irrigation?
skin temperature and level of moisture
measures the mobility of the tympanic membrane and middle ear structures relative to sound to diagnose disorders of the middle ear.
What is a tympanogram?
dark chocolate, cashews, pumpkin seeds
What are foods high in magnesium?