Nutrition
This food group is what we will promote our patients to consume for adequate wound healing
What is protein?
Stage of sleep where vivid, colorful dreams occur
What is Stage 4/REM sleep?
category of blood pressure/hypertension for a patient with a blood pressure of 136/88
What is Stage 1 hypertension?
This position is used to administer enemas
What is left sims position?
outermost layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
What is overweight?
Position the nurse will place the patient during oral hygiene care
What is semi-fowlers?
This is how far above the artery site that you would place the blood pressure cuff
What is 1inch (or 2.5cm)?
This symptom of urinary alteration is characterized by presence of blood in the urine
What is hematuria?
Pressure injury stage characterized by full thickness skin loss with adipose fat visible
What is stage 3?
Common symptoms: pocketing food, abnormal mouth movements, coughing during eating, and uncoordinated speech
What is dysphagia?
Using this type of product to clean a patient's ears may result in a ruptured tympanic membrane
What is Q-tips?
This oxygen flow rate range does not require humidification
What is 1-4 L/min?
this type of urinary diversion requires a patient to self catheterize the stoma 4-6 times a day
What is a continent urinary reserve?
Complication of wound healing where visceral organs protrude through a wound opening
What is evisceration?
type of nutrition given to patients who do not have a functioning GI tract
What is parenteral nutrition?
Sleep condition in which patient falls asleep uncontrollably at inappropriate times, resulting in excessive daytime sleepiness
What is narcolepsy?
This is when a nurse would apply suction when suctioning a patient
What is during withdrawal of the suction catheter?
This type of urinary incontinence is due to causes outside the urinary tract, related to altered mobility, cognitive impairment and environmental barriers
What is functional incontinence?
Wound drainage that is thick, yellow/tan/brown that indicates infection
What is purulent?
Most serious complication of enteral feedings
What is aspiration?
poorly-fitted dentures, wearing dentures during sleep, and poor dental hygiene can lead to this condition
What is stomatitis?
These two extra items should always remain at the patients bedside when a patient has a tracheostomy
What is an obturator and an extra inner cannula?
This vitamin supplement should be avoided for 3 days prior to performing a fecal occult blood test
What is Vitamin C?
Type of wound healing in which wound edges are not approximated and healing occurs by granulation tissue formation and contraction of the wound edges
What is secondary intention?