Nursing Interventions: Integumentary
How often should you turn patients
1-2 hours
____ is whatever the person experiencing it says it is, and it exists whenever the person says it does
Pain
What can the patient wear to help with hearing
Hearing Aids
Loss of central vision from deterioration of the center of the retina
Macular Degeneration
____ inflammation
Decreases
Limit patient sitting in a chair up to
1 hour
Self-report using standardized pain scales is useful for clients over the age of _____
7
Speak ____ and ____ without shouting and without hands or other objects covering the mouth
Clearly
Slowly
Age related loss of the eyes ability to focus on close objects due to decreased elasticity of the lens
Presbyopia
Reduces _____
Bleeding
Fever
Name a few corrective devices
Pillows
Foot boots
Trochanter Rolls
Splints
Wedge Pillows
What is the 5th vital sign
Pain
Name a few things you could use for communication assistance
Sign-language intrepreter
Close captions
Phone amplifiers
Teletypewriter
Opacity of the lens, which blocks the entry of ligh rays into the eye (Blurred vision)
Cataracts
Name 2 things the provider needs to include in his prescription for cold therapy
Location
Duration
Frequency
Moist/Dry
Temp
Monitor ____ intake
Nutritional
Use a symptom analysis to obtain _____ data
Subjective
A surgical reconstruction of the middle ear structures
Tympanoplasty
Structural eye disorder which causes an increase in intraocular pressure, can lead to blindness (Peripheral)
Glaucoma
Decreases pain by decreasing the vecolity of ____ ____
Provide___ and ___ care
Skin
Perineal
An eardrum repair
Myringoplasty
Leakage and blockage of the retinal blood vessels, can lead to retinal hypoxia, retinal hemorrhages, blindess (Floaters)
Diabetic Retinopathy
Prevents ____
Swelling