Pain Management
This type of pain occurs suddenly and is usually sharp in nature, often caused by a specific injury or trauma.
Acute pain
The practice of wearing gloves, gowns, and masks to prevent the spread of infection is part of this type of precaution
standard precautions
This type of wound healing occurs when there is no gap in the tissue and the wound edges are well approximated
primary intention healing
What can be defined as the manner in which a person performs any or all of the activities of daily life?
Behavior
What are the two Psychiatric disorders
Neurosis
Psychosis
This pain management technique involves the use of physical methods such as heat, cold, or massage to relieve discomfort.
physical therapy or non-pharmacological pain management
The primary goal of hand hygiene in infection control is to eliminate this
pathogens or infectious agents
When a wound heals with the formation of scar tissue and there is a larger gap in the tissue, it heals by this method
secondary intention healing
What defines a mentally healthy individual?
1. Able to enjoy life's activities
2. Adapt successfully to changes
3. Set realistic goals
4. Maintain interpersonal relationships with family and friends
Organic Mental Disorders
Delirium
Dementia
The use of medications like opioids for managing pain falls under this classification, which also includes a risk of dependency.
pharmacologic pain management
This term refers to the deliberate use of antibiotics to treat infections caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi
antimicrobial therapy
This dressings are often used for deep, draining wounds to maintain a moist wound environment and absorb exudate
hydrocolloid dressings
What are Sigmund Freud's 3 parts of personality development?
1. Id
2. Ego
3. Superego
Thought Process Disorders
Schizophrenia
The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) are examples of tools used to assess this aspect of pain.
pain intensity
This strategy includes isolating patients with contagious diseases, preventing cross-contamination in healthcare environments
transmission-based precautions
This technique involves the controlled removal of dead tissue from a wound to promote healing, and can be done using surgical, mechanical, enzymatic, or autolytic methods
debridement
What level refers to thoughts, feelings, drives, and ideas that are outside of awareness but can be recalled easily?
Preconsciousness
Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge-eating disorder
This approach, commonly used in palliative care, involves helping patients manage pain while also addressing their emotional, psychological, and spiritual suffering
holistic pain management
This common hospital infection, often contracted by patients with weakened immune systems, is caused by a strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?
This type of dressing, often used for wounds with significant exudate, is designed to absorb fluid while maintaining a moist healing environment and is made of materials like foam or alginate
absorptive dressing
Which theorist believed that personality development was based on task mastery?
Erik Erikson
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Somatic symptom disorders
Somatic illness