wound care
This is the most common bony area where pressure ulcers develop in bed-bound patients.
What is the sacrum?
This type of incontinence is caused by increased intra-abdominal pressure, such as when coughing or sneezing.
What is stress incontinence?
The maximum volume of medication that can be safely injected into the deltoid muscle of an average adult.
This condition is characterized by a serum potassium level greater than 5.0 mEq/L and can lead to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias.
This mineral is crucial for muscle contraction and nerve function and is commonly supplemented in patients receiving diuretics.
What is potassium?
Turning and repositioning a patient every this many hours can help prevent pressure ulcers
What is every 2 hours?
This condition, often associated with diabetes or neurological disorders, results from loss of bladder sensation and impaired emptying.
What is neurogenic bladder?
Before administering digoxin, a nurse must assess this vital sign to prevent toxicity.
What is the apical pulse?
Signs of this electrolyte imbalance include positive Chvostek’s and Trousseau’s signs, as well as muscle cramps and tetany.
What is hypocalcemia?
Diets that exclude red meat and poultry.
What are vegetarian diets?
This scale is commonly used by nurses to assess a patient’s risk for developing pressure ulcers.
What is the Braden scale?
This lab value, when elevated along with BUN, can indicate impaired kidney function and reduced urine output.
What is serum creatinine?
This term refers to the concentration of a drug in the bloodstream at which it is effective without being toxic.
What is the therapeutic range?
135 - 145 mEq/L
What is normal serum sodium level?
It is essential for growth, maintenance, and repair of body cells and tissues.
What is protein?
A pressure ulcer that presents as full-thickness skin loss with exposed bone, tendon, or muscle is classified as this stage.
What is stage IV?
Bladder spasms, burning with urination, urgency, frequency, dysuria, and foul smelling urine
What are symptoms of a UTI?
This gauge of needle is typically used for a subcutaneous (SubQ) injection of insulin.
What is 28-31 guage?
What are causes of hypomagnesemia?
Deficiency in this vitamin can lead to night blindness and impaired immune function.
This type of wound dressing maintains a moist environment and is often used in the treatment of partial-thickness pressure ulcers.
What is a hydrocolloid dressing?
In patients with suspected upper urinary tract infections, this imaging test uses contrast dye to evaluate kidney structure and function.
What is an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)?
This is the angle at which a subcutaneous injection is administered when there is at least 2 inches of skin to pinch.
Elevated BP, bounding pulse, increased shallow respirations, cool pale skin, and distended neck veins.
What is hypervolemia?
What vitamin is essential for bone development, immune system, and mood.