Bowel
These tests identify the bacteria and the antibiotic that should be used to treat the infection.
What is culture and sensitivity.
Urine output greater than 3000 mL per day is called what? What are common causes.
Polyuria. Elevated blood sugar, diuretics, UTI
What is lactose intolerance? Name the common signs and symptoms.
People with lactose intolerance are unable to fully digest the sugar (lactose) in milk. Common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, and sometimes, vomiting, stomach cramps, bloating, gas
Who is responsible for obtaining consent for a procedure?
What is the physician performing the procedure
What is a nursing concern for a client who weighs 111kg and just had abdominal surgery?.
What is infection risk.
Sedentary lifestyle, low fluid intake, and surgery are contributing factors for what altered bowel elimination?
What is constipation.
When performing a urinary catherization what is a fact that the nurse should keep in mind when performing this task?
What is the bladder is normally a sterile cavity.
This promotes good bowel hygiene and supports normal GI flora.
What is fiber.
During immediate postoperative care, what is the most important duty performed by the nurse?
What is monitoring the patient for complications.
What type of questions related to pain assessment would a nurse ask a patient.
What is open ended and 0-10 scale.
Encouraging a client to eat blueberries, dried fruit, raisins, and artichokes promotes this?
What is healthy bowel elimination.
When initiating a 24-hr urine collection for a client, what will the nurse instruct the client to do at the beginning of the specimen collection?
What is void and discard the urine.
This is the body's primary source for energy.
What is carbohydrates.
When conducting a preoperative health assessment, the patient's assessment reveals a medical diagnosis of emphysema. What would be a priority risk of complications in the postoperative period?
What is impaired gas exchange.
What are key times for a nurse to assess pain?
What is making rounds and obtaining VS, when repositioning patients, a newly admitted patient.
Name common gas-producing foods.
What is cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, onions, beans.
Describe the technique for obtaining a sterile urine sample from a patient with a foley catheter.
What is don clean gloves and clean the port with aseptic solution and use a syringe to withdraw urine from the port on the catheter.
During a health history interview for an older adult, What question should the nurse prioritize for the nutritional assessment?
What is asking about prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
When assisting a client with postoperative deep breathing exercises, how will you instruct the patient to perform this.
What is asking the patient to hold breath for 3-5 seconds and slowly breathing out.
What are patient identifiers?
What is any information that can identify a person is considered a breach of client privacy.
An older adult has been diagnosed with Clostridium difficle-related diarrhea. What aspect of their health history would be a contributing factor?
What is recent antibiotic use.
In men, an enlarged prostate can result in this type of incontinence?
What is overflow incontinence.
To increase levels of magnesium in the body, what foods would you recommend a person consume.
What is Green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.
When assessing a postoperative client who had knee surgery, you notice their dressing is saturated with blood, they are restless, and have a rapid pulse. What should the nurse do next?
What is apply a pressure dressing and notify the doctor.
What injuries would a nurse be alert for if a client came into the emergency department who reports a painful right ankle, headache, and dizziness after falling off their bicycle.
What is broken right ankle, bruising, soft tissue damage, concussion, and abrasions.