GI 1
Name three non-pharmacological ways to help prevent constipation.
What is Increase Fluid Intake, Increase Dietary Fiber, and Increase Physical Activity?
These two types of hepatitis are spread via fecal-oral contamination.
What is Hepatitis A & E?
An oxygen device that can deliver up to 6L of oxygen to a patient, and should be humidified above 4L.
What is Nasal Cannula?
When all members of a surgical team formally stop to review and verify correct patient, correct procedure, and correct side/site.
What is Time Out?
Insulin-dependent diabetic condition most often diagnosed in early childhood.
What is Type 1 diabetes?
Name three possible dietary triggers a patient should avoid when experiencing GERD.
What is Spicy Food, Fried/fatty Foods, acidic foods/citrus, dairy products, coffee, chocolate, peppermint, smoking/alcohol use?
A complication that can develop after bariatric surgery, in which a patient has severe abdominal pain, N/V, sweating, tachycardia, and hypotension. This complication can usually be prevented by having the patient avoid drinking liquids during the meal, and also having the patient lay down for 30 mins immediately following a meal.
What is Dumping Syndrome?
Name the two conditions that are included under the umbrella term/category of COPD.
What is Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema?
A patients home medication list include warfarin/coumadin, pantoprazole/protonix, and atorvastatin/lipitor. The nurse knows one medication should be held for at least 5 days prior to surgery.
What is warfarin/coumadin?
First-line medication for hypothyroidism.
What is Levothyroxine/Synthroid?
A patient with cirrhosis is experiencing a large amount of fluid build-up around the abdomen, which is known as ________. The possible treatment is paracentesis.
What is Ascites?
A patient with a perforated stomach ulcer now has contaminates leaking into the peritoneal cavity. They present with a rigid, board-like abdomen, fever, and other signs of severe sepsis. The nurse knows this condition is ____________.
What is peritonitis?
A life-threatening complication of asthma in which airways are severely obstructed (due to airway inflammation and mucus production) and the patient is not responding to traditional treatments (inhalers, nebulizers, steroids), and extreme labored breathing may be accompanied by a sudden absence of wheezing.
What is Status Asthmaticus?
Post-op complication that involves the surgical site opening up AND the protrusion of internal organs or intestines from the site.
What is Evisceration?
Name 4 LONGTERM possible complications of uncontrolled or poorly-controlled diabetes:
What is Neuropathy/decreased sensation, Nephropathy/Renal Failure, Retinopathy/loss of sight, Peripheral Vascular Disease/Amputations, Cardiovascular disease (HTN, MI, Stroke), and liver disease/fatty liver/cirrhosis.
Name two major risk factors for developing pancreatitis.
What is 1.) Alcohol use & 2.) gallstones?
Name the two categories of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
What is Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis?
Name three nursing interventions to help prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia.
What is Hand Hygiene, Good Oral Care, Increase Physical Activity (ambulation, turn/reposition), Pulmonary Toilet techniques (IS, TCDB), Increase fluid intake to help loosen secretions, Reduce Aspiration Risks, Pneumonia Vaccine, etc.
A patient is 2 days post-op and complains of nausea and abdominal tenderness. The bowel sounds are extremely hypoactive and the patient has experienced no flatus or bowel movement since surgery. Nurse suspects the post-op complication of _____________.
What is Paralytic Ileus?
A thyroid imbalance in which a patient's bloodwork shows an elevated level of T3 and T4, but a decreased level of TSH.
What is hyperthyroidism?
A patient being admitted for acute appendicitis has a sudden relief of pain, even though they had not yet been given pain medication. Concern the nurse would have in this case?
What is a Ruptured/burst appendix?
What is hypovolemic shock (due to blood loss)?
Name 3 conditions/diseases that can cause increased risk of pleural effusions.
What is heart failure, pneumonia, pancreatitis, liver failure/cirrhosis, cancer, or renal failure?
What is Malignant Hyperthermia?
A patient having a total thyroidectomy is receiving education about possible risks of complication after the procedure. Due to potential damage to the parathyroid gland during surgery, the nurse communicates to the patient that a certain electrolyte can drop to dangerously low levels. Which electrolyte?
What is Calcium?