SPECIMEN COLLECTION
Wound drainage, bleeding, urination
What is fluid outtake
Acute, referred, chronic, cancer
What are the four types of pain
Provides support/increase the circulation of the muscles/joints
What are elasticized and wrapped bandages
Increases cellular transport--such as oxygen and white blood cells -- promotes release of heat, etc.
What is vasodilation
>1.025
What is low urine specific gravity
Measures urine amounts and characteristics over 24 hrs in 4 6hr intervals
What is 24hr fractional collection
Peptides that activate the body's opiate receptors
What are endorphins?
PNA
What is a peripheral vascular assessment
26.6-35 C
What is the range for tepid
Transduction, transmission, perception, modulation
What is the nociception process
Nurse adds reagent to a stool sample and it turns bluish black
What is a positive hemoccult/hemtest?
The sensory and nervous system's process of encoding and transmitting signals about potentially damaged stimuli
What is nociception
Cover the foot and legs up to the knee/mid-thigh but not the toes; ensures adequate venous circulation to prevent blood clots
What are anti-embolism stockings
Utilizes ultraviolet and infrared rays to penetrate the skin
What is ultrasound and heat lamp heat therapies
The lowest intensity of a stimulus that causes the human to recognize pain
What is pain threshold
1000
What is pure urine specific gravity
Character, onset, location, duration, severity, pattern, additional assocating factors
What is COLDSPA's description for pain
Colour, motion, sensation, edema, temperature,
What is CMS-ET
shallow, warm-water soak of the hips and buttocks used to clean and soothe the perineal area
what is a sitz bath
Is not used often due to unsafe current
What are electric heating pads
Determines the prescence of tuberculosis bacteria 3 days in a row
What is a sputum sample
Birth control, corticosteroids, anti-depressants, etc.
What are adjuvant drugs
What is tape + the softening and breakdown of skin due to excessive moisture
Avoid this in children, people with arterial conditions, low immunity
What are sponge baths
Used if frequent dressing changes are needed
What are montgomery straps