respiratory care
This term means low oxygen levels in the blood.
hypoxemia
The bath used when the patient cannot get out of bed and all areas are washed.
complete bed bath
tightening and shortening of muscles making joints stiff
contractures
Before IV dye, the nurse must check these labs for kidney function.
BUN and creatine
This stage of pressure injury shows non-blanchable erythema on intact skin.
stage one
This describes difficulty or labored breathing.
dyspnea
When providing oral care to an unconscious patient, you must position them this way to prevent aspiration
side-lying (lateral position)
This respiratory condition can develop from immobility due to secretions pooling.
hypostatic pneumonia
An allergy to this food may indicate reaction to iodine dye.
shellfish
A wound with full-thickness loss exposing muscle or bone is this
stage four
This condition is when a lung collapses and air cannot expand into the lung.
atelectasis
These disposable wipes prevent cross contamination during a bed bath.
prepackaged bathing products
When blood pressure drops when standing up.
orthostatic hypotension
This test records the electrical activity of the heart.
ECG or EKG
Hard, dry, black or brown dead tissue covering a wound is called this.
eschar
Pink, frothy sputum indicates this life-threatening
pulmonary edema
this should be assessed during oral care to check nutrition and health status.
gums, tongue, teeth
Calcium leaving bones during immobility causes this.
osteoporosis
This test records electrical activity of the brain
EEG
Wounds irrigated using a 35-mL syringe and 19-gauge angiocatheter is to protect this tissue
granulation tissue
When a patient leans forward on a table to breathe, they are in this postion
orthopneic position
oral care for unconscious patients should use no more than this many mL of fluid.
5ml
This slow, deep breathing complication happens when alveoli collapse
atelectasis
After contrast dye testing, the patient is encouraged to do this to flush dye out.
increased fluid intake
These pressure injuries cannot be accurately staged because the wound is covered.
unstageable pressure injury