Patient Teaching
Before beginning teaching, the nurse should first assess this in the patient
What is readiness to learn?
The first line of defense in the immune system includes this physical barrier
What is the skin?
The average normal body temperature in Celsius
What is 37oC?
This stage of a pressure injury is characterized by non-blanchable redness
What is stage I?
This assistive device helps prevent foot drop in immobile patients
What is a footboard?
This term describes teaching done at the bedside during care
What is informal teaching?
A patient with a suppressed immune response is most at risk for this complication
What is infection?
Shivering is an example of this type of thermoregulatory response
What is heat production?
Turning a patient every 2 hours helps prevent this complication
What are pressure ulcers/pressure injuries?
This term refers to the ability to move joints through their full range
What is range of motion (ROM)?
Using pictures or diagrams in teaching is an example of this type of learning style
What is visual learning?
Hand hygiene breaks this essential link in the chain of infection
What is mode of transmission?
This part of the brain controls body temperature
What is the hypothalamus?
This nutrient is essential for wound healing
What is protein?
This term describes the wasting away or decrease in muscle size due to a lack of use
What is atrophy?
You should always use this to check that the patient understood the teaching
What is teach-back?
This is the term for an exaggerated immune response to a usually non-harmful substance
What is an allergic reaction?
This term describes a dangerously high body temperature, often above 104oF (40oC)
What is hyperthermia?
This term refers to wound edges that are closed and healing well with minimal scarring
What is primary intention healing?
This type of exercise involves movement without muscle contraction, such as stretching or range-of-motion exercises
What is passive exercise?
This document outlines the patient's right to be informed and to make their own health decisions
What is informed consent?
The final stage of infection, symptoms are beginning to resolve
What is convalescence?
Sweating and vasodilation help regulate body temperature through this process
What is heat loss?
This term describes new capillary growth during the healing process
What is granulation tissue?
This system is at risk for complications like DVT during prolonged immobility
What is the circulatory system?