Advanced gum disease following gingivitis; leads to tissue and bone damage.
What is Periodontitis?
This pulse site is used when the radial pulse is irregular or weak.
What is the apical pulse?
The correct order for donning PPE starts with this item.
What is gown?
This type of assessment focuses on a specific problem and is mainly done in the emergency room
What is a focused assessment?
This type of assessment is performed upon admission provides full health history and physical exam.
What is a comprehensive assessment?
Line body cavities, secrete mucus to trap pathogens, and assist in immune defense
What is mucous membranes?
This symptom of low oxygen saturation may cause confusion and cyanosis, occurs when not enough oxygen is being supplied to bodies tissues
What is hypoxia?
The time between exposure and symptom onset.
What is the incubation period?
This age group common findings include presbyopia, presbycusis, senile lentigines, decreased skin turgor, cherry angioma
what are older adults?
This age group commons findings include milia, lanugo and jaundice
What are newborns?
What are factors influencing personal hygiene?
What is preschooler (3-6) normal pulse range
Nurses must use this technique when inserting a Foley catheter.
What is sterile technique?
lung sound soft, low pitched whispering sounds
expiration < inspiration
what is vesicular?
lung sounds - harsh blowing sounds
expiration > inspiration
What is Bronchial or tubular
Ashen/grey in dark skin and Grayish/ blue is white skin
What is cyanosis?
Vital Affected by pneumonia, chronic lung disease, hypothermia, perfusion
What is oxygen saturation
Use this PPE when clients has vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) , noroviruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), other intestinal tract
What is gown and gloves?
an excessive outward curvature of the spine, typically in the upper back found in older adults
What is Kyphosis?
an excessive outward curvature of the spine, typically in the upper back, c - shaped curve found in infants
What is Lordosis?
A high incidence of this type of scar is seen in dark-skinned individuals.
What is high incidence of keloid?
Brachial
Radial
Popliteal
Posterior tibial
Dorsalis pedis
What pulse locations are not included?
What are Carotid and Femoral arteries?
Examples:
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)
Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
What are examples of MDR multidrug resistant organisms?
To facilitate straightening the natural curvature of the adult ear canal, you gently pull the patient's pinna (top of the ear)......
What is back, up and out?
This Position
What is Lithotomy?