NUR 110 Misc.
The most significant method of preventing infection?
Handwashing
Machine used when a person is diagnosed with sleep apnea
CPAP
Administration of many drugs together
Polypharmacy
Person's private view of maleness or femaleness
Sexual identity
What should the nurse do when the patient states their pain level is a 10 of 10, but their actions do not correspond?
Generativity vs. Stagnation
What are 2 of the effects of chronic sleep deprivation?
Increased risk of heart disease
Increased risk of kidney disease
High blood pressure
Stroke
Diabetes
What is a physiological cardiac response to aging?
Decreased cardiac output/decreased circulation
Person's sexual identity in relation to the gender in which they are attracted
Sexual orientation
Pain that is normally felt in the ligaments, tendons, bones and muscles. Can occur with a strain or sprain
Somatic pain
What type of hospital diet would black coffee be on?
Clear liquid
List 2 mechanisms that promote sleep?
Circadian Rhythm
Sleep-Wake Homeostasis
What can happen to half-life of medications in the older adult?
It is lengthened
Persons whose gender identity or expression is different than it was at birth
Transgender
Pain that has a limited duration such a bone fracture
Acute pain
Right drug
Right person
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Which hormone is released in the body when it is time to signal the body its time to wake up?
Cortisol
Which cultural group is least likely to visit a health care provider?
Hispanic
List two types of medication that can cause erectile dysfunction in men?
Antihypertensives
Antidepressants
Statins
Benzodiazepines
Antipsychotics
Reduced response to pain medication when the same dose has been given repeatedly
Tolerance
How many times is the drug label checked when administering a drug?
3
Brief periods of sleep that occur when one is normally awake. The person may not even be aware they've been asleep
Microsleep
Which cultural group believes in a strong relationship with nature?
Native Americans
What is considered a nonprescription method for contraception
Abstinence
Barrier method
Timin of intercourse with regard to a woman's ovulation cycle
Inability to abstain, impaired behavior control, cravings, diminished recognition of problems, dysfunctional emotional response.
Addiction