Pain
Who determines pain levels?
What is the patient?
Opioid pain medications are constipating. What is the first intervention a nurse should implement for constipation?
What is increase oral fluid intake?
What immunoglobulin is activated in allergic reactions?
What is IgE?
What are risk factors for GBS?
What is a respiratory illness or GI illness in the past two weeks? What is a recent meningococcal conjugate vaccination or influenza vaccination?
What is receptive aphagia?
What is the inability to receive messages?
What is Phantom pain?
What is Neuropathic pain associated with amputations. The patient still feels pain in the limb that was amputated.
If a transdermal pain patch is missing upon inspection by the nurse, what should the nurse do?
What is document loss and replace the patch?
If a patient is receiving a medication and begins to c/o pruritis and hives, what should the nurse do first?
What is stop the infusion?
What is bradykinesia? Provide examples.
What is slowed movements? Examples include slurred speech and slowed physical actions.
What is agnosia and what nursing intervention can be implemented?
What is pain tolerance?
What is the amount of pain that a patient is able to tolerate?
What does it mean when a medication is enteric-coated?
What is that the medication is absorbed in the small intestine and can not be crushed?
What food allergy is associated with CT scan dye?
What is shellfish?
What are manifestations of SLE?
What is "butterfly rash", hair loss, mouth sores, fatigue, Raynaud's Phenomenon?
What type of stroke is associated with the slowest recovery and highest probability of neurological deficits?
What is a Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)?
What is a pain threshold?
What is the pint at which pain is felt?
A patient can show signs of pain that are not verbal. What s/s would indicate a patient is in pain?
What is increased HR, increased RR, diaphoresis, muscle tension, nausea, vomiting?
What is an early indicator that a patient is experiencing anaphylaxis?
What is angioedema?
Why is it not wheezing?
Patients with Parkinson's disease are at risk for falls due to a shuffling gait. What is an intervention a nurse can implement to help prevent a fall?
What is give the patient a cane or a walker?
Why do many patients that have had a CVA have seizures within the next 24 hours?
What is the brain cells have been deprived of oxygen due to the blood clot (ischemic) or the blood in the brain tissue is irritating causing spasms which lead to seizures (hemorrhagic)?
How are ice packs applied?
What is on for 15-20 minutes at a time/ 4 times a day? A barrier must be placed between the ice pack and the skin.
Oral glucocorticoids can be given to reduce pain by reducing inflammation. What are potential side effects to monitor for?
What are fractures, hyperglycemia, infections?
What is the first medication given when anaphylaxis is suspected?
What is Epinephrine?
What would a care plan look like for a patient with GBS?
What is assessing advancing paralysis, possible ventilation, nutrition, complications form immobility?
For an ischemic stroke what medication is given if determined an appropriate time frame?
What is Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA)?