Week 1 & 2
The role of the nurse responsible for assessing health status in providing nursing care, teaching, administrating, supervising, delegating and evaluating nursing practice.
What is the RN.
Term characterized by severe symptoms of relatively short duration?
What is Acute illness
Technique utilized first when examining a patient's abdomen?
What is Inspection
Clinical respiratory device used each hour to increase lung expansion.
What is an incentive spirometer.
Snellen chart is used to assess which cranial nerve.
What is the Cranial nerve II (Optic)
The main organ for medication excretion?
What is the kidneys
Chamber of the heart receiving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs
What is the left atrium
Position commonly used for administering a cleansing enema.
What is the left lateral Sims position
Patient assisted range of motion exercises to promote mobility.
What is Passive range of motion
Alcohol, attacking, compartmentalizing, denial, dissociation, emotional outburst, violence
What are maladaptive coping mechanisms
The angle in which to administer a tuberculin test.
What is a 15 degrees.
Respiratory complication for immobility / long term bedrest
What is atelectasis
Weight gain, SOB, crackles, pitting edema, low HCT & HGB, orthopnea
What is Hypervolemia
Priority nursing intervention for maintaining optimal urinary functioning preventing urinary stasis, calculi and infections without causing bladder distention.
What is keeping the patient well hydrated.
Massage, meditation, music therapy, yoga, physical activity, relaxation techniques
What are positive coping strategies
Nurse's priority action to protect a patient from medication error?
What is completing the 3 medication checks.
Primary reason for handwashing
What is inhibiting the transmission of pathogens / microorganisms
Kidney stones, diminished reflexes, nausea, vomiting, constipation, fatigue, decreased LOC, confusion and lethargy
What is Hypercalcemia
orthostatic blood pressure, diarrhea, vomiting, urine specific gravity 1.028, increased BUN
What is Fluid Volume Deficit
Caring for others who are suffering, emotional suffering, state of burnout
What is compassion fatigue
Consistent standardized tool used to assess skin on an immobilized patient?
What is the Braden Scale
Body's ability to protect itself against harmful invading agents as bacteria, toxins, virus, and foreign bodies
What is immunity
Diarrhea, repeated vomiting, muscle weakness can become life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias
What is Hypokalemia
Intervention added for patient with urinary dribbling
What are Kegel exercises
Increase B/P, Tachypnea, decreased digestion, pupils dilate, liver converts glycogen into glucose
What is flight or fight flee response.