Pain Management
Pain lasting longer than 6 months and extending beyond the expected healing period.
Chronic Pain
Before surgery, the nurse should verify that the patient has signed this legal document.
Informed consent
This nutrient is essential for tissue growth, repair, and wound healing.
Protein
connection and interactions between parts of the whole (when someone is sick, they are “sick all over”, not just where the symptoms manifest is referred to as.
Holism
This is the first step in the physical assessment and begins when the nurse first sees the patient.
General Survey
A patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump should only be activated by this person.
Patient
This type of anesthesia results in a loss of consciousness.
This environmental intervention can help improve meal intake for a patient with altered cognition.
Reducing distractions during meals
Patients should always inform their healthcare provider before taking these because they may interact with medications.
Herbal supplements
This is the patient position for assessing jugular vein distention.
45 degree Semi-Fowlers
A patient experiencing gallbladder disease reports pain in the right shoulder. This type of pain is being demonstrated.
Referred Pain
This intervention is recommended postoperatively to reduce complications such as a blood clot.
Ambulation or SCDs
This vitamin can cause nerve damage and beefy red tongue when deficient
Vitamin B12
Epilepsy
This adventitious breath sound is caused by constricted airway and sounds high pitched and musical
Wheezing
Pain described as "sharp," "burning," or "throbbing" refers to this component of a pain assessment.
Quality of pain
Patients must remain NPO postoperatively until this body mechanism returns
Return of gag reflex
This BMI is considered extreme obesity
>40
This complementary therapy intervention is contraindicated in patients with phelbitis, phlebitis, thrombosis, and infectious skin disease
Therapeutic Massage
This clinical tool is used to assess a patient's level of consciousness after injury or trauma, with a highest score being 15.
Glasgow Coma Scale
This adverse effect of opioid use requires close monitoring because it can become life-threatening.
Respiratory Depression
Patients should avoid this for skin preparation prior to surgery.
Razors
An 80 year old patient arrives with chronic disease requiring assistance with self-care. The patient reports tooth loss and does not have dentures. The RN knows patient is at risk for.
Malnutrition
This type of therapy should not be used in patients with respiratory disease.
Aromatherapy
When assessing the abdomen, the nurse understands that palpation should not be performed in a patient with this present.
Pulsating mass