Surgery
An adult patient cannot read or write. This is an acceptable way of getting informed consent.
What is having the patient put an X in front of two witnesses?
Fall risk types of medications
What are sleep aids, antihistamines, opioids?
This is the first to arrive at an injury site that later becomes the "pus" on a wound.
What is Neutrophils?
Lab values for blood components such as WBC, RBC
What is CBC?
Animal liver is a good dietary inclusion for patients suffering from B-12 insufficiency.
What is true?
To help reduce anxiety, a nurse should ask the patient about this before surgery.
What is support system?
A patient has a Braden score of 9 due to moisture, friction, and poor nutrition and mobility. This is their risk category.
What is Severe Risk?
This type of immune response causes immunodeficiency.
What is a suppressed immune system?
This type of nutrition can only be given in a central line.
What is TPN?
These are the two main isotonic solutions we give to our patients.
What are LR and 0.9% Sodium Chloride?
The nurse is caring for a client who reports he hasn't had a bowel movement or passed gas since surgery. Assessment reveals a distended abdomen and absent bowel sounds are noted in the four quadrants. These non-invasive nursing interventions the nurse will perform.
What are increased ambulation and continued monitoring of I's&O's?
Cellulitis is an infection under the skin that will not spread or worsen.
What is false?
Removal of necrotic tissue
What is debridement?
Having a limited intake of water will assist the anemic patient.
What is false?
Understanding normal values of these will allow you as a nurse to know when to have action and inaction.
What are vital signs?
Patients avoid salicylates before surgery because of this risk.
What are decreased platelet aggregation and increased risk for excessive bleeding?
The nurse knows that this is the best place to assess for pallor in a very dark-skinned person.
What are the mucous membranes?
These are the airborne precautions we talk about.
What are Measles, TB, and Varicella?
Putting a sickle cell patient in this type of environment could exacerbate and cause a crisis.
What is high altitude?
Reading your book, watching recorded lectures, creating concept maps of nursing care, and all examples of this.
Ways to successfully prepare for a Med Surg exam.
Your male patient's CBC just came back with a Hemoglobin of 6. This will be your first action.
What is call the doctor to recommend a blood transfusion?
The patient's labs come back showing a prealbumin level that is low. This will be one change the nurse can anticipate in the patient's day-to-day routine.
What is increased protein?
A patient is diagnosed with C-diff. These steps are needed to take to keep from spreading the infection to your other patients.
What are washing of hands with soap and water, donning a gown and gloves when in their room?
Oatmeal, whole grains, broccoli, grapefruit, fish, almonds, spinach, and carrots can be a source of this appetite suppressant.
What is Leptin?
This is the typical amount of hours students spend in NUR 242 a week to earn a high grade.
What is 18 hours?