Potassium
This is a musculoskeletal effect of too low of potassium in the blood.
What is muscle weakness?
To prevent skin breakdown, nurses should complete this key intervention every two hours.
What is turn patients?
What is dislocation?
Hemodialysis will decrease the electrolyte, so much so that it is a key indicator for dialysis.
What is potassium?
These two adrenal disorders have different types of hyper pigmentation.
What are Cushing's syndrome and Addison's Disease?
Vomiting and this GI intervention put a patient at risk for hypokalemia.
What is Nasogastric Suction?
When moving a client that is at risk for pressure ulcers this should be used.
What is a transfer device?
A total hip arthroplasty has this placed between the legs to ensure that the legs are slightly away from midline.
What is an abductor pillow?
This complication of peritoneal dialysis is manifested by hypoactive bowel sounds, nausea and vomiting, tachycardia, and oliguria.
What is peritonitis?
The best indication of renal function.
What is serum creatinine?
A client with diarrhea is at risk for this electrolyte imbalance due to the loss of ions through frequent stool.
What is hypokalemia?
A head of the bed angled to greater than this can cause shearing forces.
What is 30 degrees?
The priority intervention for osteomyelitis.
What is administering antibiotics?
During dialysis, this is how often you should measure vital signs.
What is every 15 to 30 minutes?
Hypercalcemia presents with lethargy and this affect on the ST segment of an EKG.
What is decreased ST segment?
Frequent vomiting can cause a decrease in potassium, it can also create this acid/base imbalance.
What is metabolic alkalosis? due to the loss of acid.
A low albumin level indicates poor nutrition and will decrease wound healing. The threshold that we look for is this.
What is 3.5?
Clients with this bone disease and those with a family history of it should be encouraged to do weight-bearing exercise or walk briskly regularly.
What is osteoporosis?
A key intervention for peritoneal dialysis is to _______ the dialysate solution prior to use.
What is warm?
Diabetes insipidus requires desmopressin to concentrate the urine; therefore, urine specific gravity should be in this range.
What is the normal range of 1.010 to 1.025?
A client presents with hyperkalemia and hypertension; this is your priority action.
What is a 12-lead EKG?
A history of chronic skin irritation can lead to an increased risk of this malignancy.
What is melanoma?
Clients with osteoporosis should restrict sodium and caffeine because it has this effect on serum calcium.
What is excreted in the urine?
During hemodialysis with an AV fistula, any changes to the AV fistula site or assessment should have this intervention done.
What is reported to the provider?
This is the treatment of choice for squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma.
What is cryosurgery?