Nutrition
No oral intake allowed is referred to as
What is NPO (nil per os)?
Define urinary incontinence.
What is the involuntary loss of urine?
What are the stages of pressure ulcer development according to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)?
What are Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV?
A condition in which a person is exposed to so much sensory stimuli that the brain is unable to process or respond appropriately to the input.
What is sensory overload?
The integration of clinical expertise, patient values, and the best available evidence to guide nursing practice and decision-making?
What is evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing?
This macronutrient provides the greatest amount of energy for the body.
What are carbohydrates?
What factors can contribute to urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults?
What are urinary stasis, reduced bladder capacity, urinary retention, and impaired immune response?
A tool for predicting pressure sore risk based on six subscales: sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction/shear is known as.
What is the Braden Scale?
Common nursing interventions for a patient experiencing sensory deprivation include.
What are providing sensory stimulation, facilitating social interaction, maintaining a consistent daily routine, and encouraging physical activity?
A systematic framework for delivering individualized, patient-centered care by assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
What is the nursing process?
What dietary modifications are commonly recommended for patients with hypertension?
What are reducing sodium intake, increasing potassium-rich foods, consuming a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and limiting alcohol intake?
What is the purpose of performing a digital rectal examination (DRE)?
What is to assess the size, shape, and consistency of the prostate gland and to detect abnormalities such as nodules or masses?
The removal of devitalized tissue and foreign material from a wound to promote healing is known as.
What is debridement?
Name three age-related changes that can affect sensory perception in older adults.
What are decreased visual acuity, diminished taste and smell sensation, and impaired hearing?
The process of interacting with patients in a way that promotes understanding, trust, and emotional support to facilitate healing and well-being.
What is therapeutic communication?
What is the recommended daily intake of fiber for adults?
What is 25-30 grams per day?
A medical aid designed to classify the form of human feces into seven categories based on shape and consistency.
What is the Bristol Stool Scale?
The principles of wound healing include.
What are hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling?
An acute confusional state characterized by altered consciousness, cognitive dysfunction, and perceptual disturbances.
What is delirium?
This includes hand hygiene, standard precautions, transmission-based precautions (contact, droplet, airborne), environmental cleaning, and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
What is infection control?
What are the nutritional considerations for patients with diabetes mellitus?
What are monitoring carbohydrate intake, spacing carbohydrates throughout the day, balancing carbohydrate intake with insulin or medication, and monitoring blood glucose levels regularly?
Increasing fiber intake, encouraging adequate fluid intake, promoting regular physical activity, providing privacy and adequate time for toileting, and using appropriate positioning on the toilet are all known as.
What are nursing interventions for promoting regular bowel movements in patients?
Name three factors that can impair wound healing.
What are malnutrition, infection, ischemia, age, obesity, smoking, and medications such as corticosteroids and chemotherapy drugs?
What are common nursing interventions for managing pain in patients?
What are assessing pain, administering analgesic medications as prescribed, providing comfort measures such as positioning and therapeutic touch, and implementing non-pharmacological pain management techniques such as relaxation and distraction?
Providing a legal record of nursing care, communicating essential information among healthcare providers, facilitating continuity of care, and demonstrating accountability and adherence to standards of practice is known as.
What is documentation?