This is the most appropriate position to have the patient in during transportation if the nurse suspects the patient may have a broken back.
What is supine?
100
A nurse should assess this system often if the patient is on diuretics.
What is renal function? (urinary output)
100
This is condition is often referred to as swimmer's ear.
What is external otitis?
100
The treatment of this disease is based on easing the signs and symptoms. Several different drugs have had a dramatic effect on the course of the disease however with prolonged treatment side effects such as dyskinesia and hallucinations may occur. A drug holiday is sometimes recommended.
What is Parkinson's disease?
200
This is a diuretic medication that is often given to patient's to decrease the intracranial pressure.
What is mannitol (Osmitrol)?
200
To prevent skin impairment the nurse may line the cast edges with adhesive petals of moleskin.
What is the appropriate nursing intervention for rough cast edges?
200
The assessment findings for this disease include bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, tremor, and impaired postural reflexes.
What is Parkinson's disease?
200
This is a genetic disease; the onset is usually between the ages of 30-50 years of age; the pathology involves an overactivity of the dopamine pathways so the patient will have excessive involuntary movements(chorea).
What is Huntington's disease?
200
This system is divided into two parts - the sympathetic and the parasympathetic. Both are under the control of the hypothalamus.
What is autonomic nervous system?
300
This is the term used to describe a spinal deformity in which there is an increase in the curve at the lumbar space region which throws the shoulders back making the "lordly" appearance.
What is lordosis?
300
When a patient with a head injury is showing signs of this the nurse should check for level of pain or distended bladder
What is nursing action for a patient with restlessness?
300
Memory loss is the first symptom usually noticed in this disease. It is often combined with inability to carry out normal activities and in the late stages the person may suffer from agnosia, dysgraphia, and apraxia. There is no specific test to diagnosis this disease.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
300
This is an acute infection of the brain and usually is caused by a virus. There are two types: one type is transmitted by ticks and mosquitos, and the other occurs as a complication of measles, chicken pox or mumps.
What is encephalitis?
300
This is the white, waxy, fatty material that covers the neuron fibers. This is what increases the rate of transmission of impulses and protects and insulates the fibers.
What is myelin?
400
This is a term used to describe the calculi containing sodium urate deposits that develop in periarticular fibrous tissue, typically in patients with gout.
What is tophi?
400
When a patient has this problem the nurse may recommend that the patient buy clothes that are easy to pull on or slip on, without buttons or zippers.
What is a nursing recommendation for a patient with severe hand pain or disability that needs to increase their participation in their ADL's?
400
A person presenting with the inability to distinguish colors, a gradual inability to see objects clearly, distortion of vision where straight lines appear wavy or crocked, or blind spots in the visual field may have this progressive disease that often occurs with aging.
What is macular degeneration?
400
This severe infection of the skeletal muscle is caused by gram positive Clostridium bacteria. Open fractures and lacerated wounds hold anaerobic bacteria that produce exotoxins that destroy tissue.
What is gas gangrene?
400
This assessment name reflects the beginning letter of all the assessments done. Pain,pallor, paresthesia, paralysis,polar temperature, puffiness, pulselessness.
What is are the 7 p's of orthopedic / and peripheral vascular assessment?
500
This is the medical term used to describe impaired ability to coordinate movement.
What is ataxia?
500
An important nursing intervention for a patient with this disease is to avoid touching the client's face.
What is trigiminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)?
500
This is hearing loss where sound is inadequately conducted through the external or middle ear to the inner ear. The patient's sensitivity to sound is diminished but clarity or interpretation of sound is not changed. When increased volume compensates for the loss, then hearing is normal - with this type of hearing loss a hearing aid may be helpful.
What is conductive hearing loss?
500
This condition is the most common cause of vertigo. It is due to inflammation usually brought on by a viral upper respiratory infection, sometimes by certain drugs or food, or another causative factor is the use of tobacco and alcohol.
What is labyrinthitis?
500
This is a neurotransmitter that primarily effects the motor function; it is involved in gross subconscious movements of the skeletal muscles. A person who has decreased levels of this neurotransmitter suffers tremors, or involuntary muscle movements.