Week One
A high-fiber, high-residue diet that avoids foods with small seeds or husks would be advisable for a patient with this condition.
What is diverticulitis?
A patient taking a new prescription pain medication should receive this teaching.
What is avoid driving until you know how the medication affects you?
Surgery, pregnancy, and developing a respiratory infection are all potential triggers of this serious condition.
What is myasthenic crisis?
This action can reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia by reducing the amount of bacteria in the mouth.
What is provide good oral hygiene?
Drinking 6 to 8 noncaffeinated beverages daily to thin secretions is one action the nurse can direct the patient to do to avoid complications of this chronic condition.
What is COPD?
Being sedentary, over 40 years old, and having recent surgery can all increase a patient's risk for developing this.
What is a DVT?
Who is going to pass this final?
What is all of you?
The terminology used to describe an infection obtained as a consequence of care within a health care setting.
What is health-care associated infection?
This supplement is sometimes used by patients with irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis to promote nutrient absorption, decrease pathogenic bacteria in the GI tract, and promote nonspecific immunity.
What are probiotics?
Tremors, nervousness, frequent mood changes, and insomnia are all possible signs of too much thyroid hormone, or overdose in this thyroid medication.
What is levothyroxine?
A patient coughing up secretions should be encouraged to do this.
What is cough and deep breathe?
Receiving a pneumococcal vaccine, a flu shot, having adequate fluid intake, and patient age, are all factors that can influence whether a patient contracts this illness.
What is pneumonia?
Cryosurgery, electrodessication, radiation therapy, and Moh's surgery are all treatment options in a patient with this form of cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
Headache is one of the most common adverse effects of this anti-anxiety/anxiolytic medication.
What is buspirone?
Inadequate fluid intake and urinary stasis can contribute to the formation of this.
What are renal calculi?
Patients with diverticulitis are at risk for colon perforation which could lead to this life-threatening condition.
What is peritonitis?
Sweating, tachycardia, tremors, palpitations, hunger, and lightheadedness are all complications of this condition in a diabetic patient.
What is hypoglycemia?
Patient's with peptic ulcer disease commonly state that they feel better after doing this.
What is eating?
Having a patient with COPD take this action can avoid bloating or stomach distention and lessen breathing difficulty.
What is drink fluids after meals?
This level of anxiety is characterized by loud rapid speech, inability to complete simple tasks, a focus on the cause of the anxiety, and feelings of dread or fear.
What is severe anxiety?
Due to the depressive effect on myocardial contractility, a patient with heart failure should take this medication with caution.
What is a beta blocker? (olol)
An elderly patient with a UTI may present with this symptom more common in their age group.
What is confusion?
A patient experiencing diarrhea and vomiting is at risk for this condition.
What is fluid-volume deficit?
This antihyperglycemic oral medication should be taken with a meal to avoid hypoglycemia and GI upset.
What is Metformin?
Elevating the head of the bed is one intervention a patient may take to alleviate the symptoms of this condition.
What is GERD?
A patient being admitted with tuberculosis should be placed in this form of isolation.
What is airborne isolation?
A regular toileting schedule can help curb this behavior in a dementia patient.
What is wandering?
Fatigue and muscle weakness, as well as heart dysrhythmias are signs of this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypokalemia?
While a nurse can delegate certain tasks to other members of a care team, the nurse is still responsible for this.
What is ensure the delegated task is completed?
A common action that should be taken by diabetic patients with administering insulin shots.
What is rotate injection sites?
Patients who ingest aged cheeses, wine, and tyramine containing or processed foods can experience a hypertensive crisis when taking this medication.
What are MAOI's?
According to evidence-based practice, this action can reduce a patient's respiratory effort and minimize fatigue.
What is raise the head of the bed?
A patient is taught this form of exercise of inhaling through the nose and exhaling the mouth with pursed lips to release trapped air, increase resistance and prevent alveolar collapse.
What is purse-lip breathing?
This benzodiazepine used in alcohol withdrawal can stabilize vital signs, prevent seizures and DT's, and decrease manifestations of withdrawal such as restlessness, irritability, anorexia, insomnia, cognitive function, and mild perceptual changes.
What is lorazepam?
Sudden, severe, abdominal pain that radiates to the shoulder is a manifestation of this severe GI condition.
What is gastrointestinal perforation?
A patient with pyelonephritis should be expected to present with this symptom derived from the inflammation and infection in the kidney/pelvis.
What is flank pain?
This is a priority action for a patient with bacterial meningitis.
What is administer antibiotics?
A patient patient with Parkinson's is experiencing slowed, slurred speech. This is known as.
What is bradykinesia?
This form of risk factor is believed to be changeable by actions the patient can take.
What is a modifiable risk factor?
Taking this herbal supplement with digoxin can reduce the effectiveness of the medication.
What is argumentative?
A patient presenting with dyspnea, crackles in the lung bases, and severe pitting edema in the lower extremities should be expected to have this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hyponatremia?
In the role of patient advocate, a nurse may help a patient with questions about their treatment plan do this task in preparation to seeing their provider.
What is write the questions down?
A common sign of meningitis manifests when passive flexion of the patient's neck invokes an involuntary flexion of both of the patient's legs. This is known as.
What is Brudzinski's sign?
A patient presenting with a fasting glucose greater than 100mg/dL, a triglyceride level greater than 150mg/dL, or taking medication to treat either condition, as well as an above average waist circumference, hypertension, and out of range LDL and HDL cholesterol levels is at risk of developing this condition.
What is metabolic syndrome?
This symptom is caused by weakness to the right-side of the heart causing blood to back up into the venous system and leak into insterstitial tissues.
What is peripheral edema?
This supplement may cause flushing of the face, neck, and ears within the first two hours after administration.
What is niacin?
An anorexic patient with low calcium intake and estrogen deficiency may expect to have this finding.
What is low bone density (osteoporosis)?
A patient presenting with a respiratory rate of 7/min, pH of 7.22, PaCO2 of 68mmHg, HCO3 of 28 mEq/L, and an O2 sat of 80% is manifesting this condition.
What is respiratory acidosis?