At Random
Activities designed to prevent or slow the onset of disease.
Eating healthy foods, exercising, wearing sunscreen, obeying seat belt laws, and keeping up with immunizations.
What is Primary Prevention?
Isolated patients are at risk for...
What is depression and loneliness?
External stressors that arise from work, family dynamics, living situation, social relationships, financial strain, and other aspects of our daily lives.
What is Psychosocial Stressors?
Rights of medication administration (top 6)
What is right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation?
Inadequate oxygenation of organs and tissues
What is hypoxia?
Pressure ulcer extending into the muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage or even bone.
What is Stage 4?
Older adult assessment findings: Acute confusion, delirium, nocturia, fever
What is UTI?
A young adult facing the stress of leaving home and starting work as an independent adult.
Can be predicted, unavoidable when taking medications.
What is Side Effects?
Bradycardia, stupor, cyanosis, bradypnea, hypotension, cardiac dysrhythmias, extreme restlessness
Varies from state to state.
Guides activities nurses can perform.
What is the State Nurse Practice Act?
Positive Pressure
Immunocompromised
Private Room
Gowns, Gloves, Masks
What is Protective Precautions?
Decreased immune response. Can develop decreased memory, headaches, constipation, HTN, and stroke.
What is Physiological Effects of Chronic Stress?
Prescription requirements
What is Medication, Dose, Route, Frequency, PRN-indications, Legible?
This mask can deliver 4-12 L/min
What is Venturi mask?
Offering a warm cup of milk
Avoid caffeine after evening meal
Use relaxation techniques
Decrease noise stimulus
No exercise before bed
What is Nursing Interventions for Sleep Deprivation?
Gloves and Gown
Cover weeping wounds
Leave dedicated equipment in room
Bleach to disinfect
(MRSA, C. Diff, )
What is Contact Precautions?
Exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation, biofeedback, acupuncture, chiropractic adjustment, touch therapy, massage, humor, music therapy, art, dance, etc.
Must be realistic for patient and nurse.
What is stress management techniques?
Check placement with each use. Expected gastric pH of 0-4. Check residual. Dark, coffee ground drainage should be reported. Flush tube with 30mL of water.
What is NG Tube medication administration?
Ways to decrease/thin secretions or prevent drying of mucus membranes.
What is Hydration and Humidification?
Hematuria, strict I&O monitoring, urological surgery, decubitus of the sacral or perianal area (significant wounds affected by incontinence), obstruction, immobility, and end of life care.
What is indications for foley insertion?
Negative pressure room
N95 for nurse
Patient wears a surgical mask when they leave their room
(TB, Measles, Varicella)
What is Airborne Precautions?
A decreased heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and O2 consumption.
What is indications that coping mechanisms were effective?
Anticoagulant patient education
What is Vitamin K interaction?
Nursing intervention to prevent respiratory infections...
What is vaccines?