Nutrition
Good nutrition is essential for what?
What is optimal health
What is a major fear of the dying patient?
What is fear of abandonment
What kind of surgery is required to keep additional health problems from occurring?
What is urgent surgery
What is a family unit that consists of parents and their biological children?
What is nuclear?
What helps restore GI activity?
Early ambulation
How did nutritional guidelines start more than 100 years ago?
What is a famers bulletin
What is a legal document that is signed and witnessed that provides specific instructions?
What is an advanced directive
Amputation of a diseased body part is what kind of surgery?
What is ablative?
What is the last stage of life?
What is senescence stage
What is an examination after death to confirm cause?
What is an autopsy
What is nutrients that the body cannot make in amount essential for good health?
What is essential nutrients
What is a pattern of physical, and emotional responses to losses?
What is grief
What electrolyte can lead to dysrhythmias?
What is potassium
When does Piaget believe a persons cognitive function reaches maturity?
What is adolescence
What is the leading cause of death throughout most lifespans?
What are accident
Deep fried foods and packaged cookies are examples of what kind of unsaturated fatty acids?
What is trans fatty acids
What type of loss is often overlooked or misunderstood?
What is perceived losses
What is contraindicated after brain, head or eye surgery?
What is coughing
What is the growth and development from head to feet called?
What is cephalocaudal
What kind of diet is used to treat constipation?
what is high fiber
Strict vegetarians are deficient in what vitamin found only in animal foods?
What is B12
Comatose, decreased oxygenation and discoloration of arms and legs on a patient are all signs of?
What is impending death
What ensures all required care has been done prior to surgery?
What is a preop checklist
Who identified a central task that needs to be resolved at each stage of the lifespan?
Who is Erikson
Sudden chest pain, tachycardia, and cyanosis are all signs of what?
What is a pulmonary embolism