Nutrition
Where are most of the nutrients from food absorbed
What is the small intestine
Touch, sight, smell, taste, and hearing.
What are the five basic senses?
thin watery drainage
What is serous fluid?
The inability to control urination, resulting in the involuntary passage of urine.
What is urinary incontinence?
best nursing practice to prevent infections
What is hand washing?
major building block of the body that helps it to build and repair muscle
what is protein?
An instrument that allows for visualization of the external auditory canal, the tympanic membrane, and malleus bone visible through the tympanic membrane.
What is an otoscope?
localized damage to the skin and/or the soft underlying tissue, which can be caused by prolonged contact with a firm surface that interferes with circulation to the area
What is a pressure injury?
This group of medication increases urination by increasing urination production in the kidneys.
What are diuretics?
normal oxygen saturation level range
What is 95-100%?
dietary intake via a medical device such as a feeding tube
What is enteral nutrition?
Affects blood vessels in the retina and can lead to vision loss and complete blindness.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
rates a client’s risk for alterations in tissue integrity using six categories: sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction and shear
What is the Braden Scale?
Medication group that slows gastric motility and causes constipation, but used for pain.
What are narcotics?
The laws and regulations governing nursing practice in every state and territory in the United states.
What is the Nurse Practice Act?
dietary intake that is administered intravenously (IV
What is parenteral nutrition?
Immobilize spine with a cervical collar, utilize log-roll technique, and avoid twisting the client’s torso.
What are nursing interventions when a spinal cord injury is suspected?
stages in which rolling of wound edges occur
What is stage 3 and 4?
A negative fluid balance.
What is dehydration?
Small particulates found in the air move into the airspace of another person and carry infectious agents.
What is airborne transmission?
type of diet consists of healthy foods coming from all of the food groups, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy sources
What is regular diet?
Sensorineural, conductive, and mixed.
What are the types of hearing alterations?
macronutrient is the most important for wound healing
What is protein?
Hard formations of minerals that collect in the kidneys
What are kidney stones?
Failing to perform in a manner that a reasonable and prudent person would perform.
What is negligence?