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What are the 5 steps of the nursing process?
Assessment, Diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
Which lab value determines compliance of a patient diabetes mellitus?
glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c)
Dependent edema is common with this type of heart failure?
right-sided heart failure
What is considered the fifth vital sign?
Pain
what does dys- term meaning?
bad or difficult
Assessment techniques used to perform a physical assessment
Inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion
What is the first step in the grieving process?
Denial
The nursing assistant tells you that a patient who is receiving oxygen at a flow rate of 6 L/min by nasal cannula is complaining of nasal passage discomfort. What simple intervention should you suggest to improve the patient’s comfort for this problem?
Suggest that the patient's oxygen be humidified
______________ is most commonly found in the terminal ileum and beginning of the colon.
A. Ulcerative Colitis
B. Crohn's Disease
B. Crohn's Disease
What does cyanosis mean?
blue or purplish discoloration
Type of infection a patient gets when in the hospital
HAI (Hospital Acquired Infection)
This electrolyte imbalance causes numbness and tingling of the hands and feet, GI upset, tetany, hypotension, and ECG changes
hypocalcemia
This is the separation of wound edges without the protrusion of edges?
wound dehiscence
A patient with acute urinary retention is seeking interventions to help with elimination of urine. Which of the following statements is NOT correct by the patient, following education by the nurse?
A. "I will drink a large amount of fluid in a short period of time"
B. "Taking a warm bath can help me urinate"
C. "If I do not have successful urination using these
interventions I should seek immediate care"
D. "I will have a cup of coffee every morning"
A. "I will drink a large amount of fluid in a short period of time"
What does evisceration mean?
abdominal organs protrude or come out of an incision
A patient family member asks you to explain what sickle cell anemia is. What would you tell them?
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited genetic disorder that affects hemoglobin. Normally, red blood cells are disc-shaped and flexible so they can easily move through blood vessels. In sickle cell disease, red blood cells are misshaped, typically crescent- or “sickle”-shaped due to a gene mutation that affects the hemoglobin molecule. When red blood cells sickle, they do not bend or move easily and can block blood flow to the rest of the body.
This is the most common site for withdrawal of arterial blood gases?
Radial artery
What blood type is considered a "universal donor"?
Type O
Bonus 100 points: What blood type is considered "Universal Recipient"?
You can take this vital sign on the earlobe
SpO2
What does cachexia(kuh-kek-see-uh) mean?
loss of body weight and muscle mass
What is a state specific-regulatory body that defines the scope of practice and sets the standards for nursing care for its nurses?
State board of nursing
How would you explain Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease to a patient?
Condition in which stomach contents backflow into the esophagus, causing damage to the esophageal epithelial cells (lining of the esophagus).
True or False: An ileostomy is a surgical opening created to bring the large intestine to the surface of the abdomen.
False
what does term tachypnea mean?
Rapid respiratory rate range more than 20
What does hemoptysis mean?
coughing up blood.