Nutrition
Cream soup is an example of what type of diet?
Full liquid diet
HIPAA stands for
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
This is the primary consideration for change in geriatric patients regarding pharmacokinetic changes.
Excretion
due to renal and hepatic function decline (extra 100 points)
What is the recommended medication for pain control in hospice care?
Morphine
What safety intervention can be put in place to help keep an active but confused elder safe if they were to get lost or forgetful in public?
Identity bracelet
A client has hypokalemia and has a goal to correct through their diet. What dietary modifications do you recommend?
Increase in green leafy vegetables including spinach and kale
___________ can result in negative patient outcomes, rise in safety incidents, and higher staff turnover.
Incivility
_______ ________ are an evidence-based list of medications that are inappropriate for older adults.
Beers criteria
The document that describes the type of medical care a patient does or does not want in a particular situation?
Living Will
This is initaited after the patient has reached rehabilitation goals and has been discharged from therapy.
Restorative
A patient expresses concern about dry orange tinted skin, poor appetite, and ataxia. What vitamin excess are you concerned about?
Vitamin A
What is a sentinel event?
An unexpected event that involves death or injury, such as suicide, elopement that ends in harm, medication error that ends in death
The nurse gives the patient directions to avoid eating red meat for 2-3 days before this test.
Stool guaiac
What stage of grief is a patient experiencing when they become aggressive towards the care taker and yelling about their health?
Anger
When working with a patient on a walking program the patient losses their balance. How should the nurse respond.
Steady the patient and assist them to sit down.
Extra 300 pts if they stated to further assess them after the patient is safe.
Double Points
________ is the most prevalent mineral found in the body.
What foods are high in calcium?
Calcium
Fortified foods, leafy veggies, legumes, and salmon
The nurses considers experience, skill level, and certification when ......
delegating tasks.
These tests is completed routinely for a patient taking warfarin/coumadin.
PT
INR
List the 5 stages of grief
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
This specific care environment can occur at home or in a long-term care facility. It is short term care to allow the primary care giver a break.
Respite care
This vitamin aids in the absorption of calcium
Vitamin D
This type of leader has a high concern to tasks done and will give orders to other members of the healthcare team. Is good in an emergency situation.
Authoritative(autocratic)
A patient with malnutrition has an albumin level of 2.8 g/dL. What would be an appropriate nursing intervention?
Administer a high protein diet
List 3 signs of immanent death
Decreased blood pressure, Cheyne stokes respirations, cold extremities, restlessness
Obtaining and retaining function is the ______ of rehabilitation.
Goal