Nutrition
This essential micronutrient is required for the synthesis of hemoglobin, and its deficiency can lead to anemia, particularly in pregnant women and young children.
What is iron?
When inserting a urinary catheter in a male patient, the catheter should be advanced until this point before inflating the balloon.
What is the bifurcation (Y-connection) of the catheter?
This practice, commonly performed in older patients to prevent pressure injuries, involves a regular repositioning of the patient to reduce prolonged pressure on vulnerable areas.
What is repositioning?
This visual condition causes blurry or cloudy vision and makes it harder to see at night due to clumping of proteins in the eye lens.
What are cataracts?
This is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection in a healthcare setting.
What is hand hygiene?
This condition is characterized by a cycle of binge eating followed by purging behaviors such as vomiting, using laxatives, or excessive exercise, often leading to severe nutritional imbalances.
What is bulimia nervosa?
This type of urinary incontinence occurs when increased abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, or lifting, leads to involuntary urine leakage.
What is stress incontinence?
This technique, used in sterile dressing changes, involves applying gauze to a wound while it is wet and allowing it to dry, then removing the dressing to debride the wound.
What is a wet-to-dry dressing?
This test is used to assess near vision using a handheld chart held at 14 inches from the face.
What is the Rosenbaum test?
This phase of the nursing process involves gathering data to make an informed clinical judgment.
What is assessment?
This nutrient is particularly important for adolescents due to their high metabolic demands, with increased needs for protein, calcium, iron, iodine, folic acid, and vitamin B, while one-quarter of their dietary intake often comes from snacks.
What are the nutritional requirements of adolescents?
This noninvasive method is used to assess postvoid residual urine volume and helps diagnose urinary retention.
What is a bladder scan?
This essential nutrient, which plays a crucial role in tissue repair, collagen synthesis, and immune function, is particularly vital in wound healing and is commonly found in foods like citrus fruits and green vegetables.
What is vitamin C?
A client is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (IICP). Name one priority nursing intervention.
What is elevating the head of the bed to 30 degrees to promote venous drainage?
This isolation precaution is used for patients with tuberculosis.
What is airborne precautions?
The process by which the body absorbs nutrients from food into the bloodstream, which can be disrupted in conditions such as celiac disease, leading to malnutrition despite adequate food intake.
What is nutrient absorption?
This urinary disorder, characterized by high postvoid residual volume, can result from urethral obstruction or bladder paresis.
What is urinary retention?
The assessment of this cranial nerve involves testing the ability to smell various substances, and a failure to do so may indicate anosmia.
What is the olfactory nerve (I)?
This type of hearing loss involves damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
This client should be assessed first based on the severity of their condition.
1. A client complaining of shortness of breath who is on room air.
2. A client who needs more water.
3. A client who needs help moving from bed to chair.
4. A client who is on 1L/min nasal cannula, with O2 saturation of 98% .
Who is Client #1?
Remember to always follow your ABCDE!
A-Airway
B-Bleeding
C-Circulation
D-Disability
E-Exposure
This environmental factor, specifically linked to lower socioeconomic status, has been shown to contribute to a higher risk of obesity, partly due to limited access to healthy foods and reliance on low-cost, calorie-dense options.
What is food insecurity?
To prevent UTIs, female patients should be educated to perform this hygiene practice after urination or defecation.
What is wiping from front to back?
When assessing peripheral pulses, if a pulse is not palpable at a distal site, the nurse should proceed by checking this more proximal pulse site.
What is the posterior tibial pulse?
This abnormal posturing indicates severe brain damage where the arms and legs are extended outward.
What is decerebrate posturing?
This set of ABG results is indicative of Metabolic Acidosis.
1. pH 7.29, PaCO2 38mmhg, HCO3 19mEq/L
2. pH 7.51, PaCO2 33mmhg, HCO3 25mEq/L
3. pH 7.49, PaCO2 40mmhg, HCO3 18mEq/L
4. pH 7.28, PaCO2 55mmhg, HCO3 27mEq/L
What are pH 7.29, PaCO2 38mmHg, and HCO3 19mEq/L?