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Nursing Fundamentals Theory
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Frequency that occurs during sleeping hours
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
Patient teaching regarding post operative pain management.
Terminal weaning from ventilator
2. Two - piece bag may be used - face plate attaches to skin around stoma - bag attaches to face plate - easy to remove & empty bag without disturbing seal on skin - bag is changed only when it leaks or seal is lost - opening in karaya should be cut 1/8
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Human dignity
Bacteria
Causes of food poisoning
3. Retention with leakage that exceeds bladder capacity
Pallative Care
Overflow Incontinence
Challenges to health care access
Benefits of exercise as it relates to a patient's ability to heal - rest - etc.
4. Do - not - resuscitate - an order specifying that there be no attempt to resuscitate a patient in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest - Nurse is obligated to attempt CPR if there is no DNR order - Nurse should clarify the patient's code status: if th
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5. Risk factors for illness - Factors in the human dimensions that influence health - illness status - Beliefs and practice - Basic human needs - Self - concept
Human Dimensions of Health
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Fungi
Affective learning
6. Need to void without ability to hold or delay
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
splinting and its use in the health care setting
How to stimulate a patients appetite
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
7. Combination of Power of Attorney for Healthcare & Living Will
Full stage of illness
Combination Directive
How vitamins can affect a patients nutritional state
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
8. Smallest of all microorganisms - visible only with an electron microscope (Ex: common cold - AIDS)
Virus
Incontinence
How a nurse supports grieving patient's family
Terminal Illness
9. Provide specific instructions about kinds of healthcare that should be provide or forgone
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
Slow Code
Living Wills
Social Justice
10. Permanent change - cause is irreversible alterations in normal anatomy & physiology - require long period of care
Characteristics of a colostomy
Benefits of exercise as it relates to a patient's ability to heal - rest - etc.
chronic illness
How to stimulate a patients appetite
11. Legal document that protects patient - physician - & healthcare institution - Person who is performing procedure (physician) is responsible for securing consent & explaining procedure to patient - Nurse signs as a witness - signifying that patient si
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12. ability to break down nitrogen to excrete
urinary retention
Liver disease effects on nutritional status of a patient
Factors affecting a vegan diet
Psychomotor learning
13. Personal emotional involvement - Need to explore own beliefs about death - Burn - out from work in areas of frequent death - Critical Care - ER - Hospice - Long Term Care
Susceptibility
Nursing role with grief and death
Fidelity
Autonomy
14. Increase venus return and helps prevent complications of thrombophlebitis & resultant emboli
Living Wills
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
Fidelity
15. Frequency & amount of stools - history of diarrhea - constipation - impaction - Any abnormality of stool appearance - Use of laxatives or enemas - Dietary habits - food allergies - fluids - fiber - Amount of activity & exercise - Medications - Stress
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Reconstructive surgery
Ethical distress
Beneficence
16. Respect for inherent worth & uniqueness of the individual; patient privacy & confidentiality
Human dignity
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Love and belonging
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Actual loss
17. Concern for the welfare of others; patient advocacy; respect for other cultures - perspectives
Perceived loss
Altruism
Comfort Measures Only
Characteristics of a colostomy
18. Kills organisms but not spores & is bacteriocidal - Betadine - alcohol - chlorine - Depends On what organisms & How many are present - Type of item being disinfected - Time & strength of disinfecting agent is critical
What disinfectant does
pre - operative assessments & screenings
What antiseptic does
Symptoms of UTI
19. no harsh or abrasive cleansers - use mild soap & water - dry gently - use skin protectant products to toughen area & protect from irritating stool
Susceptibility
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
How to stimulate a patients appetite
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
20. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
TPN
pre - operative assessments & screenings
21. Primary commitment to the patient; Priority is good of individual patient rather than society in general;Evaluation of competing claims of patient's autonomy & patient well - being
Enuresis
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Advocacy
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
22. Rapid onset - lasts short period of time
Stages of Kubler - Ross's psychosocial responses to grief & loss
How to stimulate a patients appetite
Definition of acute illness
What elevates HDL
23. Stool production will usually not begin for a few days after surgery - surgery inhibits peristalsis - patient has been NPO - enemas to cleanse prior - Mucus may be passed from stoma prior to production of stool - Colostomy may require irrigation
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
Incubation period
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
24. Dysuria - urinary frequency or urgency - cloudy urine with foul odor
Virus
Autonomy
Ethical dilemma
Symptoms of UTI
25. Statement of ethical obligations & duties of every person who enters practice of nursing; Non - negotiable ethical standard; Expression of nursing's own understanding of commitment to society
Nursing Ethics
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
Nursing role with grief and death
Surgical Classification - emergent
26. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
Risk Factors for AlteresFmily health.
Factors that affect a patients health state
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
27. Changes in attitude - values - feelings (emotional)
Affective learning
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Reconstructive surgery
Ways to prevent food poisoning
28. Hematest & guaiac test are chemical tests commonly used - False - positive results - from ingesting red meat - animal liver & kidneys - salmon - tuna - mackerel & sardines - tomatoes - cauliflower - horseradish - turnips - melon - bananas - & soybean
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
Urge Incontinence
Hospice Care
Test used for determng blood in stool
29. Inability to get to toilet in time or inability to recognize need to urinate
Fecal Occult Blood Test
Functional Incontinence
Reconstructive surgery
Smoking destroys What type of fat
30. Composed of white blood cells - liquefied dead tissue debris - & dead & live bacteria
Combination Directive
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative bowel elimination needs.
Fidelity
Purulent wound drainage
31. Build - up of fat - cholesterol & calcium on inside of artery walls - Leads to hardening of walls with loss of elasticity or ability to expand fully - Plaque build up roughens walls so clotting factors can stick to walls - Plaque narrows lumen of art
Reservoir
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Surgical Classification - emergent
32. Regular exercise
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
Frequency - Altered urine pattern
What elevates HDL
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
33. Physical: protect from potential or actual harm Emotional: Free of fear - anxiety Allow independence Explanations
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34. Plantlike organisms - molds (Ex: Athlete's foot - Ringworm)
Palliative surgery
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Love and belonging
Fungi
'informed consent'
35. Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen): obtain correct container & preservative or ice if needed - Instruct patient/family about collection - Begin with empty bladder - end with empty bladder - Have patient void before beginning - Have patien
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Portal of Entry
Nursing Ethics
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
36. Wash gently with gauze or clean cloth & water - Pat dry
Frequency - Altered urine pattern
Stoma Care Cleansing
Hospice Care
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
37. Provide information on What is happening - Provide private area to grieve - Allow family time alone with patient before & after death - if so desired - Assist with contacting mortician - May attend funeral services
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38. Salmonella bacillus from raw eggs or chicken - Bacterial enteropathogens - viruses - or parasites - cause Traveler's diarrhea - Undercooked meat
Community Factors Affecting Health
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Causes of food poisoning
39. Oxygen; skin color - V/S - mental responsiveness; Intake & elimination of fluids;I & O - skin turgor - weight - mucous membranes; Food;weight - muscle mass - labs; Temperature;Physical activity;Rest & sleep
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40. Ensure that food is safe for consumption & prepared & stored properly - Never purchase food with damaged packaging - Take items that require refrigeration home immediately - Never use raw eggs in any form - Cook ground meat thoroughly; should not hav
Susceptible Host
Serosanguineous wound drainage
Ways to prevent food poisoning
Affective teaching strategy
41. Appoints an agent that the person trusts to make decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.
Ethical dilemma
Full stage of illness
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
42. So patient should be taught to splint the incision (support with pillow or folded bath blanket) & cough during period after pain medication has been administered
How vitamins can affect a patients nutritional state
Post - operative complications Often painful
Beneficence
Paternalism
43. Anatomical position - Removal of soiled dressings & tubes - Who will bathe the body? - Identification tags - Personal items - Order to release body / mortuary notification - Special handling for communicable disease
Beneficence
Situational loss
Postmortem Care
ostomy
44. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association is a way to define what nurses can diagnose in the nursing realm & a way to find interventions & outcomes. Nursing Diagnosis must be a NAndA approved diagnosis - NIC - Nursing Interventions Classification
What antiseptic does
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
How a nurse supports grieving patient's family
45. Should be cut 1/8 inch larger than stoma to protect skin & avoid stoma rub - may use charcoal or other deodorizer in bag to control odor - Bismuth subgallate oral also controls odor
solube fiber
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
urinary retention
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
46. collected during midstream - first small amount of urine voided helps to flush away any organisms near the meatus - urine voided at midstream is most characteristic of urine body is producing - patient voids & discards a small amount of urine; contin
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
Psychological loss
Pre - operative assessment includes
Post - operative complications Coughing
47. Brings large intestine to surface Can be created anywhere along large intestine - Consistency of stool depends on how far stool travels through colon before diversion - May be able to train bowel to evacuate at same time each day - if solid stool
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Characteristics of a colostomy
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
Fungi
48. Benefit the patient.
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
Beneficence
Susceptible Host
Test used for determng blood in stool
49. Liquids can have color but must be able to see through (Coffee is ok) - No milk products - Nutritionally inadequate over time - Used as preparation for surgery - diagnostic studies - post - operative advancement - Hydrates - rests GI tract - N
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes
Components of a clear liquid diet
Characteristics of a colostomy
Human dignity
50. Result of unpredictable event (Ex: injury - disaster)
Situational loss
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient