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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. 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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2. Increase venus return and helps prevent complications of thrombophlebitis & resultant emboli
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Stoma Care Cleansing
Test used for determng blood in stool
urinary retention
3. Allow individual to state in advance What their choices would be should certain circumstances develop
Diagnostic surgery
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
Advance Directives
Stages of Kubler - Ross's psychosocial responses to grief & loss
4. To make or confirm a diagnosis (Ex: breast biopsy - laparoscopy)
ANA code for nurses - ethical & professional standards for a nurse to follow.
Diagnostic surgery
Human dignity
Hesitancy - Altered urine pattern
5. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic
What antiseptic does
Stoma Care Cleansing
Ethical dilemma
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
6. Keep promises
Pre - operative assessment includes
Fidelity
Sanguineous wound drainage
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
7. Procedure that is preplanned & based on the patient's choice & availability of scheduling for the patient - surgeon - & facility; Non - urgent; does not have to be done immediately
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Surgicale Classification - elective
Reservoir
Serosanguineous wound drainage
8. To restore function to traumatized or malfunctioning tissue (Ex: plastic surgery - breast reconstruction - skin graft)
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Reconstructive surgery
Palliative surgery
Hospice Care
9. Composed of white blood cells - liquefied dead tissue debris - & dead & live bacteria
Incubation period
Purulent wound drainage
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Nonmaleficence
10. Inspect
Abdominal physical assessment
Enuresis
Ways to help a patient manage pain
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
11. 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
pre - operative assessments & screenings
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
Test used for determng blood in stool
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
12. Wash gently with gauze or clean cloth & water - Pat dry
Fungi
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
How to stimulate a patients appetite
Stoma Care Cleansing
13. identify factors that may place the patient at greater risk for complications during & after surgery - often conducted several days before surgery as part of pre - operative laboratory screening & teaching
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
pre - operative assessments & screenings
Sanguineous wound drainage
Smoking destroys What type of fat
14. 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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15. Helps increase lung volume & inflation of alveoli which Facilitates venus return; Practice prior to surgery
How a nurse can meet the physical needs of a dying patient
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Pallative Care
16. Specific signs & symptom
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
Catheter Urine Specimen procedure
How a nurse provides psychological support to a dying patient
Full stage of illness
17. Taking care of the whole person - body - mind - spirit - heart - soul - Provide best quality of life by symptom management
Bacteria
Pallative Care
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
DNR and the nurse's duty
18. Palliative - to relieve or reduce intensity of an illness; is not curative (Ex: colostomy - arthroscopy - balloon angioplasties)
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Surgical Classification - emergent
Palliative surgery
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
19. Dysuria - urinary frequency or urgency - cloudy urine with foul odor
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Comfort Measures Only
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
Symptoms of UTI
20. Acceptable environment for an infectious agent
Ethical distress
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Palliative surgery
Susceptible Host
21. 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
Social Justice
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes
Incubation period
22. Cultural - views on healthcare - Environmental - access to healthcare - Socioeconomic - financial resources - insurance - Physical - mobility
Challenges to health care access
Post - operative complications Coughing
Human Dimensions of Health
Nursing role with grief and death
23. Plantlike organisms - molds (Ex: Athlete's foot - Ringworm)
How a nurse supports grieving patient's family
Fungi
Physical loss
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
24. Most common nosocomial infection (esp. in elderly) - may cause systemic infections in elderly - more common in females - urethra is shorter; urinary meatus is closer to anus - E. coli - cause of most UTI's - Risk Factors - Sexually active female - ca
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25. 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
Post - operative complications Often painful
Anticipatory loss
Ablative surgery
Comfort Measures Only
26. Result of natural development
Ethical dilemma
Maturational loss
Full stage of illness
Dying patient's Bill of Rights
27. Incontinence in child after toilet control expected
How a nurse can meet the physical needs of a dying patient
Enuresis
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Factors affecting UTI's
28. Right of self - determination; informed choices for patients - right to choose
Dying patient's Bill of Rights
Urge Incontinence
Autonomy
Symptoms of UTI
29. Binds fat & cholesterol to decrease absorption into bloodstream from GI tract
Portal of Exit
solube fiber
What is length of stay & How do we control it?
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
30. Process by which healthcare providers give appropriate - uninterrupted care & facilitate the patient's transition between different setting & levels of care - Teaching patient & family - self - care - medications - Involve patient & family in care p
How one provides continuity of care
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Autonomy
Portal of Exit
31. Result of unpredictable event (Ex: injury - disaster)
'informed consent'
Post - operative complications Coughing
Terminal weaning from ventilator
Situational loss
32. Degree of resistance the potential host has to the pathogen
Patient teaching regarding post operative pain management.
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Maturational loss
Susceptibility
33. 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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34. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
chronic illness
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
Ablative surgery
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
35. 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 to
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
Reconstructive surgery
Psychological loss
36. Lab / Screenings - Chest x- ray - is there fluid or anything pressing on the heart? - ECG - heart health - circulatory - ischemia - CBC - WBC's - infection - RBC's - platelets - bleeding time - Chemistry profile - Urinalysis
How one provides continuity of care
Fecal Occult Blood Test
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
What happens during the pre - op phase of surgery
37. Regular exercise
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
Factors affecting UTI's
What elevates HDL
Physical loss
38. Leakage when coughing - sneezing - or increased intra - abdominal pressure
Stress Incontinence
Autonomy
Altruism
Hesitancy - Altered urine pattern
39. Cholesterol: Heredity is biggest factor in how body produces - handles - & excretes cholesterol - Type & amount of fat in diet - Saturated fats: carry cholesterol and stimulate liver to make cholesterol - Higher fat diets can elevate cholesterol blo
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Effects of cholesterol on patients nutritional status
Cognitive teaching strategy
cleasing enema
40. Code of ethics; accountability
Terminal weaning from ventilator
Integrity
Human Dimensions of Health
Medical Asepsis - clean technique
41. Fluid intake - at least 2000 mL daily
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Stress Incontinence
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
42. Current Trends in Nursing - Nursing shortage - Evidence - based practice - Community- based nursing - Decreased length of hospital stay - Aging population - Increase in chronic care conditions - Independent nursing practice - Culturally competent ca
Patient teaching regarding post operative pain management.
Pre - operative assessment includes
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)
Serosanguineous wound drainage
43. Altered self - image
How one provides continuity of care
Psychological loss
Slow Code
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
44. 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
Situational loss
Characteristics of a colostomy
ostomy
Social Justice
45. Social support systems - Community healthcare structure - Economic resources - Environmental factors - Nursing in the community
Situational loss
Community Factors Affecting Health
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
Psychomotor learning
46. Rapid onset - lasts short period of time
ANA code for nurses - ethical & professional standards for a nurse to follow.
Terminal weaning from ventilator
How one provides continuity of care
Definition of acute illness
47. Inability to get to toilet in time or inability to recognize need to urinate
Test used for determng blood in stool
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
chronic illness
Functional Incontinence
48. - Peel fruits & vegetables - Eat dry foods & foods that are piping hot & cooked thoroughly - avoid tap water - ice cubes - fruit juice - fresh salads - unpasteurized dairy products - cold sauces & toppings - open buffets - & undercooked or reheate
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49. 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
Serosanguineous wound drainage
Risk Factors for AlteresFmily health.
Pallative Care
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
50. For bowel diversions that bring portion of small or large intestine to abdominal surface for stool elimination - Permanent or temporary diversion - If permanent - may do abdominal - perineal resection to close off rectum & anal area (esp. if cancer i
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
ostomy
Challenges to health care access
Human dignity