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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. Composed of clear - serous portion of the blood & from serous membranes
Affective teaching strategy
Serous wound drainage
Physical loss
ostomy
2. 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 elevates HDL
Catheter Urine Specimen procedure
What disinfectant does
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
3. Storing & recalling of new knowledge (brain)
Serous wound drainage
Psychomotor learning
Cognitive learning
What is length of stay & How do we control it?
4. Risk factors for illness - Factors in the human dimensions that influence health - illness status - Beliefs and practice - Basic human needs - Self - concept
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
'informed consent'
5. 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
Virus
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Stoma Care Assessments
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
6. 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
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
chronic illness
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
7. HDL - 'good' type
Signs of patient nearing death
chronic illness
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Surgical Classification - emergent
8. Degree of resistance the potential host has to the pathogen
Susceptibility
Symptoms of UTI
What antiseptic does
Surgical asepsis
9. 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
Components of a clear liquid diet
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
ANA code for nurses - ethical & professional standards for a nurse to follow.
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
10. 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
Factors affecting a vegan diet
Ethical dilemma
Portal of Exit
11. Deep breathing (TCDB - Turn - Cough - Deep Breathing) - During surgery - cough reflex is suppresses - mucus accumulates - & lungs do not ventilate fully. After surgery - respirations are less effective due to anesthesia - pain meds - & pain - hyperv
Factors that affect a patients health state
Incubation period
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
12. Health - state of complete physical - mental - & social well being - not merely the absence of disease - Wellness - active state - oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual
Factors that affect a patients health state
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
What is adpie & why do we use it
Factors affecting grief and dying
13. Brings small intestine to surface - usually the ileum - stool is always liquid - may drain liquid stool without any control OR - can create inverted nipple & pouch 'continent ostomy' so stool is retained until catheter is inserted to drain OR - diver
Components of a clear liquid diet
Serosanguineous wound drainage
Ileostomy -
Urge Incontinence
14. Health - state of complete physical - mental - & social well being - not merely the absence of disease - Wellness - active state - oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual
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15. A tool nurses use to think critically - solve problems - & evaluate the way they care for patients. Dynamic - systematic or ever changing - depending on patient & all variables that impact patient - Helps nurse think about outcomes for patients & is
What is adpie & why do we use it
Risk Factors for AlteresFmily health.
Situational loss
Psychological loss
16. Leakage when coughing - sneezing - or increased intra - abdominal pressure
Stress Incontinence
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
DNR and the nurse's duty
Peristomal Skin Care Assessments
17. 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
Ways to prevent food poisoning
TPN
Stoma Care Assessments
Sanguineous wound drainage
18. Complete lack of control over urination
Total (reflex) Incontinence
Patient teaching regarding post operative pain management.
cleasing enema
Surgical asepsis
19. 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
Dysuria - Altered urine pattern
Test used for determng blood in stool
urinary retention
Sanguineous wound drainage
20. Improves venus return - respiratory function - & peristalsis - relieves skin pressure. Patient should practice before surgery
Fidelity
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Postmortem Care
21. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic
urinary retention
What antiseptic does
Total (reflex) Incontinence
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
22. Interval between pathogen's invasion of the body & the appearance of symptoms; organisms are growing & multiplying
Incubation period
Post - operative complications Coughing
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
Postmortem Care
23. Absence of basic human needs results in illness - Presence of basic human needs helps prevent illness or signals health - Meeting basic human needs restores health - One feels something missing when needs are unmet - One feels satisfaction when need
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24. Must be done within a reasonably short time frame to preserve health - but is not an emergency.
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Serous wound drainage
Pallative Care
Surgical classifications: Urgent
25. 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
Surgical Classification - emergent
DNR and the nurse's duty
Maturational loss
What happens during the pre - op phase of surgery
26. Only in animal products
Ethical dilemma
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found
Effects of cholesterol on patients nutritional status
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
27. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
Situational loss
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
Factors affecting grief and dying
Abdominal physical assessment
28. Code of ethics; accountability
Retention - Altered urine pattern
What is length of stay & How do we control it?
Integrity
Portal of Entry
29. Developmental considerations - child has limited understanding but needs to grieve - Family - Who has died - Socioeconomics - financial burden or loss; Cause of Death - Culture - Gender - Religion
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
Factors affecting grief and dying
Advance Directives
Signs of patient nearing death
30. 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
Reservoir
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
Advocacy
Ablative surgery
31. Loss of voluntary control of urination
Incontinence
Patient teaching regarding post operative pain management.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
Incubation period
32. Concern for the welfare of others; patient advocacy; respect for other cultures - perspectives
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
Altruism
Situational loss
Advance Directives
33. Dishonesty to alleviate patient anxiety or concern
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
Nonmaleficence
Deception
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
34. 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
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)
Psychological loss
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
Anticipatory loss
35. Bladder - nervous system damage
Benefits of exercise as it relates to a patient's ability to heal - rest - etc.
Affective teaching strategy
'informed consent'
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
36. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
Justice
Signs of patient nearing death
Most effective way to prevent spread of organisms
Risk Factors for AlteresFmily health.
37. Sterile technique; practices that render & keep objects & areas free from microorganisms
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes
Surgical asepsis
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
38. 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
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
Effects of cholesterol on patients nutritional status
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
39. Result of unpredictable event (Ex: injury - disaster)
Situational loss
Comfort Measures Only
Incubation period
Terminal weaning from ventilator
40. Reach full potential through development of capabilities - Continues throughout life: Acceptance of self & others as they are -
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Urge Incontinence
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
41. Delay or problem starting urinary stream
Affective learning
Perceived loss
Hesitancy - Altered urine pattern
Human dignity
42. skin should be intact - free of redness - Watch for any irritation - rash - signs of infection - Erosion around stoma can cause stoma to become flat or indented
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Portal of Exit
Peristomal Skin Care Assessments
Abdominal physical assessment
43. Gradual withdrawal of mechanical ventilation from a patient with a terminal illness or an irreversible condition with a poor prognosis.
Functional Incontinence
Terminal weaning from ventilator
Pre - operative assessment includes
pre - operative assessments & screenings
44. O Spiritual / Religious needs - Know & respect special ceremonies - rituals - Contact clergy to visit if patient desires
Functional Incontinence
Hospice Care
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
Cognitive teaching strategy
45. Uses reagent substances to detect the enzyme peroxidase in the hemoglobin molecule
Liver disease effects on nutritional status of a patient
What antiseptic does
Medical Asepsis - clean technique
Fecal Occult Blood Test
46. Provide specific instructions about kinds of healthcare that should be provide or forgone
Living Wills
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Sanguineous wound drainage
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
47. Point where an organism enters a new host; GI - GU - Respiratory - break in skin or mucous membranes
What disinfectant does
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)
Portal of Entry
Prodromal stage (most infectious stage)
48. Works to stimulate peristalsis by distending & irritating bowel - Used to remove stool and/or flatus - relieve constipation or fecal impaction - prevent escape of fecal material during surgical procedures - promote visualization of GI tract by radiog
cleasing enema
Nursing role with grief and death
Reconstructive surgery
Post - operative complications Often painful
49. Goal of treatment is a comfortable dignified death & that further life - sustaining measures are no longer indicated.
Comfort Measures Only
Postmortem Care
Dying patient's Bill of Rights
What disinfectant does
50. Retention with leakage that exceeds bladder capacity
Ways to help a patient manage pain
How a nurse provides psychological support to a dying patient
Factors Affecting Health Status - Beliefs - & Practices
Overflow Incontinence