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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Avoid causing harm (Nightengale Pledge
Causes of food poisoning
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Nonmaleficence
Retention - Altered urine pattern
2. 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
Components of a clear liquid diet
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
micturition - urination - or voiding
Nursing Ethics
3. Activity - movement stimulates intestinal muscle action = peristalsis - abdominal & pelvic muscle exercises to maintain tone for intra - abdominal pressure
Urge Incontinence
Virus
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
4. Physical: protect from potential or actual harm Emotional: Free of fear - anxiety Allow independence Explanations
5. Health history & physical assessment within 24 hrs of surgery to identify risk factors & allergies - Identifying medications & treatments patient is currently receiving - surgery cancels all prior medication orders (Ex: no cumadin - Plavix - aspirin
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Test used for determng blood in stool
Pre - operative assessment includes
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
6. 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
7. Body part or function
Cognitive learning
Physical loss
micturition - urination - or voiding
Surgical asepsis
8. HDL - 'good' type
Pre - operative assessment includes
How one provides continuity of care
Smoking destroys What type of fat
ANA code for nurses - ethical & professional standards for a nurse to follow.
9. Demonstration - discovery - audiovisual materials - printed materials
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Factors affecting UTI's
How one provides continuity of care
Urge Incontinence
10. Helps remove mucus & is usually taught with deep breathing (esp. important for patients with increased risk of respiratory complications)
Virus
Convalescent period
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
Post - operative complications Coughing
11. Sense of hopefulness - participation in decisions - expression of feelings & emotions - Not die alone - religious or spiritual needs - honesty
12. ability to break down nitrogen to excrete
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Liver disease effects on nutritional status of a patient
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
13. 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
Terminal Illness
Reconstructive surgery
Reservoir
Post - operative complications Often painful
14. 1. Denial & Isolation 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
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
Factors affecting UTI's
Full stage of illness
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
What is adpie & why do we use it
16. Rapid onset - lasts short period of time
Definition of acute illness
Human dignity
Situational loss
Abdominal physical assessment
17. Composed of clear - serous portion of the blood & from serous membranes
Catheter Urine Specimen procedure
Serous wound drainage
Beneficence
What antiseptic does
18. 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
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
'informed consent'
Factors that affect a patients health state
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
19. Lecture or discussion - panel discussion - discovery - audiovisual materials - printed materials - programmed instruction - computer - assisted instruction programs
How one provides continuity of care
ostomy
micturition - urination - or voiding
Cognitive teaching strategy
20. Act for patient without their consent; Overrides patient autonomy; Nurse decides What is in best interest of patient
Paternalism
Comfort Measures Only
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
Serous wound drainage
21. 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
Dying patient's Bill of Rights
What disinfectant does
Most effective way to prevent spread of organisms
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
22. Right of self - determination; informed choices for patients - right to choose
Overflow Incontinence
Autonomy
Justice
Diagnostic surgery
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
24. Pain reported by patient is determining factor of pain control - Assess pain q 2 hrs after major surgery - Older patient is at risk for undertreatment & overtreatment of pain
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
Urgency - Altered urine pattern
Virus
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
25. provided for people with limited life expectancy - often in the home - focuses on the needs of the dying - comfort & dignity; encompasses biomedical - psychosocial - & spiritual aspects
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
Social Justice
Hospice Care
Reservoir
26. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
Postmortem Care
What antiseptic does
27. Improves musculoskeletal system - Improves cardiovascular function - Improves circulation - tissues get oxygen & nutrients - Promotes relaxation
28. Maintain patient confidentiality within legal & regulatory parameters - Act as patient advocates - Deliver care in nonjudgmental manner & are sensitive to diversity - Deliver care that protects patient autonomy - dignity - & rights - Seek available
ANA code for nurses - ethical & professional standards for a nurse to follow.
Deception
'informed consent'
How vitamins can affect a patients nutritional state
29. Storing & recalling of new knowledge (brain)
Overflow Incontinence
Cognitive learning
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Incubation period
30. Permanent change - cause is irreversible alterations in normal anatomy & physiology - require long period of care
pre - operative assessments & screenings
What disinfectant does
chronic illness
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
31. Helps increase lung volume & inflation of alveoli which Facilitates venus return; Practice prior to surgery
What elevates HDL
Purulent wound drainage
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
Social Justice
32. Palliative - to relieve or reduce intensity of an illness; is not curative (Ex: colostomy - arthroscopy - balloon angioplasties)
Psychomotor learning
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Palliative surgery
33. Most significant & most commonly observed infection - causing agents in healthcare institutions
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Bacteria
Post - operative complications Coughing
34. Dysuria - urinary frequency or urgency - cloudy urine with foul odor
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Symptoms of UTI
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
What is length of stay & How do we control it?
35. Composed of white blood cells - liquefied dead tissue debris - & dead & live bacteria
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Safety and Security
Purulent wound drainage
Sanguineous wound drainage
36. Appoints an agent that the person trusts to make decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
Incubation period
37. Inability to get to toilet in time or inability to recognize need to urinate
Functional Incontinence
splinting and its use in the health care setting
Surgical Classification - emergent
Autonomy
38. Only in animal products
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Beneficence
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
39. Equal care & rights for all
Pre - operative assessment includes
Virus
Social Justice
Dying patient's Bill of Rights
40. 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
Terminal weaning from ventilator
chronic illness
41. To remove a diseased body part (Ex: appendectomy - amputation)
'informed consent'
Ablative surgery
Benefits of exercise as it relates to a patient's ability to heal - rest - etc.
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
42. Sterile technique; practices that render & keep objects & areas free from microorganisms
Ways to help a patient manage pain
Factors affecting a vegan diet
Social Justice
Surgical asepsis
43. 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
Advocacy
cleasing enema
Affective teaching strategy
Incontinence
44. 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
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Signs of patient nearing death
Autonomy
pre - operative assessments & screenings
45. ability to excrete excess nitrogen
Urge Incontinence
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Signs of patient nearing death
46. - 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
47. Must be done within a reasonably short time frame to preserve health - but is not an emergency.
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Effects of cholesterol on patients nutritional status
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
48. 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
Test used for determng blood in stool
Diagnostic surgery
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes
49. Integration of mental & muscular activity (physical)
Psychomotor learning
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Safety and Security
How one provides continuity of care
50. Reach full potential through development of capabilities - Continues throughout life: Acceptance of self & others as they are -
Maturational loss
Urge Incontinence
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Slow Code