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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. Plantlike organisms - molds (Ex: Athlete's foot - Ringworm)
Virus
Integrity
Fungi
Components of a clear liquid diet
2. Recognized by others as well as patient (Ex: loss of job - spouse)
Actual loss
Surgical Classification - emergent
Combination Directive
Factors affecting a vegan diet
3. 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
Medical Asepsis - clean technique
Characteristics of a colostomy
Total (reflex) Incontinence
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
4. Total Parenteral Nutrition - nutritional therapy that bypasses the GI tract for patients who are unable to take food orally; meets patient's nutritional needs by way of nutrient - filled solutions administered intravenously through a central vein
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Social Justice
Advance Directives
TPN
5. Early signs & symptoms are present but are often vague & nonspecific; patient does not realize he is contagious
Susceptible Host
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.
Prodromal stage (most infectious stage)
Surgical classifications: Urgent
6. Must be done immediately to preserve life - a body part - or function
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Surgical Classification - emergent
Cognitive learning
Nonmaleficence
7. supports & immobilizes a body part - helps a surgical incision helps with comfort and pain.
splinting and its use in the health care setting
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Love and belonging
Liver disease effects on nutritional status of a patient
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found
8. 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
Retention - Altered urine pattern
Incontinence
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
Most effective way to prevent spread of organisms
9. Rapid onset - lasts short period of time
Overflow Incontinence
Benefits of exercise as it relates to a patient's ability to heal - rest - etc.
Definition of acute illness
Fungi
10. 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
Pre - operative assessment includes
Affective teaching strategy
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
Surgical asepsis
11. Most significant & most commonly observed infection - causing agents in healthcare institutions
Cognitive teaching strategy
Stoma Care Cleansing
Bacteria
chronic illness
12. Respect for inherent worth & uniqueness of the individual; patient privacy & confidentiality
Human dignity
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Terminal Illness
How a nurse provides psychological support to a dying patient
13. Keep promises
What elevates HDL
Paternalism
Fidelity
Nursing Ethics
14. Avoid causing harm (Nightengale Pledge
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Nonmaleficence
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Characteristics of a colostomy
15. Improves venus return - respiratory function - & peristalsis - relieves skin pressure. Patient should practice before surgery
Fidelity
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Symptoms of UTI
Community Factors Affecting Health
16. Physical - genetic inheritance - age - developmental level - race - & gender - Emotional - how the mind affects body function & responds to body conditions - Intellectual - cognitive abilities - educational background - & past experiences - Environme
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
Human Dimensions of Health
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
DNR and the nurse's duty
17. Bladder - nervous system damage
Factors that affect a patients health state
Palliative surgery
Cognitive learning
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
18. Hand Hygiene - Wash - before & after touching patient; before & after wearing gloves - Alchohol - based handrubs - if hands are not visibly soiled - Soap & water - if hands are visibly soiled or contaminated with blood or body fluids; wash for 15 sec
Integrity
Stages of Kubler - Ross's psychosocial responses to grief & loss
Most effective way to prevent spread of organisms
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
19. 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
Psychological loss
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
What disinfectant does
20. Difficulty or painful urination
Justice
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Love and belonging
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
Dysuria - Altered urine pattern
21. 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
Paternalism
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care
How one provides continuity of care
Hesitancy - Altered urine pattern
22. Salmonella bacillus from raw eggs or chicken - Bacterial enteropathogens - viruses - or parasites - cause Traveler's diarrhea - Undercooked meat
Causes of food poisoning
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Love and belonging
Full stage of illness
23. Appoints an agent that the person trusts to make decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative bowel elimination needs.
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Ethical distress
24. HDL - 'good' type
cleasing enema
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Advocacy
Nonmaleficence
25. Frequency that occurs during sleeping hours
Causes of food poisoning
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
TPN
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
26. Binds fat & cholesterol to decrease absorption into bloodstream from GI tract
solube fiber
Enuresis
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
27. 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
Affective learning
Bacteria
DNR and the nurse's duty
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
28. Inspect
What disinfectant does
Abdominal physical assessment
Overflow Incontinence
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
29. Inability to empty bladder
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
Hospice Care
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Retention - Altered urine pattern
30. ability to break down nitrogen to excrete
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Liver disease effects on nutritional status of a patient
Factors that affect a patients health state
Combination Directive
31. Demonstration - discovery - audiovisual materials - printed materials
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Psychomotor teaching strategy
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
32. Changes in attitude - values - feelings (emotional)
Bacteria
Affective learning
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
chronic illness
33. Can be harmful if taken in large amounts - All nutrients work with others to promote good health - Adding large amounts of one vitamin can make the body believe it is deficient in another vitamin - Food is the best source of nutrients - Supplements s
micturition - urination - or voiding
Beneficence
How vitamins can affect a patients nutritional state
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs & Meeting Basic Human Needs and how it's used to treat patients.
34. Smallest of all microorganisms - visible only with an electron microscope (Ex: common cold - AIDS)
Retention - Altered urine pattern
Serosanguineous wound drainage
Fidelity
Virus
35. Only in animal products
Cognitive learning
Advocacy
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found
Surgical asepsis
36. Allow individual to state in advance What their choices would be should certain circumstances develop
Advance Directives
What is adpie & why do we use it
Perceived loss
Nursing Ethics
37. Taking care of the whole person - body - mind - spirit - heart - soul - Provide best quality of life by symptom management
Bacteria
Human Dimensions of Health
Pallative Care
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
38. Backrubs- Warm / cold compresses - Auditory / visual stimuli - TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) - Acupuncture - Placebos - Analgesics - Endorphins - natural analgesic activated by stress & pain - Medications - IV - PO - PCA - Epidu
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
How to review - assess and develop a nursing diagnosis based on patients clinical presentation.
What disinfectant does
Ways to help a patient manage pain
39. Concern for the welfare of others; patient advocacy; respect for other cultures - perspectives
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
Psychological loss
Signs of patient nearing death
Altruism
40. - Skin care - clean & dry - Oral & nasal care q 2 hr - Turn & reposition q 2 hr - Pain control - Maintain nutrition & hydration - Patent airway - Vision may diminish - control lighting in the room
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Effects of cholesterol on patients nutritional status
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
How a nurse can meet the physical needs of a dying patient
41. Storing & recalling of new knowledge (brain)
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)
Cognitive learning
Ethical dilemma
42. To make or confirm a diagnosis (Ex: breast biopsy - laparoscopy)
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Portal of Entry
Diagnostic surgery
43. Altered self - image
Psychological loss
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
44. Regular exercise
What elevates HDL
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Safety and Security
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative bowel elimination needs.
Justice
45. Integration of mental & muscular activity (physical)
Urge Incontinence
Psychomotor learning
Medical Asepsis - clean technique
How to stimulate a patients appetite
46. Should be moist & red or pink if circulation is adequate - Pale or bluish indicates problem - bleeds easily (mucosa) but amount is minimal - Very edematous at first - but will shrink down to normal size as healing occurs (6-8 weeks) - Protrude above
Virus
Functional Incontinence
Factors affecting a vegan diet
Stoma Care Assessments
47. To remove a diseased body part (Ex: appendectomy - amputation)
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Slow Code
Ablative surgery
48. 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
Surgicale Classification - elective
Human dignity
Altruism
pre - operative assessments & screenings
49. Urinary retention - inability to empty bladder
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)
Factors affecting UTI's
urinary retention
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
50. To restore function to traumatized or malfunctioning tissue (Ex: plastic surgery - breast reconstruction - skin graft)
Reconstructive surgery
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Actual loss
Maslow's Hierachy of Needs - Safety and Security