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Nursing Fundamentals Theory

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1. Result of unpredictable event (Ex: injury - disaster)






2. Improves venus return - respiratory function - & peristalsis - relieves skin pressure. Patient should practice before surgery






3. Recovery period; returns to a healty state; feeling better






4. Keep promises






5. Loss of voluntary control of urination






6. O Spiritual / Religious needs - Know & respect special ceremonies - rituals - Contact clergy to visit if patient desires






7. 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






8. Two or more clear moral principles apply but support mutually inconsistent courses of action






9. 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






10. Helps remove mucus & is usually taught with deep breathing (esp. important for patients with increased risk of respiratory complications)






11. Mixture of serum & red blood cells






12. Respect values & beliefs - Role change - Body image change - Encourage to set attainable goals - Facilitate support from family / friends






13. Salmonella bacillus from raw eggs or chicken - Bacterial enteropathogens - viruses - or parasites - cause Traveler's diarrhea - Undercooked meat






14. Need to void without ability to hold or delay






15. Helps increase lung volume & inflation of alveoli which Facilitates venus return; Practice prior to surgery






16. 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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17. Complete lack of control over urination






18. Permanent change - cause is irreversible alterations in normal anatomy & physiology - require long period of care






19. 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






20. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks






21. Only in animal products






22. Inability to empty bladder






23. Early signs & symptoms are present but are often vague & nonspecific; patient does not realize he is contagious






24. Physical: protect from potential or actual harm Emotional: Free of fear - anxiety Allow independence Explanations

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25. 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






26. Freedom from pathogenic organisms in a specific area - Clean' vs 'Soiled' - patient or in patient's room - Achieved by: Confining pathogens within a given area - Limiting growth & numbers of pathogens - Limiting transmission of pathogens from place






27. 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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28. Difficulty or painful urination






29. 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






30. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. Provide specific instructions about kinds of healthcare that should be provide or forgone






35. 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






36. 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






37. Storing & recalling of new knowledge (brain)






38. Avoid causing harm (Nightengale Pledge






39. Delay or problem starting urinary stream






40. 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






41. Leakage when coughing - sneezing - or increased intra - abdominal pressure






42. ability to excrete excess nitrogen






43. 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






44. Result of natural development






45. 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






46. Appoints an agent that the person trusts to make decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.






47. Respect for inherent worth & uniqueness of the individual; patient privacy & confidentiality






48. Increase venus return and helps prevent complications of thrombophlebitis & resultant emboli






49. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks






50. Code of ethics; accountability