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Nursing Fundamentals Theory

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






2. Keep promises






3. Understanding & Acceptance: Involve family / friends in patient care - Establish trusting relationship - Refer to support groups

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4. Goal of treatment is a comfortable dignified death & that further life - sustaining measures are no longer indicated.






5. Altered self - image






6. Inability to get to toilet in time or inability to recognize need to urinate






7. 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






8. Personal habits - Defecate at the same time each day - Privacy & time allotment - Positioning - sitting upright with feet on ground






9. Sterile technique; practices that render & keep objects & areas free from microorganisms






10. - 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






11. Dishonesty to alleviate patient anxiety or concern






12. Binds fat & cholesterol to decrease absorption into bloodstream from GI tract






13. Give each his/her due & act fairly






14. supports & immobilizes a body part - helps a surgical incision helps with comfort and pain.






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






16. Teach patient & family that pain meds will be ordered by physician & administered by nurse - Patient should ask for pain meds before pain becomes severe - A different med can be ordered if the med does not control pain or has unpleasant side effects






17. Allow individual to state in advance What their choices would be should certain circumstances develop






18. Lecture or discussion - panel discussion - discovery - audiovisual materials - printed materials - programmed instruction - computer - assisted instruction programs






19. Must be done immediately to preserve life - a body part - or function






20. Benefit the patient.






21. Difficulty or painful urination






22. 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






23. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic






24. Taking care of the whole person - body - mind - spirit - heart - soul - Provide best quality of life by symptom management






25. 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






26. Dysuria - urinary frequency or urgency - cloudy urine with foul odor






27. Composed of white blood cells - liquefied dead tissue debris - & dead & live bacteria






28. Retention with leakage that exceeds bladder capacity






29. Mixture of serum & red blood cells






30. Social support systems - Community healthcare structure - Economic resources - Environmental factors - Nursing in the community






31. ability to excrete excess nitrogen






32. Must be done within a reasonably short time frame to preserve health - but is not an emergency.






33. 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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34. Obtaining complete proteins - soy products






35. 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






36. Uses reagent substances to detect the enzyme peroxidase in the hemoglobin molecule






37. Inspect






38. Smallest of all microorganisms - visible only with an electron microscope (Ex: common cold - AIDS)






39. Bladder - nervous system damage






40. 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






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






42. ability to break down nitrogen to excrete






43. Sense of hopefulness - participation in decisions - expression of feelings & emotions - Not die alone - religious or spiritual needs - honesty

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44. 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






45. Assess for: - illness - fever - fatigue - N/V - medications - can alter taste or decrease appetite (chemo - steroids) - poor fitting dentures - no teeth - bad teeth - mouth problems - lesions - inflamed mucosa - pain - dislike of certain foods - unfa






46. 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






47. Medicate for pain - N/V - Rest periods before each meal - Offer mouth care prior to each meal - Be sure dentures are clean & in mouth - Offer foods patient likes & can eat - Cold - soft foods may be better tolerated - Smaller portions - More frequent






48. Delay or problem starting urinary stream






49. In the case of cardiopulmonary or respiratory arrest - calling a code & resuscitating the patient are to be delayed until these measures will be ineffectual.






50. Inability to empty bladder






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