306 Final Flashcards
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Palliative Care
Management of pain, improves quality of life for clients and families, allows dying clients to die with dignity, still able to seek out life-saving measures
Hospice
Diagnosis by a physician as having 6 months or less to live
Physiological signs of death
Dyspnea
Hypotension
Anorexia, Nausea, Dehydration
Restlessness
Pain
DNR
Do not resuscitate
What if family conflicts with client wishes
We advocate for clients wishes
Post Mortem Care
*Clean and prepare the patient
Including removing lines/drains
*Allow for time for family to be with the patient
* Contact donation services (may happen earlier)
OBody bag & Identification
Pain Assessments – components, when to use
PQRST- (Provoke, Quality, Region, Severity, Timing) Adult Pain scale
CRIES (Crying, Requiring O2, Increase in vitals, expression, sleep) Used for infants and newborns
FLACC (Faces, Legs, Arms, Cry, Consolability) 2m-7years or disabled
NVPS (Nonverbal pain Scale) is Used when unable to verbalize pain
Categories of Pain
Nociceptive: Pain in the skin, bones, joints, visceral
Neuropathic: Neurological pain, diabetic neuropathy, phantom limb pain
Cancer: Pain from cancer
Non-verbal signs of pain
Gaurding, Restlessness, Grimicing
Comforting in pain
Pharmaceuticals (Opioids)
Nonpharmacological (TENS, Massage… etc)
Distraction: used for mild pain
Promoting sleep
Go to bed and wake up each time every day, keep naps short and before 3 pm, complete exercise 3 hours before going to bed, remove work items and tv from the bedroom when possible.
Benefits of sleep
Health and Healing, Transfer of memory from short to long term,
The effects of sleep deprivation
Impair judgment, decrease response time, trigger seizure disorders, migraines and tension headaches
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Related to the recurrent episodes of upper airway collapse and obstruction while sleeping combined with waking from sleep (apnea= no breathing for a minimum of 10 seconds)
Carbohydrates
The main source of energy
Make up 45-65% of total daily calories
Proteins
Found in every cell of the body
The building block of the body
Promotes growth, healing, and overall body maintenance
Builds and repairs tissues
Fats
Storage form of excess energy
Body protection
Facilitates absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
A secondary source of energy
Heart healthy Diet
Omega3
Less plaque buildup in the arteries
Low Sodium Diet
Less salty foods
Fat-soluble vitamins
A, D,E, K
Water soluble vitamins
C, B complex
Signs and symptoms of Malnutrition & Dehydration
Growth failure, compromised immune system, poor wound healing, muscle loss, physical and functional decline
Progression of nutrition following digestive issues – clear to full
Clear liquid- Contains only clear liquids such as broth, gelatin, and water
*Full liquid- Contains fluids, foods that are liquids, and foods that are liquids at room temperature
*Pureed- Consists of food that does not need to be chewed
*Soft Diet- Soft foods that are easy to swallow and digest
*Regular diet- Consists of healthy foods coming from all of the food groups
Dysphagia Definition, assessing for, health professional consult
Difficulty swallowing, Assessment is done by the RN
Evaluation is done by a speech pathologist
Avoid straws and thin liquids at first