Capitals of Asia Flashcards
most gerontologist no longer give precedence to the concept of
disengagement theory
a patient is admitted with urinary retention there is a order to insert an indwelling catheter but when you go in he voids 100cc’s prior. What would you do?
perform a bladder scan to determine the amount of urine retained
after you administer a medication for diarrhea. What is the most important thing for a nurse to do?
assess the patient for abdominal distension
the nurse has a patient who is in the hospital who is developing some respiratory complications and he is on bedrest. What should you ensure?
that he doesn’t get hypostatic pneumonia
how many tablespoons are in 1 fluid ounce
2
you have a patient who has a resection of the prostate gland and he has a three way catheter for continuous irrigation if there is blood
notify the physician immediately
when the patient needs to do a Kegel exercise may greatly reduce or stop
incontinence
kg to pounds
multiply by 2.2
patient has a pooling of blood under the skin after a fall. The nurse will need to document
this is a hematoma
a patient has skeletal traction and she is concerned about clear fluid oozing. Inform her that
this is normal
the nurse has a group of patients and out of the group that needs to be a priority is the
patient that has a tracheostomy and pneumonia
the nurse is doing a neurovascular assessment on a patient with a long leg cast. The nurse knows this is a indication of altered perfusion because the patient has
numbness in the distal limb
a patient has collapsed and cannot be aroused and you say are you okay? The next step would be
call for help (if you have assistance have them get help)
a patient is using a trapeze
left heel
the parameters for nasopharyngeal suctioning
80 to 120
the nurse is auscultating lung sounds and she hears a high pitch. They are harsh musical sounds
this is stridor
you have a 10 month old baby who has watery green stools for two days now and refusing the bottle. The primary concern is?
metabolic acidosis
a nurse provides care for a client who has a ng tube to intermittent suction. One of the action s the nurse will do is check for?
abdominal distension
a nurse is providing care for a group of patients. OUT of these patient which of these patients should be reassigned to a RN
the patient that has asthma and on oxygen via a non breather
a new nurse is doing an indwelling urinary catheter. Tell the new nurse is to
review the agency’s policy and procedure manual
you have a patient with c- diff. what type of hand hygiene do you use?
antibacterial soap
the nurse ha s a 92 year old patient. She is writing the care plan up a good nursing diagnosis would be?
potential for fall related to confusion
a patient is on a vegan diet. Which foods would raise their irons
mustard greens
several hormones affect urine output and fluid balance. When then blood becomes concentrated decreased circuitry blood volume
released in adh
patient on iv therapy. a sign that they are receiving too much iv fluids would be
full bounding pulse
24 urine specimens the nurse accidently discards some of the urine. What do you do?
notify the charge nurse and restart the whole test
to help parents to plan for any possible changes in their life the adult children should keep communication lines open
within the family
one affect of immobility on the brain is a decrease in
sensory input
passive range of motion exercises are usually to prevent…
decreased joint mobility
an older adult will frequently develop clouding of the lens of the eye. This is called?
cataracts
when you have a older adult confusion can be reversible in patients who are ?
delirious
if a nurse assumes every patient has a transmittable disease in a health care setting is called?
standard precautions
sertraline, propylene, and fluoroxytine are all examples of?
SSRI’s
30 cc’s is in a
fluid ounce
the device that a nurse would use for total parenteral is administered through a?
central venous access
an isotonic state exists within a patients body fluids when the solute concentration of
intracellular and extracellular are equal
the nurse points out that a non electrolyte product of metabolism are as important to health as electrolytes are. Name one non electrolyte
an amino acid
a patient has a vitamin deficiency. The nurse understands they would have a deficiency of ?
calcium
