Deck 1 Flashcards
How would you define hospice services for someone with a terminal illness?
•No heroic or aggressive measures
• Prognosis <6 months
What is your expected nursing intervention when the pharmacy is late with TPN?
• D10 IV fluids
• Call pharmacy
What is the characteristic finding of malignant melanoma?
Asymmetrical or irregular shape
Expected nursing action(s) of nurse with an opioid overdose
• May need to readminister multiple doses
• Narcan’s half-life is shorter than opioids (long-acting)
A patient with diabetic ketoacidosis receives what type of insulin?(Will be given via IV)
Regular insulin
Things to avoid with a client who has neutropenia (SATA)
• Crowded places
• flowers/plants
• no animals
• Fresh fruits/veggies
With a diabetes client, how can you teach them to help prevent long-term consequences of retinopathy & nephropathy?
Manage glucose levels
What to teach diabetic clients about foot care.
Inspect daily - Use mirror to assess bottom of feet for lacerations/anything abnormal
[SATA]-s/s of fluid volume overload, pt w/ HF on transfusion RBC,
• Dyspnea
• confusion
• JVD
Teaching: effects of spirituality to on pt near EOL
Spirituality gives Hope → decreases feelings of depression
Assessing 4 clients: ID pt w/ increased risk for hypokalemia.
Patient w/NG tube
Plan of care: pt practices Islam.
No pork
[SATA]- Tasks that require protective eye equipment.
Anything with risk of splashing fluids
Initial symptoms experienced with HIV infection.
Flu-like symptoms
Planning education program: about basal cell carcinoma.
• low rate of metastasizing
• primarily on sun-exposed areas
• invades local structures — rarely metastatic but high rate of
recurrence