First 3 Lectures Flashcards
Traumatic Alopecia
Linear or oval patch of hair loss along the hairline-trauma
What are the 3 concepts of health?
Biomedical model, behavioural model and socio environmental model
Components of the nursing process?
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation
Diagnostic reasoning process
Identify both abnormal findings and patients strengths
Gather subjective and objective data
Cluster data
Evaluate and analyze data
What is a first level priority problem?
Emergent, life threatening
What does PQRSTU stand for?
Provocative, quality or quantity,
region or radiation, severity, timing, understand patients perception
Components of the general survey?
Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behaviour
Normal BMI?
18.5-24.9
What are the vital signs?
Blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation, pain
Normal blood pressure?
less than 130/less than 85
Common error in measuring BP?
Cuff is too small-causes overestimation. Not an issue if cuff is too large
Stethoscope pressure too firm?
lowers the diastolic reading-systolic is fine
Normal temperature?
35.8-37.3 C
Tympanic temperature is….
best reflection of core temperature
symmetrical pulses should be assessed simultaneously except for…
carotid pulse
Normal pulse rate?
60-100 BPM
Normal respirations?
10-20, ideal 12-20 breaths per minute
Normal pulse oximetry?
97% to 98%, 90 or greater is acceptable
Influences on BP-gender?
girls have lower bp after puberty, once menopause-opposite
level of arm for BP, if higher? if lower?
if higher=both will be lower, if lower=both will be higher
what is the auscultatory gap?
the disappearance of sound during auscultation right after systolic for varying lengths of time
