Fundamentals Final Review Flashcards
Bowel training can take how long?
A couple months or longer
Ileostomy has smaller or bigger liquid stool than colostomy ?
Smaller liquid stool
What is the technique of breathing out of your nose and mouth?
Valsalva maneuver
Licensed physician to help over all wellness?
Osteopaths
Preferred site for injection for one year old patient?
Vastus Lateralis
Refers to relative amount of drug used for desired effect
Purity
What’s the complication for someone who is restrictive mobility?
Development with hydrostatic pneumonia
Continuous passive motion machine
Ccpm, used to exercise joint after joint surgery
How often do you check patients cast?
Check swelling and point every shift
Patient in crutches, how much distance top of axilla and crutch?
2 finger width
How many people assist doing water therapy when moving patients?
Two
Orthopedic unit activity for patient that is immobile that prevents psychological effect (except)
- Reading
- Television
- Crossword puzzle
When a patient is in a prone position what is a pressure point that will be affected?
Toes
Wound is in the coccyx wound extending
Stage 3
Patient went for surgery for fractured femoral
Nurse should notify doctor if there’s a change in behavior
What are factors in wound healing?
Lifestyle, age and medication
What is the most common error in airway obstruction?
Food or pouring object
Ways to remove airway obstruction (except)?
Spirometer
Nasal suctioning, what should the amount of suction pressure be set between (not true)
40-80 mm
Sterile procedure
Tracheostomy