Nursing care of the hospitalized patient

Question 1

What are nosocomial infections?

Answer 1

Infections or diseases acquired while in the hospital

Question 2

What is the number 1 way to prevent nosocomial infectons?

Answer 2

Washing your hands

Question 3

Name two other ways to prevent nosocomial infections.

Answer 3

Cleaning the exam tables in between patients, and remove soiled bedding and towels between patients.

Question 4

If you are in charge of the microbial surveillance plan at your clinic, what are two ways you perform this?

Answer 4

Performing a Culture and Sensitivity test of different areas of the clinic and rotate the disinfectants.

Question 5

Why should you reduce noise around a hospitalized patient?

Answer 5

Because it creates anxiety and psychological effects.

Question 6

What is the name of the 24 hour cycle where animals undergo chemical and physiological processes?

Answer 6

Circadian rhythm

Question 7

What other processes are affected when an animals circadian rhythm is disturbed?

Answer 7

Hormone production, digestion, and thermoregulation

Question 8

What should you do for an animal that is staying overnight at the clinic?

Answer 8

Reduce noise and dim the lights at night.

Question 9

T or F: The linens of patients with infections diseases are washed and kept separately

Answer 9

True: All the linens are kept in separate bags and have fully self contained area with kennels, sinks, cleaning supplies, gowns, etc..

Question 10

How often should you groom and bathe hospitalized patients?

Answer 10

Daily

Question 11

T or F: animals wont groom themselves when they are sick.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What is the name of “bed sores” that patients get from laying in the same spot?

Answer 12

Decubital ulcers or scalding

Question 13

How often should you rotate recumbent patients?

Answer 13

2-4 hours

Question 14

What are the four basic parts of the nursing plan?

Answer 14

1. Collect Data
2. Interpret Data
3. Implement Plan
4. Evaluate response to the plan

Question 15

What does collect data consist of?

Answer 15

Take vitals and signalment

Question 16

What are the basic vitals?

Answer 16

Temperature, pulse rate and rhythm, respiration

Question 17

What does the signalment of a patient include?

Answer 17

Sex, Age, breed, weight, reproductive status

Question 18

What does interpreting the data of a patient consist of?

Answer 18

Determining if the data collected is normal vs. abnormal for the patient, if its elevated or not elevated or if it has reduced or increased since last time it was collected

Question 19

Normal temperature for dog and cat?

Answer 19

100-102.5 F

Question 20

What does implementing a plan consist of?

Answer 20

What you plan to do if something is abnormal

Question 21

What does evaluating a response to the plan consist of?

Answer 21

Whether the plan worked, if the patient is improving or getting worse and create a new plan if patient is not improving.

Question 22

What are four major body systems?

Answer 22

Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Central Nervous system, and Urinary.

Question 23

How do you evaluate the cardiac system?

Answer 23

BP, Hr, Pulse quality and rhythm, ECG, CRT, MM color

Question 24

What creates the color of the MM?

Answer 24

The amount and composition of blood in the underlying capillary beds.

Question 25

What causes the MM to be pale or white?

Answer 25

Vasoconstriction or Anemia

Question 26

What causes the MM to be excessively red?

Answer 26

Vasodilation and venous pooling

Question 27

What are some other things that can cause the MM to be pale or white?

Answer 27

Shock, dehydration, tachycardia

Question 28

What controls the vasoconstriction or dilation of the vessels?

Answer 28

The sympathetic NS

Question 29

T or F: cats can have slightly paler MM than dogs

Answer 29

True

Question 30

What causes pale white or muddy MM?

Answer 30

Vasoconstriction, anemia, poor perfusion