Unit 13 Flashcards
What are risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea
Overweight
Large tonsils
Short neck
Smoking
Oropharyngeal edema
Male
What is treatment for sleep apnea
Weight loss
CPAP
Modafinil
What are pharmacological therapy used for restless leg syndrome
Ropinirole
Iron adn Mg+ supplements
What is the management of fibromyalgia?
Stretching
Pregabalin
Gabapentin
Tai chi
Acupuncture
Low-impact exercise
What does christianity affect in death?
Receive the sacrament of the sick
Baptized in emergency
Heaven vs Hell
What are signs and symptoms of impending death?
Confusion
Period of sleep increase
Decrease intake
Cheyne-stoke respiration
Cyanosis
Restlessness
Mottled skin
What are nursing interventions to manage symptoms of distress?
What are ways to assist the family in grieving
Allow them to see the body
Close the corpses eyes and mouth
Cut or remove medical devices
What are the best practices for pronouncement of death
Note time of death
Listen for heart beat, respiration, and palpate carotid pulse
What role does judaism play with death?
Recite the confessional or the affirmation of faith
Funeral should take place within 24 hrs
Autopsies are not allowed
What role does islam play with death?
Qur’an is scripture
Eyelids closed, body be covered before moving, mosque will perform rituals of bathing and wrapping