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Aging Process Newborn Assessment: Expected Findings ● Normal Assessment Findings for Head: Should be 2-3 cm larger than chest. ● Anterior fontanel should be palpated and approximately 5 cm on average and diamond shaped. ● Posterior fontanel is smaller and triangle-shaped. Should be so...

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Aging Process

Newborn Assessment: Expected Findings

● Normal Assessment Findings for Head: Should be 2-3 cm larger than

chest.

● Anterior fontanel should be palpated and approximately 5 cm on

average and diamond shaped.

● Posterior fontanel is smaller and triangle-shaped. Should be soft and

flat. Molding of sutures is normal.

Psychosocial Integrity

Crisis Intervention

Sexual Assault: Priority Intervention

● Provide a private environment and limit personnel who examine the client.

● Assess client emotions and provide support

● Assess, treat, and document all injuries

● Use a non judgemental and empathetic approach

Abuse/Neglect

Psychosocial Issues of Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Caring for a Child Who

Reports Sexual Abuse

● Remove the child from the situation

● Mandatory reporting for all health care workers; there are civil and

criminal penalties for not reporting

● Assess for unusual bruising on ABD, back and buttocks

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Sensory/Perceptual Alterations

Effective Communication: Responding to a Client Who Is Obese and Is Crying

Psychotic Disorders: Caring For a Client Who Is Experiencing Delusions

● Ask the client directly about hallucinations. The nurse should not argue or or

agree with the client’s view of the situation.

● Do not argue with a client’s delusions, but focus on the client’s feelings and

possibly offer reasonable explanations.

● Assess the client for paranoid delusions, which can increase the risk for

violence against others.

Basic Care and Comfort

Elimination

Postpartum Physiological Adaptations: Interventions to Promote Voiding

● Assist with frequent urination

● Provide noninvasive measures to promote urination

● Perform bladder scan

Nutrition and Oral Hydration

Burns: Supporting Nutritional Requirements

● Client with a large burn injury will be in a hypermetabolic state and may

exceed 5,000 calories/day

● Increase protein intake to prevent tissue breakdown and promote healing

● Enteral or total parenteral therapy is often necessary

Medications for Depressive Disorders: Food and Medication Interaction

● MAOIs- avoid foods containing tyramine (meats, cheeses, alcohol)

● SSRI & SNRI- avoid alcohol

● Tricyclic- do not administer with MAOIs or St. John's Wart

Renal Disorders: Teaching a Client Who Has Chronic Kidney Disease

● Strict I&Os

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● Monitor electrolytes

● Monitor and treat hypertension as prescribed

Stroke: Assisting a Client Who Has Dysphagia

● place client in an upright or high Fowler's position to facilitate swallowing

● stay with client due to risk for aspiration

● refer to speech therapist for evaluation

● make diet alterations, avoid thin liquids and sticky foods

Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

Adverse Effects/Contraindications/Side Effects/Interactions

Medications Affecting Coagulation: Medications Contraindicated for Use With

Warfarin

● Garlic

● Ginger

● Ginkgo

Medications Affecting Urinary Output: Identifying an Adverse Effect of Furosemide

● Ototoxicity

● Hypokalemia

● Hyperglycemia

Medications for Depressive Disorders: Monitoring for Interactions Between

Citalopram and St. John's Wort

● Risk of serotonin syndrome: Headache

● Fever

● Shivering

● Sweating

● High blood pressure

● Rapid or irregular heartbeat

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