Nursing 2050

When does the act of digestion begin? - The process of digestion begins with the act of chewing Which part of the brain controls swallowing? - -swallowing begins as a voluntary act that is regulated by the medulla oblongata -controlled by CNS Diseases that disrupt the brain centers or cranial nerves can predispose the patient to ___________? - Aspiration (something in the lungs) -stroke -brain injury -neurodegenerative conditions -seizures -neuromuscular -advanced dementia (swallowing ...

LPNs can delegate to: - only unlicensed personnel RNs can delegate to: - LPNs or unlicensed personnel Unlicensed personnel can delegate to: - no one NCSBN - National Council of State Boards or Nursing, helps identify, describe, or clarify the activity, intervention, or role under consideration in delegation. Created the Scope of Nursing Decision-Making Framework 5 Rights of delegation - right task, right person, right circumstance, right directions & communication, right supervision ...

Management of hyponatremia? - Restore sodium levels: sodium supplements, high sodium foods Restrict fluids: monitor I&O, daily weights Correct cell swelling: isotonic or hypertonic IV fluids Keep safe: seizure precautions Management of hypenatremia - Restrict sodium intake Monitor skin and mucous membranes Monitor BP and pulse SLOW fluid replacement: Monitor I&O Daily weights Isotonic fluids or PO what is the largest extracellular electrolyte - sodium what does sodium do - help...

Tubes propelling urine from the kidney to the bladder - Ureters Ureters can be blocked by this - renal calculi (kidney stones); peristaltic waves try to pass a kidney stone (these are called renal colic) a muscular sac that acts as a reservoir for urine until a sufficient amount collects o be voided - Bladder What is the muscle that the bladder is made of? - detruser muscle How much will the typical adult bladder hold? - 600 ml of urine A tube from the bladder to the outside envir...

margo mccaffery definition of pain - whatever the person experiencing the pain says it is, existing whenever the person says it does intentional association for the study of pain (IASP) defines pain ad - an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or describe in terms such as damage steps of pain - 1. Transduction 2. Transmission 3. Perception 4. Modulation transduction - 1. noxious stimuli causes cell damage with the release of se...

Medication administration - What is one of the highest risk areas of nursing practice? Complex, multidisciplinary process involving many professionals - What is medication administration? Physician/nurse practitioner Pharmacist Registered nurse Unit clerk or secretary Pharm tech - Who all is typically involved with medication administration? Usual dose of ordered medication Appropriate route of administration Proper technique and precautions of administration Approved indication...

the way the body works to maintain homeostasis - What is physiology? the way the body works by getting out of homeostasis - What is pathophysiology? Lungs, kidneys, bowels - What are the three major eliminators? Ureters - Which tubes propel urine from the kidneys to the bladder? Urethra - Which tube takes the urine from the bladder to the outside world? a muscular sac that acts as a reservoir for urine until a sufficient amount collects to be voided - What is the bladder? 600ml...

gather data about the whole person to identify their general state of health - physical assessment 2 major sections of a physical assessment - health history and physical exam parts of a health history - questionnaire and interview what determines what skills you do - health history know what exam you are doing, gather data, act on it and document - roles of the nurse what type of exam is a superficial sample of each system to look for anything that my be grossly wrong; often done...

Medication administration - What is one of the highest risk areas of nursing practice? Complex, multidisciplinary process involving many professionals - What is medication administration? Physician/nurse practitioner Pharmacist Registered nurse Unit clerk or secretary Pharm tech - Who all is typically involved with medication administration? Usual dose of ordered medication Appropriate route of administration Proper technique and precautions of administration Approved indication...

Medication administration - What is one of the highest risk areas of nursing practice? Complex, multidisciplinary process involving many professionals - What is medication administration? Physician/nurse practitioner Pharmacist Registered nurse Unit clerk or secretary Pharm tech - Who all is typically involved with medication administration? Usual dose of ordered medication Appropriate route of administration Proper technique and precautions of administration Approved indication...