Nur 223 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following strategies may help promote an adequate oral intake in hospitalized patients? Select all that apply. a) Tell the patient that you wouldn't want to eat the food either but that it is important for the patient's recovery. b) Encourage the patient to select his or her own menu. c) Offer standby alternatives when the patient cannot find anything on the menu he or she wants to eat. d) Advance the diet as quickly as possible, as appropriate. correct answers Encourage...

definition of EBP correct answers Integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise Cochrane Collaboration correct answers Established in Dr. Archie Cochrane's name to assist healthcare professionals in making clinical decisions based on the best external evidence. Step 0 correct answers Cultivate a spirit of inquiry within the environment Key Elements of an EBP culture and environment correct answers -spirit of inquiry -philosophy, mission, clinical promotion system -kno...

diet goals of any type of diabetes correct answers 1. achieve a normal blood glucose 2. eat a well-balanced and nutrient dense diet 3. achieve a healthy body weight Type 1 Diabetes correct answers a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin - autoimmune - 5% of diabetes cases Type 2 Diabetes correct answers a chronic condition that affects the way the body process blood sugar (glucose); the body either does not produce enough insulin or it resists insulin (h...

Axis I (Clinical Disorder-Psych Disorder) correct answers Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD) is identified by which Axis? Axis I (Clinical Disorder-Psych Disorder) correct answers Dementia is defined by which Axis? Axis II (Personality or Intellectual Developmental Disorders) correct answers Personality Disorders are identified by which Axis? Asylums- "Protection, social support, or sanctuary from stresses of life" correct answers 1st Benchmark: Enlightenment Period ○ Study of mind...

What subjective data would you assess prior to performing a neurological exam? correct answers - Headache (unusually frequent or severe) - Head injury or concussion - Dizziness (feeling lightheaded or faint) or vertigo (feeling a rotational spinning) - Seizures - Tremors - Weakness or incoordination - Numbness or tingling - Difficulty swallowing - Difficulty speaking - Significant neurologic past history (stroke, spinal cord injury, meningitis or encephalitis, congenital defects, alcoho...

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What subjective data would you assess prior to performing a neurological exam? correct answers - Headache (unusually frequent or severe) - Head injury or concussion - Dizziness (feeling lightheaded or faint) or vertigo (feeling a rotational spinning) - Seizures - Tremors - Weakness or incoordination - Numbness or tingling - Difficulty swallowing - Difficulty speaking - Significant neurologic past history (stroke, spinal cord injury, meningitis or encephalitis, congenital defects, alcoho...

What are the essential elements of practice during the neuro exam? introduces self and role, hand hygiene, identifies client by double identifier, explains procedure and obtains permission, have all equipment at the start of exam, be in dress code, pain assessment, documentation The focused assessment should be completed within how many minutes? 15 The bedside assessment should be completed within how many minutes? 10 During the bedside assessment what should you ask the patient about? their ...

What is "bad nutrition"? correct answers - protein - energy undernutrition - lack of needed nutrients, but ... also ... possible excess of empty calories - failing health from a longstanding dietary intake that is not enough to meet nutrition needs - better to prevent, catch at start than to resolve What does nutrition screening look like? correct answers - quick, simple, valid - weight loss, food intake, disease severity - have you lost weight without trying? - if yes how much? ...

Peri-Operative Stages correct answers Perioperative nursing spans entire surgical experience - Professional standards cover behavioral response, physiologic response Preoperative - Begins when decision to proceed w/ surgical intervention made & ends w/ transfer of pt to OR bed Intraoperative - Begins when pt transferred to OR bed, ends w/ admission to PACU - Nursing responsibilities: acting as scrub nurse, circulating nurse, or RN first assistant Postoperative - Begins when admitted to P...