Nursing concepts 6
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- How does Gonorrhea cause sterility in females?
- obstruction SCARRING of the fallopian tubes.
- What is the therapeutic action of zidovudine(AZT)
- It inhibits or slows replication of virus.
- What is the most common complication of HIV/AIDS?
- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- What STD can be tested for by blood?
- Syphilis
- How is Hepatitis A transmitted?
- Fecal/oral rout.
- How is Hepatitis C transmitted?
- Blood and body fluids.
- Which healthcare worker is most at risk for contracting Hep C?
- Phlebotomist
- What vaccine shoud you not give a 10 year old immunocompromised pt?
- Live Vaccine
- What nursing intervention can you use to decrease muscle spasms and promote healing?
- Apply a warm compress.
- What increases muscle spasms and delays healing?
- cold.
- What is the first sign of Syphillis?
- A painless chancre.
- What is the hallmark sign of a Urinary tract infection(UTI)?
- Frequency.
- What is the purpose of the Mantoux test?
- Test large populations for exposure to TB.
- What medication is used to treat Streptoccocus?
- Penicillin. Erythromycin if pt. is allergic to Penicillin.
- What is indicative of Measles Rubela?
- Koplik spots
- What is the most debilitating Manifastation of mononucleosis?
- Fatigue
- What is the most common symptom of a Strep infection?
- Soar throat.
- What is the complication to strep throat(acute pharygitis)?
- Glomerulonephritis.
- What equipment should the the Nurse have at the bedside for a pt. with epiglotitis?
- Tracheostomy equipment.
- What is the causative organism for epiglottitis?
- Meningitis.
- What are the SX of Meningitis?
- Headache, nuchal rigidity, Kernig's sign.
- What agent is used to treat Varicella?
- Zoster Vaccine.
- What causes Mumps?
- An inflamation of the salivary glands.
- What lab value will be elevated in an inflammatory diseas such as rheumatoid arthritis of lupus?
- The Erythrocyte sedimnentation rate(ESR).
- What are the signs and symptoms of Lupus?
- Butterfly rash.
- What organism causes Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatoid Arthitis?
- Strep AB
- What should be monitord in electrical burn pts?
- Monitor for cardiac arrhymias.
- What should pts. with allergies to insect stings avoid?
- Wearing bright clothing, perfumes, walking barefoot.
- What is the bennefit to Buck's traction?
- Decreases muscle spasms
- What diet promotes wound healing?
- Vitamin C, protein, Iron
- What causes Myesthenia Gravis?
- A deficinency of acetylcholine.
- What position should a patient be in when having a seizure?
- Lateral.
- GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS.
- second phase: classic sign of shock including decreased urinary output.
- PYELONEPHRITIS.
- priority dx altered comfort related to inflammatory process.
- BULB SYRINGE.
- suction of infant-compress syringe prior to inserting in nostril.
- INFECTION
- infant response tends to be generalized ex may have diahrrhea with a URI.
- URINARY TRACT INFECTION
- evidence RX has been effective colony count < 100,000/ml.
- UTI
- frequency indicator/common sx of UTI.
- SCARLET FEVER
- white tongue, red papillae diffuse red rash under joint folds.
- MEASLES
- koplick spots on buccal muccosa-maculopapular red rash begins on face spreads downward(onset few days after koplics
- RUBELLA
- pink maculopapular rashon face first moves downward.
- CHICKEN POX-VARICELLA
- puritic rash centripetal rash spreads to face and proximal extremities, sparse on distal limbs and areas exposeed to heat.
- SYPHILLIS
- primary lesion painless chancre.
- ANTIBIOTICS
- administerat re intervals to maintain constant sserum levels of the med and increase effectiveness(good point ofr pt teaching.
- BUCKS TRACTION
- used to releive muscle spasms, immobilize the leg and releivepain prior to hip surgery for fx hip.
- TRACTION
- maintained all times, even during transport-assure the wts hang freely.
- WET CAST
- handle with palms fingertips can cause dents which may lead to pressure on casted tissues.
- ISOMETRIC EXCERSISES
- help maintain muscle tone in pts with casts.
- PROM MAINTAIN ROM
- circulation in body part when pt unable to move
- BABINSKIS NORMAL
- toes fan out and draw together when the sole of foot is stroked.
- INCREASED ICP 1ST SIGN
- decreasing arousability
- CVA NSG DX
- impaired verbal communication R/T ahasia.
- PRIORITY DX IN PEDS PT WITH DIAHRRHEAL DISEASE/INFECTION.
- fluid volume deficit