NUR 350 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT

What should your nursing diagnosis be based on? - ️️Your assessment Characteristics of the pt What you can do to improve pt's quality of health Reduced or absent pedal pulse are defining characteristics of what NANDAs? - ️️decreased Cardiac Output ineffective peripheral Tissue Perfusion *there are likely more* What is secretory diarrhea? - ️️Diarrhea that occurs when ingested pathogens survive in the GI tract long enough to absorb into the enterocytes. Cell permeability changes resulting in the over secretion of water and sodium and chloride ions into the bowel. What are the 5 steps of the nursing process? HINT: ADPIE - ️️1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation What are the 3 categories of nursing diagnoses? - ️️1. actual or problem-focused NDs 2. potential or risk for NDs 3. health promotion NDs What is the formula for a complete diagnostic statement? - ️️Problem (in NANDA format) + Etiology (specific related or risk factors) + Signs/Symptoms (defining characteristics) Is this a proper *nursing* diagnostic statement? deficient Knowledge of wounds R/T misinformation presented by others AEB pt statement "My friend told me my blister would heal faster if I popped it." - ️️Yes. It has the NANDA, etiology of the problem, and the evidence. What arteries can be used to assess pedal pulse? - ️️The posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries.When taking a pedal pulse, what should you note? - ️️The amplitude of the pulse. Pulse amplitude can be given a value from 0 to +3. Describe each value. - ️️0: Pulse is absent, unable to palpate +1: Diminished, weaker than expected +2: Brisk, expected (normal) +3: Bounding A nursing diagnosis should be _______ to the patient. - ️️specific Why assess peripheral pulses? - ️️It can help identify issues with cardiac output, vascular health, blood volume, and more. How is diarrhea defined? - ️️It is the passage of at least three loose or liquid stools per day. What type of diarrhea lasts up to 14 days? - ️️Acute What type of diarrhea lasts between 15 and 30 days? - ️️Persistent What type of diarrhea last 30 days or longer? - ️️Chronic Bloody diarrhea is most commonly caused by what bacteria? - ️️Enterohemorrhagic E. coli What bacteria is a common cause of travelers diarrhea? - ️️E. coli What is the most common intestinal parasite that causes diarrhea in the United States? - ️️Giardia lamblia What are some ways infectious organisms can attack the intestines? - ️️1. Alter secretion and/or absorption of enterocytes w/o causing inflammation 2. Impair absorption by destroying cells, cause inflammation, and produce toxins What factors influence the susceptibility to pathogenic organisms? - ️️Age Gastric acidity Intestinal microflora Immune status Who is most likely to suffer life-threatening diarrhea? - ️️Older adultsHow can antibiotics cause diarrhea? - ️️They kill the normal flora, making the person more susceptible to pathogenic organisms. What may be helpful in preventing antibiotic induced diarrhea in some patients? - ️️Probiotics