HEALTH-ILLNESS CONCEPTS. ADN)
QUESTIONS WITH 100% PASSED ANSWERS!!
A patient on bed rest is at risk for what GI problem? Answer - Paralytic ileus
Your patient is in isolation for C. Difficile. How will you perform hand hygiene?
Answer - Soap and water
The nurse would expect the provider to order this type of diet for a pt with an
exacerbation for IBS? Answer - NPO (Many times require bowel rest. Begin
NPO, then move on to bland diet)
Patients with IBD are at high risk for perforation or fistula formation. What are
s/s? Answer - Fever
Standard care for diverticulitis includes this intervention? Answer - IV fluids
Medications that are used to decrease fever? Answer - Antipyretics
The mechanism that attracts the accumulation of neutrophils and monocytes
to area of injury? Answer - Chemotaxis
The complement system has an effect on inflammation? Answer - Increase
chemotaxis and vascular permeability..... (Incompletely answered)
, Treatment for soft tissue with inflammatory response? Answer - RICE
RICE Meaning Answer - rest ice compression elevate
Chronic inflammation has what characteristic? Answer - Persistent and
repetitive injury
Inflammation and infection are one in the same: Answer - false, inflammation
and infection are not one in the same.
What is an appendectomy? Answer - Removal of the appendix
The appendix is in the: Answer - Located in the RLQ
What is the most common cause of PUD? Answer - H. Pylori. (smoking is a risk
factor.)
What is the function of the gallbladder? Answer - Store bile
Surgical removal of the gallbladder is called: Answer - Cholecystectomy
Which of the following organs can be affected by nephritis? Answer - Kidney
The abbreviation for PUD stands for : Answer - peptic ulcer disease
A child diagnosed acute glomerulonephritis will most likely have a history of :
Answer - recent illness with strep throat