10 yrs sleep Correct Answers 9-10 hours
4 yrs sleep Correct Answers 10-12
Acute wounds Correct Answers - begins with an injury, usually
a sudden solitary insult (trauma, surgery)
- heal in an orderly, timely manner
- time to heal can vary
Adolescent Correct Answers 7.5 hours
Alcohol Correct Answers - shortens sleep onset (brain
sedative)
- highly fragmented sleep (rapid metabolism causes rebound
arousal)
- total sleep time is decreased
American Academy of Peds 2016 Correct Answers - infants
should sleep in a space that is separate from their parent's bed
(same room)
- on their backs on a firm surface
- in an area free of blankets and soft objects
Anithistamines (diphenhydramine) Correct Answers in many
over the counter sleep aids
- causes daytime drowsiness, cognitive impairment and
anticholinergic effect
Antidepressants Correct Answers useful if cause is depression
,Apnea Hypopnea INdex (AHI) Correct Answers - number of
obstructive events per hour
- 5+ indicative of OSA
- Mild 5-15
- severe greater than 30
Arterial Ulcers Correct Answers - history
- Assessment: pain (location and effect of elevation, intermittent
claudication, rest pain)
- hair loss, skin/nail changes
- color changes
Assessment Q's to Consider Correct Answers •What is the
person's typical sleep - wake pattern?
•What type of sleeper is the person?
•What information is available about snoring, restlessness,
sleepwalking, apnea?
•What is the person's routine before sleep?
•What illnesses, medications, and/or treatments affect the
person's sleep?
•What is the person's use of nicotine, alcohol, street drugs,
hypnotics?
Basic Insomnia Treatments Correct Answers - bed is for sleep
and sex
- awaken at the same time each day
- nap at the same time each day and keep short (less than 1 hour
total)
- no naps
- relaxation training
,- do not watch the clock
- hypnotics (short-term use)
Bowel Training Program Correct Answers - help pt have a
regular BM without use of laxatives
- assess regular/normal BM for the pt
- control/establish ways to help have regular BMs
- BM diary
- teaching pt about specific foods, fluids, etc
Braden Scale Correct Answers
Briefs Correct Answers - check the pt and change product
- gently cleanse
- use protective ointments
- monitor skin changes, chemical, microbial
Bruxism Correct Answers teeth grinding
Bulk forming agents Correct Answers - Fibercon, Metamucil,
Citrucel
- attract water into the stool
Bulk laxatives Correct Answers Contain cellulose (Cologel) or
psyllium (Metamucil, Effersyllium)
C. Diff treatment Correct Answers - do not give anti-diarrhea
meds
- topic antibiotic and treat with vancomycin 10 days
- fecal microbiota transplantation (80%)
, Cataplexy Correct Answers - a sudden loss of muscle/motor
tone that may cause the person to fall asleep
- narcolepsy common features
Causes of chronic insomnia Correct Answers - specific sleep
disorders
- medical conditions
- primary insomnia
- medical sumps
- hormonal changes
- substance abuse
- mental health disorders
Central Sleep Apnea syndrome Correct Answers - apnea
periods with no apparent respiratory effort
- associated with central nervous system disease: stroke, brain
stem lesions
- occurs with OSA
Central Sleep Apnea syndrome Treatment Correct Answers
battery device, stimulates phrenic nerve to move the diaphragm
and prompt breathing
Chemical laxatives Correct Answers - stimulate colonic
peristalsis selective to the colon
- Senekot, Dulcolax, Correctol, Ex-lax
Chronic Correct Answers last more than 3 weeks
Chronic wounds Correct Answers - any wound can become
chronic