Nutrition teaching for client with neutropenia - ANSWER avoid foods that contain bacte-
ria
(fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, undercooked meat, fish, pepper and paprika)
Caring for a pt receiving chemotherapy - ANSWER report and provide relief for adverse or
toxic effects
Encourage adequate nutrition and fluid intake
Instruct family on proper use of vascular access devices
Client teaching to prevent melanoma - ANSWER avoid sun exposure between 1000-1500
Apply sun screen near reflective surfaces atleast 30 minutes prior and reapply every 2 hours
Wear protective clothing
Avoid indoor tanning
Teach ABCDE of melanoma
Abcdes of melanoma - ANSWER asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution
Stage 1 Alzheimer's - ANSWER memory lapses
Losing or misplacing items
Difficulty concentrating and organizing
Unable to remember material just read
Short-term memory loss noticable to close relations
Stage 2 Alzheimer's - ANSWER forgetting events of one's own history
Difficulty preforming task that require planning and organizing
1
,Personality and behavioral changes
Stage 3 Alzheimer's - ANSWER losing ability to converse with others
Assistance with ADL
Incontinence
Progressing difficulty with physical abilities
Normal aptt time - ANSWER 30-40 seconds
Normal PTT range - ANSWER 60-70 seconds
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) - ANSWER Tests for delirium
Neelon/champagne confusion scale ( NEECHAM) - ANSWER for delirium
Functional Dementia Scale - ANSWER give the nurse information regarding the clients
ability to perform self-care, extent of clients memory loss, mood changes, degree of danger
to self and/or others
Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) - ANSWER used for clients in long term health
care settings
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANSWER A test that is used to measure cogni-
tive ability, especially in late adulthood.
Functional assessment screening tool - ANSWER screens the safety of independent living,
the need for home health services, and quality of life
2
, Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) - ANSWER -used for clients that have primary of demen-
tia
Stages 1-4: able to live in community without assist
Stage 5: unable to survive w/o mod assist
Stage 6: completely dependent on others
Stage 7: unresponsive to all but simple communication
Blessed Dementia Scale - ANSWER This tool provides the nurse with
Client behavioral information based on an interview with
A secondary source, such as a client's family member
Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER problems with working memory, atten-
tion, verbal and visual learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving, processing, and
speech
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER delusions and hallucinations
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER blunted affect, alogia, avolition
Education on organ donation - ANSWER pt will remain on life support while organs are
being retrieved
Goal of palliative care - ANSWER to learn how to live life fully with an incurable condition
Immunization for 2 month old - ANSWER hep b
Rotavirus
Dtap
Hib
3
ria
(fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, undercooked meat, fish, pepper and paprika)
Caring for a pt receiving chemotherapy - ANSWER report and provide relief for adverse or
toxic effects
Encourage adequate nutrition and fluid intake
Instruct family on proper use of vascular access devices
Client teaching to prevent melanoma - ANSWER avoid sun exposure between 1000-1500
Apply sun screen near reflective surfaces atleast 30 minutes prior and reapply every 2 hours
Wear protective clothing
Avoid indoor tanning
Teach ABCDE of melanoma
Abcdes of melanoma - ANSWER asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution
Stage 1 Alzheimer's - ANSWER memory lapses
Losing or misplacing items
Difficulty concentrating and organizing
Unable to remember material just read
Short-term memory loss noticable to close relations
Stage 2 Alzheimer's - ANSWER forgetting events of one's own history
Difficulty preforming task that require planning and organizing
1
,Personality and behavioral changes
Stage 3 Alzheimer's - ANSWER losing ability to converse with others
Assistance with ADL
Incontinence
Progressing difficulty with physical abilities
Normal aptt time - ANSWER 30-40 seconds
Normal PTT range - ANSWER 60-70 seconds
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) - ANSWER Tests for delirium
Neelon/champagne confusion scale ( NEECHAM) - ANSWER for delirium
Functional Dementia Scale - ANSWER give the nurse information regarding the clients
ability to perform self-care, extent of clients memory loss, mood changes, degree of danger
to self and/or others
Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) - ANSWER used for clients in long term health
care settings
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) - ANSWER A test that is used to measure cogni-
tive ability, especially in late adulthood.
Functional assessment screening tool - ANSWER screens the safety of independent living,
the need for home health services, and quality of life
2
, Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) - ANSWER -used for clients that have primary of demen-
tia
Stages 1-4: able to live in community without assist
Stage 5: unable to survive w/o mod assist
Stage 6: completely dependent on others
Stage 7: unresponsive to all but simple communication
Blessed Dementia Scale - ANSWER This tool provides the nurse with
Client behavioral information based on an interview with
A secondary source, such as a client's family member
Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER problems with working memory, atten-
tion, verbal and visual learning and memory, reasoning and problem solving, processing, and
speech
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER delusions and hallucinations
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER blunted affect, alogia, avolition
Education on organ donation - ANSWER pt will remain on life support while organs are
being retrieved
Goal of palliative care - ANSWER to learn how to live life fully with an incurable condition
Immunization for 2 month old - ANSWER hep b
Rotavirus
Dtap
Hib
3
