NUR 164 Exam 3 Questions With
Correct Answers
What are the signs and symptoms of infection following surgery?
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Fever and chills, nausea, vomiting, redness, delayed healing,
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tenderness/warmth, swelling, pain, bleeding, or any discharge from the | | | | | | | | |
surgical site. |
Why do you need a pulse assessment after surgery?
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to ensure the patient's safety and detect any post-operative
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complications that arise. | |
Measuring the pulse gives important information about health. Any
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changes from normal heart rate can indicate a health problem. Crucial
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for predicting and preventing clinical deterioration.
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Why is it so important to move/turn your patient?
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Moving/turning your patient allows to relive the pressure on the area at
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risk, maintain muscle mass, and general tissue integrity, and ensure
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adequate blood supply to the risk area.
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,Pressure ulcer sites | |
-occiptal bone |
-scapula
-spinous process |
-elbow
-iliac crest
|
-sacrum
-ischium
-achilles tendon |
-heel
-sole
-ear
-shoulder
-anterior iliac spine | |
-trochanter
-thigh
-medial, lateral knee
| |
-lower leg |
-medial, lateral malleolus
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-lateral edge of foot
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, -posterior knee |
Proper body mechanics when moving/lifting
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· While lifting, keep your back in a neutral position, knees bent, weight
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balanced on both feet. | | |
· Tighten your stomach and back muscles to maintain a correct support
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position.
· Use your arms to support the person and let your legs do the lifting.
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Functions of the skeletal system | | | |
support, protection, movement, storage for minerals and fat, blood cell
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production
pain meds prior to moving a patient
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If the patient is in pain, administer the prescribed analgesic sufficiently
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in advance of the transfer to allow the patient to participate in the move
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|more comfortably. |
Correct Answers
What are the signs and symptoms of infection following surgery?
| | | | | | | | |
Fever and chills, nausea, vomiting, redness, delayed healing,
| | | | | | | |
tenderness/warmth, swelling, pain, bleeding, or any discharge from the | | | | | | | | |
surgical site. |
Why do you need a pulse assessment after surgery?
| | | | | | | |
to ensure the patient's safety and detect any post-operative
| | | | | | | | |
complications that arise. | |
Measuring the pulse gives important information about health. Any
| | | | | | | | |
changes from normal heart rate can indicate a health problem. Crucial
| | | | | | | | | | |
for predicting and preventing clinical deterioration.
| | | | |
Why is it so important to move/turn your patient?
| | | | | | | |
Moving/turning your patient allows to relive the pressure on the area at
| | | | | | | | | | |
risk, maintain muscle mass, and general tissue integrity, and ensure
| | | | | | | | | | |
adequate blood supply to the risk area.
| | | | | |
,Pressure ulcer sites | |
-occiptal bone |
-scapula
-spinous process |
-elbow
-iliac crest
|
-sacrum
-ischium
-achilles tendon |
-heel
-sole
-ear
-shoulder
-anterior iliac spine | |
-trochanter
-thigh
-medial, lateral knee
| |
-lower leg |
-medial, lateral malleolus
| |
-lateral edge of foot
| | |
, -posterior knee |
Proper body mechanics when moving/lifting
| | | |
· While lifting, keep your back in a neutral position, knees bent, weight
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
balanced on both feet. | | |
· Tighten your stomach and back muscles to maintain a correct support
| | | | | | | | | | | |
position.
· Use your arms to support the person and let your legs do the lifting.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Functions of the skeletal system | | | |
support, protection, movement, storage for minerals and fat, blood cell
| | | | | | | | | |
production
pain meds prior to moving a patient
| | | | | |
If the patient is in pain, administer the prescribed analgesic sufficiently
| | | | | | | | | | |
in advance of the transfer to allow the patient to participate in the move
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|more comfortably. |
