- Temp/warmth
- Low/High CBC
- Increased HR
- Low BP
- Increased respiratory rate
- Redness - CORRECT ANSWER Infection S/S
- Rotate patient every 2 hours
- Reposition
- Padding
- PROM
- Barrier cream
- Keep dry
- Move using a lifting device - CORRECT ANSWER Nursing interventions to decrease risk of pressure
injuries
CD4 will be lower not less than 200
CD8 will be normal - CORRECT ANSWER HIV labs
CD4 will be less than 200
CD8 will be increased. - CORRECT ANSWER AIDS labs
- Prevents the virus from multiplying, which reduces the amount of HIV in the body. This gives the
immune system a chance to produce more CD4 cells. - CORRECT ANSWER Antiretroviral drugs
No pain associated. Cloudy/blurry vision - CORRECT ANSWER Cataracts
, - Pain associated. Increased intraocular pressure. Nerve fibers will become damaged and is permanent. -
CORRECT ANSWER Glaucoma
- PQRST
- Therapeutic communication
- Nonverbal signs: grimacing, holding pain site, restless
- Vital signs: Everything is elevated/increased - CORRECT ANSWER Pain assessment
Diet for wound healing - CORRECT ANSWER Proteins
- A chronic, progressive, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease process that primarily affects the
synovial joints; one of the most common connective tissue diseases and the most destructive to the
joints - CORRECT ANSWER RA
- Bilateral pain.
- Lab: elevated sed rate
- Diagnostic test: Go in with a needle and aspirate synovial fluid to look at WBC to see if it's cloudy. -
CORRECT ANSWER RA
- If they have a positive ----- -----it does not mean they have RA. Can indicate autoimmune disorders. -
CORRECT ANSWER RF
measures the presence of unusual antibodies of the immunoglobulins G (IgG) and M (IgM) types that
develop in a number of connective tissue diseases - CORRECT ANSWER RF
- Pale/blue discoloration of the nailbeds. Hands are cold. - CORRECT ANSWER Raynaud's Phenomenon
Painful vasospasms of arteries and arterioles in extremities, especially digits; causes red-white-blue skin
color changes on exposure to cold or stress; cause unknown, occurs more in women, and may be
autoimmune because it is associated with many rheumatic diseases - CORRECT ANSWER Raynaud's
phenomenon