NURS 211 ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR

NURS 211 ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR Xerostomia, what is it & how do you treat it?: feeling of oral dryness - treat with sugarless candy or gum Labs to check for pernicious anemia B12 Sign of mild anxiety Extreme focus What is remote memory loss? Inability to remember things from YEARS ago Heart failure dietary teaching Low sodium & fluid restriction Diverticulitis dietary teaching Low fiber Diverticulosis dietary teaching High fiber IBS dietary teaching High fiber Parents nervous about how their 3-year-old will act when newborn arrives. What can they doProvide gift from the infant to the sibling Methylprednisolone sodium succinate lab to watch for? Serum glucose (because glucocorticoids cause hyperglycemia) At 14 weeks' gestation, what should the patient report to the MD Swelling of the face (sign of preeclampsia) Change of shift report should include The blood lost Patient teaching for colostomy care The patient doesn't need to change the bag every day (only needs to be changed every 4-7 days) Scoliosis manifestation Lateral curvature of the spin & asymmetrical hips/ribs Lab values that are elevated for Cushing's disease Cortisol, sodium & glucose Administering medications through an NG tube Administer meds separately DO NOT mix with enteral feedings Dissolve crushed tablets in 15-30mL of water Flush tubing before & after each medication with 10-30mL of water Tobramycin adverse reaction Ototoxicity (hearing damage & loss of balance) Cloudy/bloody urine (nephrotoxicit