NUR 110 EXAM 2 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How often are I&O's generally totaled??
Answer: every 8 hours @ 700, 1500, & 2300.
◉ How much minimum is recommended for output per hour?
Answer: 30 mL
◉ How are solids measured in I&O?
Answer: in percent
◉ What are types of output?
Answer: Urine, loose stool/diarrhea, emesis, aspirated fluids,
surgical drains, NG tube drainage, chest tube drainage
◉ What is measured in I&O PO?
Answer: beverages, soup, Jell-O, custard, ice cream
◉ What is measure in I&O in other routes?
Answer: IV solutions, TF, TPN, bladder irrigations, GI instillations
,◉ How are bowel movements recorded?
Answer: estimated amounts (small, medium, large)
◉ For nausea and vomiting, focus on preventing. What are some
types of prevention?
Answer: Avoid abrupt movement, offer bland foods, clear liquids,
limit food & fluids, remove offensive odors, and take slow deep
breaths
◉ What are nursing interventions that can be done while the patient
is vomiting?
Answer: Turn head to side or roll body, sit patient forward, support
abdominal incision, provide emotional support
◉ What are nursing interventions that can be done when the patient
is done vomiting?
Answer: Offer oral hygiene, replace soiled linens, record emesis
(appearance, amount, color, odor)
◉ What is the average adult I&O?
Answer: 2300-2600 mL/day
24 hour total I&O should be equal
,◉ What are the reasons for NPO diet?
Answer: aspiration precautions, surgery, nausea and vomiting,
comatose
◉ What are some interventions for NPO diet?
Answer: oral hygiene, ice chips (if allowed), activity at mealtime as
alternate to eating
◉ Calorie Count Diet
Answer: has to be ordered by physician, everything patient ingests
must be recorded, must be accurate, recorded in % for solids and
mL's for liquid, collected by dietician
◉ Common changes seen in elderly
Answer: decreased nutritional status-- factors that contribute:
poorly fitting dentures, missing teeth, weakness/paraylysis,
difficulty swallowing, decreased senses, decreased activity, type of
food (pureed diet)
◉ What are some effects on fluid balance?
Answer: eating difficulties, imbalances can occur quickly in elderly,
thirst mechanism is impaired, disorders of heart, kidney and liver
◉ what is the proper position for feeding
, Answer: high fowlers
◉ What is intrapersonal communication?
Answer: occurs within an individual (self-talk, self-verbalization)
◉ What is interpersonal communication?
Answer: one-to-one interaction between two people
◉ What is transpersonal communication?
Answer: within a person's spiritual domain
◉ What is referent?
Answer: Motivates one to communicate with another (sights,
sounds, odors, time schedules, messages, objects, emotions,
sensations, perceptions, and ideas initiate communication in a
healthcare setting)
◉ What is the sender and receiver?
Answer: sender: one who encodes and delivers message
receiver: one who receives and decodes the message
◉ What are the channels of communication?
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ How often are I&O's generally totaled??
Answer: every 8 hours @ 700, 1500, & 2300.
◉ How much minimum is recommended for output per hour?
Answer: 30 mL
◉ How are solids measured in I&O?
Answer: in percent
◉ What are types of output?
Answer: Urine, loose stool/diarrhea, emesis, aspirated fluids,
surgical drains, NG tube drainage, chest tube drainage
◉ What is measured in I&O PO?
Answer: beverages, soup, Jell-O, custard, ice cream
◉ What is measure in I&O in other routes?
Answer: IV solutions, TF, TPN, bladder irrigations, GI instillations
,◉ How are bowel movements recorded?
Answer: estimated amounts (small, medium, large)
◉ For nausea and vomiting, focus on preventing. What are some
types of prevention?
Answer: Avoid abrupt movement, offer bland foods, clear liquids,
limit food & fluids, remove offensive odors, and take slow deep
breaths
◉ What are nursing interventions that can be done while the patient
is vomiting?
Answer: Turn head to side or roll body, sit patient forward, support
abdominal incision, provide emotional support
◉ What are nursing interventions that can be done when the patient
is done vomiting?
Answer: Offer oral hygiene, replace soiled linens, record emesis
(appearance, amount, color, odor)
◉ What is the average adult I&O?
Answer: 2300-2600 mL/day
24 hour total I&O should be equal
,◉ What are the reasons for NPO diet?
Answer: aspiration precautions, surgery, nausea and vomiting,
comatose
◉ What are some interventions for NPO diet?
Answer: oral hygiene, ice chips (if allowed), activity at mealtime as
alternate to eating
◉ Calorie Count Diet
Answer: has to be ordered by physician, everything patient ingests
must be recorded, must be accurate, recorded in % for solids and
mL's for liquid, collected by dietician
◉ Common changes seen in elderly
Answer: decreased nutritional status-- factors that contribute:
poorly fitting dentures, missing teeth, weakness/paraylysis,
difficulty swallowing, decreased senses, decreased activity, type of
food (pureed diet)
◉ What are some effects on fluid balance?
Answer: eating difficulties, imbalances can occur quickly in elderly,
thirst mechanism is impaired, disorders of heart, kidney and liver
◉ what is the proper position for feeding
, Answer: high fowlers
◉ What is intrapersonal communication?
Answer: occurs within an individual (self-talk, self-verbalization)
◉ What is interpersonal communication?
Answer: one-to-one interaction between two people
◉ What is transpersonal communication?
Answer: within a person's spiritual domain
◉ What is referent?
Answer: Motivates one to communicate with another (sights,
sounds, odors, time schedules, messages, objects, emotions,
sensations, perceptions, and ideas initiate communication in a
healthcare setting)
◉ What is the sender and receiver?
Answer: sender: one who encodes and delivers message
receiver: one who receives and decodes the message
◉ What are the channels of communication?
