Eccc Nursing test 1 Exam

Fowler's position - Correct Ans-Head of bed raised to angle of 45 to 90 degrees; semi-sitting position; foot of bed may also be raised at knee When do you use fowlers position? - Correct Ans-While patient is eating During nasogastric tube insertion and nasotracheal suction Promotes lung expansion Eases difficult breathing Semi-Fowler's Position - Correct Ans-Head of bed raised approximately 30 to 45 degrees; inclination less than Fowler's position; foot of bed may also be raised at knee When do you use semi-fowlers position? - Correct Ans-Promotes lung expansion, especially with ventilator-assisted patients Used when patients receive oral care and for gastric feedings to reduce regurgitation and risk of aspiration Trendelenburg position - Correct Ans-entire bedframe is tilted with head of bed down When do you use trendelenhurg's position? - Correct Ans-Used for postural drainage Facilitates venous return in patients with poor peripheral perfusion Reserve Trendelenburg's position - Correct Ans-Entire bedframe tilted with foot of bed down when do you use Reserve Trendelenburg's position? - Correct Ans-Used infrequently Promotes gastric emptying Prevents esophageal reflux flat position - Correct Ans-Entire bedframe horizontally parallel with floor when do you use the flat position? - Correct Ans-Used for patients with vertebral injuries and in cervical traction Used for patients who are hypotensive Patients usually prefer for sleeping Braden Scale - Correct Ans- alopecia - Correct Ans-hair loss cerumen - Correct Ans-ear wax Perdiculosis capitis - Correct Ans-head lice Mucositis - Correct Ans-painful inflammation of oral mucous membranes gingivitis - Correct Ans-inflammation of the gums dental caries - Correct Ans-tooth decay Xerostomia - Correct Ans-dry mouth Maceration - Correct Ans-softening of tissue by soaking stomatitis - Correct Ans-inflammation of the oral mucosa Effleurage - Correct Ans-long, slow, gliding strokes of a massage glossitis - Correct Ans-inflammation of the tongue cheilitis - Correct Ans-Inflammation and cracking of the lips halitosis - Correct Ans-foul-smelling breath Colonization - Correct Ans-the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion or damage communicable disease - Correct Ans-any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either by direct or by indirect contact with contaminated objects (hepatitis c) chain of infection - Correct Ans-infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host acute - Correct Ans-resolving in a few days or weeks chronic - Correct Ans-typically lasting longer than 12 weeks and in some cases non-curable localized - Correct Ans-limited to a definite area or part (not good) (wound infection) systemic - Correct Ans-an infection that affects the entire body instead of just a single organ or part (really bad) (sepsis) erythema - Correct Ans-redness of the skin Normal White Blood Cell Count (WBC) - Correct Ans-5,000-10,000/mm3 normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate - Correct Ans-up to 15 mm/hr for men and 20 mm/hr for women asepsis - Correct Ans-Absence of pathogens medical asepsis - Correct Ans-clean technique surgical asepsis - Correct Ans-sterile technique