Raising the Bar for Success (RNSG 1301)

RNSG 1301 Raising the Bar for Success_ Comfort _ First Semester 2020 – El Centro College Comfort – What is the definition of comfort? • State of physical ease (no pain, discomfort, nor emotional/psychological stress) - Describe how pain is a subjective physical and psychosocial experience. • Pain is what the pt. says it is, so even if they aren’t showing signs of being in pain, we cannot judge that they don’t need medication for what they say they are experiencing. -What is ...

RNSG 1301 Raising the Bar for Success First Semester 2020 – El Centro College Elimination What is the definition of elimination? • Excretion of waste products from kidneys and intestines What are the different types of incontinence? • Urine incontinence – involuntary loss of urine on a continuous/intermittent basis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - What is bowel training and who should have bowel training? • Bowel Training Program – program that manipulates factors w/in a person’s c...