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Define the concept of community - A collection of people who interact with one another and whose common interests form a basis for a sense of belonging. (Three types are, geographic, common interest, community of solution) Explain the continuum of health - a. Holistic state or well-being; includes: mind, body, and spirit b. Continuum: from total disability or death to optimal health c. Disability or death <------> optimal health *a.Health is a reference to ones physical, mental, ...

what is wellness? - - multidimensional - adaptation to internal/external conditions - individualized - is a continuum, *not* a condition why are health promotion and dz prevention more important than ever? - - increased life expectancy - increased population developed vs undeveloped world: who has more aging - undeveloped world increasing in aging population, about to be way more than in developed world for the first time in history, multiple generations will all... - belong to the ...

causes of falls - decreased visual acuity medications weakness decreased balance home safety chronic health conditions (eg PD) purposes of sleep - healing, memory, refresh NTs older adults need more/less sleep? - less what occurs during REM sleep - NTs memory is transferred from short term to long term REM cycles? - q 90 minutes which sleep stages increase or decrease c age - 1 & 2 increase 3 & 4 decrease REM in shorter bursts most important biorhythm - circadian - c ...

What Nutrients are the Primary source of energy for the body? - Macronutrients What is the fuel factor for the macronutrients? - 4 carbs, 4 proteins, 9 lipids How is food energy measured? - Kilocalories, Calories, and Jules When macronutrient end products of digestion are ready for absorption there are three primary end products. What are they? - Glucose, amino acids, fatty-acids Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are the components of what macronutrients? - Lipids and Carbs The three m...

What is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and children? - Rotaviruses Bacteriostatic - When bacteria can no longer multiply In which group should Staphylococci and streptococci be classified? - Gram-positive cocci CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Which fungi are commonly associated with reproductive system infections? - Candida albicans, Tinea-related species, Epidermophyton floccosum What is another term for healthcare-associated infections? ...

What are different tools to assess pain? - 1-10 scale, face scale When is a patient's pain level tolerable? - When they say it is How soon after giving a pain medication should you reassess a patient's pain level? - IV - 30min or less, PO - 30min-1hr What are standard precautions used for? - Every patient What is droplet precautions used for? - Flu, RSV, Pertussis, R/O Meningitis A patient with pneumonia pneumonia is on which type of precaution? - Standard - however is the patie...

Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac diseases and why? - Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels What does abortive therapy do for migraines? - alleviate pain after the headache starts What does preventative therapy do for migraines? - prevent a headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe. A patient is taking beta blocker and calcium channel blockers to prevent a migraine. Wh...

If you're on a med-surge unit taking care of patients, which patient would you help first? BP 130/90, pulse 62, penicillin allergy getting vancomycin, glucose of 80 and just received insulin 70/30 - Glucose patient If we have a diabetic patient with elevated glucose and giving insulin Lispro (takes 30 minutes), we want to give them - insulin right BEFORE eating to control after meal rise of blood glucose Lispro is a - rapid acting insulin, last 3-6 hours, clear in color Glargine (Lantu...

If you have a patient that is getting an amputation, what type of therapy communication would you use? - Allow patient to voice concerns Do not offer advice If you have a patient on prolonged BR, what does it do to their body? - Weakens Muscle Slows GI tract A nurse is making plan of care for a fall risk patient, what is some important teaching to include - Teaching them about balance, home safety locking beds, and wheelchairs Have all items within reach If a patient is being comba...

What drugs contribute to urinary retention in a parkinsons patient? - benztropine What is atropine linger? - dry mouth, blurred vision, gastric distention How does benzodiazepine work? - works by calming nerves by sustaining the GABA in your body How would you explain to a patient that is taking a sympathomimetic the way in which it works? - triggers fight or flight, which opens the airways and increases the heart rate What is the antidote for an opioid OD? - naloxone How to apply...