MISC. Flashcards
(48 cards)
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Supine
A
laying Flat on back
- rest
- assessments to clients anterior
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Prone
A
Laying on stomach
- extension of hips and knees
- drainage of secretions
- cleft palate
- ARDS
3
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Low Fowlers
A
HOB 15-30 degrees
- reduce low back pain
- rest
4
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Semi-Fowlers
A
HOB 30-45 degrees
- GERD
- Trach care
5
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Fowlers
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HOB 45-60 degrees
- prepare for walking
- rest after feeding if NGT or aspiration risk
- dec ICP
- GERD
6
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High Fowlers
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HOB 60-90 degrees
- best for lung expansion
- dec aspiration risk
- pulmonary embolism
- placing an NGT
- taking X-ray
- Eating
7
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Right Lateral Recumbent
A
laying on Right side
- Gastric emptying
- post-op liver biopsy
8
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Left Lateral Recumbent
A
laying on left side
- Pregnancy
9
Q
Trandelenburg
A
HOB lower then feet
- Promoted Venus return
- hypotension
- prolapsed umbilical cord
- air embolism (left later trandelenburg)
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Reverse Trandelenburg
A
HOB higher then feet (body flat)
- promoted gastic emptying
- Prevent reflux
11
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Sims
A
Recovery position
- assessment of parental area
- enema (left)
12
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Knee-to-chest
A
- tet spell
- prolapsed umbilical cord
13
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High carb diet
A
- Grains
- Pasta
- Bread
- Rice
14
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Low Carb diet
A
- Fruits
- Veggies
- Meats
- Eggs
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High Protein Diet
A
- Fish
- Chicken
- Beans
- Steak
- Daily products
- Rice
16
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Low Protein Diet
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- Fruits
- Veggies
17
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High fat diet
A
- Fried
Sugar
18
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Low fat diet
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- Veggies
- fruits
- grains
19
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Potassium Diet
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- Avocados
- Oranges
- Yogurt
- Milk
- Salmon
- Dried beans
Banana
20
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Calcium diet
A
- Cheese
- Leafy greens
- Soy milk
- Tofu
almonds
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Phosphorus Diet
A
- Chocolate & cola
- Beans
- Dairy
- Meats
- Nuts
Grains & seeds
22
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Sodium diet
A
- Soy sauce
- Canned food
- Processed meats
- Table salt
- Condiments
Popcorn
23
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Cystic Fibrosis Diet
A
- high calories
- High protein
24
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Liver disease diet
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- Low protein
- Low sodium
- Low fat
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Walker
- stand in centre of walker
- slide walker forward 6-8 in
- keep all 4 feet of walker on ground
- step forward with affected side
- keep weight on walker and unaffected leg
- bring unaffected leg up to walker
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Cane
- goes on unaffected side
- slight bend in elbow
- cane moved forward 6-10 in
- affected leg moved forward with cane
- unaffected leg then moved past cane
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Crutches
* Fit
○ 2-3 finger space between armpit & top of crutch Bend in elbows
* Up the stairs
○ Crutch on bad side Good leg up Crutch and bad side follow
* Down the stairs
Crutch on good side Bad leg & crutch down Good leg follows
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2-point crutch
- partial weight bearing
- crutch and opposing leg forward at the same time
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3-point crutch
-non-weight bearing and can progress to partial weight bearing
- crutches advanced with affected leg
- unaffected leg brought forward
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4-point crutch
- partial weight bearing
- stability
- each leg advances alternately with opposing crutch
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swing through crutch
- non-weight bearing or partial
- requires balance
- stand on unaffected leg
- move both crutches forward
- brace hand grips for support
- swing both legs through the crutch
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Justice
* Fairness
* To distribute care evenly
* To administer care fairly
To be just and equitable
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Beneficence
* Doing good
Doing the right thing for the client
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Nonmaleficence
* Doing no harm
* No intentional harm
No unintentional harm
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Accountability
* Accepting responsibility for your actions
* Responsible for your nursing care
* Responsible for your actions
Accept the consequences of your actions
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Fidelity
* Keeping your promises
* Faithful
True to professional responsibilities
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Autonomy
* “The nurse accepts the client as a unique person who has the innate right to have their own opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs.”
* Encouraging clients to make their own decisions
* No judgement or coercion
* The client has the right to refuse any and all treatment
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Veracity
* Telling the truth
* Must be completely truthful with your clients
* You may not withhold any part of the truth from your client
* This includes when news may upset or cause the client distress; it does not give you the right not to be truthful with them.
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Medical Power of Attorney
* Legal document
* Designates a specific person to make medical decision for the client should they be unable to make their own decisions
* If the client doesn’t have a MPOA, laws vary state by state on who the decision goes to
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Buddhism
- value turning inward & practicing self-control
- May follow vegetarian diet
- no alcohol
- May fast on Holy Days
- Burial or cremation permitted upon death
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Christianity
- believe gods love will provide enlightment and in an afterlife of heaven or hell after death
- some may avoid alcohol and caffeine
- Roman Catholics
-> mat fast on Ash Wednesday & good friday
-> may not consume meat on Fridays during lent (40 day period before easter)
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Christian Scientits
- Believe faith heals the body, may decline medical treatment
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Mormonism
- No alcohol
- No caffeine
- No tobacco
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Islam
- May wish to worship/pray 5 times daily (salah)
-> must be clean before prayers
- No pork or alcohol, avoid caffeine
- Fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan
- Specific procedures of slaughter for meat
- At death, rituals of bathing and wrapping the body should be preformed before body is moved
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Jehovah's Witness
- No blood products for medical treatment
- Avoid food containing blood
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Judaism
- May follow kosher diet
-> no pork or shellfish (fish with scales permitted)
-> no mixing dairy products with meat dishes
- fast for 24 hours on Yom Kippur
- No leavened bread during Passover
- son circumcised at 8 days
- day of rest on Shabbat (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday)
- Extremely sick of dying person should not be left unattended, and bod of deceased should not be left alone until funeral
- May observe Shiva - week-long mourning ritual
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Hinduism
- Some are vegetarians (believe in NOT killing living animals)
- No meat, poultry, fish/shelfish
-> Beef especially avoided - cow is considered a sacred animal
- No alcohol
- Washing with running water important, ma prefer taking a shower VS bath
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Seventh-Day Adventist
- No pork, fish/shellfish
-> May follow vegetarian diet
-No alcohol or caffeine
