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The bladder is not palpable unless |
It's distended |
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What is normal specific gravity |
1.000-1.025 |
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What does a specific gravity of 1.030 mean |
Dehydration |
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What does a specific gravity of 1.002 mean |
Over hydration |
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How to obtain a clean catch specimen |
-Wipe 3 times (side, side, middle) -Start to pee -Place the cup under urine stream |
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What position would a female patient be in to do a foley cath? |
Dorsal recumbent -gyno pose |
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Transient Incontinence |
Short term incontinence Usually caused from a UTI |
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Overflow incontinence |
Loss of urine due to bladder distention -too much urine is in the bladder but you don't feel the urge to go so your incontinent |
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Urge Incontinence |
Sudden urge to pee |
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Stress incontinence |
Due from coughing, laughing, sneezing, etc |
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Why should catheters not be routinely used? |
They are the leading cause for nosocomial infections -catheters lead to UTI's |
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People who self cath may use what instead of sterile technique? |
Clean technique |
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If there is sediment collecting in the catheter tubing what should you do? |
Change the foley |
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What do high BUN and creatinine leaves mean? |
Dehydration |
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How should a nurse enforce a bladder training schedule? |
Offer bed pan or bathroom every 2 hours while awake |
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Goal of bladder training? |
Enable the patient to hold more urine in the bladder and to increase intervals between voiding |
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What is the basic unit of structure and function in the kidney? |
Nephron |
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What age do most kids gain bladder control? |
2-3 years |
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What is a primary risk factor in IBS |
Stress |
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How much liquid stool do you need to test for intestinal infection? |
20-30 ml |
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What vitamin can cause a false negative fecal occult blood test? |
Vitamin c |
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What is a brat diet |
Banana Rice Appleasuce Toast |
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When is a brat diet recomenede |
When a patient is having diarrhea |
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Colonoscopy prep will cause what? |
A lot of diarrhea |
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What is a colonoscopy |
Use of a scope to visualize from the anus- where the small and large intestine meet |
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When is it important for people to get a colonoscopy & why? |
Anybody over 50 to check for colon cancer |
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How many inches should the tubing of an enema be inserted? |
2-4 in |
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What factors increase risk for constipation? |
Opioids, not moving around, high dose of calcium |
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What types of foods help promote normal bowel elimination |
Fiber- fruits, nuts, veggies, whole grains |
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What is a food allergy? |
Triggers an immune response |
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What is a food intoleranxe |
Causes GI upset |
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What is an antitusive? |
Suppresses cough |
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What is an expectorant? |
Reduces cough, loosens mucus so that you are able to get it up |
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What blood level stimulates breathing? |
CO2 |
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How do opioids effect breathing? |
They lower respiratory rates -esp. Morphine |
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What position should the patient be in for tracheostomy care? |
Semi fowler position -allows for lung expansion |
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What does a positive TB test mean? |
That you have been exposed to TB, doesn't mean you actually have it |
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How long do you need to wait between injection of the TB shot & when you can read it? |
48-72 hours |
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What does a positive TB look like? |
Sight turns red & hard |
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How to obtain a sputum specimen? |
Sit up Don't touch inside of cup Rinse mouth 3-4 deep breaths Cough into specimen cup
*dont let them spit Ito the cup *dont do this after meals |
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What is the time limit for suctioning a tracheostomy? |
No more than 15 sec each time Wait 30 between each time So... 15 on, 30 off, 15 on, 30 off |
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Why do you encourage a pneumonia patient to drink fluids? |
Fluid will loosen and thin out secretions |
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How many chest compressions do you give an infant? |
100/min |
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When a patients labs come back what does an elevated C-reactive protein mean? |
Indicates: Inflammation Can predict: MI |
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What are the steps to giving a patient sublingual nitro? |
Check BP before giving it Call 911 if it's too low Give nitro and wait 5 min Check BP Give another nitro, wait 5 Check BP Give another nitro, wait 5 Check BP
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