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Nonorthodox methods with no current proven basis for their effectiveness at promoting health (herbal remedies, chiropractor) anything other than medicine |
Alternative therapies |
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Combination of conventional medical practice (meds & surgery) with nontraditional physical and non-physical approaches (herbal remedies, chiropractor) |
Integrative medicine |
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Techniques that are administered or taught by a trained practitioner such as acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation and yoga |
Mind - body medicine |
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Mind-body technique in which a individual voluntarily controls one or more psychologic functions such as body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure (hooked up to machine) |
Biofeedback |
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Technique that uses the mind to visualize a positive physiological effect |
Imagery |
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Humor stimulates the immune system by doing what |
Increasing white blood cells and lowering cortisol |
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Involves applying pressure and movement to stretch and need soft body tissues (can pull blood away from places it’s needed) |
Massage therapy |
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manual pressure is applied to the feet and hands (uses nerves for healing) |
Reflexology |
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Subluxation of the vertebrae alters nerve activities that regulate body functions in distant organs |
Chiropractic |
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Needle is placed in one or more meridians to restore the balance and free flow of energy in the body |
Acupuncture |
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Levels of essential nutrients necessary to meet the needs of most healthy people |
Recommended dietary allowances |
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Highest level of daily nutrient intake that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects |
Tolerable upper intake level |
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Microorganisms that exert beneficial health effects which can lower the frequency or duration of diarrhea |
Probiotics |
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Non-digestible food ingredients such as dietary fiber that enhances or maintains the growth of probiotic intestinal bacteria |
Prebiotic |
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Lowers blood pressure, thins the blood |
Garlic |
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Improves memory |
Ginkgo |
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Increases energy and helps in dealing with stress |
Ginseng |
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Herbal remedies |
NOT FDA APPROVED |
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Pain is |
What the pt says it is |
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Pain Caused by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or electrical injuries or disorders affecting bones, joints, muscles, skin (insect bite, paper cut) |
Somatic pain |
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Pain that arises from internal organs such as the heart, kidneys, intestines |
Visceral pain |
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Discomfort that last less than six months |
Acute pain |
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Pain that lasts longer than six months |
Chronic pain |
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Chronic pain that has periods of acute pain |
Breakthrough pain |
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Refers to the phase of impulse transmission during which the brain experiences pain at a conscious level |
Perception |
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Pain measurement scale used for kids |
Faces scale |
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The fear of what causes many clients to refuse or self limit prescribed drug therapy |
Addiction |
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A condition in which a client needs increasingly larger doses of a drug to achieve the same affect as when the drug was first administered |
Tolerance |
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Diseases that are transmitted from one source to another |
Communicable diseases |
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Transmission of infection |
(I) - infectious pathogen (Really) - reservoir (environment in which the infectious agent can survive and reproduce) (Enjoy) - portal of exit (route by which the infectious agent escapes from the reservoir) (The) - method of transmission (refers to how it is transferred or moved from reservoir to susceptible host) (Early) - portal of entry (how the infectious agent gains access to a susceptible host) (Sundays) - susceptible host (The person on or in whom the infectious pathogen resides) |
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Destruction of normal flora in the vagina and a change in vaginal pH |
Douching (not good) |
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Systemic inflammatory response syndrome resulting from infection |
Sepsis |
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Signs and symptoms of sepsis |
Temp greater than 100.4°F or less than 96.8°F , fast heart rate, respiratory rate greater than 20 or less than 32, white blood cell count greater than 12,000 |
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Infection acquired in the community setting (contagious) |
Communicable infection |
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Measures for reducing the risk of transmitting pathogens from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection |
Standard precaution |
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What to do with someone with airborne precaution |
Standard precautions (mask) and place mask on client if transporting them |
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What to do with someone with droplet precautions |
Standard precautions (mask) |
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What to do with someone with contact precautions |
Gloves, hand hygiene, wear gown if clothing could touch the client such as if the client is incontinent, has diarrhea. clean equipment daily, avoid transporting client, keep supplies in there only |
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Stimulate the body to produce antibodies against a specific disease organism |
Immunizations (vaccines) |
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What happens if you have a needle stick injury |
Report the injury, document, identify the person, obtain HIV and HPV statuses of the source, be tested for disease antibodies, medical follow up |
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Identifies bacteria in a specimen taken from a person with symptoms of an infection |
Culture |
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Signs and symptoms of a positive TB test |
If the area is 10 mm or greater (raised) |
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Why do you want to promote urination in a client with an infection |
Catheters can cause infections!! (Avoid having to cath that client) |
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Caffeine leads |
Increased fluid loss |
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Managing clients receiving stem cell transplant |
Assess nutritional status, monitor for signs and symptoms of infection, complete blood study (receive chemo before) |
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Symptoms after stem cell transplant |
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomatitis (mouth swelling) client is at higher risk for dying from sepsis and bleeding because of them being very prone to infection (closely monitored for at least three months because complications are still possible) |
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Elevated Uric acid level indicates |
Gout |
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Immobilization used for short term basis |
Splint |
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The nurse is caring for a client with a fractured bone which assessment would take priority |
Neurovascular compromise |
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A client with a fracture develops compartment syndrome that requires surgical intervention. What treatment will the nurse most likely prepare the client for |
Fasciotomy |
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What sign or symptom would lead a nurse to suspect that a client has a rotator cuff tear |
Difficulty lying on affected side |
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Osteomyelitis is most commonly caused by what |
Staphylococcus |
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What symptom comes from systemic lupus erythematosus |
Butterfly shaped rash on the face over the bridge of the nose and cheeks |
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Structure that connects muscle to the bone |
Tendon |
