teaching a pt with diabetes regarding foot care?
always wear shoes
check your feet everyday
check for any discoloration,
sores
buy shoes that fit properly
dry betwen the toes
no alcohol on the feet
diabetic h
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teaching a pt with diabetes regarding foot care?
always wear shoes
check your feet everyday
check for any discoloration,
sores
buy shoes that fit properly
dry betwen the toes
no alcohol on the feet
diabetic has an order for NPH 35units to be given in the am
he has an upset stomach. should he still take the insulin
he should still take it.
but you should encourage a snack
give as ordered.
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assessig new pt. complains of new symptoms of tiredness and has echemosis/bruising.
do your gums easily bleed.
Ask "if their gums easily bleed) ( assess for other signs of bleeding/ internal bleeding, looking at platelet count)
pt with hyper thyroidism and expophthalmos what would the plan of care include
nutritional support
routine eye care to not dry out the eyes
cool enviroment
prevention of diarrhea
tremors, temp elevation, restlessness
person with hemophelia has tender swollen joints, what is the nursing diagnosis
acute pain realted to bleeding into closed spaces
hemoarthrosis
pt is getting transfusion. they begin to wheeze and have back pain.
stop the trans.
run the line open and save the blood.(do not discontinue the line you have to save it)
notify the charge nurse immediatly
get vitals
document
What different types of ethnicities are risk factors or high risk for developing diabetes?
hispanic
african american
american indian
person has stenosis in her coronary artery and is scheduled for PTCA
non-surgical technique to open up blocked coronary arteries
what is the period of time where the insulin has the strongest effect.
peak
SIADH Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion/how do you treat
restrict fluids
sodium by iv/hypertonic sodium chloride
diuretics
DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation what causes this?
trauma
sepsis/shock
malignicys
planceta abrubtio
transfusion reaction
amnoictic embolism
resp distress syndrome
severe pain in the chest not releived by nitro, has dyspnea, pallor and professed sweating. what do they have.
MI
Have a patient who just had a heart catherization (angioplasty) and is npo but has metformin due what do you do?
Hold it, call provider tp hold it for 3 days after wards metformin has contrast with kidney function
Addison disease making a discharge plan, has a risk for injury
orthstaic hypotension
teach to get up slowly
s/s of inadequate steroid levels, meds
keep away from infection
no stress
pt with stable coronary artery disease. prescribed . nitro what does nitro do.
it increases blood flow to the heart muscle.
side effects, headache, hypotension
pt has cardiac cath. is going to have heart cath. with dye and has a shellfish allergy. what are your going to do.
tell the charge nurse and surgery team.
iron def. anemia. what foods are high in iron
liver and muscle meats
green leafy veg.
dried fruits
apricots, figs,
eggs
legumes
whole grain and enriched breads and cereals.
pt with blood glucose regulation. takes bilberry and horse chesnut. for vericose veins what is the priority nursing action.
they interact with the blood glucose
ask your doctor
pt has CHF weigh pt and he weighed 3.5 more pounds more than the day before. what are you going to do next
check the for edema in the ankles and feet.
and jugler vein distention. by having the pt. in semi fowers state.
African American has history of hypertension. she is admited with chest pain that radiated to abdomen, SOB and dyspnea what do you worry about the most
MI
diabetes incipidus, classic symptoms
profound diuresis (pass lots of urine), heartrate goes up has tachycardia, weak, have as much of 3-20 L, thirst, fatigue, nocturia, hypotension, weight loss, constipation and poor skin turgor
teaching about a bone marrow transplant which one needs further insturction
i can go on a 5/6 week condition regime after the procedure
pt with PAD talk about the plan of care should include. what nursing actions
keep leg below the heart level
keep warm and wear warm cloths
no heat and no ice
prevent wound infection
crushing injuries and bleeding from mouth, rectum, why does he have so much bleeding
DIC
Addisons disease, adreanal crisis
s/s?
Hypotension
tachacardia
nausea
decreased LOC
also abdominal and flank pain
endocrine sysem, have the priincipal glands and hormone function as what. a distingushing feature
negative feedback mechanism
thrombocytopenia what would you see in your pt if they have this.
bleeding under the skin
petachiae, little dots
bleeding gums
under 150,000
pt complains of chest pain with low dose oxygen therapy. what would you report immediately
heart rate increases pt has irrability and altered conciousness
pt with a venous thrombosis they are going to get a thrombolitc agent why?
breaks up the clot
DKA, pick the set of vital signs.
someone with DKA will have
increased res. rate and depth
Kussmals breathing
acetone uria ketoniauria and fuity breath
infection is most common cause
why do they use idoize salt with a history of a goiter
it will stopslow it from getting bigger.
normal hemocrit level in they realation of volume of blood cells to the relation to the value of fluid. if you are dehydrated will they go up or down.
it goes up becuase the blood is more concentrated.
1. ? It will go up because it is more concentrated (HCT will be high in relationship to the amount of plasma in the blood stream
diabetes, type 2 pt why is my body able to produce insulin but it is not being used.
becuase the cells become resistant to the insulin
what lab value confirm polycythemia vera
RBC value
4.5-6
ruddy complection
developing teaching plan for sickle cell anemia
stay hydrated
Caring for someone with sickle cell and a sick cell crisis happens? they want to know why
sickle cell shape, clump together and can block blood vessels and form thrombi and cause organ damage.
staff inservice on bone marrow aspiration
illiac creast, sternum
infective endocarditis plan of care, include what type of intervention
bacteria, fungi, virus
antibiotics
and antibiotic before dental care
heart failure/meds for heart
NOT LIFE LONG
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