NUR 2356 MDC 1 Exam 1 STUVIA
- Complications of urinary elimination
Answer
UTIs
- UTI patient education
Answer
- wipe front to back
- pee before and after sex - cleanse beneath foreskin - provide catheter care regularly (nurses)
- A client who has an indwelling catheter reports a need to urinate. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
Answer
Check to see whether the catheter is patent
- A nurse is preparing to initiate a bladder-retraining program for a client who has
incontinence. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
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- Have the client record urination times.
- Gradually increase the urination intervals.
- Remind the client to hold urine until the next scheduled urination time. 1 / 4
- A nurse is reviewing factors that increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs) with a
client who has recurrent UTIs. Which of the following factors should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Answer
Frequent sexual intercourse Location of the urethra closer to the anus
Frequent catheterization
- A nurse is teaching a client who reports stress urinary incontinence. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)-
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Decrease or avoid caffeine Avoid drinking alcohol
- Skin breakdown prevention
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-Use braden scale
-Use lift sheets -Keep skin clean and dry -Provide nutritious foods -Increase mobility -Turning (repositioning) patients
- What does PQRST stand for?
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Palliative/Provoking Quality 2 / 4
Region/Radiation Severity Timing
- What are some nonverbal signs of pain?
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grimacing moaning
flinching guarding decreased attention span restlessness pacing
- What do vital signs look like during acute pain?
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- BP increased
- Pulse increased
- RR increased
- Before nurses give a pain medication, what should they assess?
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drug interactions
allergies vital signs side effects
- Common side effects to pain medications?
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- low BP 3 / 4
- low HR
- sedation
- respiratory depression
- orthostatic hypotension
- urinary retention
- nausea/vomiting
- constipation
- After administering pain medication, what is the follow up?
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- reevaluate pain level
- if given orally, follow up q 1 hour
- if given IV, follow up q 15 min
- check vital signs!
- What are the complications related to pain management?
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- anxiety
- fear
- depression
- slower healing
- slower recovery
- Superficial pain usually involving the skin or subcutaneous tissue
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Cuta- neous pain
- Pain in internal organs (the stomach or intestines). It can cause referred pain in other body
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