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Adolescence
Which age group tends to eat quickly and have overconsumption?
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Ataxic gait: defective muscle coordination with a staggering and unsteady gait
Looks drunk Spastic gait: walking that appears stiff and toes appear to catch and drag Stiff, toes drag, cerebral palsy or stroke, knees in/feet out Waddling gait: walking feet wide apart in duck-like fashion Very pregnant women, hips spread, center of gravity gone, really obese Hemiplagic gait: occurs when one leg is paralyzed and neurologically damaged One-sided weakness, swinging motion with 1 of the extremities Festinating gait: walking on the toes as if being pushed Parkinsons, shuffle on toes
Describe each gait type:
- ataxic - spastic - waddling - hemiplagic - festinating |
shorter urethra! (1.5 inch vs 8 inch)
Why are women more prone to UTI's?
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dark, green/ black, tarry, sticky, odorless
from an infant child goo goo ga ga What does meconium mean? |
FULL CODE - until u can verify or obtain a DNR order
if u don't know the patient's code status - what do u do? |
False
Only pain medications may be given to patients without a medication order from a licensed practitioner
T/F |
It is used to measure pressure injuries
A HIGHER score= GOOD, (low score <9 is bad) What is the Braden scale used for? and what does a HIGH score indicate? |
30 mL
< 30 mL/hour output can indicate low blood volume or kidney dysfunction 50 mL is normal output for an adult Output less than 30 may indicate decreased blood flow to the kidneys and should be reported immediately What is a normal amount of urine to pee pee in an hour? |
Empty ostomy pouch when 1/3 to 1/2 full
What an important thing to remember with colostomy care? |
A civil WRONG committed against a person/property. can be intentional or unintentional
What is tort |
Intradermal
Injection site with longest absorption rate
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static contraction w/out movements
What is an isometric exercise? |
Dark amber: dehydration, old blood in the urin
Smell: - Strong odor indicates certain food intake, dehydration, infection - Asparagus alters smell of urine - Glucose in urine has a sweet smell (diabetic patients) What does dark amber urine indicate? what if it has a strong odor? |
aspirin/ anticoagulants: pink/ red/ black
Iron salts: black Bismuth subsalicylate (pepto bismol) → used to treat diarrhea: black Antacids: white discoloration or speckling stool Antibiotics: green- gray color What is the Effect of medications on stools aspirin/ anticoagulants? Iron salts? Bismuth subsalicylate (pepto bismol) → used to treat diarrhea? Antacids? Antibiotics? |
assault- the THREAT of touching someone
(it precedes battery) Battery - the WILLFUL touching of a person without their consent
What is the difference between battery and assault?
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Intramuscular (more specifically - deltoid)
Where are most vaccines administered? (except TB)
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touch-toe (touch down) weight bearing
What does TTWB mean? |
brown or black
What color does levodopa turn ur urine? |
- Cleaning
- Retention: Oil based, Carminative: reduces gas, medicated, anthelmintic (used for parasites/ worms) - Large volume/ or small volume What are the types of enemas and how do they work? |
laws designed to protect heath care providers who provide assistance at the scene of an emergency against claims of malpractice unless it can be shown that there was a gross departure from the normal standard of care or willful wrongdoing
What is the Good Samaritan Act? |
Medication Cart
What kind of medication supply system do you typically see in nursing homes? |
Back belts do NOT reduce back injury
Physically fit RN at no less risk of injury do body back belts reduce the risk of injury? |
B. False- don’t want to get specimen out of the bag, get it from the port
4. Tell whether the following statement is true or false. A urine specimen from a patient with an indwelling catheter should be obtained from the collection receptacle. |
PASTERIZISED fruit juice
none of that fresh stuff to prevent food poisoning in children, what should specifically give them? |
aka an "unusual occurrence report" that should be filled out asap after an accident occurs. it is NOT apart of the pmts medical record
What is an incident report? |