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the patient comes into the doctor's complete database
office with a new PCP. The patient
states that she hasn't been to the
doctor's in a few years due to not
having insurance. what type of
database will be completed?
the patient comes into the office focused database
wanting to discuss her abdominal pain.
what type of database will be
completed?
the patient was in a car accident, he is emergency database
conscious but in critical condition.
what type of database should the
nurse perform?
the patient was prescribed a follow-up database
medication and plan to help with her
abdominal pain. she is now going to
the doctors for a
general survey -examines the whole person
-intro to physical exam
-gives an overall impression
-LOOKS AT ALL BODY SYSTEMS
,what is an important factor to assessing our own beliefs and perceptions. if we
remember when caring for clients with don't, we will automatically insert our own biases to
unique cultural and/or spiritual the pt care
backgrounds?
what happens to the aging adults it decreases in size and change in elasticity
lungs?
what happens to the aging adults skin turgor is decreased
skin?
what happens to the aging adults it is decreased
metabolism?
what happens to the aging adults presbycusis (age related hearing loss)
hearing acuity?
what happens to the aging adults presbyopia PARTICULARLY NEAR SIGHTEDNESS
visual acuity?
why are pain assessments so it can provide vital information for their care and it is
important? important for the nurse to get as much detail as much
osteoporosis is an abnormality NOT an expected/normal change
in what type of situations would it be emergency situations or asking the pt "do you have
ok for the nurse to use close ended thoughts or feelings about hurting yourself or
questions? others?"
pain scales most are subjective except FLACC scale
when is the FLACC pain assessment for people who can't response or are unconscious
scale used?
malignant chronic pain stretching or necrosis of tissue organ due to the
cancer growing tumor; cancer related
, neuropathic pain -most difficult to assess/treat
-feels more burning, shooting pain
deep somatic pain usually results from pressure or trauma
descriptor pain scale asks patient to indicate their pain by using selected
pain term words
vital signs can be affected during ____ acute
pain
the patient comes to the nurse chronic
regarding lower back pain. The
patient's vital signs are normal;
however, the patient reports her pain
at a 6/10. what type of pain does this
patient most likely have?
the patient has cancer and reports to malignant
the nurse that she experiences
cancer-related pain in waves. what
type of chronic pain is the patient
most likely experiencing?
nonmalignant chronic pain associated with musculoskeletal conditions, like
arthritis, low back pain
if you put your hand on the stove and nociceptive pain, considered a warning signal that
you get pain to stop before burning injury has or is about to take place
your hand
visceral pain larger interior organs
the patient comes to the nurse and visceral pain
explains that her kidney has been
hurting. what source of pain is this?
deep somatic pain blood vessels, joints, tendons, muscles, and bone