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Identify nursing diagnoses that indicate a need for education
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-Decisional conflict
-lack of knowledge (affective, cognitive, psychomotor)
-impaired health maintenance
-impaired health ability to mange diet/exercise regimen
-self-care deficit
Explain the pathophysiologic mechanisms associated with primary hypertension.
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, · Primary hypertension
o Also called essential or idiopathic hypertension
o Elevated BP without an identified cause
o 90% to 95% of all cases
o Exact cause unknown but several contributing factors
• Water and sodium retention
• Only 1 in 3 people who consume high sodium diet develop hypertension
• The effect of sodium on BP has a strong genetic component
• Stress and increased SNS activity
• Causes increased vasoconstriction
• ↑ HR
• ↑ Renin release
• Increased workload on the heart
Motivation
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internal state that helps arouse, direct, and sustain human behavior
Urinary Complications Post Surgery:
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o Infection
o Retention
What is the best classification for the surgery when a female client has a biopsy of a
nodule found in the right breast?
A. Cosmetic
,B. Diagnostic
C. Minor
D. Palliative
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B
Diagnostic surgery is performed to determine the origin and cause of a
disorder by taking a
tissue sample with the intention of diagnosing (and staging, if applicable) a
condition. Examples include breast biopsy after an abnormal finding on a
mammogram and joint arthroscopy. See Table 9.1 in your text.
Entrusting
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Provides the patient with the opportunity to manage self-care
Respiratory Complications Post Surgery
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, o Airway obstruction
o Aspiration
o Atelectasis
o Bronchospasm
o Hypoventilation
o Hypoxemia
o Pneumonia
o Pulmonary Edema
o Pulmonary Embolus
Learning in children
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Learning in children depends on the child's maturation; intellectual growth
moves from the concrete to the abstract as the child matures. Information
presented to children need to be understandable and based on the child's
developmental stage.
Interpret and evaluate laboratory values for changes that may have an affect on the
client's response to medications, anesthesia, and surgery
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