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A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps him with his immune system.
What supplement is he taking?
Echinacea
Enhances immunity
A client is taking a herbal supplement that helps with headaches. What
supplement is he taking?
Feverfew
Types of herbal products
Aloe- Wound Healing
Chamomile- Inflammatory, calming
Garlic- Inhibits platelet aggregation
Ginger- Antiemetic
Ginkgo Biloba- Improves memory
Valerian- Promotes sleep, reduces anxiety
A client reports having pain from touching a curling wand. What pain does she
have?
Cutaneous Pain
A client reports feeling pins and needles in his legs. He had a back injury in 2004.
What pain does he have?
Neuropathic Pain
Pain is considered the 5th vital sign and is subjective?
True
What is a scale used to measure ones pain level?
Number,FACES, FLACC,CRIES
What are some of the characteristics of the pain assessment?
Quality, Location
(PQRST)
Proactive factors: What makes it better/worse
Quality: What does it feel like
Region/Radiation: Where does it hurt
Severity: Can you rate your pain
Timing: When does it hurt, constant/intermittent, Does it hurt worse at certain times
Types of Pain
Cutaneous: pain from skin (burned skin)
Visceral: deep internal disorder (menstrual cramps)
Deep Somatic: ligament, tendon, nerves, bones (fracture bones)
Radiating Pain: starts or origin and extends to other location (pain from sore throat felt
in ears)
Referred pain: area distant from site of origin (MI pain felt in left arm)
Neuropathic pain: injury of nerves
, Acute Pain: short duration, rapid onset (elevate vitals)
Chronic: Last 6 months or longer (adapts to pain)
What is the best intervention for a fall risk client?
Remove Objects from the floor.
Complete a fall risk assessment, demonstrate call light, fall risk alerts, provide toileting,
adequate lighting, orient to setting, place fall risk pt. near nursing stations, hourly
rounding, possessions are within need, bed in lowest position and locked, rails up if
unconscious, side rails down if trying to get out of bed
Which persons are at risk for falls?
Older adults, Confused patients, Post-Op patients
What does the C mean in the RACE acronym?
Confine the fire
R: rescue and protect clients
A: alarm the fire alarms and update with location and details
C: contain and confine by closing doors and windows and move any 02 or electrical
E: extinguish the fire
What does the A mean in the PASS acronym?
Aim the extinguisher at the base
P: Pull pin
A: Aim at base
S: Squeeze handle
S: Sweep from side to side
Best intervention to take when doing a fire evacuation
Keep patients and families calm
Best fire extinguisher to use for an oxygen fire (because someone lit a cig in the
hospital and wasn't caught)
Class C
Types: A (Combustibles), B (flammable liquids), C (electrical fire)
What is a safety concern for an infant
Choking, Body Harm, Ingesting
Poison, Drowning
Aspiration, Suffocation, Falls, Motor Vehicle Injury, Burns,
Best intervention for a infant who is at risk for choking
Avoid giving them small objects to play with
Check toys for loose objects, Do not feed hard/whole foods, Do not supine while
feeding,
Best intervention to prevent an infant from drowning
Have them wear a floatie at all times
Fence in swimming pools, Begin swimming lessons early,