- Drink plenty of milk to coat the stomach.
- Eat bland foods only.
- Avoid spicy foods, caffeine, and alcohol.
- Increase intake of citrus fruits.
Category: Adult Health Nursing 1
- Supine position.
- Prone position.
- High-Fowler's position.
- Trendelenburg position.
- "When did your pain start?"
- "What does your pain feel like (e.g., sharp, dull, throbbing)?"
- "What makes your pain better or worse?"
- "On a scale of 0 to 10, how bad is your pain?"
- Canned soup
- Deli meat sandwich
- Fresh fruit salad
- Pickles
- 15 degrees
- 30 degrees
- 45 degrees
- 90 degrees
- Hydrogel
- Transparent film
- Alginate
- Foam dressing
- Administer an antiemetic as prescribed.
- Offer a full liquid diet.
- Encourage deep breathing and turn the patient to their side.
- Document the finding and reassess in 1 hour.
- "Do you have any problems with your vision?"
- "Have you noticed any changes in your urination frequency or pain?"
- "How often do you have bowel movements?"
- "Are you experiencing any shortness of breath?"
- Loop diuretic (e.g., Furosemide).
- Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate).
- Regular insulin with dextrose.
- Calcium gluconate.
- Change the pouch daily.
- Empty the pouch when it is one-half to two-thirds full.
- Apply a new skin barrier every 3-4 days.
- Expect mucus in the urine and ignore it.
- Bradypnea.
- Apnea.
- Tachypnea.
- Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
- Obtain informed consent from the patient.
- Explain the surgical procedure in detail.
- Provide information about what to expect before, during, and after surgery.
- Prescribe pain medication for post-op recovery.
- Excellent blood glucose control.
- Average blood glucose over the past 2-3 months is high.
- A recent episode of hypoglycemia.
- The patient is developing kidney disease.
- Turning the patient every 4 hours.
- Massaging reddened areas vigorously.
- Using a donut-shaped cushion for pressure relief.
- Repositioning the patient every 2 hours.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Stroke.
- Myocardial infarction.
- Kidney failure.
- Dry mucous membranes.
- Orthostatic hypotension.
- Crackles in the lungs.
- Decreased peripheral pulses.
- PaO2 of 95 mmHg.
- PaCO2 of 40 mmHg.
- PaO2 of 70 mmHg.
- pH of 7.40.
- Standard precautions only.
- Droplet precautions.
- Contact precautions.
- Airborne precautions.
