Test Bank for Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills,
7th Edition, by Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Potter &
Wendy R. Ostendorf|
Blood Cultures - ANSWER Steps include verifying physician order, identifying
patient with two identifiers, hand hygiene, venipuncture site cleansing, blood sample
collection in aerobic then anaerobic bottles, correct labeling, and prompt lab sending.
White Blood Cell Count - ANSWER Normal range: 4,000 - 11,000 cells/mcL.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - ANSWER Includes Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis, involves chronic GI inflammation.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - ANSWER Functional GI disorder causing
abdominal pain and bowel habit changes without inflammation.
Colectomy - ANSWER Surgical therapy for IBD involving colon removal.
Fistulas - ANSWER Complication in IBD, monitor for infection signs, ensure
nutrition, consider surgical intervention.
Short Bowel Syndrome Medications - ANSWER Include antidiarrheal agents,
proton pump inhibitors, antibiotics, growth hormones.
Chronic Constipation - ANSWER Managed with high-fiber diet, increased fluid
intake, exercise, and laxatives if needed.
Crohn's Disease vs. Ulcerative Colitis - ANSWER Crohn's affects any GI part, skip
lesions, fistulas; Ulcerative Colitis affects colon, rectum, continuous lesions, bloody
diarrhea.
Anti-inflammatory Drugs - ANSWER Used for IBD inflammation management, e.g.,
corticosteroids, aminosalicylates.
B12 Supplementation - ANSWER Needed for Crohn's patients due to
malabsorption.
Post-Abdominal Surgery Mobilization - ANSWER Includes early ambulation,
respiratory exercises, pain management, monitoring for complications.
End-of-life Care - ANSWER Involves family communication, understanding death
across lifespan, nurse role, grief processing.
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