Mgccc nursing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Sulf Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim/TMP-SMZ (Nursing Interventions) - ️️Administer with full glass of water 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals. Increase fluid intake. Monitor for sore throat, bruising, bleeding. Monitor CBC. Check for superinfection. Advise client not to take with antacids. Tell client to avoid direct sunlight. Use alternate forms of OCP Avoid OTC (asa, vit.C) Nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) (side effects) - ️️Dizziness, h/a, drowsiness, peripheral neuropa...

Level 4 Written Skills Study - MGCCC Nursing Exam Practice Questions and Answers Position for tube feedings? - ANSWER-Semi-Fowlers How often is tube placement checked w/ continuous NG feedings? - ANSWER- every 24 hours How often are feeding containers and tubing changed for continuous NG feeding? - ANSWER-every 24 hours How do you check tube placement on a 2 day old NG tube? - ANSWER-Chest X ray How do you measure to place an NG tube? - ANSWER-nose, ear, xiphoid process What is the mar...

Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses - ️️autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality, advocacy diagnosis - ️️clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about the patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment phase altruism - ️️concern for the welfare and well being of others social justice - ️️acting in accordance with fair treatment regardles...

When is suctioning applied and for how long? - ️️once catheter is in place, apply suction for 10-15 seconds while removing Briefly describe how ear drops are administered and the difference between child and adult. - ️️drops should be body temperature, on side-ear up, pinna up and back (adult), pinna down and back (child), administer drop 1 cm above ear canal, remain side lying for couple minutes, massage if needed Position for tube feedings? - ️️Semi-Fowlers How often is tube...

Define the concept of client education. helps individuals, families, or communities achieve optimal levels of health, safety, and independence. Identify the role of the nurse in relation to client education. as a nurse, you need to ensure that education takes place, evaluate if learning occurred, and document all steps of the process Describe the three domains of learning - cognitive - affective - psychomotor cognitive includes all intellectual behaviors and requires thinking affe...

Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim/TMP-SMZ (Actions) Inhibit bacterial synthesis of folic acid Bacteriostatic Fights gram - bacteria Proteus, Klebsiella, E. coli, Chlamydia Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim/TMP-SMZ (uses) Otitis media, respiratory infections UTIs, prostatitis, gonorrhea Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim/TMP-SMZ (Routes) Oral, IV, topical, ophthalmic Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim/TMP-SMZ (Contraindications) Br feeding infants <2mo. Hypersensitivity, term pregnancy, megaloblas...

Name the different Oxygen Delivery Systems. Nasal cannula Simple mask Venturi mask Partial rebreather mask Nonrebreather mask Face Tent Safety Priority: Document any known allergies and... the specific type of allergic response in a prominent place in the patient's medical record. Normal breath sounds Vesicular (soft) Bronchovesicular (intermediate) Bronchial (loud) Tracheal (very loud) Abnormal (adventitious) breath sounds: Crackles (non-continuous,popping) Wheezes (continuou...

Position for tube feedings? Semi-Fowlers How often is tube placement checked w/ continuous NG feedings? every 24 hours How often are feeding containers and tubing changed for continuous NG feeding? every 24 hours How do you check tube placement on a 2 day old NG tube? Chest X ray How do you measure to place an NG tube? nose, ear, xiphoid process What is the margin size of a sterile field? 1 inch How often is an IV site changed? 96 hours How often is an IV site assessed? with...

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Membrane-filled spaces are located where the sutures intersect. Fontanels Refers to the part of the fetus that enters the pelvic inlet first and leads through the birth canal during labor at term. Presentation The three main presentations cephalic presentation (head first), breech presentation (buttocks, feet, or both first), shoulder presentation, When the presenting part is the occiput, the presentation is noted as .... vertex. What is the relation of the long axis (spine) of the...