Final Exam: NUR2349/ NUR 2349 (New
2022/ 2023) Professional Nursing I / PN I
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QUESTION
Adjuvants
Answer:
SSRIs
Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
Muscle relaxants/antispasmotic drugs
Alpha-2 adrenergics
Local anesthetics/analgesics
NMDA antagonists
Cannabinoids (cannabis extracts)
QUESTION
Invasive techniques for chronic pain
Answer:
Used when drugs/other methods ineffective
-Nerve blocks (temporary/permanent)
-Spinal cord stimulation
QUESTION
Inflammation
Answer:
An immunologic defense against tissue injury, infection, or allergy.
QUESTION
Steps in an acute inflammatory response
Answer:
Tissue injury and the release of chemical mediators
Vasodilation and increased blood flow
Swelling and retraction of activated endothelial cells
Increased vascular permeability and leakage of small plasma proteins
"Walling off"
Movement of immune response cells to the site of injury
Exudate formation
Movement of glucose and oxygen to the site needing repair
Release of chemical repair factors from activated endothelial cells
QUESTION
R.I.C.E.
Answer:
Rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE)
-Most helpful after sprain, strain, or trauma
-Helps minimize swelling
-Most beneficial for the first 24 to 48 hours after injury
QUESTION
Thermoregulation
Answer:
The process of maintaining the core body temperature at a nearly constant value
QUESTION
Normothermia
Answer:
The normal body temperature, ranges between 97.7° F (36.5° C) and 98.9° F (37.2° C)
QUESTION
Hypothermia
Answer:
Body temperature less than 97.1° F (36.2° C)
QUESTION
Hyperthermia
Answer:
Body temperature above 99.9° F (37.6° C)
QUESTION
Hyperpyrexia
Answer:
An extremely high body temperature, above 104° F (40° C)
QUESTION
Fever
Answer:
Elevation in body temperature due to a change in the hypothetical set point
QUESTION
Nursing skills for thermoregulation
Answer:
External warming devices
-Warm blankets
-Administer warm oral fluids
Active core warming
-Warm intravenous fluids
-Heated humidified oxygen
-Warm fluid lavage
Cooling measures
-Cool water bath
-Cool intravenous fluids
-Cool fluid lavage
-Cooling blankets
QUESTION
Intervention strategies for hyperthermia [Show Less]