Description
Nursing Bullets for Medical-Surgical Nursing is the ultimate reviewer for the NCLEX. This contains 160 bits of information, all about the concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing that are easy to digest. You can simply print a copy of this reviewer and carry it all around and read it during your free time.
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Topics
Topics included are:
Diagnostic Examinations
Nursing Procedures
Various diseases about Medical-Surgical Nursing
Bullets
Bone scan is done by injecting radioisotope per IV & X-rays are taken.
To prevent edema edema on the site of sprain, apply cold compress on the area for the 1st 24 hrs
To turn the client after lumbar Laminectomy, use logrolling technique
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs due to the injury of median nerve.
Massaging the back of the head is specifically important for the client w/ Crutchfield tong.
A 1 yr old child has a fracture of the L femur. He is placed in Bryant’s traction. The reason for elevation of his both legs at 90 deg. angle is his weight isn’t adequate to provide sufficient countertraction, so his entire body must be used.
Swing-through crutch gait is done by advancing both crutches together & the client moves both legs past the level of the crutches.
The appropriate nursing measure to prevent displacement of the prosthesis after a right total hip replacement for arthritis is to place the patient in the position of right leg abducted.
Pain on non-use of joints, subcutaneous nodules & elevated ESR are characteristic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis.
Teaching program of a patient w/ SLE should include emphasis on walking in shaded area.
Otosclerosis is characterized by replacement of normal bones by spongy & highly vascularized bones.
Use of high pitched voice is inappropriate for the client w/ hearing impairment.
Rinne’s test compares air conduction w/ bone conduction.
Vertigo is the most characteristic manifestation of Meniere’s disease.
Low sodium is the diet for a client w/ Meniere’s disease.
A client who had cataract surgery should be told to call his MD if he has eye pain.
Risk for Injury takes priority for a client w/ Meniere’s disease.
Irrigate the eye w/ sterile saline is the priority nursing intervention when the client has a foreign body protruding from the eye.
Snellen’s Test assesses visual acuity.
Presbyopia is an eye disorder characterized by lessening of the effective powers of accommodation.
The primary problem in cataract is blurring of vision.
The primary reason for performing iridectomy after cataract extraction is to prevent secondary glaucoma.
In acute glaucoma, the obstruction of the flow of aqueous humor is caused by displacement of the iris.
Glaucoma is characterized by irreversible blindness.
