An older patient is recovering from surgery to repair a fractured hip. What interventions will the nurse use to prevent the development of a pressure ulcer in this patient? Select all that apply.
1. Avoid sitting unless for meals.
2. Use pillows to protect the skin.
3. Reposition the patient every 2 hours.
4. Keep the skin dry with frequent bathing.
5. Encourage independent position changes.
1. Avoid sitting unless for meals.
2. Use pillows to protect the skin.
3. Reposition the patient every 2 hours.
5. Encourage independent position changes.
Explanation: 1. Interventions to prevent pressure ulcer formation include avoiding the sitting position unless it is for meals.
2. Interventions to prevent pressure ulcer formation include using pillows to protect the skin.
3. Interventions to prevent pressure ulcer formation include repositioning the patient every 2 hours.
4. Frequent bathing could dry out the skin and encourage the formation of ulcers, wounds, and skin tears.
5. Interventions to prevent pressure ulcer formation include encouraging the patient to make independent position changes. Even small shifts redistribute the body weight and improve perfusion of the tissue.
You might also like to view...
A patient has had myocutaneous flap reconstruction for the defect caused by a neck tumor resection
What nursing interventions are indicated for care of this flap? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Keep the patient in the supine position for at least 24 hours after surgery. 2. Regularly assess the flap for capillary refill. 3. Use tracheostomy ties to help keep the flap in place. 4. Keep the patient's head turned slightly toward the operative side. 5. Keep the patient on strict bed rest until flap healing is established.
Which principle is applicable to nursing care of patients with all types of psychopathology?
a. Avoid competitive situations. b. Treat patients as individuals. c. Confront patients with consequences of behavior. d. Assume that patients will make self-enhancing decisions.
The patient is receiving doxazosin (Cardura) for hypertension. He asks the nurse how the medication works. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "It works by causing your kidneys to excrete more urine." 2. "It works by making your heart work more efficiently." 3. "It works by making your blood vessels expand." 4. "It works by decreasing the release of your stress hormones."
Males differ from females in coping with chronic illness in that
a) their greater self?esteem causes them to cope with chronic illness better. b) they are more adherent to treatment regimen. c) they tend to be more threatened by the dependent, passive role they might have to take. d) men suffer fewer chronic illnesses.