Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Questions 5/2025: Day 154

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• Covers core skills like patient positioning and drug administration.
• Tests knowledge of therapeutic techniques like hot and cold applications.
• Prepares you for safe and effective patient care.
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Key Topics in Fundamentals of Nursing

Positions

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Patient positions optimize comfort, treatment, and recovery in various clinical scenarios.

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• Definition: Specific body alignments to enhance patient comfort or treatment outcomes.
• Supine Position: Lying on back; used for examinations, post-surgery recovery.
• Prone Position: Lying face down; aids respiratory distress, ARDS management.
• Fowler’s Position: Semi-sitting (45–60°); promotes lung expansion, cardiac conditions.
• Sims’ Position: Side-lying with upper leg flexed; used for enemas, rectal exams.
• Lithotomy Position: Supine with legs elevated; for pelvic exams, childbirth.
• Trendelenburg Position: Supine, head lower than feet; for shock, hypotension.
• Indications: Surgery (lithotomy), respiratory support (prone), pressure ulcer prevention (lateral).
• Complications: Pressure ulcers, nerve injury, respiratory compromise (prolonged supine).
• Equipment: Pillows, wedges, adjustable beds to maintain proper alignment.

Drug Administration

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Drug administration involves delivering medications safely via various routes to achieve therapeutic effects.

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• Definition: Process of delivering medications to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes.
• Routes: Oral, intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous, topical, inhalation.
• Oral Route: Most common; tablets, capsules; absorbed via gastrointestinal tract.
• IV Route: Direct into bloodstream; rapid onset; used for fluids, antibiotics.
• IM Route: Into muscle (e.g., deltoid); for vaccines, analgesics; 1–3 mL volume.
• Principles: Right patient, drug, dose, route, time, documentation (5 Rights).
• Complications: Allergic reactions, phlebitis (IV), extravasation, infection at site.
• Equipment: Syringes, IV catheters, infusion pumps, oral dispensers.
• Calculations: Dosage (e.g., mg/kg), drip rate (drops/min for IV fluids).
• Monitoring: Vital signs, adverse effects, therapeutic response post-administration.

Hot and Cold Applications

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Hot and cold applications are therapeutic techniques to manage pain, swelling, or circulation.

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• Definition: Use of heat or cold to achieve therapeutic effects in patient care.
• Hot Applications: Warm compresses, heating pads; temperature 40–45°C.
• Cold Applications: Ice packs, cold compresses; temperature 10–15°C.
• Indications (Hot): Muscle spasms, joint stiffness, chronic pain, menstrual cramps.
• Indications (Cold): Acute injuries, swelling, inflammation, post-surgical edema.
• Mechanisms: Heat increases blood flow; cold reduces inflammation, numbs pain.
• Complications: Burns (hot), frostbite (cold), skin irritation, tissue damage.
• Duration: 15–20 minutes per application; monitor skin every 5 minutes.
• Contraindications: Heat (open wounds, acute inflammation); cold (poor circulation).
• Equipment: Hot water bottles, ice bags, gel packs, thermal blankets.

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