Nursing Nutrition, Surgery, and Pain Management

A collection of key concepts from nursing lectures focused on nutrition, surgery, and pain management.

Therapeutic diets

Diets designed to meet specific health conditions or nutritional needs.

Consistent carbohydrate diet

A diet tailored for diabetics to manage carbohydrate intake.

Modified consistency diets

Diets designed to prevent aspiration, especially for patients with dysphagia.

Enteral nutrition

Providing nutrients through a feeding tube when oral intake is inadequate or not possible.

NG tube

A nasogastric tube used for feeding or medication administration through the nose into the stomach.

Bolus feeding

Feeding delivered in a specific volume at a designated time.

Continuous feeding

Nutritional intake delivered slowly and steadily over time.

Dumping syndrome

A condition characterized by rapid gastric emptying and symptoms such as tachycardia and diarrhea.

Pernicious anemia

A condition resulting from the lack of intrinsic factor, affecting vitamin B12 absorption.

Gastrostomy

A surgical procedure to place a feeding tube directly into the stomach.

Creatinine clearance test

A test measuring the kidneys' ability to remove creatinine from the plasma.

Dysuria

Difficulty urinating.

Oliguria

Reduced urine output, specifically less than 400 mL in 24 hours.

Informed consent

A legal process to obtain permission from a patient prior to certain medical interventions.

Hypothermia in the OR

A complication where the patient's body temperature falls during surgery, often due to the cold environment.

Pain transduction

The activation of pain receptors in response to harmful stimuli.

Perception of pain

The recognition and interpretation of pain, which varies from person to person.

Visceral pain

Pain that originates from internal organs, often poorly localized.

FLACC scale

A pain assessment tool used for patients unable to communicate, assessing face, legs, activity, crying, and consolability.