FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING

NURSING- As defined by the INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES as written by Virginia Henderson.

“The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health,
its recovery, or to a peaceful death. The client will perform these activities unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or
knowledge. Nurses help the client gain independence as rapidly as possible.

The Earliest Hospitals Established was the following:

1. Hospital Real de Manila (1577). It was established mainly to care for the Spanish King’s soldiers, but also admitted Spanish
civilians. Founded by Gov. Francisco de Sande
2. San Lazaro Hospital (1578) – built exclusively for patients with leprosy. Founded by Brother Juan Clemente
3. Hospital de Indio (1586) –Established by the Franciscan Order; Service was in general supported by alms and contribution
from charitable persons.
4. Hospital de Aguas Santas (1590). Established in Laguna, near a medicinal spring, Founded by Brother J. Bautista of the
Franciscan Order.
5. San Juan de Dios Hospital (1596) Founded by the Brotherhood de Misericordia and support was derived from alms and rents.
Rendered general health service to the public.
Nursing During the Philippine Revolution
The prominent persons involved in the nursing works were:
1. Josephine Bracken – wife of Jose Rizal. Installed a field hospital in an estate house in Tejeros. Provided nursing care to the
wounded night and day.
2. Rosa Sevilla De Alvero – converted their house into quarters for the Filipino soldier, during the Philippine-American war that
broke out in 1899.
3. Dona Hilaria de Aguinaldo – Wife of Emilio Aguinaldo; Organized the Filipino Red Cross under the inspiration of Apolinario
Mabini.
4. Dona Maria de Aguinaldo- second wife of Emilio Aguinaldo. Provided nursing care for the Filipino soldier during the
revolution. President of the Filipino Red Cross branch in Batangas.
5. Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) – Nurse the wounded Filipino soldiers and gave them shelter and food.
6. Captain Salome – A revolutionary leader in Nueva Ecija; provided nursing care to the wounded when not in combat.
7. Agueda Kahabagan – Revolutionary leader in Laguna, also provided nursing services to her troop.
8. Trinidad Tecson – “Ina ng Biac na Bato”, stayed in the hospital at Biac na Bato to care for the wounded soldier.
Hospitals and Nursing Schools
1. Iloilo Mission Hospital School of Nursing (Iloilo City, 1906)
a. It was run by the Baptist Foreign Mission Society of America.
b. Miss Rose Nicolet, a graduate of New England Hospital for woman and children in Boston, Massachusetts, was the first
superintendent.
c. Miss Flora Ernst, an American nurse, took charge of the school in 1942.
2. St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing (Manila, 1907)
a. The hospital was established by the Archbishop of Manila, The Most Reverend Jeremiah Harty, under the supervision of the
Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres.
b. It was located in Intramuros and it provided general hospital services.
3. Philippine general Hospital School of Nursing (1907)
a. In 1907, with the support of the Governor General Forbes and the Director of Health and among others, she opened classes in
nursing under the auspices of the Bureau of Education.
b. Anastacia Giron-Tupas, was the first Filipino to occupy the position of chief nurse and superintendent in the Philippines,
succeded her.
4. St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing (Quezon City, 1907)
a. The Hospital is an Episcopalian Institution. It began as a small dispensary in 1903. In 1907, the school opened with three
Filipino girls admitted.
b. Mrs. Vitiliana Beltran was the first Filipino superintendent of nurses.
5. Mary Johnston Hospital and School of Nursing (Manila, 1907)
a. It started as a small dispensary on Calle Cervantes (now Avenida)
b. It was called Bethany Dispensary and was founded by the Methodist Mission.
c. Miss Librada Javelera was the first Filipino director of the school.
6. Philippine Christian mission Institute School of Nursing.
The United Christian Missionary of Indianapolis operated three schools of Nursing:
a. Sallie Long Read Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (Laoag, Ilocos Norte,1903)
b. Mary Chiles Hospital school of Nursing (Manila, 1911)
c. Frank Dunn Memorial hospital
7. San Juan de Dios hospital School of Nursing (Manila, 1913)
8. Emmanuel Hospital School of Nursing (Capiz, 1913)
9. Southern Island Hospital School of Nursing (Cebu, 1918)
 The hospital was established under the Bureau of Health with Anastacia Giron-Tupas as the organizer.
The First Colleges of Nursing in the Philippines
a. University of Santo Tomas .College of Nursing (1946)
b. Manila Central University College of Nursing (1948)
c. University of the Philippines College of Nursing (1948). Ms. Julita Sotejo was its first Dean
The Basic Human Needs
a. Each individual has unique characteristics, but certain needs are common to all people.
b. A need is something that is desirable, useful or necessary.
c. Human needs are physiologic and psychologic conditions that an individual must meet to achieve a state of health or well-
being.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs
Physiologic
1. Oxygen 5. Elimination
2. Fluids 6. Rest and sleep
3. Nutrition 7. Sex
4. Body temperature
Safety and Security
1. Physical safety
2. Psychological safety
3. The need for shelter and freedom from harm and danger
Love and belonging
1. The need to love and be loved
2. The need to care and to be cared for.
3. The need for affection: to associate or to belong
4. The need to establish fruitful and meaningful relationships with people, institution, or organization
Self-Esteem Needs
1. Self-worth
2. Self-identity
3. Self-respect
4. Body image
Self-Actualization Needs
1. The need to learn, create and understand or comprehend
2. The need for harmonious relationships
3. The need for beauty or aesthetics
4. The need for spiritual fulfillment
Characteristics of Basic Human Needs
1. Needs are universal.
2. Needs may be met in different ways
3. Needs may be stimulated by external and internal factor
4. Priorities may be deferred
5. Needs are interrelated
Concepts of health and Illness
HEALTH
1. Is the fundamental right of every human being. It is the state of integration of the body and mind.
2. Health and illness are highly individualized perception. Meanings and descriptions of health and illness vary among people in
relation to geography and to culture.
3. Is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO)
4. Is the ability to maintain the internal milieu. Illness is the result of failure to maintain the internal environment.(Claude
Bernard)
 5. Is the ability to maintain homeostasis or dynamic equilibrium. Homeostasis is regulated by the negative feedback mechanism.
(Walter Cannon)
6. Is being well and using one’s power to the fullest extent. Health is maintained through prevention of diseases via
environmental health factors.(Florence Nightingale)
7. Is viewed in terms of the individual’s ability to perform 14 components of nursing care unaided. (Henderson)
8. Symbolizes wellness. It is value term defined by the culture or individual. (Rogers)
9. Is a state of a process of being becoming an integrated and whole as a person.(Roy)
10. Is a state the characterized by soundness or wholeness of developed human structures and of bodily and mental functioning.
(Orem)
11. Is a dynamic state in the life cycle; illness is interference in the life cycle. (King)
12. Is the condition in which all parts and subparts of an individual are in harmony with the whole system. (Neuman)
13. Is an elusive, dynamic state influenced by biologic, psychologic, and social factors. Health is reflected by the organization,
interaction, interdependence and integration of the subsystems of the behavioral system.(Johnson)
Illness and Disease
Illness
a. Is a personal state in which the person feels unhealthy.
b. Illness is a state in which a person’s physical, emotional, intellectual, social, developmental, or spiritual functioning is
diminished or impaired compared with previous experience.
c. Illness is not synonymous with disease.
Disease
 An alteration in body function resulting in reduction of capacities or a shortening of the normal life span.
Common Causes of Disease
1. Biologic agent – e.g. microorganism
2. Inherited genetic defects – e.g. cleft palate
3. Developmental defects – e.g. imperforate anus
4. Physical agents – e.g. radiation, hot and cold substances, ultraviolet rays
5. Chemical agents – e.g. lead, asbestos, carbon monoxide
6. Tissue response to irritations/injury – e.g. inflammation, fever
7. Faulty chemical/metabolic process – e.g. inadequate insulin in diabetes
8. Emotional/physical reaction to stress – e.g. fear, anxiety
Stages of Illness
1. Symptoms Experience- experience some symptoms, person believes something is wrong
3 aspects –physical, cognitive, emotional
2. Assumption of Sick Role – acceptance of illness, seeks advice
3. Medical Care Contact
Seeks advice to professionals for validation of real illness, explanation of symptoms, reassurance or predict of outcome
4. Dependent Patient Role
 The person becomes a client dependent on the health professional for help.
 Accepts/rejects health professional’s suggestions.
 Becomes more passive and accepting.
5. Recovery/Rehabilitation
Gives up the sick role and returns to former roles and functions.
Risk Factors of a Disease
1. Genetic and Physiological Factors- For example, a person with a family history of diabetes mellitus is at risk in developing the
disease later in life.
2. Age - Age increases and decreases susceptibility (risk of heart diseases increases with age for both sexes)
3. Environment- The physical environment in which a person works or lives can increase the likelihood that certain illnesses will occur.
4. Lifestyle
 Lifestyle practices and behaviors can also have positive or negative effects on health.
Classification of Diseases
1. According to Etiologic Factors
a. Hereditary – due to defect in the genes of one or other parent which is transmitted to the offspring
b. Congenital – due to a defect in the development, hereditary factors, or prenatal infection
c. Metabolic – due to disturbances or abnormality in the intricate processes of metabolism.
d. Deficiency – results from inadequate intake or absorption of essential dietary factor.
e. Traumatic- due to injury
 f. Allergic – due to abnormal response of the body to chemical and protein substances or to physical stimuli.
g. Neoplastic – due to abnormal or uncontrolled growth of cell.
h. Idiopathic –Cause is unknown; self-originated; of spontaneous origin
i. Degenerative –Results from the degenerative changes that occur in the tissue and organs.
j. Iatrogenic – result from the treatment of the disease
2. According to Duration or Onset
a. Acute Illness – An acute illness usually has a short duration and is severe. Signs and symptoms appear abruptly, intense and
often subside after a relatively short period.
b. Chronic Illness – chronic illness usually longer than 6 months, and can also affects functioning in any dimension. The client
may fluctuate between maximal functioning and serious relapses and may be life threatening. Is is characterized by remission
and exacerbation.
a. Remission- periods during which the disease is controlled and symptoms are not obvious.
b. Exacerbations – The disease becomes more active given again at a future time, with recurrence of pronounced
symptoms.
c. Sub-Acute – Symptoms are pronounced but more prolonged than the acute disease.
3. Disease may also be described as:
a. Organic – results from changes in the normal structure, from recognizable anatomical changes in an organ or tissue of the
body.
b. Functional – no anatomical changes are observed to account from the symptoms present, may result from abnormal
response to stimuli.
c. Occupational – Results from factors associated with the occupation engage in by the patient.
d. Venereal – usually acquired through sexual relation
e. Familial – occurs in several individuals of the same family
f. Epidemic – attacks a large number of individuals in the community at the same time. (e.g. SARS)
g. Endemic – Presents more or less continuously or recurs in a community. (e.g. malaria, goiter)
h. Pandemic –An epidemic which is extremely widespread involving an entire country or continent.
i. Sporadic – a disease in which only occasional cases occur. (e.g. dengue, leptospirosis)
Leavell and Clark’s Three Levels of Prevention
1. Primary Prevention – seeks to prevent a disease or condition at a pre-pathologic state; to stop something from ever happening.
Health Promotion
a. health education
b. marriage counseling
c. genetic screening
d. good standard of nutrition adjusted to developmental phase of life
Specific Protection
a. use of specific immunization
b. attention to personal hygiene
c. use of environmental sanitation
d. protection against occupational hazards
e. protection from accidents
f. use of specific nutrients
g. protections from carcinogens
h. avoidance to allergens
2. Secondary Prevention – also known as “Health Maintenance”. Seeks to identify specific illnesses or conditions at an early stage with
prompt intervention to prevent or limit disability; to prevent catastrophic effects that could occur if proper attention and treatment
are not provided.
Early Diagnosis and Prompt Treatment
a. case finding measures
b. individual and mass screening survey
c. prevent spread of communicable disease
d. prevent complication and sequelae
e. shorten period of disability
Disability Limitations
a. Adequate treatment to arrest disease process and prevent further complication and sequelae.
b. Provision of facilities to limit disability and prevent death.
3. Tertiary Prevention – occurs after a disease or disability has occurred and the recovery process has begun; Intent is to halt the
disease or injury process and assist the person in obtaining an optimal health status. To establish a high-level wellness.
“To maximize use of remaining capacities’
Restoration and Rehabilitation
a. work therapy in hospital
b. Use of shelter colony

CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL MODELS OF NURSING PRACTICE

A. NIGHTANGLE’S THEORY (mid-1800)
1. Focuses on the patient and his environment.
2. Developed the described the first theory of nursing. Notes on Nursing: “What It Is, What It Is Not”. She focused on changing
and manipulating the environment in order to put the patient in the best possible conditions for nature to act.
3. She believed that in the nurturing environment, the body could repair itself. Client’s environment is manipulated to include
appropriate noise, nutrition, hygiene, socialization and hope.
B. PEPLAU, HILDEGARD (1951)
1. Defined nursing as a therapeutic, interpersonal process which strives to develop a nurse- patient relationship in which the
nurse serves as a resource person, counselor and surrogate.
2. Introduced the Interpersonal Model. She defined nursing as an interpersonal process of therapeutic between an individual
who is sick or in need of health services and a nurse especially educated to recognize and respond to the need for help.
3. She identified four phases of the nurse client relationship namely:
a. Orientation: the nurse and the client initially do not know each other’s goals and testing the role each will assume. The
client attempts to identify difficulties and the amount of nursing help that is needed;
b. Identification: the client responds to help professionals or the significant others who can meet the identified needs. Both
the client and the nurse plan together an appropriate program to foster health;
c. Exploitation: the clients utilize all available resources to move toward a goal of maximum health functionality;
d. Resolution: refers to the termination phase of the nurse-client relationship. it occurs when the client’s needs are met
and he/she can move toward a new goal. Peplau further assumed that nurse-client relationship fosters growth in both
the client and the nurse.
C. ABDELLAH, FAYE G. (1960)
1. Defined nursing as having a problem-solving approach, with key nursing problems related to health needs of people;
developed list of 21 nursing-problem areas.
2. Introduced Patient – Centered Approaches to Nursing Model She defined nursing as service to individual and families;
therefore the society. Furthermore, she conceptualized nursing as an art and a science that molds the attitudes,
intellectual competencies and technical skills of the individual nurse into the desire and ability to help people, sick or well,
and cope with their health needs.
D. LEVINE, MYRA (1973)
1. Believes nursing intervention is a conservation activity, with conservation of energy as a primary concern, four
conservation principles of nursing: conservation of client energy, conservation of structured integrity, conservation of
personal integrity, conservation of social integrity.
2. Described the Four Conversation Principles. She advocated that nursing is a human interaction and proposed four
conservation principles of nursing which are concerned with the unity and integrity of the individual. The four
conservation principles are as follows:
a. Conservation of energy. The human body functions by utilizing energy. The human body needs energy
producing input (food, oxygen, fluids) to allow energy utilization output.
b. Conservation of Structural Integrity. The human body has physical boundaries (skin and mucous membrane)
that must be maintained to facilitate health and prevent harmful agents from entering the body.
c. Conservation of Personal Integrity. The nursing interventions are based on the conservation of the individual
client’s personality. Every individual has sense of identity, self worth and self esteem, which must be preserved
and enhanced by nurses.
d. Conservation of Social integrity. The social integrity of the client reflects the family and the community in
which the client functions. Health care institutions may separate individuals from their family. It is important for
nurses to consider the individual in the context of the family.
E. JOHNSON, DOROTHY (1960, 1980)
1. Focuses on how the client adapts to illness; the goal of nursing is to reduce stress so that the client can move more easily
through recovery.
2. Viewed the patient’s behavior as a system, which is a whole with interacting parts.
 3. The nursing process is viewed as a major tool.
4. Conceptualized the Behavioral System Model. According to Johnson, each person as a behavioral system is composed of
seven subsystems namely:
a. Ingestive. Taking in nourishment in socially and culturally acceptable ways.
b. Eliminative. Riddling the body of waste in socially and culturally acceptable ways.
c. Affiliative. Security seeking behavior.
d. Aggressive. Self – protective behavior.
e. Dependence. Nurturance – seeking behavior.
f. Achievement. Master of oneself and one’s environment according to internalized standards of excellence.
g. Sexual role identity behavior
F. ROGERS, MARTHA
 Considers man as a unitary human being co-existing with in the universe, views nursing primarily as a science and is
committed to nursing research.
G. OREM, DOROTHEA (1970, 1985)
1. Emphasizes the client’s self-care needs, nursing care becomes necessary when client is unable to fulfill biological,
psychological, developmental or social needs.
2. Developed the Self-Care Deficit Theory. She defined self-care as “the practice of activities that individuals initiate to perform
on their own behalf in maintaining life, health well-being.” She conceptualized three systems as follows:
3. Wholly Compensatory: when the nurse is expected to accomplish all the patient’s therapeutic self-care or to compensate for
the patient’s inability to engage in self care or when the patient needs continuous guidance in self care;
4. Partially Compensatory: when both nurse patient engage in meeting self care needs;
5. Supportive-Educative: the system that requires assistance decision making, behavior control and acquisition knowledge and
skills.
H. IMOGENE KING (1971, 1981)
1. Nursing process is defined as dynamic interpersonal process between nurse, client and health care system.
2. Postulated the Goal Attainment Theory. She described nursing as a helping profession that assists individuals and groups in
society to attain, maintain, and restore health. If is this not possible, nurses help individuals die with dignity.
3. In addition, King viewed nursing as an interaction process between client and nurse whereby during perceiving, setting goals,
and acting on them transactions occurred and goals are achieved.
I. BETTY NEUMAN
 Stress reduction is a goal of system model of nursing practice. Nursing actions are in primary, secondary or tertiary level
of prevention.
J. SIS CALLISTA ROY (Adaptation Theory) (1979, 1984)
1. Views the client as an adaptive system. The goal of nursing is to help the person adapt to changes in physiological needs, self-
concept, role function and interdependent relations during health and illness.
2. Presented the Adaptation Model. She viewed each person as a unified biopsychosocial system in constant interaction with a
changing environment. She contented that the person as an adaptive system, functions as a whole through interdependence
of its part. The system consists of input, control processes, output feedback.
K. LYDIA HALL (1962)
1. The client is composed of the ff. overlapping parts: person (core), pathologic state and treatment (cure) and body (care).
2. Introduced the model of Nursing: What Is It? Focusing on the notion that centers around three components of CARE, CORE
and CURE. Care represents nurturance and is exclusive to nursing. Core involves the therapeutic use of self and emphasizes
the use of reflection. Cure focuses on nursing related to the physician’s orders. Core and cure are shared with the other health
care providers.
L. Virginia Henderson (1955)
1. Introduced The Nature of Nursing Model. She identified fourteen basic needs.
2. She postulated that the unique function of the nurse is to assist the clients, sick or well, in the performance of those activities
contributing to health or its recovery, the clients would perform unaided if they had the necessary strength, will or
knowledge.
3. She further believed that nursing involves assisting the client in gaining independence as rapidly as possible, or assisting him
achieves peaceful death if recovery is no longer possible.
M. Madaleine Leininger (1978, 1984)
 Developed the Transcultural Nursing Model. She advocated that nursing is a humanistic and scientific mode of helping a
client through specific cultural caring processes (cultural values, beliefs and practices) to improve or maintain a health
condition.
N. Ida Jean Orlando (1961)
 1. Conceptualized the Dynamic Nurse – Patient Relationship Model.
2. She believed that the nurse helps patients meet a perceived need that the patient cannot meet for themselves. Orlando
observed that the nurse provides direct assistance to meet an immediate need for help in order to avoid or to alleviate
distress or helplessness.
3. She emphasized the importance of validating the need and evaluating care based on observable outcomes.
O. Ernestine Weidanbach (1964)
1. Developed the Clinical Nursing – A Helping Art Model.
2. She advocated that the nurse’s individual philosophy or central purpose lends credence to nursing care.
3. She believed that nurses meet the individual’s need for help through the identification of the needs, administration of help,
and validation that actions were helpful. Components of clinical practice: Philosophy, purpose, practice and an art.
P. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse (1979-1992)
 Introduced the theory of Human Becoming. She emphasized free choice of personal meaning in relating value priorities,
co – creating the rhythmical patterns, in exchange with the environment, and co transcending in many dimensions as
possibilities unfold.
Q. Joyce Travelbee (1966, 1971)
1. She postulated the Interpersonal Aspects of Nursing Model. She advocated that the goal of nursing individual or family in
preventing or coping with illness, regaining health finding meaning in illness, or maintaining maximal degree of health.
2. She further viewed that interpersonal process is a human-to-human relationship formed during illness and “experience of
suffering”
3. She believed that a person is a unique, irreplaceable individual who is in a continuous process of becoming, evolving and
changing.
R. Josephine Peterson and Loretta Zderad (1976)
1. Provided the Humanistic Nursing Practice Theory. This is based on their belief that nursing is an existential experience.
2. Nursing is viewed as a lived dialogue that involves the coming together of the nurse and the person to be nursed.
3. The essential characteristic of nursing is nurturance. Humanistic care cannot take place without the authentic commitment of
the nurse to being with and the doing with the client. Humanistic nursing also presupposes responsible choices.
S. Helen Erickson, Evelyn Tomlin, and Mary Ann Swain (1983)
1. Developed Modeling and Role Modeling Theory. The focus of this theory is on the person. The nurse models (assesses), role
models (plans), and intervenes in this interpersonal and interactive theory.
2. They asserted that each individual unique, has some self-care knowledge, needs simultaneously to be attached to the
separate from others, and has adaptive potential. Nurses in this theory, facilitate, nurture and accept the person
unconditionally.
T. Margaret Newman
1. Focused on health as expanding consciousness. She believed that human are unitary in whom disease is a manifestation of
the pattern of health.
2. She defined consciousness as the information capability of the system which is influenced by time, space movement and is
ever – expanding.
U. Patricia Benner and Judith Wrudel (1989)
a. Proposed the Primacy and Caring Model. They believed that caring central to the essence of nursing. Caring creates the
possibilities for coping and creates the possibilities for connecting with and concern for others.
v. Benner’s Stages of Clinical Competence
Stage 1 Novice: 
a. This would be a nursing student in his or her first year of clinical education; behavior in the clinical setting is very limited
and inflexible.
b. Novices have a very limited ability to predict what might happen in a particular patient situation. Signs and symptoms,
such as change in mental status, can only be recognized after a novice nurse has had experience with patients with similar
symptoms.
Stage 2 Advanced Beginner: 
a. Those are the new grads in their first jobs; nurses have had more experiences that enable them to recognize recurrent,
meaningful components of a situation.
b. They have the knowledge and the know-how but not enough in-depth experience.
Stage 3 Competent: 
a. These nurses lack the speed and flexibility of proficient nurses, but they have some mastery and can rely on advance
planning and organizational skills.
b. Competent nurses recognize patterns and nature of clinical situations more quickly and accurately than advanced
beginners.
 Stage 4 Proficient:
a. At this level, nurses are capable to see situations as “wholes” rather than parts.
b. Proficient nurses learn from experience what events typically occur and are able to modify plans in response to different
events.
Stage 5 Expert: 
a. Nurses who are able to recognize demands and resources in situations and attain their goals.
b. These nurses know what needs to be done. They no longer rely solely on rules to guide their actions under certain
situations.
c. They have an intuitive grasp of the situation based on their deep knowledge and experience.
d. Focus is on the most relevant problems and not irrelevant ones.
e. Analytical tools are used only when they have no experience with an event, or when events don’t occur as expected.

V. Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer

1. Presented the grand theory of Nursing as Caring. They believed that all people are caring, and nursing is a response to a
unique social call.
2. The focus of nursing is on nurturing person living and growing in caring in a manner that is specific to each nurse-nursed
relationship or nursing situation. Each nursing situation is original.
3. They support that caring is a moral imperative. Nursing as Caring is not based on need or deficit but is egalitarian model
helping.
Moral Theories
1. Freud (1961)
a. Believed that the mechanism for right and wrong within the individual is the superego, or conscience. He hypnotized that
a child internalizes and adopts the moral standards and character or character traits of the model parent through the
process of identification.
b. The strength of the superego depends on the intensity of the child’s feeling of aggression or attachment toward the
model parent rather than on the actual standards of the parent.
2. Erikson (1964)
a. Erikson’s theory on the development of virtues or unifying strengths of the “good man” suggest that moral development
continuous throughout life.
b. He believed that if the conflicts of each psychosocial developmental stages favorably resolved, then an ‘ego-strength” or
virtue emerges.
3. Kohlberg
 Suggested three levels of moral development. He focused on the reason for the making of a decision, not on the morality
of the decision itself.
a. At first level called the premolar or the pre-conventional level, children are responsive to cultural rules and labels of
good and bad, right and wrong. However children interpret these in terms of the physical consequences of the
actions, i.e., punishment or reward.
b. At the second level, the conventional level, the individual is concerned about maintaining the expectations of the
family, groups or nation and sees this as right.
c. At the third level, people make post-conventional, autonomous, or principal level. At this level, people make an
effort to define valid values and principles without regard to outside authority or to the expectations of others. These
involve respect for other human and belief that relationships are based on mutual trust.
4. Peter (1981)
a. Proposed a concept of rational morality based on principles. Moral development is usually considered to involve three
separate components: moral emotion (what one feels), moral judgment (how one reasons), and moral behavior (how one
acts).
b. In addition, Peters believed that the development of character traits or virtues is an essential aspect or moral development.
And that virtues or character traits can be learned from others and encouraged by the example of others.
c. Also, Peters believed that some can be described as habits because they are in some sense automatic and therefore are
performed habitually, such as politeness, chastity, tidiness, thrift and honesty.
5. Gilligan (1982)
 Included the concepts of caring and responsibility. She described three stages in the process of developing an “Ethic of
Care” which are as follows.
1. Caring for oneself.
2. Caring for others.
3. Caring for self and others.
  She believed the human see morality in the integrity of relationships and caring. For women, what is right is taking
responsibility for others as self-chosen decision. On the other hand, men consider what is right to be what is just.
Spiritual Theories
1. Fowler (1979)
a. Described the development of faith. He believed that faith, or the spiritual dimension is a force that gives meaning to a
person’s life.
b. He used the term “faith” as a form of knowing a way of being in relation “to an ultimate environment.” To Fowler, faith is a
relational phenomenon: it is “an active made-of-being-in-relation to others in which we invest commitment, belief, love, risk
and hope.”
2. Westerhoff
 Proposed that faith is a way of behaving. He developed a four-stage theory of faith development based largely on his life
experiences and the interpretation of those experienced.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NURSE
 Care giver  Communicator
 Decision-maker  Teacher
 Protector  Counselor
 Client Advocate  Coordinator
 Manager  Leader
 Rehabilitator  Role Model
 Comforter  Administrator
Selected Expanded Career Roles of Nurses
1. Nurse Practitioner
a. A nurse who has an advanced education and is a graduate of a nurse practitioner program.
b. These nurses are in areas as adult nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, school nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse
practitioner, or gerontology nurse practitioner.
c. They are employed in health care agencies or community based settings. They usually deal with non-emergency acute or
chronic illness and provide primary ambulatory care.
2. Clinical Nurse Specialist
a. A nurse who has an advanced degree or expertise and is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of practice (e.g.,
gerontology, oncology).
b. The nurse provides direct client care, educates others, consults, conducts research, and manages care.
c. The American Nurses Credentialing Center provides national certification of clinical specialists.
3. Nurse Anesthetist
a. A nurse who has completed advanced education in an accredited program in anesthesiology.
b. The nurse anesthetist carries out pre-operative visits and assessments, and Administers general anesthetics for surgery
under the supervision of a physician prepared in anesthesiology.
c. The nurse anesthetist also assesses the postoperative of clients
4. Nurse Midwife
a. An RN who has completed a program in midwifery.
b. The nurse gives pre-natal and post-natal -care and manages deliveries in normal pregnancies.
c. The midwife practices the association with a health care agency and can obtain medical services if complication occurs.
d. The nurse midwife may also conduct routine Papanicolaou smears, family planning, and routine breast examination.
5. Nurse Educator
a. Nurse educator is employed in nursing programs, at educational institutions, and in hospital staff education.
b. The nurse educator usually ha a baccalaureate degree or more advanced preparation and frequently has expertise in a
particular area of practice.
c. The nurse educator is responsible for classroom and clinical teaching.
6. Nurse Entrepreneur
a. A nurse who usually has an advanced degree and manages a health-related business.
b. The nurse may be involved in education, consultation, or research, for example.
Nursing Process
1. A deliberate, problem-solving approach to meeting the health care & nursing needs of patients” -Sandra Nettina
2. The most efficient way to accomplish personalized care in a time of exploding knowledge and rapid social change.
 3. It assists in solving or alleviating both simple and complex nursing problems. Changing, expanding, more responsible role
demands knowledgeably planned, purposeful, and accountable action by nurses.
Steps in the Nursing Process (ADPIE)
1. Assessment: Collection of personal, social, medical, and general data
a. Sources: Primary (client and diagnostic test results) and secondary (family, colleagues, Kardex, literature)
b. Methods
1. Interviewing formally (nursing health history) and informally during various nurse-client interactions
2. Observation
3. Review of records
4. Performing a physical assessment
2. Nursing Diagnosis: Definition of client's problem: making a nursing diagnosis
a. “A nursing diagnosis is a definitive statement of the client's actual or potential difficulties, concerns, or deficits that are
amenable to nursing interventions.
b. This step is to organize, analyze and summarize the collected data. There are two components to the statement of a nursing
diagnosis joined together by the phrase "related to"”
c. Part I: a determination of the problem (unhealthful response of client)
d. Part II: identification of the etiology (contributing factors)
3. Planning: the nursing care plan, a blueprint for action remembering client is the center of the health team; client, family, and nurse
collaborate with appropriate health team members to formulate the plan
a. The nursing care plan is formulated. e. Identifying interventions
b. Steps in planning include: f. Specifying expected outcomes
c. Assigning priorities to nursing Dx. g. Documenting the nursing care plan
d. Specifying goals
IDENTIFY GOALS
a. GOALS are general statements that direct nursing interventions, provide broad parameters for measuring results and
stimulate motivation.
b. LONG term goal - one that will take time to achieve
c. SHORT term goal - can be achieved relatively quick
d. GOALS should be: (S M A R T)
e. Patient centered, Specific (measurable)
f. Realistic, Achievable within a time frame
4. IMPLEMENTATION- Actions that you take in the care of your client.
Implementation includes:
a. Assisting in the performance in ADLs
b. Counseling and educating the patient and family
c. Giving care to patients
d. Supervising and evaluating the work of other members of the health team
5. EVALUATION
a. Final step of the nursing process
b. Measures the patient’s response to nursing intervention
c. It indicates the patient’s progress
d. Toward achieving the goals established in the care plan.
e. It is the comparison of the observed results to expected outcomes.
COMMUNICATION IN NURSING
COMMUNICATION
1. Refers to reciprocal exchange of information, ideas, beliefs, feelings and attitudes between 2 persons or among a group.
2. The need to communicate is universal. People communicate to satisfy needs.
3. Clear and accurate communication among members of the health team, including the client, is vital to support the client's
welfare”
4. Is the means to establish a helping-healing relationships
5. Communication is essential to the nurse-patient relationship for the following reasons:
 Is the vehicle for establishing a therapeutic relationship
 It the means by which an individual influences the behavior of another, which leads to the successful outcome of nursing
intervention.
Basic Elements of the Communication Process
1. SENDER – is the person who encodes and delivers the message
 2. MESSAGES – is the content of the communication. It may contain verbal, nonverbal, and symbolic language.
3. RECEIVER – is the person who receives and decodes the message.
4. FEEDBACK – is the message returned by the receiver. It indicates whether the meaning of the sender’s message was
understood.
Modes of Communication
1. Verbal Communication – use of spoken or written words.
2. Nonverbal Communication – use of gestures, facial expressions, posture/gait, body movements, physical appearance and
body language
Characteristics of Good Communication
1. Simplicity – includes uses of commonly understood, brevity, and completeness.
2. Clarity – involves saying what is meant. The nurse should also need to speak slowly and enunciate words well.
3. Timing and Relevance – requires choice of appropriate time and consideration of the client’s interest and concerns. Ask one
question at a time and wait for an answer before making another comment.
4. Characteristics of Good Communication
5. Adaptability – Involves adjustments on what the nurse says and how it is said depending on the moods and behavior of the
client.
6. Credibility – Means worthiness of belief. To become credible, the nurse requires adequate knowledge about the topic being
discussed. The nurse should be able to provide accurate information, to convey confidence and certainly in what she says.

Communicating With Clients Who Have Special Needs

1. Clients who cannot speak clearly (aphasia, dysarthria, muteness)
1. Listen attentively, be patient, and do not interrupt.
2. Ask simple question that require “yes” and “no” answers.
3. Allow time for understanding and response.
4. Use visual cues (e.g., words, pictures, and objects)
5. Allow only one person to speak at a time.
6. Do not shout or speak too loudly.
7. Use communication aid:-pad and felt-tipped pen, magic slate, pictures denoting basic needs, call bells or alarm.
2. Clients who are cognitively impaired
1. Reduce environmental distractions while conversing.
2. Get client’s attention prior to speaking
3. Use simple sentences and avoid long explanation.
4. Ask one question at a time
5. Allow time for client to respond
6. Be an attentive listener
7. Include family and friends in conversations, especially in subjects known to client.
3. Client who are unresponsive
1. Call client by name during interactions
2. Communicate both verbally and by touch
3. Speak to client as though he or she could hear
4. Explain all procedures and sensations
5. Provide orientation to person, place, and time
6. Avoid talking about client to others in his or her presence
7. Avoid saying things client should not hear
4. Communicating with hearing impaired client
1. Establish a method of communication (pen/pencil and paper, sign-language)
2. Pay attention to client’s non-verbal cues
3. Decrease background noise such as television
4. Always face the client when speaking
5. It is also important to check the family as to how to communicate with the client
6. It may be necessary to contact the appropriate department resource person for this type of disability
4. Client who do not speak English
1. Speak to client in normal tone of voice (shouting may be interpreted as anger)
2. Establish method for client o signal desire to communicate (call light or bell)
3. Provide an interpreter (translator) as needed
4. Avoid using family members, especially children, as interpreters.
5. Develop communication board, pictures or cards.
6. Have dictionary (English/Spanish) available if client can read.
Reports
 Are oral, written, or audiotape exchanges of information between caregivers.
Common reports:
1. Change-in-shift report
2. Telephone report
3. Telephone or verbal order – only RN’s are allowed to accept telephone orders.
4. Transfer report
5. Incident report
Documentation
1. Is anything written or printed that is relied on as record or proof for authorized person.
2. Nursing documentation must be:
 accurate
 comprehensive
 flexible enough to retrieve critical data, maintain continuity of care, track client outcomes, and reflects current
standards of nursing practice
3. Effective documentation ensures continuity of care saves time and minimizes the risk of error.
4. As members of the health care team, nurses need to communicate information about clients accurately and in timely
manner
5. If the care plan is not communicated to all members of the health care team, care can become fragmented, repetition of
tasks occurs, and therapies may be delayed or omitted.
6. Data recorded, reported, or c0mmunicated to other health care professionals are CONFIDENTIAL and must be protected.
CONFIDENTIALITY
1. Nurses are legally and ethically obligated to keep information about clients confidential.
2. Nurses may not discuss a client’s examination, observation, conversation, or treatment with other clients or staff not
involved in the client’s care.
3. Only staff directly involved in a specific client’s care have legitimate access to the record.
4. Clients frequently request copies of their medical record, and they have the right to read those records.
5. Nurses are responsible for protecting records from all unauthorized readers.
6. When nurses and other health care professionals have a legitimate reason to use records for data gathering, research, or
continuing education, appropriate authorization must be obtained according to agency policy.
7. Maintaining confidentiality is an important aspect of profession behavior.
8. It is essential that the nurse safe-guard the client’ right to privacy by carefully protecting information of a sensitive, private
nature.
9. Sharing personal information or gossiping about others violates nursing ethical codes and practice standards.
10. It sends the message that the nurse cannot be trusted and damages the interpersonal relationships.
Guidelines of Quality Documentation and Reporting
1. Factual
a. A record must contain descriptive, objective information about what a nurse sees, hears, feels, and smells.
b. The use of vague terms, such as appears, seems, and apparently, is not acceptable because these words suggest that the
nurse is stating an opinion.
 Example: “the client seems anxious” (the phrase seems anxious is a conclusion without supported facts.)
2. Accurate
 a. The use of exact measurements establishes accuracy. (example: “Intake of 350 ml of water” is more accurate than “ the
client drank an adequate amount of fluid”
b. Documentation of concise data is clear and easy to understand.
c. It is essential to avoid the use of unnecessary words and irrelevant details
3. Complete
a. The information within a recorded entry or a report needs to be complete, containing appropriate and essential information.
Example:
 The client verbalizes sharp, throbbing pain localized along lateral side of right ankle, beginning approximately 15 minutes ago
after twisting his foot on the stair. Client rates pain as 8 on a scale of 0-10.
4. Current
a. Timely entries are essential in the client’s ongoing care.
b. To increase accuracy and decrease unnecessary duplication, many healthcare agencies use records kept near the client’s
bedside, which facilitate immediate documentation of information as it is collected from a client
5. Organized
1. The nurse communicates information in a logical order.
 For example, an organized note describes the client’s pain, nurse’s assessment, nurse’s interventions, and the client’s
response
Legal Guidelines for recording
1. Draw single line through error, write word error above it and sign your name or initials. Then record note correctly.
2. Do not write retaliatory or critical comments about the client or care by other health care professionals.
3. Enter only objective descriptions of client’s behavior; client’s comments should be quoted.
4. Correct all errors promptly, errors in recording can lead to errors in treatment
5. Avoid rushing to complete charting, be sure information is accurate.
6. Do not leave blank spaces in nurse’s notes.
7. Chart consecutively, line by line; if space is left, draw line horizontally through it and sign your name at end.
8. Record all entries legibly and in black ink
 Never use pencil, felt pen.
 Black ink is more legible when records are photocopied or transferred to microfilm.
9. If order is questioned, record that clarification was sought.
 If you perform orders known to be incorrect, you are just as liable for prosecution as the physician is.
10. Chart only for yourself
 Never chart for someone else.
 You are accountable for information you enter into chart.
11. Avoid using generalized, empty phrases such as “status unchanged” or “had good day”.
12. Begin each entry with time, and end with your signature and title.
13. Do not wait until end of shift to record important changes that occurred several hours earlier. Be sure to sign each entry.
14. For computer documentation keep your password to yourself.
 Maintain security and confidentiality.
 Once logged into the computer do not leave the computer screen unattended.
Vital Signs
Vital Signs or Cardinal Signs are:
1. Body temperature
2. Pulse
3. Respiration
4. Blood pressure
5. Pain
6. Level of consciousness
I. Body Temperature - The balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat loss from the body.
Types of Body Temperature
1. Core temperature –temperature of the deep tissues of the body.
2. Surface body temperature
Alteration in body Temperature
1. Pyrexia – Body temperature above normal range (hyperthermia)
2. Hyperpyrexia – Very high fever, 41ºC(105.8 F) and above
3. Hypothermia – Subnormal temperature.
Factors affecting Heat production
 a. Basal metabolism
b. Muscular activity
c. Thyroxine and Epinephrine
d. Temperature effect on cell
Normal Adult Temperature Ranges
 Oral 36.5 –37.5 ºC
 Axillary 35.8 – 37.0 ºC
 Rectal 37.0 – 38.1 ºC
 Tympanic 36.8 – 37.9ºC
Methods of Temperature-Taking
Oral – most accessible and convenient method.
1. Put on gloves, and position the tip of the thermometer under the patient’s tongue on either of the frenulum as far back as
possible. It promotes contact to the superficial blood vessels and ensures a more accurate reading.
2. Wash thermometer before use.
3. Take oral temp 2-3 minutes.
4. Allow 15 min to elapse between client’s food intakes of hot or cold food, smoking.
5. Instruct the patient to close his lips but not to bite down with his teeth to avoid breaking the thermometer in his mouth.

Contraindications
a. Young children an infants
b. Patients who are unconscious or disoriented
c. Who must breath through the mouth
d. Seizure prone
e. Patient with N/V
f. Patients with oral lesions/surgeries
2. Rectal- most accurate measurement of temperature
a. Position- lateral position with his top legs flexed and drapes him to provide privacy.
b. Squeeze the lubricant onto a facial tissue to avoid contaminating the lubricant supply.
c. Insert thermometer by 0.5 – 1.5 inches
d. Hold in place in 2minutes
e. Do not force to insert the thermometer
Contraindications
a. Patient with diarrhea
b. Recent rectal or prostatic surgery or injury because it may injure inflamed tissue
c. Recent myocardial infarction
d. Patient post head injury

3. Axillary – safest and non-invasive

a. Pat the axilla dry
 b. Ask the patient to reach across his chest and grasp his opposite shoulder. This promote skin contact with the thermometer
c. Hold it in place for 9 minutes because the thermometer isn’t close in a body cavity

Contraindications:
1. Skin disease.
2. Axillary operation.
3. Unconsciousness, shocked patients
4. Constricted peripheral blood vessels.
4. Tympanic thermometer
a. Make sure the lens under the probe is clean and shiny
b. Stabilized the patient’s head; gently pull the ear straight back (for children up to age 1) or up and back (for children 1 and
older to adults)
c. Insert the thermometer until the entire ear canal is sealed
d. Place the activation button, and hold it in place for 1 second
Contraindications:
1. Uncooperative patient
2. Patient experiencing chills, tremors, seizure
3. Post-ear surgery
4. Patient with ear infections
5. Chemical-dot thermometer
a. Leave the chemical-dot thermometer in place for 45 seconds
b. Read the temperature as the last dye dot that has change color, or fired.
c. Store chemical-dot thermometer in a cool area because exposure to heat activates the dye dots.

Note: Use the same thermometer for repeat temperature taking to ensure more consistent result
Nursing Interventions in Clients with Fever
1. Monitor V.S
2. Assess skin color and temperature
3. Monitor WBC, Hct and other pertinent lab records
4. Provide adequate foods and fluids.
5. Promote rest
6. Monitor I & O
7. Provide TSB
8. Provide dry clothing and linens
9. Give antipyretic as ordered by MD
II. Pulse – It’s the wave of blood created by contractions of the left ventricles of the heart.
Normal Pulse rate
1 year 80-140 beats/min
2 years 80- 130 beats/min
 6 years 75- 120 beats/min
10 years 60-90 beats/min
Adult 60-100 beats/min
Tachycardia – pulse rate of above 100 beats/min
Bradycardia- pulse rate below 60 beats/min
Irregular – uneven time interval between beats.
What you need:
a. Watch with second hand
b. Stethoscope (for apical pulse)
c. Doppler ultrasound blood flow detector if necessary
Radial Pulse
1. Wash your hand and tell your client that you are going to take his pulse
2. Place the client in sitting or supine position
3. with his arm on his side or across his chest
4. Gently press your index, middle, and ring fingers on the radial artery, inside the patient’s wrist.
5. Excessive pressure may obstruct blood flow distal to the pulse site
6. Counting for a full minute provides a more accurate picture of irregularities
Apical Pulse
1. Perform hand hygiene.
2. Use alcohol swab to clean the diaphragm of the stethoscope. Use another swab to clean the earpieces if necessary.
3. Place patient in sitting or reclining position and expose the chest area. Expose only the apical side.
4. Palpate the space between then fifth and sixth ribs and move to the left midclavicular line.
5. Place the diaphragm over the apex of the heart.
6. Count the rate.
7. Using a watch with a second hand, count the heartbeat for 1 minute.
8. Cover the patient and help him/her to a position of comfort.
9. Clean the diaphragm of the stethoscope with alcohol swab for the next use.

Doppler device
1. Apply small amount of transmission gel to the ultrasound probe
2. Position the probe on the skin directly over a
3. selected artery
4. Set the volume to the lowest setting
5. To obtain best signals, put gel between the skin and the probe and tilt the probe 45 degrees from the artery.
6. After you have measure the pulse rate, clean the probe with soft cloth soaked in antiseptic. Do not immerse the probe
III. Respiration - is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the body
Assessing Respiration
1. Rate – Normal 14-20/ min in adult
2. The best time to assess respiration is immediately after taking client’s pulse
3. Count respiration for 60 second
4. As you count the respiration, assess and record breath sound as stridor, wheezing, or stertor.
5. Respiratory rates of less than 10 or more than 40 are usually considered abnormal and should be reported immediately to
the physician.
Breathing Pattern
Volume
1. Hyperventilation- overexpansion of the lungs characterized by rapid deep breaths.
2. Hypoventilation- underexpansion of the lungs characterized by shallow respirations.
Rate
1. Tachypnea quick, shallow breaths
2. Bradypnea- slow respiration
3. Apnea- cessation of breathing
Rhythm
1. Cheyne- stokes breathing- rhythmic breathing; from very deep to very shallow breathing and temporary apnea.
2. Biot’s respiration- varying in depth and rate followed by periods of apnea; irregular.
Normal Breath sound
1. Bronchial
a. Loud and high pitched w/ hollow quality.
b. Expiration lasts longer than inspiration.
c. Best heard over the trachea
d. Created by air moving through the trachea close to chest wall.
2. Bronchovesicular
a. Blowing sounds that are moderate in pitch and intensity. Inspiration is equal to expiration.
b. Best heard posteriorly between scapula & anteriorly over bronchioles lateral to sternum at first & second intercostal spaces.
c. Created by air moving to large airways.
Abnormal Breath Sounds
1. Stridor
 A loud, high-pitched crowing sound that is heard, usually w/o a stethoscope, during inspiration. Stridor caused by an
obstruction in the upper airway requires immediate attention
2. Rhonchi (also called gurgles)
a. Low-pitched, snoring sounds that occur when the patient exhales, although they may also be heard when the patient
inhales.
b. Usually changes or disappear w/ coughing
c. Sounds occur as a result of air passing through fluid-filled, narrow passages, diseases where there is increased mucus
production such as:
 Pneumonia
 Bronchitis
 Bronchiectasis.
3. Crackles ( Rales )
a. Soft, high pitched discontinuous popping sounds that occur during inspiration
b. Can be produced by rubbing a lock of hair between the thumb and finger close to the ear.
c. Fluid in the airways
d. Obstructive disease in early inspiration
 Bronchitis
 Pneumonia
 CHF
4. Wheeze
a. deep, low-pitched sounds heard during exhalation
b. due to narrowed tracheobronchial passages from secretions
c. Continuous, musical, high-pitched, whistle - like sounds heard during inspiration and exhalation
d. narrow bronchioles, associated with bronchospasm, asthma and buildup of secretions
5. Friction Rub
 Like 2 pieces of rubber rubbed together, inspiration and exhalation
 Inflammation and loss of fluid in the pleural space
 Associated with: pleurisy, pneumonia pleural infarct.
IV. Blood Pressure
Adult – 90- 132 systolic
60- 85 diastolic
Elderly 140-160 systolic
70-90 diastolic
1. Ensure that the client is rested
2. Use appropriate size of BP cuff.
3. If the b/p cuff is narrow an loosely applied- false high BP
4. Position the patient on sitting or supine position
5. Position the arm at the level of the heart, if the artery is below the heart level, you may get a false high reading
6. Use the bell of the stethoscope since the blood pressure is a low frequency sound.
7. If the client is crying or anxious, delay measuring his blood pressure to avoid false-high BP

Electronic Vital Sign Monitor

a. An electronic vital signs monitor allows you to continually tract a patient’s vital sign without having to reapply a blood
pressure cuff each time.
b. Example: Dinamap VS monitor 8100
c. Lightweight, battery operated and can be attached to an IV pole
d. Before using the device, check the client7s pulse and BP manually using the same arm you’ll using for the monitor cuff.
e. Compare the result with the initial reading from the monitor. If the results differ call the supply department or the
manufacturer’s representative.

V. Pain
 Is both a protective and an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual and potential tissue damage.
(Porth.2nd ed.)
Classification of Pain
Location- Cutaneous and deep Somatic, Visceral , Referred
Assessment
 a. Nature
b. Location
c. Severity
d. Radiation of pain
How to assess Pain
a. You must consider both the patient’s description and your observations on his behavioral responses.
b. First, ask the client to rank his pain on a scale of 0-10, with 0 denoting lack of pain and 10 denoting the worst pain
imaginable.
Ask:
1. Where is the pain located?
2. How long does the pain last?
3. How often does it occur?
4. Can you describe the pain?
5. What makes the pain worse
c. Observe the patient’s behave
d. oral response to pain (body language, moaning, grimacing, withdrawal, crying, restlessness muscle twitching and immobility)
e. Also note physiological response, which may be sympathetic or parasympathetic

Wong’s Pain Scale

Managing Pain
1. Giving medication as per MD’s order
2. Giving emotional support
3. Performing comfort measures
4. Use cognitive therapy

Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

 Type of intravenous pump that allows the client to administer his own narcotic analgesic (e.g., morphine) on demand within
preset dose and frequency limits.
 Goal: To achieve more constant level of analgesia as compared to PRN IM injection. In general, causes less sedation and lower risk
of pulmonary depression.

Height and weight

a. Height and weight are routinely measured when a patient is admitted to a health care facility.
 b. It is essential in calculating drug dosage, contrast agents, assessing nutritional status and determining the height-weight
ratio.
c. Weight is the best overall indicator of fluid status, daily monitoring is important for clients receiving a diuretics or a
medication that causes sodium retention.
d. Weight can be measured with a standing scale, chair scale and bed scale.
e. Height can be measured with the measuring bar, standing scale or tape measure if the client is confine in a supine position.

Pointers:
a. Reassure and steady patient who are at risk for losing their balance on a scale.
b. Weight the patient at the same time each day. (Usually before breakfast), in similar clothing and using the same scale.
c. If the patient uses crutches, weigh the client with the crutches or heavy clothing and subtract their weight from the total
determined patient’ weight.
Laboratory and Diagnostic examination
Urine Specimen
1. Clean-Catch mid-stream urine specimen for routine urinalysis, culture and sensitivity test
a. Best time to collect is in the morning, first voided urine
b. Provide sterile container
c. Do perineal care before collection of the urine
d. Discard the first flow of urine
e. Label the specimen properly
f. Send the specimen immediately to the laboratory
g. Document the time of specimen collection and transport to the lab.
h. Document the appearance, odor, and usual characteristics of the specimen.

2. 24-hour urine specimen

 a. Discard the first voided urine.
b. Collect all specimen thereafter until the following day
c. Soak the specimen in a container with ice
d. Add preservative as ordered according to hospital policy
3. Second-Voided urine – required to assess glucose level and for the presence of albumen in the urine.
a. Discard the first urine
b. Give the patient a glass of water to drink
c. After few minutes, ask the patient to void
4. Catheterized urine specimen
a. Clamp the catheter for 30 min to 1 hour to allow urine to accumulate in the bladder and adequate specimen can be
collected.
b. Clamping the drainage tube and emptying the urine into a container are contraindicated after a genitourinary surgery.
c. Clean the catheter with 70% alcohol
d. Insert the needle with bevel up and aspirate the urine
e. Carefully replace the urine in an sterile specimen bottle
II. Stool Specimen
1. Fecalysis – to assess gross appearance of stool and presence of ova or parasite
a. Secure a sterile specimen container
b. Ask the pt. to defecate into a clean, dry bed pan or a portable commode.
c. Instruct client not to contaminate the specimen with urine or toilet paper (urine inhibits bacterial growth and paper
towel contain bismuth which interfere with the test result.
2. Stool culture and sensitivity test
 To assess specific etiologic agent causing gastroenteritis and bacterial sensitivity to various antibiotics.
3. Fecal Occult blood test
 are valuable test for detecting occult blood (hidden) which may be present in colo-rectal cancer, detecting melena stool
Instructions:
a. Advise client to avoid ingestion of red meat for 3 days
b. Patient is advise on a high residue diet
c. avoid dark food and bismuth compound
d. If client is on iron therapy, inform the MD
e. Make sure the stool in not contaminated with urine, soap solution or toilet paper
f. Test sample from several portion of the stool.
III- Blood Specimen
1. Venipuncture
a. Venipuncture involves piercing a vein with a needle and collecting a blood sample in a syringe or evacuating tube.
b. Typically using the antecubital fossa
c. A plebhotomist from the laboratory usually perform the procedure.
d. Strict asepsis to prevent infection.
e. If client has clotting disorder or under anticoagulant therapy, apply pressure on the site for 5 minutes to prevent hematoma
formation

Pointers
a. Never collect a venous sample from the arm or a leg that is already being use d for I.V therapy or blood administration
because it mat affect the result.
b. Never collect venous sample from an infectious site because it may introduce pathogens into the vascular system
c. Never collect blood from an edematous area, AV shunt, site of previous hematoma, or vascular injury.
 d. Don’t wipe off the povidine-iodine with alcohol because alcohol cancels the effect of povidine iodine.
e. If the patient has a clotting disorder or is receiving anticoagulant therapy, maintain pressure on the site for at least 5 min
after withdrawing the needle.
2. Arterial puncture for ABG test
a. Before arterial puncture, perform Allen’s test first.
b. If the patient is receiving oxygen, make sure that the patient’s therapy has been underway for at least 15 min before
collecting arterial sample
c. Be sure to indicate on the laboratory request slip the amount and type pf oxygen therapy the patient is having.
d. If the patient has just received a nebulizer treatment, wait about 20 minutes before collecting the sample.
NOTE:
a. No fasting for the following tests- CBC, Hgb, Hct, clotting studies, enzyme studies, serum electrolytes, HbA1C
b. Fasting is required: - FBS, BUN, Creatinine, serum lipid (cholesterol, triglyceride), blood uric acid

IV. Sputum Specimen

1. Gross appearance of the sputum
a. Collect early in the morning
b. Use sterile container
c. Rinse the mount with plain water before collection of the specimen
d. Instruct the patient to hack-up sputum
e. Send the specimen immediately
2. Sputum culture and sensitivity test
a. Use sterile container
b. Collect specimen before the first dose of antibiotic
3. Acid-Fast Bacilli
a. To assess presence of active pulmonary tuberculosis
b. Collect sputum in three consecutive morning

4. Cytologic sputum exam-

 -to assess for presence of abnormal or cancer cells.
 Collect sputum in three consecutive morning
Diagnostic Test
1. PPD test
a. Read result 48 – 72 hours after injection.
b. For HIV positive clients, induration of 5 mm is considered positive
c. Induration of more than 10 for non-HIV client is considered positive
2. Bronchography
a. A radiopaque medium is instilled directly into the trachea and bronchi through bronchoscope and the entire bronchi tree or
selected areas may be visualized through X-ray.
b. Secure consent
c. Check for allergies to seafood or iodine or anesthesia
d. NPO 6-8 hours before the test
e. NPO until gag reflex return to prevent aspiration

3. BRONCHOSCOPY- direct visualization of the larynx, trachea and bronchi through a flexible fiber-optic bronchoscope
a. Informed consent
b. NPO 6-12 hrs prior to test
c. Coagulation studies
d. Remove dentures or eyeglasses
e. IV Sedatives to relax the client
f. Lidocaine spray to suppress the gag reflex
g. Resuscitation equipment available

POST-PROCEDURE NURSING CARE

1. V/S
2. High Fowler’s position
3. Check gag reflex
 4. NPO until gag reflex return
5. Monitor for bloody sputum
6. Monitor respiration
7. Monitor for complications
8. Notify the MD if complications occur
4. Thoracentesis – aspiration of fluid in the pleural space.
a. Secure consent, take V/S
b. Position upright leaning on overbed table
c. Avoid cough during insertion to prevent pleural perforation
d. Turn to unaffected side after the procedure to prevent leakage of fluid in the thoracic cavity
e. Check for expectoration of blood. This indicate trauma and should be reported to MD immediately.

5. LUNG BIOPSY
PRE-PROCEDURE NURSING CARE
a. Secure consent
b. Check coagulation
c. Have vitamin K at bedside
d. Maintain sterile technique
e. Local anesthetic required
f. Pressure during insertion and aspiration
g. Administer analgesics & sedatives as Rx
POST-PROCEDURE NURSING CARE
a. Pressure dressing to prevent bleeding
b. Monitor for bleeding
c. Monitor for respiratory distress
d. Monitor for complications
e. Prepare for CXR

6. PULSE OXIMETRY
- NORMAL VALUE: 95%-100%
a. A sensor is placed: finger, toe, nose, earlobe or forehead
b. Don’t select an extremity with an impediment to blood flow
c. Lower than 91% - immediate treatment
d. Lower than 85% - hypo-oxygenation
e. Lower than 70% - life-threatening situation
7. Holter Monitor
a. it is continuous ECG monitoring, over 24 hours period
b. The portable monitoring is called telemetry unit
c. Avoid magnets, metal detectors, high-voltage areas, and electric blankets.
d. Stress the importance of logging his usual activities, emotional upset, fatigue, chest pain, and ingestion of medication

8. Echocardiogram
a. ultrasound to assess cardiac structure and mobility
b. Client should remain still, in supine position slightly turned to the left side, with HOB elevated 15-20 degrees
c. The conductive gel is applied to the to the left of the sternum, third or fourth intercostal space
d. The test takes about 30-45 minutes

9. Electrocardiography-
a. If the patient’s skin is oily, scaly, or diaphoretic, rub the electrode with a dry 4x4 gauze to enhance electrode contact.
b. If the area is excessively hairy, clip it
c. Remove client’s jewelry, coins, belt or any metal
d. Tell client to remain still during the procedure
10. Cardiac Catheterization
a. Secure consent
b. Assess allergy to iodine, shellfish
c. V/S, weight for baseline information
d. Have client void before the procedure
e. Monitor PT, PTT, ECG prior to test
f. NPO for 4-6 hours before the test
g. Shave the groin or brachial area
h. After the procedure: bed rest to prevent bleeding on the site, do not flex extremity
i. Elevate the affected extremities on extended position to promote blood supply back to the heart and prevent
thromboplebitis
j. Monitor V/S especially peripheral pulses
k. Apply pressure dressing over the puncture site
l. Monitor extremity for color, temperature, tingling to assess for impaired circulation.

11. MRI
a. secure consent,
b. the procedure will last 45-60 minute
c. Assess client for claustrophobia
d. Remove all metal items
e. Client should remain still
f. Tell client that he will feel nothing but may hear noises
g. Client with pacemaker, prosthetic valves, implanted clips, wires are not eligible for MRI.
h. Client with cardiac and respiratory complication may be excluded
i. Instruct client on feeling of warmth or shortness of breath if contrast medium is used during the procedure
j. Tattoo pigments (body arts), eyeliner, eyebrow or lip liner may contain metals which create an electrical current that can
cause redness and swelling to a first degree burn at the site of the tattoo.
12. UGIS – Barium Swallow
a. instruct client on low-residue diet 1-3 days before the procedure
b. administer laxative evening before the procedure
c. NPO after midnight
d. instruct client to drink a cup of flavored barium
e. x-rays are taken every 30 minutes until barium advances through the small bowel
f. film can be taken as long as 24 hours later
g. force fluid after the test to prevent constipation/barium impaction

13. LGIS – Barium Enema

a. instruct client on low-residue diet 1-3 days before the procedure
b. administer laxative evening before the procedure
c. NPO after midnight
d. administer suppository in AM
e. Enema until clear
f. force fluid after the test to prevent constipation/barium impaction

14. Lower GI Endoscopy

a. Proctosigmoidoscopy (rectosigmoidoscopy)- is the visualization of the anal canal, rectum, and sigmoid colon through a fiber-
optic sigmoidoscope.
b. Colonoscopy- is the visualization of the entire large intestine, sigmoid colon, rectum, and anal canal.
c. Sigmoidoscopy- direct visualization of the sigmoid: can be used to diagnose malignancy, polyps, inflammation, or strictures.
15. Liver Biopsy
a. Secure consent,
b. NPO 2-4 hrs before the test
c. Monitor PT, Vitamin K at bedside
d. Place the client in supine at the right side of the bed
e. Instruct client to inhale and exhale deeply for several times and then exhale and hold breath while the MD insert the needle
f. Right lateral post procedure for 4 hours to apply pressure and prevent bleeding
g. Bed rest for 24 hours
h. Observe for S/S of peritonitis

16. Paracentesis
a. Secure consent
b. check V/S
c. Weigh the client before and after the procedure
d. Measure abdominal girth before the procedure
e. Let the patient void before the procedure to prevent puncture of the bladder
f. Use gauge 18 trocar or cannula
g. Check for serum protein. Excessive loss of plasma protein may lead to hypovolemic shock.
h. Position:
 sitting on a chair with feet supported with footstool or
 Place in high Fowlers position
i. Strict aseptic technique to prevent peritonitis
j. Local anesthetic is injected
k. The procedure takes about 45 minutes
l. Monitor urine output for 24 hours as watch out for hematuria which may indicate bladder trauma.
17. Lumbar Puncture
a. obtain consent
b. instruct client to empty the bladder and bowel
c. position the client in lateral recumbent with back at the edge of the examining table
d. instruct client to remain still
e. Spinal needle in inserted in the midline between the spinous process between the 3 rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae
f. Using 18G or 20G in adult, 22G in children
g. obtain specimen per MDs order

Post procedure
a. instruct client to remain still during needle insertion to prevent trauma on the spinal cord
b. Instruct the client to remain in flat position for 8 hours to prevent spinal headache
c. obtain specimen per MDs order
d. Headache is the most common adverse effects of a lumbar puncture..
Mgt. for spinal headache
a. Bed rest
b. Place patient in dark and quiet room
c. Administer analgesics
d. Fluids
Note:
a. If the headache continues, epidural patch maybe require
 b. Blood is withdrawn from the client’s vein and injected into the epidural space, usually at the LP site.

NURSING PROCEDURES
1. Steam Inhalation
a. It is dependent nursing function.
b. Heat application requires physician’s order.
c. Place the spout 12-18 inches away from the client’s nose or adjust the distance as necessary.

2. Suctioning
a. Assess the lungs before the procedure for baseline information.
b. Position: conscious – semi-Fowler’s
c. Unconscious – lateral position
d. Size of suction catheter- adult- fr 12-18
e. Hyper oxygenate before and after procedure
f. Observe sterile technique
g. Apply suction during withdrawal of the catheter
h. Maximum time per suctioning –15 sec

3. Nasogastric Feeding (gastric gavage)

Insertion:
a. Fowler’s position
b. Tip of the nose to tip of the earlobe to the xyphoid
Tube Feeding
a. Semi-Fowler’s position
b. Assess tube placement
c. Assess residual feeding
d. Height of feeding is 12 inches above the tube’s point of insertion
e. Ask client to remain upright position for at least 30 min.
 f. Most common problem of tube feeding is Diarrhea due to lactose intolerance

4. Enema
a. Check MD’s order
b. Provide privacy
c. Position left lateral
d. Size of tube Fr. 22-32
e. Insert 3-4 inches of rectal tube
f. If abdominal cramps occur, temporarily stop the flow until cramps are gone.
g. Height of enema can – 18 inches

5. Urinary Catheterization
a. Verify MD’s order
b. Practice strict asepsis
c. Perineal care before the procedure
d. Catheter size: male-14-16 , female – 12 – 14
e. Length of catheter insertion
o male – 6-9 inches ,female – 3-4 inches
For retention catheter:
 Male –anchor laterally or upward over the lower abdomen to prevent penoscrotal pressure
 Female- inner aspect of the thigh

Types of ostomies
a. Ileostomy
a. Liquid to semi-formed stool, dependent upon amount of bowel removed
b. May skew fluid & electrolyte balance, especially potassium & sodium
c. Digestive enzymes in stool irritate skin
d. Do NOT give laxatives
e. Ileostomy lavage may be done if needed to clear food blockage
f. May not require appliance set; if continent ileal reservoir or Koch pouch

b. Colostomy
1. Ascending-must wear appliance--semi-liquid stool
2. Transverse-wear appliance--semi-formed stool
 Loop stoma
a. Proximal end-functioning stoma
b. Distal end-drains mucous
c. Plastic rod used to keep loop out
d. Usually temporary
 Double barrel
a. Two stomas
b. Similar to loop but bowel is surgically severed

3. Sigmoid
a. Formed stool
b. Bowel can be regulated so appliance not needed
c. May be irrigated
Stoma assessment
a. Color-should be same color as mucous membranes - n(Normal stoma color- Red not dusky or pale: sign of infection)
b. Edema-common after surgery
c. Bleeding-slight bleeding common after surgery
6. COLOSTOMY IRRIGATION
a. Initial colostomy irrigation is done to stimulate peristalsis; subsequent irrigations are done to promote evacuation of feces at
a regular and convenient time
b. Recommended with sigmoid colostomy
c. Initiated 5 to 7 days postop
d. Done in semi – Fowler’s position; then sitting on a toilet bowl once ambulatory.
e. Use warm normal saline solution
f. Initially, introduce 200 mls. of NSS then 500 to 1,000 mls. Subsequently
g. Dilate stoma with lubricated gloved finger before insertion of catheter
h. Lubricate catheter before insertion.
i. Insert 3 to 4 inches of the catheter into the stoma
j. Height of solution 12 inches above the stoma
k. If abdominal cramps occur during introduction of solution, temporarily stop the flow of solution until peristalsis relaxes.
l. Allow the catheter to remain in place for 5 to 10 minutes for better cleansing effect; then remove catheter to drain for 15 to
20 minutes.
m. Clean the stoma, apply new pouch

7. Bed Bath
a. Provide privacy
b. Expose, wash and dry one body part a time
c. Use warm water (110-115 F)
d. Wash from cleanest to dirtiest
e. Wash, rinse, and dry the arms and leg using long, firm strokes from distal to proximal area – to increase venous return.
8. Bed Making- The ideal hospital bed should be selected for its impact on patients' comfort, safety, medical condition, and ability to
change positions.
Purpose
 The purpose of a well-made hospital bed, as well as an appropriately chosen mattress, is to provide a safe, comfortable place
for the patient, where repositioning is more easily achieved, and pressure ulcers are prevented.
Precautions
a. Safety factors should also be considered. Unless a patient is accompanied by a health care professional or other
caregiver, the bed should always be placed in its lowest position to reduce the risk of injury from a possible fall.
b. At its lowest level, a hospital bed is usually about 26–28 inches (65–70 cm) above the floor.
Various safety features are present on hospital beds. These features include:
a. Wheel locks: These should be used whenever the bed is stationary.
b. Side rails: They help to protect patients from accidentally falling out of bed, as well as provide support to the upper
extremities as the patient gets out of bed.
c. Removable headboard: This feature is important during emergency situations, especially during cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
Preaparation:
1. The nurse normally makes the bed in the morning after a patient's bath, or when the patient is out of the room for tests.
 2. The nurse should straighten the linens throughout the day, making certain they are neither loose nor wrinkled.
3. Any sheets that become wet or soiled should be changed promptly.
4. When changing bed linen:
a. the nurse should keep the soiled linen away from the uniform
b. place it in the appropriate linen bag or other designated container.
c. Never fan or shake linens, which can spread microorganisms
d. if any of the sheets touch the floor, they should be replaced.
The categories of Unoccupied bed making include:
1. Open unoccupied: In an open bed, the top covers are folded back so the patient can easily get back into the bed.
2. Closed unoccupied: In a closed bed, the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread are pulled up to the head of the mattress and
beneath the pillows. A closed bed is done in a hospital bed prior to the admission of a new patient.
3. Surgical, recovery, or postoperative: These techniques are similar to the open unoccupied bed. The top bed linens are
placed so that the surgical patient can transfer easily from the stretcher to the bed. The top sheets and bedspread are folded
lengthwise or crosswise at the foot of the bed.
4. Occupied bed- The patient is in the bed while the linens are being changed. The nurse should perform the following when
making the occupied bed:
a. Raise the bed to a comfortable working height. Loosen the top linens, and help the patient assume a side-lying position.
b. Roll the bottom linens toward the patient.
c. Place the bottom sheet on the mattress, seam side down, and cover the mattress. Miter the corners of any non-fitted
sheets.
d. Place waterproof pads and/or a draw sheet on the bed.
e. Tuck in the remaining half of the clean sheets as close to the patient as possible.
f. Assist the patient to roll over the linen. Raise the side rail, and go to the other side of the bed.
g. Remove the dirty linen and dispose of appropriately.
h. Slide the clean sheets over and secure. Pull all sheets straight and taut.
i. Place the clean top sheets over the patient and remove the used top sheet and blanket. Miter the corners of the top
linens at the foot of the bed. Loosen the linens at the foot of the bed for the patient's comfort.
j. Change the pillowcase.
k. Return the patient's bed to the appropriate position, at its lowest level.
9. Foot Care
a. Soaking the feet of diabetic client is no longer recommended
b. Cut nail straight across
10. Mouth Care
a. Eat coarse, fibrous foods (cleansing foods) such as fresh fruits and raw vegetables
b. Dental check every 6 mounts
11. Oral care for unconscious client
a. Place in side lying position
b. Have the suction apparatus readily available
12. Hair Shampoo
c. Place client diagonally in bed
d. Cover the eyes with wash cloth
e. Plug the ears with cotton balls
f. Massage the scalp with the fatpads of the fingers to promote circulation in the scalp.
13. Restraints
a. Secure MD’s order for each episode of restraints application.
b. Check circulation every 15 min
c. Remove restraints at least every 2 hours for 30 minutes
Types of Restraints
a. Chemical – sedating antipsychotic drugs to manage or control behavior
b. Physical – direct application of physical force to a client, with or without the client’s permission.
c. Seclusion – involuntary confinement of a client in a locked room

Procedure:
1. Ensure that face-to face assessment is completed on the client
2. Ensure that the restraint orders are renewed every 24 hours or sooner according to hospital policy.
3. Tie the restraints using clove hitch
 4. Secure the tie in a non-movable part of the bed

PRINCIPLES OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

Medication- Is a substance administered for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or relief of symptom or prevention of disease.
Pharmacology – is the study of the effect of drug on living organism.
Pharmacy- is the art of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs.
Medication administration - is a basic nursing function that involves skillful technique and consideration of patient’s development
and safety.
I. Ten “Rights” of Medication Administration
1. Right Medication
a. The medication given was the medication ordered.
b. The nurse compares the label of the medication container with medication form. The nurse does this 3 times.
2. Right Dose
a. The dose appropriate for the client
b. Double-check calculations that appears questionable
c. Know the usual dosage range of the medication
3. Right Time
a. Give the medication at the right frequency and at the right time ordered according to agency policy.
b. Medications given within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled time are considered to meet the right time standard.
c. Medication that must act at certain times are given priority ( e.g insulin should be given at a precise interval before a meal )
4. Right Route
 Make certain that the route is safe and appropriate for the client.
5. Right Client
a. The patient’s full name is used. The middle name or initial and date of birth should be included to avoid confusion with other
patient.
b. Check the client’s identification band with each administration of a medication.
6. Right Documentation
a. Document medication administration after giving it, not before.
b. If medication is not given, follow the agency policy for documenting the reason why.
c. Sign medication sheet immediately after administration of the drug.
7. Right Education
 Explain information about the medication to the client.
8. Right to Refuse
a. Adult client have the right to refuse medication.
b. The nurse’s role is to ensure that the client fully informed of the potential consequences of refusal and to communicate the
client’s refusal to the health care provider.
9. Right Assessment
 Some medication requires specific assessment prior to administration. (vital signs, lab results).
10. Right Evaluation
 Conduct appropriate follow-up ( e.g was the desired effect achieved or not?)
II. – Practice Asepsis – wash hand before and after preparing the medication to reduce transfer of microorganisms.
III. – Nurse who administer the medications are responsible for their own action. Question any order that you considered incorrect
(may be unclear or appropriate)
IV. – Be knowledgeable about the medication that you administer
“A FUNDAMENTAL RULE OF SAFE DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS: “NEVER ADMINISTER AN UNFAMILIAR MEDICATION”
V. – Keep the Narcotics in locked place.
VI. – Use only medications that are in clearly labeled containers. Relabelling of drugs is the responsibility of the pharmacist.
VII. – Return liquid that are cloudy in color to the pharmacy.
VIII. – Before administering medication, identify the client correctly
IX. – Do not leave the medication at the bedside. Stay with the client until he actually takes the medications.
X. – The nurse who prepares the drug administers it.. Only the nurse prepares the drug knows what the drug is. Do not accept
endorsement of medication.
XI. – If the client vomits after taking the medication, report this to the nurse in-charge or physician.
XII. – Preoperative medications are usually discontinued during the postoperative period unless ordered to be continued.
XIII.- When a medication is omitted for any reason, record the fact together with the reason.
XIV. – When the medication error is made, report it immediately to the nurse in-charge or physician. To implement necessary
measures immediately. This may prevent any adverse effects of the drug.
Medication Administration
1. Oral administration
Advantages
a. The easiest and most desirable way to administer medication
b. Most convenient
c. Safe, does nor break skin barrier
d. Usually less expensive
Disadvantages
a. Inappropriate if client cannot swallow and if GIT has reduced motility
b. Inappropriate for client with nausea and vomiting
c. Drug may have unpleasant taste
d. Drug may discolor the teeth
e. Drug may irritate the gastric mucosa
f. Drug may be aspirated by seriously ill patient.
Drug Forms for Oral Administration
1. Solid: tablet, capsule, pill, powder
2. Liquid: syrup, suspension, emulsion, elixir, milk, or other alkaline substances.
3. Syrup: sugar-based liquid medication
4. Suspension: water-based liquid medication. Shake bottle before use of medication to properly mix it.
5. Emulsion: oil-based liquid medication
6. Elixir: alcohol-based liquid medication. After administration of elixir, allow 30 minutes to elapse before giving water. This
allows maximum absorption of the medication.
“NEVER CRUSH ENTERIC-COATED OR SUSTAINED RELEASE TABLET”
1. Crushing enteric-coated tablets – allows the irrigating medication to come in contact with the oral or gastric mucosa,
resulting in mucositis or gastric irritation.
2. Crushing sustained-released medication – allows all the medication to be absorbed at the same time, resulting in a higher
than expected initial level of medication and a shorter than expected duration of action
2. SUBLINGUAL
a. A drug that is placed under the tongue, where it dissolves.
b. When the medication is in capsule and ordered sublingually, the fluid must be aspirated from the capsule and placed under
the tongue.
c. A medication given by the sublingual route should not be swallowed, or desire effects will not be achieved
Advantages:
a. Same as oral
b. Drug is rapidly absorbed in the bloodstream
Disadvantages
a. If swallowed, drug may be inactivated by gastric juices.
b. Drug must remain under the tongue until dissolved and absorbed
3. BUCCAL
a. A medication is held in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until the drug dissolves.
 b. The medication should not be chewed, swallowed, or placed under the tongue (e.g sustained release nitroglycerine,
opiates,antiemetics, tranquilizer, sedatives)
c. Client should be taught to alternate the cheeks with each subsequent dose to avoid mucosal irritation
Advantages:
a. Same as oral
b. Drug can be administered for local effect
c. Ensures greater potency because drug directly enters the blood and bypass the liver
Disadvantages:
 If swallowed, drug may be inactivated by gastric juice
4. TOPICAL – Application of medication to a circumscribed area of the body.
1. Dermatologic – includes lotions, liniment and ointments, powder.
a. Before application, clean the skin thoroughly by washing the area gently with soap and water, soaking an involved site,
or locally debriding tissue.
b. Use surgical asepsis when open wound is present
c. Remove previous application before the next application
d. Use gloves when applying the medication over a large surface. (e.g large area of burns)
e. Apply only thin layer of medication to prevent systemic absorption.
2. Opthalmic - includes instillation and irrigation
a. Instillation – to provide an eye medication that the client requires.
b. Irrigation – To clear the eye of noxious or other foreign materials.
c. Position the client either sitting or lying.
d. Use sterile technique
e. Clean the eyelid and eyelashes with sterile cotton balls moistened with sterile normal saline from the inner to the outer
canthus
f. Instill eye drops into lower conjunctival sac.
g. Instill a maximum of 2 drops at a time. Wait for 5 minutes if additional drops need to be administered. This is for proper
absorption of the medication.
h. Avoid dropping a solution onto the cornea directly, because it causes discomfort.
i. Instruct the client to close the eyes gently. Shutting the eyes tightly causes spillage of the medication.
j. For liquid eye medication, press firmly on the nasolacrimal duct (inner cantus) for at least 30 seconds to prevent
systemic absorption of the medication.
3. Otic
Instillation – to remove cerumen or pus or to remove foreign body
a. Warm the solution at room temperature or body temperature, failure to do so may cause vertigo, dizziness, nausea and
pain.
b. Have the client assume a side-lying position ( if not contraindicated) with ear to be treated facing up.
c. Perform hand hygiene. Apply gloves if drainage is present.
d. Straighten the ear canal:
1. 0-3 years old: pull the pinna downward and backward
2. Older than 3 years old: pull the pinna upward and backward
e. Instill eardrops on the side of the auditory canal to allow the drops to flow in and continue to adjust to body
temperature
f. Press gently bur firmly a few times on the tragus of the ear to assist the flow of medication into the ear canal.
g. Ask the client to remain in side lying position for about 5 minutes
h. At times the MD will order insertion of cotton puff into outermost part of the canal. Do not press cotton into the canal.
Remove cotton after 15 minutes.
4. Nasal
a. Nasal instillations usually are instilled for their astringent effects (to shrink swollen mucous membrane),
b. To loosen secretions and facilitate drainage or to treat infections of the nasal cavity or sinuses.
c. Decongestants, steroids, calcitonin.
d. Procedure:
1. Have the client blow the nose prior to nasal instillation
2. Assume a back lying position, or sit up and lean head back.
3. Elevate the nares slightly by pressing the thumb against the client’s tip of the nose. While the client inhales, squeeze
the bottle.
4. Keep head tilted backward for 5 minutes after instillation of nasal drops.
 5. When the medication is used on a daily basis, alternate nares to prevent irritations
5. Inhalation – use of nebulizer, metered-dose inhaler
a. Semi or high-fowler’s position or standing position. To enhance full chest expansion allowing deeper inhalation of the
medication
b. Shake the canister several times. To mix the medication and ensure uniform dosage delivery
c. Position the mouthpiece 1 to 2 inches from the client’s open mouth. As the client starts inhaling, press the canister
down to release one dose of the medication. This allows delivery of the medication more accurately into the bronchial
tree rather than being trapped in the oropharynx then swallowed
d. Instruct the client to hold breath for 10 seconds. To enhance complete absorption of the medication.
e. If bronchodilator, administer a maximum of 2 puffs, for at least 30 second interval. Administer bronchodilator before
other inhaled medication. This opens airway and promotes greater absorption of the medication.
f. Wait at least 1 minute before administration of the second dose or inhalation of a different medication by MDI
g. Instruct client to rinse mouth, if steroid had been administered. This is to prevent fungal infection.
6. Vaginal – drug forms: tablet liquid (douches). Jelly, foam and suppository.
a. Close room or curtain to provide privacy.
b. Assist client to lie in dorsal recumbent position to provide easy access and good exposure of vaginal canal, also allows
suppository to dissolve without escaping through orifice.
c. Use applicator or sterile gloves for vaginal administration of medications.
Vaginal Irrigation – is the washing of the vagina by a liquid at low pressure. It is also called douche.
a. Empty the bladder before the procedure
b. Position the client on her back with the hips higher than the shoulder (use bedpan)
c. Irrigating container should be 30 cm (12 inches) above
d. Ask the client to remain in bed for 5-10 minute following administration of vaginal suppository, cream, foam, jelly or
irrigation.
7. RECTAL – can be use when the drug has objectionable taste or odor.
a. Need to be refrigerated so as not to soften.
b. Apply disposable gloves.
c. Have the client lie on left side and ask to take slow deep breaths through mouth and relax anal sphincter.
d. Retract buttocks gently through the anus, past internal sphincter and against rectal wall, 10 cm (4 inches) in adults, 5 cm
(2 in) in children and infants. May need to apply gentle pressure to hold buttocks together momentarily.
e. Discard gloves to proper receptacle and perform hand washing.
f. Client must remain on side for 20 minute after insertion to promote adequate absorption of the medication.
5. PARENTERAL- administration of medication by needle.
a. Intradermal – under the epidermis.
a. The site are the inner lower arm, upper chest and back, and beneath the scapula.
b. Indicated for allergy and tuberculin testing and for vaccinations.
c. Use the needle gauge 25, 26, 27: needle length 3/8”, 5/8” or ½”
d. Needle at 10–15 degree angle; bevel up.
e. Inject a small amount of drug slowly over 3 to 5 seconds to form a wheal or bleb.
f. Do not massage the site of injection. To prevent irritation of the site, and to prevent absorption of the drug into the .
b. Subcutaneous – vaccines, heparin, preoperative medication, insulin, narcotics.
The site: outer aspect of the upper arms, anterior aspect of the thighs, abdomen, scapular areas of the upper back, ventrogluteal
and dorsogluteal
a. Only small doses of medication should be injected via SC route.
b. Rotate site of injection to minimize tissue damage.
c. Needle length and gauge are the same as for ID injections
d. Use 5/8 needle for adults when the injection is to administer at 45 degree angle; ½ is use at a 90 degree angle.
e. For thin patients: 45 degree angle of needle
f. For obese patient: 90 degree angle of needle
g. For heparin injection:
 Do not aspirate.
 Do not massage the injection site to prevent hematoma formation
h. For insulin injection:
 Do not massage to prevent rapid absorption which may result to hypoglycemic reaction.
 Always inject insulin at 90 degrees angle to administer the medication in the pocket between the subcutaneous and
muscle layer. Adjust the length of the needle depending on the size of the client.
 i. For other medications, aspirate before injection of medication to check if the blood vessel had been hit. If blood appears on
pulling back of the plunger of the syringe, remove the needle and discard the medication and equipment.
c. Intramuscular
a. Needle length is 1”, 1 ½”, 2” to reach the muscle layer
b. Clean the injection site with alcoholized cotton ball to reduce microorganisms in the area.
c. Inject the medication slowly to allow the tissue to accommodate volume.
Sites:
1. Ventrogluteal site
a. The area contains no large nerves, or blood vessels and less fat. It is farther from the rectal area, so it less contaminated.
b. Position the client in prone or side-lying.
c. When in prone position, curl the toes inward.
d. When side-lying position, flex the knee and hip. These ensure relaxation of gluteus muscles and minimize discomfort
during injection.
e. To locate the site, place the heel of the hand over the greater trochanter, point the index finger toward the anterior
superior iliac spine, and then abduct the middle (third) finger. The triangle formed by the index finger, the third finger
and the crest of the ilium is the site.
2. Dorsogluteal site
a. Position the client similar to the ventrogluteal site
b. The site should not be use in infant under 3 years because the gluteal muscles are not well developed yet.
c. To locate the site, the nurse draws an imaginary line from the greater trochanter to the posterior superior iliac spine.
The injection site id lateral and superior to this line.
d. Another method of locating this site is to imaginary divide the buttock into four quadrants. The upper most quadrants
are the site of injection. Palpate the crest of the ilium to ensure that the site is high enough.
e. Avoid hitting the sciatic nerve, major blood vessel or bone by locating the site properly.
3. Vastus Lateralis
a. Recommended site of injection for infant
b. Located at the middle third of the anterior lateral aspect of the thigh.
c. Assume back-lying or sitting position.
4. Rectus femoris site –located at the middle third, anterior aspect of thigh.
5. Deltoid site
a. Not used often for IM injection because it is relatively small muscle and is very close to the radial nerve and radial artery.
b. To locate the site, palpate the lower edge of the acromion process and the midpoint on the lateral aspect of the arm
that is in line with the axilla. This is approximately 5 cm (2 in) or 2 to 3 fingerbreadths below the acromion process.
6. IM injection – Z tract injection
a. Used for parenteral iron preparation. To seal the drug deep into the muscles and prevent permanent staining of the
skin.
b. Retract the skin laterally, inject the medication slowly. Hold retraction of skin until the needle is withdrawn
c. Do not massage the site of injection to prevent leakage into the subcutaneous.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES IN PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS
1. Check doctor’s order.
2. Check the expiration for medication – drug potency may increase or decrease if outdated.
3. Observe verbal and non-verbal responses toward receiving injection. Injection can be painful. Client may have anxiety, which can
increase the pain.
4. Practice asepsis to prevent infection. Apply disposable gloves.
5. Use appropriate needle size. To minimize tissue injury.
6. Plot the site of injection properly. To prevent hitting nerves, blood vessels, bones.
7. Use separate needles for aspiration and injection of medications to prevent tissue irritation.
8. Introduce air into the vial before aspiration. To create a positive pressure within the vial and allow easy withdrawal of the
medication.
9. Allow a small air bubble (0.2 ml) in the syringe to push the medication that may remain.
10. Introduce the needle in quick thrust to lessen discomfort.
11. Either spread or pinch muscle when introducing the medication. Depending on the size of the client.
12. Minimized discomfort by applying cold compress over the injection site before introduction of medicati0n to numb nerve
endings.
13. Aspirate before the introduction of medication. To check if blood vessel had been hit.
14. Support the tissue with cotton swabs before withdrawal of needle. To prevent discomfort of pulling tissues as needle is
withdrawn.
15. Massage the site of injection to haste absorption.
16. Apply pressure at the site for few minutes. To prevent bleeding.
17. Evaluate effectiveness of the procedure and make relevant documentation.
Intravenous
The nurse administers medication intravenously by the following method:
1. As mixture within large volumes of IV fluids.
2. By injection of a bolus, or small volume, or medication through an existing intravenous infusion line or intermittent venous
access (heparin or saline lock)
3. By “piggyback” infusion of solution containing the prescribed medication and a small volume of IV fluid through an existing IV
line.
a. Most rapid route of absorption of medications.
b. Predictable, therapeutic blood levels of medication can be obtained.
c. The route can be used for clients with compromised gastrointestinal function or peripheral circulation.
d. Large dose of medications can be administered by this route.
e. The nurse must closely observe the client for symptoms of adverse reactions.
f. The nurse should double-check the six rights of safe medication.
g. If the medication has an antidote, it must be available during administration.
h. When administering potent medications, the nurse assesses vital signs before, during and after infusion.
Nursing Interventions in IV Infusion
a. Verify the doctor’s order
b. Know the type, amount, and indication of IV therapy.
c. Practice strict asepsis.
d. Inform the client and explain the purpose of IV therapy to alleviate client’s anxiety.
e. Prime IV tubing to expel air. This will prevent air embolism.
f. Clean the insertion site of IV needle from center to the periphery with alcoholized cotton ball to prevent infection.
g. Shave the area of needle insertion if hairy.
h. Change the IV tubing every 72 hours. To prevent contamination.
i. Change IV needle insertion site every 72 hours to prevent thrombophlebitis.
j. Regulate IV every 15-20 minutes. To ensure administration of proper volume of IV fluid as ordered.
a. Observe for potential complications.
Types of IV Fluids
1. Isotonic solution – has the same concentration as the body fluid
a. D5 W
b. Na Cl 0.9%
c. plainRinger’s lactate
d. Plain Normosol M
e. Albumin 10%
f. Blood
2. Hypotonic – has lower concentration than the body fluids.
a. NaCl 0.30%
b. NaCl 0.45%
3. Hypertonic – has higher concentration than the body fluids.
a. D10W
b. D20W
c. D50W
d. D5LR
e. D5NM
f. Albumin 25%
Complication of IV Infusion
1. Infiltration – the needle is out of nein, and fluids accumulate in the subcutaneous tissues.
Assessment:
 Pain, swelling, skin is cold at needle site, pallor of the site, flow rate has decreases or stops.
Nursing Intervention:
a. Change the site of needle
 b. Apply warm compress. This will absorb edema fluids and reduce swelling.
2. Circulatory Overload -Results from administration of excessive volume of IV fluids.
Assessment:
a. Headache g. Pulmonary edema
b. Flushed skin h. Increase volume pressure
c. Rapid pulse i. SOB
d. Increase BP j. Coughing
e. Weight gain k. Tachypnea
f. Syncope and faintness l. shock
Nursing Interventions:
a. Slow infusion to KVO
b. Place patient in high fowler’s position. To enhance breathing
c. Administer diuretic, bronchodilator as ordered
3. Drug Overload – the patient receives an excessive amount of fluid containing drugs.
Assessment:
a. Dizziness
b. Shock
c. Fainting
Nursing Intervention
a. Slow infusion to KVO.
b. Take vital signs
c. Notify physician
4. Superficial Thrombophlebitis – it is due to o0veruse of a vein, irritating solution or drugs, clot formation, large bore catheters.
Assessment:
a. Pain along the course of vein
b. Vein may feel hard and cordlike
c. Edema and redness at needle insertion site.
d. Arm feels warmer than the other arm
Nursing Intervention:
a. Change IV site every 72 hours
b. Use large veins for irritating fluids.
c. Stabilize venipuncture at area of flexion.
d. Apply cold compress immediately to relieve pain and inflammation; later with warm compress to stimulate circulation and
promotion absorption.
e. “Do not irrigate the IV because this could push clot into the systemic circulation.
5. Air Embolism – Air manages to get into the circulatory system; 5 ml of air or more causes air embolism.
Assessment:
a. Chest, shoulder, or backpain
b. Hypotension
c. Dyspnea
d. Cyanosis
e. Tachycardia
f. Increase venous pressure
g. Loss of consciousness
Nursing Intervention
a. Do not allow IV bottle to “run dry”
b. “Prime” IV tubing before starting infusion.
c. Turn patient to left side in the Trendelenburg position. To allow air to rise in the right side of the heart. This prevent
pulmonary embolism.
6. Nerve Damage – may result from tying the arm too tightly to the splint.
Assessment
 Numbness of fingers and hands
Nursing Interventions
a. Massage the are and move shoulder through its ROM
b. Instruct the patient to open and close hand several times each hour.
c. Physical therapy may be required
Note: apply splint with the fingers free to move.
7. Speed Shock – may result from administration of IV push medication rapidly.
 To avoid speed shock, and possible cardiac arrest, give most IV push medication over 3 to 5 minutes.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION THERAPY
Objectives:
1. To increase circulating blood volume after surgery, trauma, or hemorrhage
2. To increase the number of RBCs and to maintain hemoglobin levels in clients with severe anemia
3. To provide selected cellular components as replacements therapy (e.g. clotting factors, platelets, albumin)
Nursing Interventions:
a. Verify doctor’s order. Inform the client and explain the purpose of the procedure.
b. Informed Consent
c. Check for cross matching and typing. To ensure compatibility
d. Obtain and record baseline vital signs
e. Practice strict Asepsis
f. At least 2 licensed nurse check the label of the blood transfusion
Check the following:
 Serial number
 Blood component
 Blood type
 Rh factor
 Expiration date
 Screening test (VDRL, HBsAg, HIV, CMV, malarial smear, bacteria) - this is to ensure that the blood is free
from blood-carried diseases and therefore, safe from transfusion.
g. Warm blood at room temperature before transfusion to prevent chills.
h. Identify client properly. Two Nurses check the client’s identification.
i. Use needle gauge 18 to 19. This allows easy flow of blood.
j. Use BT set with special micron mesh filter. To prevent administration of blood clots and particles.
k. Start infusion slowly at 10 gtts/min. Remain at bedside for 15 to 30 minutes. Adverse reaction usually occurs during the first
15 to 20 minutes.
l. Monitor vital signs. Altered vital signs indicate adverse reaction.
 Do not mixed medications with blood transfusion. To prevent adverse effects
 Do not incorporate medication into the blood transfusion
 Do not use blood transfusion line for IV push of medication.
l. Administer 0.9% NaCl before, during or after BT. Never administer IV fluids with dextrose. Dextrose causes hemolysis.
m. Administer BT for 4 hours (whole blood, packed rbc). For plasma, platelets, cryoprecipitate, transfuse quickly (20 minutes) clotting
factor can easily be destroyed.
Complications of Blood Transfusion
1. Allergic Reaction – it is caused by sensitivity to plasma protein of donor antibody, which reacts with recipient antigen.
Assessments
a. Flushing
b. Rush, hives
c. Pruritus
d. Laryngeal edema, difficulty of breathing
2. Febrile, Non-Hemolytic – it is caused by hypersensitivity to donor white cells, platelets or plasma proteins. This is the most
symptomatic complication of blood transfusion
Assessments:
a. Sudden chills and fever
b. Flushing
c. Headache
d. Anxiety
3. Septic Reaction – it is caused by the transfusion of blood or components contaminated with bacteria.
Assessment:
a. Rapid onset of chills
b. Vomiting
c. Marked Hypotension
d. High fever
4. Circulatory Overload – it is caused by administration of blood volume at a rate greater than the circulatory system can
accommodate.
Assessment
a. Rise in venous pressure
b. Dyspnea
c. Crackles or rales
d. Distended neck vein
e. Cough
f. Elevated BP
5. Hemolytic reaction. It is caused by infusion of incompatible blood products.
Assessment
a. Low back pain (first sign). This is due to inflammatory response of the kidneys to incompatible blood.
b. Chills
c. Feeling of fullness
d. Tachycardia
e. Flushing
f. Tachypnea
g. Hypotension
h. Bleeding
i. Vascular collapse
j. Acute renal failure
Nursing Interventions when complications occurs in Blood transfusion
1. If blood transfusion reaction occurs. STOP THE TRANSFUSION.
2. Start IV line (0.9% Na Cl)
3. Place the client in Fowler’s position if with SOB and administer O2 therapy.
4. The nurse remains with the client, observing signs and symptoms and monitoring vital signs as often as every 5 minutes.
5. Notify the physician immediately.
6. The nurse prepares to administer emergency drugs such as antihistamines, vasopressor, fluids, and steroids as per
physician’s order or protocol.
7. Obtain a urine specimen and send to the laboratory to determine presence of hemoglobin as a result of RBC hemolysis.
8. Blood container, tubing, attached label, and transfusion record are saved and returned to the laboratory for analysis.
Normal Values
Bleeding time 1-9 min
Prothrombin time 10-13 sec
Hematocrit Male 42-52%
Female 36-48%
Hemoglobin Male 13.5-16 g/dl
Female 12-14 g/dl
Platelet 150,000- 400,000
RBC Male 4.5-6.2 million/L
Female 4.2-5.4 million/L
Amylase 80-180 IU/L
Bilirubin(serum)direct 0-0.4 mg/dl
indirect 0.2-0.8 mg/dl
total 0.3-1.0 mg/dl
pH 7.35- 7.45
PaCo2 35-45
HCO3 22-26 mEq/L
Pa O2 80-100 mmHg
SaO2 94-100%
Sodium 135- 145 mEq/L
Potassium 3.5- 5.0 mEq/L
Calcium 4.2- 5.5 mg/dl/8.5 – 10.2 mg/dl
Chloride 98-108 mEq/L
Magnesium 1.5-2.5 mg/dl
BUN 10-20 mg/dl
Creatinine 0.4- 1.2
CPK-MB Male 50 –325 mu/ml
Female 50-250 mu/ml
Fibrinogen 200-400 mg/dl
FBS 80-120 mg/dl
Glycosylated Hgb 4.0-7.0%
(HbA1c)
Uric Acid 2.5 –8 mg/dl
ESR Male 15-20 mm/hr
Female 20-30 mm/hr

Cholesterol 150- 200 mg/dl

Triglyceride 140-200 mg/dl

Lactic Dehydrogenase 100-225 mu/ml

Alkaline phospokinase 32-92 U/L
Albumin 3.2- 5.5 mg/dl

COMMON THERAPEUTIC DIETS

1. CLEAR-LIQUID DIET
Purpose- relieves thirst and helps maintain fluid balance.
Use- post-surgically and following acute vomiting or diarrhea.
Foods Allowed:
 carbonated beverages; coffee (caffeinated and decaff.); tea; fruit-flavored drinks; strained fruit juices; clear, flavored gelatins;
broth, consomme; sugar; popsicles; commercially prepared clear liquids; and hard candy.
Foods Avoided:
 Milk and milk products, fruit juices with pulp, and fruit.
2. FULL-LIQUID DIET
Purpose- Provide an adequately nutritious diet for patients who cannot chew or who are too ill to do so.
Use:- acute infection with fever, GI upsets, after surgery as a progression from clear liquids.
Foods Allowed:
 clear liquids, milk drinks, cooked cereals, custards, ice cream, sherbets, eggnog, all strained fruit juices, creamed vegetable soups,
puddings, mashed potatoes, instant breakfast drinks, yogurt, mild cheese sauce or pureed meat, and seasoning.
Foods Avoided:
 nuts, seeds, coconut, fruit, jam, and marmalade
3. SOFT DIET
Purpose- provides adequate nutrition for those who have troubled chewing.

Use:
a.
Patient with no teeth or ill-fitting dentures; transition from full-liquid to general diet; and for those
b.
Who cannot tolerate highly seasoned, fried or raw foods following acute infections or gastrointestinal disturbances such as
gastric ulcer or cholelithiasis.
Foods Allowed:
 Very tender minced, ground, baked broiled, roasted, stewed, or creamed beef, lamb, veal, liver,
 Poultry, or fish; crisp bacon or sweet bread; cooked vegetables; pasta; all fruit juices; soft raw fruits;
 Soft bread and cereals; all desserts that are soft; and cheeses.
Foods Avoided:
a. coarse whole-grain cereals and bread; nuts; raisins; coconut;
b. fruits with small seeds; fried foods;
c. high fat gravies or sauces;
d. spicy salad dressings; pickled meat, fish, or poultry;
e. strong cheeses;
f. brown or wild rice;
g. raw vegetables, as well as lima beans and corn; spices such as horseradish,
h. mustard, and catsup; and popcorn.
4. SODIUM-RESTRICTED DIET
Purpose-reduce sodium content in the tissue and promote excretion of water.
Use- heart failure, hypertension, renal disease, cirrhosis, toxemia of pregnancy, and cortisone therapy.
Modifications- mildly restrictive 2 g sodium diet to extremely restricted 200 mg sodium diet.
Foods Avoided:
a. Table salt; all commercial soups, including bouillon; gravy, catsup, mustard, meat sauces, and soy sauce;
b. Buttermilk, ice cream, and sherbet; sodas;
c. Beet greens, carrots, celery, chard, sauerkraut, and
d. Spinach; all canned vegetables; frozen peas;
e. All baked products containing salt, baking powder, or baking soda; potato chips and popcorn; fresh or canned shellfish; all
cheeses
f. Smoked or commercially prepared meats; salted butter or margarine;
g. Bacon, olives; and commercially prepared salad dressings.
5. RENAL DIET
Purpose- control protein, potassium, sodium, and fluid levels in the body.
Use- acute and chronic renal failure, hemodialysis.
Foods Allowed:
a. High-biological proteins such as meat, fowl, fish, cheese, and dairy products- range between 20 and 60 mg/day.
b. Potassium is usually limited to 1500 mg/day.
c. Vegetables such as cabbage, cucumber, and peas are lowest in potassium.
d. Sodium is restricted to 500 mg/day.
e. Fluid intake is restricted to the daily volume plus 500 mL, which represents insensible water loss.
f. Fluid intake measures water in fruit, vegetables, milk and meat.
Foods Avoided:
a. Cereals, bread, macaroni, noodles, spaghetti,
b. avocados, kidney beans, potato chips
c. raw fruit, yams
d. soybeans, nuts, gingerbread
e. apricots, bananas, figs, grapefruit, oranges,
f. percolated coffee
g. Coca-Cola, orange crush, sport drinks, and breakfast drinks such as Tang or Awake
6. HIGH-PROTEIN, HIGH CARBOHYDRATE DIET
Purpose- To correct large protein losses and raises the level of blood albumin. May be modified to include low-fat, low-sodium, and
low-cholesterol diets.
Use:
a. Burns
b. Hepatitis
c. Cirrhosis
d. Pregnancy
e. Hyperthyroidism
f. Mononucleosis
g. Protein deficiency due to poor eating habits
h. Geriatric patient with poor intake
i. Nephritis, nephrosis,
j. Liver and gall bladder disorder.
Foods Allowed:
 General diet with added protein.
Foods Avoided:
 Restrictions depend on modifications added to the diet. The modifications are determined by the patient’s condition.
7. PURINE-RESTRICTED DIET
Purpose:- designed to reduce intake of uric acid-producing foods.
Use- high uric acid retention, uric acid renal stones, and gout.
Foods Allowed:
 general diet plus 2-3 quarts of liquid daily.
Foods Avoided:
a. cheese containing spices or nuts
b. fried eggs, meat
 c. liver, seafood
d. lentils, dried peas and beans
e. broth, bouillon, gravies
f. oatmeal and whole wheat
g. pasta, noodles
h. alcoholic beverages
i. Limited quantities of meat, fish, and seafood allowed.
8. BLAND DIET
Purpose- Provision of a diet low in fiber, roughage, mechanical irritants, and chemical stimulants.
Use:
a. Gastritis
b. Hyperchlorhydria (excess hydrochloric acid)
c. Functional GI disorders
d. Gastric atony
e. Diarrhea
f. Spastic constipation
g. Biliary indigestion
h. Hiatus hernia.
Foods Allowed:
 Varied to meet individual needs and food tolerances.
Foods Avoided:
a. Fried foods, including eggs, meat, fish, and sea food
b. Cheese with added nuts or spices
c. Commercially prepared luncheon meats cured meats such as ham
d. Gravies and sauces
e. Raw vegetables
f. Potato skins
g. Fruit juices with pulp
h. Figs, raisins
i. Fresh fruits
j. Whole wheat; rye bread; bran cereals
k. Rich pastries; pies
l. Chocolate
m. Jams with seeds; nuts
n. Seasoned dressings
o. Caffeinated coffee; strong tea; cocoa; alcoholic and carbonated beverages
p. Pepper.
9. LOW-FAT, CHOLESTEROL-RESTRICTED DIET
Purpose –to reduce hyperlipedimia, provide dietary treatment for malabsorption syndromes and patients having acute intolerance
for fats.
Use:
a. Hyperlipedimia
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Pancreatitis
d. Cystic fibrosis
e. Sprue (disease of intestinal tract characterized by malabsorption)
f. Gastrectomy
g. Massive resection of small intestine
h. Cholecystitis.
Foods Allowed:
a. nonfat milk
b. low-carbohydrate
c. low-fat vegetables; most fruits; breads; pastas; cornmeal
d. lean meat
e. unsaturated fats
Foods Avoided:
a. Remember to avoid the five C’s of cholesterol- cookies, cream, cake, coconut, chocolate
b. Whole milk and whole-milk or cream products
c. Avocados, olives
d. Commercially prepared baked goods such as donuts and muffins
e. Poultry skin, highly marbled meats
f. Butter, ordinary margarines, olive oil, lard
g. Pudding made with whole milk, ice cream, candies with chocolate, cream, sauces, gravies and commercially fried foods.
10. DIABETIC DIET
Purpose- maintain blood glucose as near as normal as possible; prevent or delay onset of diabetic complications.
Use- diabetes mellitus
Foods Allowed:
choose foods with low glycemic index compose of:
 45-55% carbohydrates
 30-35% fats
 10-25% protein
a. Coffee, tea, broth, spices and flavoring can be used as desired.
b. Exchange groups include: milk, vegetable, fruits, starch/bread, meat (divided in lean, medium fat, and high fat), and fat
exchanges.
c. The number of exchanges allowed from each group is dependent on the total number of calories allowed.
d. Non-nutritive sweeteners (sorbitol) in moderation with controlled, normal weight diabetics.
Foods Avoided:
 Concentrated sweets or regular soft drinks.
11. ACID AND ALKALINE DIET
Purpose- Furnish a well balance diet in which the total acid ash is greater than the total alkaline ash each day.
Use- Retard the formation of renal calculi. The type of diet chosen depends on laboratory analysis of the stone.
Acid and alkaline ash food groups:
a. Acid ash: meat, whole grains, eggs, cheese, cranberries, prunes, plums
b. Alkaline ash: milk, vegetables, fruits (except cranberries, prunes and plums.)
c. Neutral: sugar, fats, beverages (coffee, tea)
Foods allowed:
a. Breads: any, preferably whole grain; crackers; rolls
b. Cereals: any, preferable whole grains
c. Desserts: angel food or sunshine cake; cookies made without baking powder or soda; cornstarch,
d. pudding, cranberry desserts, ice cream, sherbet, plum or prune desserts; rice or tapioca pudding.
e. Fats: any, such as butter, margarine, salad dressings, Crisco, Spry, lard, salad oil, olive oil, ect.
f. fruits: cranberry, plums, prunes
g. Meat, eggs, cheese: any meat, fish or fowl, two serving daily; at least one egg daily
h. Potato substitutes: corn, hominy, lentils, macaroni, noodles, rice, spaghetti, vermicelli.
i. Soup: broth as desired; other soups from food allowed
j. Sweets: cranberry and plum jelly; plain sugar candy
k. Miscellaneous: cream sauce, gravy, peanut butter, peanuts, popcorn, salt, spices, vinegar, walnuts.
Restricted foods- no more than the amount allowed each day
1. Milk: 1 pint daily (may be used in other ways than as beverage)
2. Cream: 1/3 cup or less daily
3. Fruits: one serving of fruits daily (in addition to the prunes, plums and cranberries)
4. Vegetable: including potatoes: two servings daily
5. Sweets: Chocolate or candies, syrups.
6. Miscellaneous: other nuts, olives, pickles.
12. HIGH-FIBER DIET
Purpose:
a. Soften the stool
b. exercise digestive tract muscles
c. speed passage of food through digestive tract to prevent exposure to cancer-causing agents in food
d. lower blood lipids
e. Prevent sharp rise in glucose after eating.
Use- iabetes, hyperlipedemia, constipation, diverticulitis, anticarcinogenics (colon)
Foods Allowed:
a. recommended intake about 6 g crude fiber daily
b. All bran cereal
c. Watermelon, prunes, dried peaches, apple with skin; parsnip, peas, brussels sprout, sunflower seeds.
13. LOW RESIDUE DIET
Purpose- Reduce stool bulk and slow transit time
a. Use- Bowel inflammation during acute diverticulitis, or ulcerative colitis
b. Preparation for bowel surgery
c. Esophageal and intestinal stenosis.
Food Allowed:
a. Eggs; ground or well-cooked tender meat, fish, poultry
b. Milk, cheeses; strained fruit juice (except prune)
c. Cooked or canned apples, apricots, peaches, pears; ripe banana
d. Strained vegetable juice: canned, cooked, or strained asparagus, beets, green beans, pumpkin, squash, spinach; white bread
e. Refined cereals (Cream of Wheat)