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Foundations Ch 4, 8, 10 Flashcards

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Maslow hierchy of needs

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PHYSIOLOGIC: nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, sexuality. SAFETY AND Most basic needs must be met first. SECURITY: Stability, protection, security, freedom and fear from anxiety. LOVE AND BELONGINGNESS: Affection, acceptance, by peers and community. ESTEEM: Self respect, self confidence, feelings of self-worth.

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Trailing Zero

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Don’t use

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Leading Zero

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Always use

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Jargon

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Language specific to the workplace

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Non verbal communication

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Message transmitted w/o words

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eye contact longer than 6 sec

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Intimidating, disrespectful, aggression

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Eye contact brief but direct2-6 sec

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Interest, respect, caring

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No eye contact or fleeting

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Shyness, lack of confidence, low self-esteem

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Open posture

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Relaxed stance, facing receiver, smile direct eye contact

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Closed posture

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Formal, distant stance, arms and possibly legs crossed

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Closed questions

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Yes or no answer very specific answer to specific quwestion

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Open ended questions

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Cannot be answered by yes or no or a one word response . Allows patient to elaborate

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Conveying acceptance. Usually involves a verbal component

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Demonstrates acceptance of patients rights to current beliefs and practices w/o condoning them. Non judgemental

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Restating

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Repeating what you believe to be the main point

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Paraphrasing

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Restatement of pts message in your own words

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Clarifying

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Asking for more information or for elaboration expressed as a question or statement followed by a restatement or paraphrasing part of pt message

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Focusing

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Allows you to gather more specific info when message is to vague. Focuses on specific data

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Stating observations

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Allows for clarification of intended message when verbal cues do not match nonverbal cues

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Offering info

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Prepping pt for what to expect before during and after a procedure

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Summarizing

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Proving a review of the main points covered

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21
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Using humor

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Laughing therapy reduces BP and heart rate
Less pain

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Hallucinating pts

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You appear to be speaking to someone I don’t know

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False reassurance

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Using false comforting phrases to offer reassurance

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Giving advice or personal opinions

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Making a decision for the pt or giving personal opinions

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False assumptions

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Jumping to conclusions, making an assumption w/o validation

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Approval or disapproval

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Trying to impose your own attitude, belief or values on pt about what is right and wrong

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Automatic responses

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Superficial responses that do not focus on what the pt is feeling or trying to say

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Defensiveness

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Responding negatively to criticism

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Arguing

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Challenging the pt statement

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Asking for explanations

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Ask the pt to explain there actions or beliefs with ‘why’ questions

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Changing the subject

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Focusing on something other than the pts concern

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32
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We position patients in many different positions

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To prevent development of complications

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33
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Inappropriate positioning

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Can cause permanent disability

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34
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Dorsal/supine

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Flat on back

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35
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Semi- Fowler

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Head of Bed is raised 30 degrees

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36
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Fowler

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Head of bed raised 45- 60 degrees

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37
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Sims-

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On side with knee and thigh drawn toward chest

38
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How to prevent muscle atrophy, contractures and thrombosis

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Movement of body muscles and joints Range of motion exercises

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Active range of motion

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Performed by pt

40
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Passive ROM

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Performed by caregiver

41
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Where should you be when walking with pt

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Support patient on their weak side

42
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What does regular exercise do?

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Prevents bone loss and fractures

43
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Decreased lung expansion

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Pneumonia

44
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Signs of Pulmonary embolism

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Sudden onset SOB, anxiety

45
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Knee-chest positioning

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Kneeling, supported by knees and chest, abdomen raised head to one side

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Lithotomy

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Lying supine with hips and knees flexed thighs abducted and rotated externally. Used for GYN exams

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Trendelenburg

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Head low body and legs on inclined plane

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Sims position

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49
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Sims position

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On left side rat knee bent

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51
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Verbal communication

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Spoken written symbols

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Inconsistent communication

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Confused message

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What impacts communication

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Style of delivery aaffects the message

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Assertive communications

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Honors feelings and needs of pt. Honors nurses rights. even sides

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Aggressive communication

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Overpowering and forceful non therapeutic

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Unassetive communication

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Agreeing to do what is requested Can create problems forced self

57
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Establishing therapeutic relationships

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Caring, sincere, empathetic, and trustworthy Establishes trust essential to nurse patient relationship

58
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Nursing process

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ADPIE. A= assessment D=diagnosis. P=plan. I= implementation E= evaluation. ABC airway,breathing, circulation

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Principals of proper body mechanics

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Maintain appropriate body alignment maintain wide base of support bend knees and hips do not bend from wais t

60
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Assisting with movement of patient PRIORITY

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Always lock wheelchair, stretcher,bed

61
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When do you use a lift

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Amputee, unable to bear weight, heavy patients

62
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Neurovasulcular check

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Skin color, skin temp,movement, sensation, pulses, capillary refill, pain

63
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SRD. Safety Reminder Devices. Restraint free environment

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Toileting programs/ routines, reorient residents frequently, rooms close to nurses station, encourage visitation

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Nursing interventions for SRD

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Skin injury, check for thirst and hunger, need to urinate, Circulation problems. NEED to continue use of SRD. ALWAYS use quick release knot

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What action is a priority for high risk pts (pertaining to fall risk)

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ASSESSMENT

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Sentinel events (med errors, procedures and procedures that lead to death inappropriate use of restraints/SRD) must be reported to whom

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The Joint Commission

67
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Upon admission and change in condition what must be done

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ASSESSMENT

68
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Safety and freedom from injury requires

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Prevention of falls electrical injuries. Fires burns poisonings

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In the event of accidental poisoning

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Call poison control 800-222-1222

70
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When should you never use an elevator

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Fire

71
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In event of fire who should be rescued

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Those in immediate danger

72
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A. B. C. s, of fire extinguishers

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A= paper wood cloth. B= liquid fires, grease and anesthetic
S. C= electrical. ABC= any fire

73
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Alternate method# of communicating

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Lip reading sign language paper n pencil. Eye blinks

74
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Communicating w hearing impairedhearing aids. Face them pronounce clearly

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75
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Barriers to communicating

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False reassurance showing approval giving advice or personal opinions

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Body mechanics

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Ergonomics

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Pneumonia

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Deceresed lung expansions

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PE

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Pulmonary embolism

79
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Ulnar flex ion radial flex ion

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Hand only to right Hand only to left

80
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Pronation Supernation

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Palm down. Hand down

81
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Burns

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Hot liquids , hot packs, Chemical burns

82
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Alice training

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Active shooting

83
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Trndelenburg

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Used for improved perfusion (edema, ankle swelling)

84
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Flat effect

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“Im so happy”. Expression is blank

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Connotative communication

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Subjective and reflects individual perception. High potential for misinterpretation

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Denotative commonly accepted definition of a word

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87
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Types of communication

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Non verbal verbal. Assertive. Aggressive unassertive

88
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Reflecting

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Promotes independent decision making for the patient

89
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Language barrier

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Need interpreter

90
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Augmentative communication devices

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Alphabet boards. White boards laptops, eyes up= yes. eyes down= no

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Effective communication

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Eye contact

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