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Minimum data set

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Specific categories of information will use uniform definitions to create common language among multiple healthcare workers and data users

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OASIS

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Outcome and assessment information set.

Assessment instrument- measures patient outcomes for the purpose of improving the quality of care that is provided

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Variance charting

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The unexpected event, the cause of the event, actions taken in response to the event and discharge planning

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Affective learning

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Changes in attitudes, values and feelings

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Andragogy

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The teaching of adults

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Difference between formal and informal teaching

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Formal: planned teaching based on learner objectives.

Informal: unplanned teaching sessions dealing with patients immediate learning needs and concerns

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Pedagogy

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Science of teaching that generally refers to the teaching of children and adolescents

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What to do in the orientation phase,

when you first enter patient’s room

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Get to know patient, 
develop trust, 
assess health status, 
analyze patient messages/ behaviors, 
establish goals and priorities
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SOLER

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Sit facing the patient 
open posture
lean toward the patient 
establish and maintain intermittent eye contact
Relax
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Stages of behavioral change

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pre-Contemplation
contemplation 
preparation 
action 
maintenance 
termination
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List five stages of illness

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1-Symptoms 
2-sick role- (interferes in life)
3- medical care contact 
4-dependent client role 
5-recovery or rehabilitation

Sometimes people only go through 1st 2 then recover.

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Bioterrorism related agents: botulism

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Not possible to be transmitted person to person,

use standard precautions

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Bioterrorism related agents:

Plague

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bubonic: Not possible to be transmitted person to person, use standard precautions

pneumonic plague: possible to be transmitted person to person, use droplets precautions

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Bioterrorism related to agents: smallpox

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Possible to be transmitted person to person, use airborne and contact precautions

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List the difference between different classes of fires A,B,C,D

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Class A: paper, cloth, rubber, plastic, wood, trash, furniture

Class B: Flammable and combustible liquids such as gas, or oil’s, paint, solvents, cooking fires (do not use water to extinguish)

Class C fires electrical fires such as fuse boxes, wiring and appliances

Class D fires: Burning metals

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Active dressings

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Dressings that create a moist environment

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Antibody mediated response

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Another name for humoral or circulating immunity. Resides in B lymphocytes. The cells produce proteins called antibodies the defend the body against specific pathogens

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Cell Mediated defense

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Another name for cellular immunity, which resides in T cells. These cells attack and kill invading organisms

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Chain of infection: list the steps and explain each briefly

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1- infectious agent- Could be bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasite
2- reservoir- place where agents thrive- Could be a human or animal or an inanimate object
3-portal of exit- nose or mouth
4- Mode of transmission- unwashed hands
5- portal of entry- Orifices, mucous membranes, brakes and skin
6- susceptible host- Lacks immunity or physical resistance such as open cuts or wounds

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Dehiscence

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Partial or complete rupture of a sutured wound

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Evisceration

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Protrusion of abdominal organs through a dehisced wound

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Hydrocolloids

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Acid-based dressings that tend to discourage growth of bacteria

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Shearing force

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A force resulting from a combination of friction and pressure

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Rhonchi

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Rumbling sound. More pronounced during expiration then during inspiration

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How can you tell a chest drainage system is working properly
Fluid oscillating in the tubing
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Trousseau’s sign
Occlude the brachial or radial artery. Hand and finger spasms that occurred during occlusion indicate Trousseau’s sign and suggest hypocalcemia
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Appropriate needle gauge for a blood transfusion
16-20G
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What is intractable pain
Pain that incapacitates the patient and can’t be relieved by drugs
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What is the first nursing action for a patient who can’t void
Palpate the bladder to assess for bladder distention
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How to use a cane
Carry It on unaffected side and advance it as the same time as the affected extremity
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How do you fit in a supine patient for crutches?
Measure from axilla to the sole and add 2 inches to that measurement. Should be wearing shoes
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Appropriate needle size for insulin injection
25 gauge and 5/8 inches long
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Normal amount of residual urine
50 to 100 ML
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Diagnosis phase:
Nurse makes clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes.
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Planning stage of the nursing process
Nurse : assigns priorities to nursing diagnoses, defines short term and long term goals defines expected outcomes establishes the nursing care plan
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Implementation stage of the nursing process
Nurse puts care plan into action, delegates specific nursing interventions, charts patient responses to nursing interventions
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Dorsal recumbent position
Patient lies on back with lower extremities moderately flexed and rotated outward. Used for catheterizing a female. When using stirrups and scooted all the way to end of table would be lithotomy position.
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2 safety guidelines to follow when changing trach ties.
Nurse should leave old ties in place until the new ones are applied. Always have assistance when changing ties.
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What is the most abundant cation in intracellular fluid?
Potassium
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Why wouldn’t you take a rectal temperature on someone who has a cardiac disorder?
Could stimulate a vagal Response and lead to Vasodilation and decreased cardiac output
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How do you record and describe pulse amplitude and rhythm?
+3 Bounding pulse (Readily palpable and forceful) +2 Normal pulse (easily palpable) +1 thready or weak pulse (difficult to detect) 0 absent
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Something to remember about taking liquid iron by mouth: Or about IM iron dextran (Imferon)?
Can stain teeth so should be taken through a straw. Imferon should be given z track.
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List the levels of consciousness
``` In descending order: alertness, lethargy, stupor, light coma, deep coma ```
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Medical word for dropping eyelid
Ptosis
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
``` Physiologic, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem and recognition, self actualization ```
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Type O blood
Universal donors
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Type AB blood
Universal recipients
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What is prothrombin and where is it produced?
A clotting factor | produced in the liver
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Medical term for normal respiration
Eupnea
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What makes the S1 sound of the heartbeat?
Closing of mitral and tricuspid valves
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What is double-bind communication?
When verbal message contradicts the nonverbal message and receiver isn’t sure which to respond to.
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Formula for calculating gtts per min.
(Volume to be infused X drip factor) divided by time in minutes= drops/ minute
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Which do you remove first when leaving room with precautions- mask or gloves?
Gloves
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What is a “shift to the left”?
Number of Immature cells (bands) in the blood increases to fight infection.
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What is “shift to the right”?
Number of MATURE cells in blood increases. Seen in advanced liver disease and pernicious anemia.
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3 phases of therapeutic relationship
Orientation Working Termination
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Order of abdominal assessment
Inspection Auscultation Palpation Percussion
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What is Romberg’s test?
Tests gait and balance
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Where is most water absorbed in the body? The most nutrients?
Water- large intestine Nutrients- small intestine

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