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Why is the nursing process is important?

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  • Problem solving approach
  • Identifies and manages patient problems
  • Provides an organizing framework for the practice of professional nursing
  • Provides the foundation for nursing knowledge, judgement and actions.
  • Requires reasoning, analysis, synthesis as well as psychomotor and affective skills.
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List the nursing process.

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  1. ) Assessment
  2. ) Diagnosis
  3. ) Planning
  4. ) Implementation
  5. ) Evaluation
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During assessment, the RN collects subjective and objective patient data… which includes what?

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  • From the admitting history and physical, obtain the history, duration and symptoms of current illness. Be sure to understand what problems started this hospitalization.
  • Note history of previous illnesses
  • Significant illnesses that can affect current problems that should be particularly noted include diabetes, CV disease, chronic pulmonary disease, chronic renal disease.
  • Any symptoms that you observe and any that patient reports should be included in the assessment.
  • Gather lab data
  • Examine the most recent values as well as the trends.
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Complete blood count (CBC) includes ______ and _______, RBC, WBC and ______

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hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets

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Normal hemoglobin level?

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12-14

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Normal hematocrit level?

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40-54%

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In what scenarios are CBCs most commonly decreased?

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  • Protein malnutrition
  • Acute or chronic blood loss
  • Drug toxicities
  • Diseases such as anemia, leukemia, chronic renal failure.
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In what scenarios are CBCs most commonly increased?

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  • High altitudes
  • Dehydration
  • Late stage emphysema
  • Polycythemia vera (bleeding out of every orifice)
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Normal Red blood cell (RBC) count?

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4.5-5.9

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Decreased RBCs are most often associated with ______, excessive intravascular fluid, chronic renal failure, _______ and radiation, and anemia.

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leukemia, chemotherapy

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Increased RBCs are most often associated with Polycythemia vera, ______, high altitude, and _________ disease.

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dehydration, cardiovascular

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What are RBCs indices used for?

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Useful in differentiating various types of anemias.

*include MCV, MCH, and MCHC

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MCV is the average ____ of red blood cells.

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size

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MCH is the ____ of the hemoglobin (hemoglobin amount per RBC).

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weight

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MCHC indicates the hemoglobin _______ per unit volume of RBC.

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concentration

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What is the reticulocyte count?

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Immature red blood cells

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Normal range of Platelets?

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150,000-400,000

  • Critical values: 1,000,000
  • Platelets provide info about clotting factors
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Normal range of WBC count (respond immediately to foreign invaders) and differential?

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Total: 4,500-10,000

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_______-identifies numbers of specific white blood cells

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Differential

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Elevated values of WBC (_______) - common with acute inflammation/ infection, tissue necrosis, leukemia, collagen diseases

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leukocytosis

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Decreased values of WBC include certain ______, viral infections, and drug influences.

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anemias

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What are two other diagnostic tests elevated during inflammatory process?

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  1. ) C-reactive protein

2. ) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

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What is included in the white blood cell differential?

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Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Basophils, Monocytes, Lymphocytes

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______: first line of defense against acute infections (segments are mature and bands are immature)

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_______: increase during allergic or parasitic conditions.
Eosinophils *increased steroid levels produced my meds or stress can cause decrease in eosinophils.
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______: increase during healing
Basophils
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______: second line of defense against bacterial infections and foreign substances-respond late during acute phase of infection or inflammation.
Monocytes
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______: occur in chronic and viral infections- often seen in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. May be decreased during excessive adrenocortical hormone secretion or steroid therapy.
Lymphocytes
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What is a basic metabolic profile (BMP) ?
A group of blood tests that determine metabolism- Chemistry 7
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BMP includes _____ level, BUN and _______, glomerular filtration rate, and ______ (sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate)
glucose, creatinine, electrolytes
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Normal glucose level?
70-110
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Normal BUN?
5-25
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Normal creatinine?
0.5-1.5
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BUN and creatinine give an overview of _____ function. Most often elevated with _______ or a renal damage/ disorder with creatinine being more sensitive to kidney disease.
renal, dehydration
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Glomerular Filtration Rate...decreased renal reserve level: ___-___. Renal insufficiency: ___-___. Renal Failure: ___-___. End stage renal disease (ESRD): ____
40-60, 20-40, 10-20, <10
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Normal sodium level?
135-145
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Normal Potassium level?
3.5-5.0
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Normal chloride level?
95-105
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For coagulation, what do you assess for?
- Platelets - Prothrombin time (PT) - International normed ratio (INR) - Partial Thromboplastin time (PTT) - Look for elevations in patients on anticoagulants, liver disease.
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What four things do you assess for liver function studies?
1. ) Bilirubin 2. ) AST/SGOT 3. ) ALT/SGPT 4. ) Alkaline Phosphatase
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Normal Bilirubin level?
0. 1-1.0 * elevations can occur in autoimmune or hemolytic induced reactions, liver damage congestive heart failure. * significant elevations can cause jaundice
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Normal AST/SGOT?
8-38 * Enzyme normally found in heart and liver muscles. * Level increase with acute MI, and liver damage.
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Normal ALT/SGPT?
10-35 *Enzyme found primarily in liver cells-used to diagnose liver disorders- Used to differentiate jaundice caused by liver disease and hemolytic disorders.
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Alkaline Phosphatase has ___ _____ indicator of liver and bone disease.
non specific
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To assess pancreatic studies, what is labs are used?
Amylase and Lipase
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Normal amylase levels?
60-160 * Enzyme that changes starch to sugar. * Rises significantly with damage to pancreas such as pancreatitis- causes severe inflam. and pain. Also with abdominal surgery involving the gallbladder and stomach.
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Normal Lipase levels?
20-80 * Enzyme secreted by pancreas aids in digesting fats * Lipase increases in the blood stream when there is damage to pancreas such as pancreatitis, cancer, hepatitis.
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When evaluating a patients nutrition status, how do you assess?
* Ht/weight | * BMI: weight in lbs x 703, divided by heigh in inches squared
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``` What are the BMI levels? Underweight: _____ Healthy:_____ Overweight:_____ Obese: _____ Morbid Obesity: _____ ```
30, >40
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When evaluating labs for nutrition status, Pre-albumin, _____, and transferrin may be low during inflammatory metabolic response b/c the liver _____ production of these labs.
albumin, decreases * Differentiation between that and poor nutritional status are important. * Note any significant weight loss, history of nausea, vomiting, anorexia, dysphagia, which may contribute to nutritional intake.
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During analysis and synthesis, take each piece of collected abnormal data and begin to group it, patterns will emerge that will indicate your patients problems also known as the nursing ________.
diagnoses
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Name some nursing diagnosis
- activity intolerance - airway clearance, ineffective - anxiety - altered nutrition less than body requirement - altered skin integrity - impaired mobility - breathing pattern ineffective - risk for infection - altered circulation (peripheral, cerebral) - altered cardiac output - altered comfort (acute or chronic pain) - altered fluid and electrolytes - impaired gas exchange.
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An _____ is defined as the result of achievable nursing interventions and pt responses.
outcome * specific * measurable * consider pt's desires and resources * created by listing items and behaviors that can be observed or heared. * definitie time frame for achievement--Example: Pt will ambulate in hall 15 mins four times per day within 24 hours, WBC count will return to normal within 48 hrs.---> outcome documentation and measurement provide the direction for planning and validating nursing interventions!
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During _______, reassess, and determine if outcomes have been met, revise interventions according to the pt's desires or resources.
evaluation

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