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Nursing Principles finals
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25
Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/23/2014

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Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
Statement that indicates the patient’s actual health status or the risk of a problem developing, the causative or related factors, and specific defining characteristics
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Intervention
Definition
Nursing actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness
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Outcome
Definition
Results of Actions
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Race
Definition
A biologic way of categorizing people based on physical characteristics, such as skin color and texture, facial characteristics, and body proportions
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Ulcer nursing care
Definition
Assessment – complete inspection of all skin areas.
Nursing diagnosis – impaired skin integrity, risk of infection, acute pain, activity intolerance, disturbed body image, anxiety, etc
Planning – include time for wound assessment and care in planning the work load. Consideration of whether dressings may become damp from bathing dictates whether wound care is provided before or after a bath.
Implementation – The nurse must use the principles of asepsis.
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Interventions with an agitated patient
Definition
Listen and use good therapeutic communication skills to allow the patient to express his fears, feelings, and needs ant to covey nonjudgmental acceptance.
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
Disorder in which the focus is on remaining thin, causing restrictions of food intake to the point of danger
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Protective devices
Definition
A mechanical device that prevents a person from getting out of a room, bed, or chair9no longer called a restraint); or drugs such as sedatives or tranquilizers used to sedate the patient so that he or she is unable to move about
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Restraints
Definition
See protective devices
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Patient Safety
Definition
The goals attempt to provide evidence and expert based solution to areas that have caused problems with patient safety.
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Fowlers position
Definition
Arranged by elevating the head of the bed 60 to 90 degrees
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Positions of patients with certain exams
Definition
Dorsal recumbent position
Lithotomy position
Knee-chest position
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ROM
Definition
Should be performed either actively or passively several times a day.
Passive ROM exercises are performed on patients who cannot actively move.
Pg 271 box 18-2
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Preventing health care associated infections
Definition
Pg 235
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Aseptic techniques
Definition
Medical Asepsis – is the practice of reducing the number of organisms present or reducing the risk for transmission of organisms
Surgical Asepsis – is the practice of preparing and handling materials in a way that prevents the patient’s exposure to living microorganisms
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Stages of illness
Definition
Transition stage
Acceptance stage
Convalescence stage
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Rocky mountain spotted fever caused by
Definition
caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsia
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Active listening
Definition
Listening with great concentration and focused energy
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Therapeutic communication
Definition
Communication that promotes understanding between the sender and the receiver
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Primary/Secondary Illness
Definition
Primary – Illness that develops without being caused by another health problem
Secondary – Illness that results from or is caused by a primary illness
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Sickle cell
Definition
Common in African americans
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Types of prevention
Definition
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
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Homeostasis
Definition
Arrest of the escape of blood by either natural or artificial means or the interruption of blood flow to a part
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Stressor
Definition
Adverse stimulus
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World Health Organization definition of health
Definition
Not only the absence of infirmity and disease but also a state of physical, mental, and social well being.
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