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| Systematic, logical method providing individualized nursing care. |
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| Individual parts Nursing Process? |
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| Assessing, Diagnosing, Planning, Implementing, Evaluating |
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| Collecting, organizing, & documenting client data. |
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| Analyzing & synthesizing data. |
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| Determine how prevent reduce or resolve identified patient/client problems; how implement nursing interventions organized, individualized, & goal directed manner. |
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| Carrying out planned interventions. |
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| Measuring degree which goals & outcomes have been achieved; determine need continue, modify, or terminate plan care. |
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| Subjective (what person tells you). |
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| Objective (what you nurse observe). |
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| Independent nursing interventions? |
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| Dependent nursing interventions? |
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| Carried out under doctor’s supervision or orders. |
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| What do you do prior performing procedure patient? |
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| Check practitioners order (when in doubt check it out), gather necessary equipment, introduce yourself to client, identify patient/client (use 2 identifiers), provide privacy, explain what you are going do & why, wash your hands. |
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| What places patients greatest risk infection? |
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| Number organisms present (dose), how virulent or potent organisms are, whether organism can live in host, morbidity (other diseases present), history immunizations, nutrition, developmental stage, smoking, substance abuse, breakdown skin/poor skin integrity, medications inhibit/decrease immune response, steroids/chemo/antibiotics, not taking all antibiotics prescribed, antibiotics becoming ineffective, nursing/medical procedures-break sterile field, environmental risks: asbestos, pollution, crowded conditions. |
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| Babies obtain certain period immunity from their mother after birth & when breast feeding. |
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| Body produces its own antibodies to natural agents or artificial antigens acquired from vaccines. |
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| Most effective way prevent spread infection? |
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| Modes transmission infectious diseases? |
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| Direct (kissing, touching, sex), indirect (contact with fomite), droplet or airborne (cough, sneeze). |
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| Occur suddenly or lasts short time. |
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| Happens slowly over long period time and/or continues or recurs over long period time. |
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| Six factors: agent/microorganisms, reservoir, portal entry, method/mode transmission, portal exit, susceptibility host. |
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| Issues assess when addressing patient safety? |
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| Developmental stage, lifestyle, impaired mobility, sensory perception, cognitive awareness, emotional state, ability communicate. |
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| Importance good body mechanics? |
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| Safe, efficient use body move objects & carry out activities daily living; use appropriate muscle groups maintain balance, reduce fatigue & energy expended, & prevent injury. |
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| Attend to functions such as bathing, toileting, general body hygiene, & grooming. Contributes physical & psychological well being. Provides personal comfort, improves self-image & decreases opportunities infection/disease. |
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| How often perform basic hygiene? |
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| Early morning (clients awaken), morning (after breakfast), afternoon, hour sleep (hs). |
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| Types infectious diseases? |
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| Local infections, Systemic infections, Septicemia, Acute infections, Chronic infections, Nosocomial infections, Iatrogenic infections. |
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| Only affects one specific part body. |
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| Systemic infection spread into bloodstream. |
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| Occur suddenly or lasts short time. |
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| Happens slowly over long period time & continues or reoccurs over long period time. |
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| Hospital acquired infection. |
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| Caused directly by diagnositc or therapeutic source. |
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Pathogens- Factors affect whether or not agent will invade body & cause infection include: number organisms present (dose), how virulent or potent organisms are, whether organism can live host.
Carrier- person has infection but shows no signs/symptoms illness. Potential source infection others. |
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| Place where organism lives. Source microorganisms includes: other people, animals, insects, food, contaminated or stagnate water, counter tops, floors, etc. |
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| Way organism can leave their place residence. Can include any body fluid: wound drainage, blood, urine, feces, mucus or break skin or mucus membrances, coughing, sneezing, diarrhea, drains, IV lines. |
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| Method/mode transmission? |
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| Manner organism gets host. 3 types transmission: direct, indirect, droplet or airborne. |
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| Way get into host. Eyes, nares, mouth, vagina, cuts, scrapes, wounds, surgical sites, IV/ drainage tube sites. Bite from vector. |
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| Natural defenses, immune compromised. Factors affect how susceptiable host: Morbidity (other disease processes present), history immunizations, nutrition. |
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