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| What does "CBC" stand for? |
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| (NEUTROPHILS/LYMPHOCYTES) increase with bacterial infections |
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| (NEUTROPHILS/LYMPHOCYTES) increase with viral infections |
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| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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| Why are some organisms drug-resistant? |
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1. misuse/overuse of antibiotics
2. not completing antibiotics
3. over prescribing new antibiotics |
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| methicillin resistant staph aureus |
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| where does MRSA colonize? |
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| hand-to-hand, hand-to-nose |
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| _______ usually appears as a small lesion, first believed to be an insect bite, that if untreated, grows and fills with exudate |
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1. draining and packing
2. antibiotic therapy
3. close monitoring of the wound |
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| factors that cause a disease, what led to the disease appearing; where disease came from |
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| disease that affects many people across different regions, continents, and/or world-wide; ie AIDS |
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| when cause of disease is unknown |
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| disease that affects a particular part or region of the world; ie SARS |
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| refers to a disease that occurs in many different individuals at the same time; ie the Flu |
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| severe acute respirator syndrome |
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| when and where was SARS an endemic? |
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| t/f: 331 people died in 121 countries in 2009 because of the epidemic of H1N1 |
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person to person contact
droplet (cough/sneeze)
surface
blood and bodily fluids |
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| if hands are visibly soiled, use (SOAP AND WATER/HAND SANITIZER) |
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| if hands are not visibly soiled, use (SOAP AND WATER/HAND SANITIZER) |
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| hand sanitizer must have over ____% alcohol to be effective |
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| when should hands be washed? |
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| often, and before and after each procedure |
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| agents that inhibit growth of "some" microorganisms |
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| agent that destroys pathogens other than spores |
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| microorganism with a helmet; ie mold |
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| inhibits the growth of bacteria |
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| t/f: bacteria cannot survive in warm, dark areas. |
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| false; bacteria cannot survive in cool, well lit areas. |
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| absense of disease causing microorganisms |
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| prevents spread of pathogens from one person to another |
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| practices used to confine a specific microorganism to specific area; or limit growth and spread |
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| sterile technique; completely free of microorganisms and spore |
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| guidelines for special care to be used with all bodily fluids |
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| transmission-based precaution |
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| systematic, lorgical method of providing nursing care |
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| what is the purpose of the nursing process? |
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to identify a client's health status
identify actual or potential healthcare problems or needs
establish a care plan
deliver specific nursing care to meet needs |
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| 5 steps of the nursing process |
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1. assessing
2. diagnosing
3. planning
4. implementing
5. evaluating
A Delicious PIE |
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| systematic collection, organization, validation, and documentation of data |
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| when is the initial assessment completed and by whom? |
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| these are all components of the ____________; medical history, physical assessment, lab results, diagnostic test results, and information controlled by other health personnel. |
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| difference between subjective and objective symptoms |
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| the nurse cannot measure subjective symptoms |
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| complaints or conditions that cannot be measured; ie itching, pain, hunger, weakness, sadness |
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| detectable or measurable complaints or conditions; ie blood pressure, fever, sweating |
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| medical term for sweating |
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| the __________ is the primary source of data |
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| observation includes using the ______ to collect data |
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| ___________ involves inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion to collect data |
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| what are the components of nursing diagnosis? |
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| problem, defining characteristics, and etiology |
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| process of designing nursing activities required to prevent, reduce, or eliminate a patient's health problems |
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| record of planning activities |
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| planning that takes place during patient's stay at facility |
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| planning that takes place in regards to the client's needs after release from hospital |
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| care plan where the nurse mentally plans care that will be administered |
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| written guide that organizes information about client's care |
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| nursing care that is normally provided to groups of patients with same needs |
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| standardized plan of care |
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| specific plan of care to your patient's needs; very detailed, no generic statements |
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| individualized plan of care |
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| information and instructions readily available on all patients; one per patient; may be written in pencil so it can be updated as needed |
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SUBJECTIVE?
OBJECTIVE?
PLAN!!! |
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| t/f: plans of care should be prioritized in order from most to least important |
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| concept of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs |
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| the most important needs are at the bottom of the pyramid, as you work your way up to the peak, they decrease in importance |
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| t/f: every nursing diagnoses must have at least one expected outcome |
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| phase in which interventions and activities occur |
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| actions initiated by nurses to achieve patient goals; reducing or eliminating the cause of nursing diagnosis |
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| things NEVER to do in nursing documentation |
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| intervention performed through interaction with the patient; ie R.O.M. exercise |
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| intervention performed away from, but on behalf of the patient; ie making followup appointments |
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| nurse initiated intervention that nurse is licensed to do based on training and education |
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| physician initiated intervention carried out as direct results of physicians order |
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| combination of independent and dependent intervention |
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| collaborative (interdisciplinary) intervention |
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| problem-solving, decision making, and critical and creative thinking are all ____________ skills |
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| verbal, non-verbal communication, conveying knowledge, attitudes, feelings, interest, and apprecation of patient's culture and values are all ___________ skills |
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| hands-on skills, using equipment, giving injections, moving/lifting/repositioning patients are all examples of __________ skills |
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| one of the things that sets LPNs apart from CNAs |
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