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A nurse who has advanced degrees and certification (eg. Nurse Practitioner)...
An advanced level of practice that maximizes the use of in depth nursing knowledge and skills....
A nurse who has extended the boundaries of reg. nursing scope of practice. |
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| Explanation or description of nursing issues that defines and predicts nursing practices...should guide the development and future direction of nursing.....provides the foundation for nursing knowledge. |
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| Functional health patterns |
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| A framework for collectiong and orgainising nursing assessment data to ascertain the clients strenths and any actual or potential dysfunctional patters |
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| Goals that are achieved over a long period of time...goals that require more time than just a simple cure...such as rehab or goals that follow once client leaves nurses care |
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| Observance of health rules as related to self care activities (i.e. bathing, dressing, oral care, etc.) |
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| Used to protect against the transmission of undiagnosed and identifiede infections...Used with know or suspected organisms that can be transmitted via hand/ skin-to-skin contact (during client care activities) |
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| A chemical used on living objects to remove, reduce, or prevent infection by pathogenic organisms...Agent that stops the growth of microbes on living tissue |
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| A chemical used on LIFELESS objects to remove, reduce, or prevent infection by pathogens |
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| Measures taken to control and reduce the number of pathogens present..."clean techniques"....includes handwashing, gloving, gowning, disinfecting |
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| Universal procedures done to protect the client and the nurse and decreased the transmission form blood-bourne pathogens, body substances, and transmission |
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| State guidelines that govern the practice of professional nursing |
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| Explainations of relationships among phenomena |
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| reexamining information to check its accuracy....confirming the accuracy of assessment data collected... double-checking |
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| Goals to be achieved in the near future |
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| transfer of microbes by way of contaminated items that transmit pathogens (H2O, food, drugs, blood)... |
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| Used to prevent microorganisms transmitted by larger-particles droplets...i.e. clients in private room, use of mask within 3 ft of client...client wears mask outside of room |
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| an agent that kills microorganisms |
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| Process resulting from infection that produces manifestations such as fever....pathological events that result from the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in a host. |
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| Microbes that are capable of harming people |
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| "sterile technique" meaning objects free from all microbes.... |
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| Formal explanation that links concepts and empahsizes relationships amoung them...... |
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| theory that states that all humans are born with instinctive needs, groupes into five categories and arranged in order of importance from those essential to physical survival: Physiologic needs, safety needs, love needs, esteem needs, self-actualization |
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| Actual, potential, or possible health problem identified by the nurse that is amendable to nursing intervention |
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| Action phase of the nursing process in which nursing care is provided |
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| Vector-bourne Transmission |
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| Transmission of disease by biological vectors (bugs) or mechanical vectors (inanimate objects infected with bodily fluids-cathiters, needles, etc.) |
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| Measures taken to prevent the spread of diseases transmitted from infected person by pathogens that remain infective over time and distance & are propelled through the air to a susceptibles person's eyes, nose or mouth |
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| Able to inhibit the growth of bacteria |
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| Techniques used to prevent or limit the spread of infection |
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| Organism's attraction to specific host, which may include humans |
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| vigor by which an organism can grow and multiply |
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| Personal Protective Equiptment |
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| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus |
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| Professional standards for decision making |
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| written document (i.e. living will) that states in advance a client's desires about the types of health care he/she wishes to receive should the client be unable to decide. |
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| degree of discretion and independence a practitioner has...Independence and ability to be self-directed....right to self-determination |
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| Durable power of attorney |
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| Advanced directive that allows a person to designate another to make decisions if the client becomes incapacitated and cannot make independent decisions |
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| written evidence of a clients preferences regarding treatment options that a client does or does not want |
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ommission - failing to do something that a reasonably prudent person would do
commission - doing something that a reasonable person would not do |
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| false communication or defamation by the spoken word |
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| prevention interventions airmed at reducing falls in the home (ie. removal of throw rugs, well lit stairways, installation of handrails) |
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| A safety error caused by equipment or procedure; hospitals must report to regulatory agencies |
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| Activity in which the energy required is provided without using inspired O2.(ie. endurance training..limited to short periods of vigorous activity) |
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| A rrhytmic, repetitive movement that can occur at rest or when movement is initiated; usually interferes with fine motor control. |
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| Shortening of a muscle and loss of joint mobility resulting from fibrotic changes in tissues surrounding joint |
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| Decreased muscle tone; without muscle tone or resistance |
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| a device used to transfer patients; also called a safety, ambulation, or transfer belt; used if client is weak or has poor coordination |
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| smooth, flat surface placed under a supine slient to ease the transfer to another flat surface of the same height; also called a transfer sled |
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| client on the side with weight on hip and shoulder; used on clients with pressure on bony prominences, not after hip replacement |
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| physical inability to withstand activity; inadequate physiologic or psychological energy to endure or to complete an activity |
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| Involve principles and values with universal application and standards of conduct to be upheld in all situations |
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| any manual method, physical, or mechanical device, material or equipment that immobilizes or reduces that ability of a patient to move his or her arms , legs, body, or head freely |
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| Portable chair with a toilet seat and a waste receptacle beneath that can be emptied so that a client who cannot walk to the bathroom can manage toileting |
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| wasting away of an organ, muscle, or body tissue |
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| a spontaneous, breif, involuntary muscle twitching of the limbs or facial muscles; sever chorea hinder mobility |
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| Ideas that a person accepts as true |
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| Threat of touching a person without his or her consent |
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| Unlawful touching of a person's body without his or her consent |
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| responsibility for one's actions, an obligation one is bound to perform |
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| professional misconduct, causing harmory injury to a person from a lack of experience, skill, knowledge or judgement |
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| principle of telling the truth, essential to the client-provider relationship |
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| preliminary step to ambulation, especially for clients who may be unable to ambulate initially, which involves sitting on the side of the bed with legs hanging out |
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| Temporary or permenant plantar flexion due to weakness or paralysis |
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| excercises involving muscle contractions without a change in muscle length - often occurs against resistance |
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| applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in designing things that they use - in order that both people and things will interact most effectively and safely |
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| a device or apparratus for aiding in the lifting of a client from bed to chair, etc. Mechanical devices used when unable to safely lift patient on own or with help of others |
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| A therapeutic position in which the client is lying on their back |
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| Head of bed elevated to 30 degrees |
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| involving correct behavior, being able to distinguish between right and wrong |
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| Cultural Value Orientation |
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| subset of world view with four general orientations (nature, time, activity, and relationships) and three types of responses (mastery, subjugation, and harmony) |
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| providing the client with a means to end life, but not the direct action that results in death |
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| practice of keeping client information private |
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| false communication by means of print that results in injury to a person's reputation |
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| legal document giving the permission for surgical or diagnostic procedure signed by the client.....ALL aspects and risks must be explained and understood by patient |
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| use of any medication as an intervention for behavior, so that patient will not harm self or others |
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| excercise that requires O2 for energy and involves elevation of heart rate for an extended period of time |
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| Positioning or moving the body to prevent or to correct problems related to activity or immobiization |
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| term used to describe impaired muscle coordination |
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| Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) |
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| a thrombus originating in the large veins of the legs because of the relativly low velocity of blood flow there |
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| dynamic form of excercise in which there is constant muscle tension, muscle contraction, and active movement |
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| a technique for turning the client who have had surgery or an injury involving the back or spine |
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| a therapeutic position in which the client is lying on their back with their head 30-40 degrees lower than their feet |
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| A therapeutic position on which the client is lying face down |
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| a position in which the clientis in a sitting position with the head of bed elevated to 80-90 degrees |
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Passive Range of Motion
Premature rupture of membranes |
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Rescue
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Evacuate/Extinguish |
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| bilateral upper extremity |
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| Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act |
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Artificial rupture of membranes
Active Range of movement |
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Pull the pin
Aim at the base
Squeeze trigger
Sweep side to side |
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bed rest
bathroom
bedroom
breakroom |
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| circulation, motion, sensation |
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| Degenerative Joint Disease |
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| Bleeding/ both lower extremities |
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Physical Therapy
Pain therapy
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| personal health information |
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bedside care
bedside commode
bench scale calorimeter
best supportive care
bile salt concentration
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| Activites of daily living |
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above knee amputation
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| open reduction with internal fixation |
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