Foundations Midterm Jersey College
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-ostomy - Answer -surgically create an opening
3 layers of skin - Answer -epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer
4 most common HAIs - Answer -catheter-associated urinary tract infection
surgical site infection
central line associated bloodstream infection
ventilator associated pneumonia
4 Nursing Aims - Answer -1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with dignity)
Accreditation - Answer -process by which an educational program is evaluated and then
recognized as having met certain predetermined standards of education
acute illness - Answer -has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time
acute pain - Answer -Rapid in onset, varies in intensity and duration
Protective in nature
Adaptation Theory - Answer -defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other living
things and to environmental conditions
Admission - Answer -during admission the nurse acts not only as a health care provider but as an
advocate concerned about the welfare of the patient
Adult Normal Vital Signs - Answer -Temperature: 96.4-99.5
Pulse BPM: 60-100
Respirations Breaths PM: 12-20
BP: 120/80
,advocate - Answer -the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of care for all patients
based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their health and lives
Airborne precautions - Answer -Placed in private room w/ monitired negative air pressure
6-12 air changes per hour
Door closed
Wear a respirator when entering the room
Place surgical mask on patient
Consult CDC for guidelines
allopathic medicine - Answer -Conventional Western medical practice; in theory, based on
scientifically validated methods and procedures
alturism - Answer -a concern for others; generosity
Apical pulse location - Answer -Mid clavicular line, 5th intercostal space
apnea - Answer -temporary cessation of breathing
Asepsis - Answer -includes all activities to prevent infection or break the chain of infection
assualt - Answer -occurs when an individual threatens to harm an innocent person using words,
gestures, or both.
autonomy - Answer -right to self-determination
Ayurvedic medicine - Answer -traditional Hindu system of medicine, emphasizing a holistic
approach to preventive treatment through hygiene, exercise, herbal preparations, and yoga and the
treatment of illnesses with herbal medicines, physiotherapy, and diet
basal metabolism - Answer -amount of energy required to carry out involuntary activities of the
body at rest
Battery - Answer -an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Beneficence - Answer -to do good
Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses - Answer -To aid in improving workplaces and ensuring nurses'
ability to provide safe, quality patient care. Makes clear what is absolutely nonnegotiable in the
workplace.
Bioethics - Answer -a number of fields and disciplines grouped broadly under the rubric "the life
sciences"
blood pressure (BP) - Answer -measurement of pressure exerted by blood against walls of blood
vessel
, BMI (body mass index) - Answer -Underweight - Less than 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
Obese - 30 - 39.9
ratio of weight to height
board of nursing - Answer -Regulatory agency that manages the provisions of a state's nurse
practice act
body piercing care - Answer -hand hygiene
clean the jewelry and the piercing site of all debri and crust
rinse site with warm water and a cotton swab
remove glove
perform hand hygiene
Braden Scale - Answer -mental status
continence
mobility
activity
nutrition
Bradycardia - Answer -abnormally slow heartbeat
bradypnea - Answer -slow breathing
caregiver - Answer -The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of
nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the
nurse integrates the roles of communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and
collaborator to promote wellness through activities that prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate
coping with disability or death. The role of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
cheilosis - Answer -an ulceration and dry scaling of the lips with fissures at the angles of the
mouth, is most often caused by vitamin B complex deficiencies (especially riboflavin).
chronic disease - Answer -heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, arthritis
chronic illness - Answer -irreversible illness that causes permanent physical impairment and
requires long-term health care
chronic pain - Answer -pain that last longer than the normal healing period. Between 1-6 months
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-ostomy - Answer -surgically create an opening
3 layers of skin - Answer -epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer
4 most common HAIs - Answer -catheter-associated urinary tract infection
surgical site infection
central line associated bloodstream infection
ventilator associated pneumonia
4 Nursing Aims - Answer -1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with dignity)
Accreditation - Answer -process by which an educational program is evaluated and then
recognized as having met certain predetermined standards of education
acute illness - Answer -has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time
acute pain - Answer -Rapid in onset, varies in intensity and duration
Protective in nature
Adaptation Theory - Answer -defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other living
things and to environmental conditions
Admission - Answer -during admission the nurse acts not only as a health care provider but as an
advocate concerned about the welfare of the patient
Adult Normal Vital Signs - Answer -Temperature: 96.4-99.5
Pulse BPM: 60-100
Respirations Breaths PM: 12-20
BP: 120/80
,advocate - Answer -the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of care for all patients
based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their health and lives
Airborne precautions - Answer -Placed in private room w/ monitired negative air pressure
6-12 air changes per hour
Door closed
Wear a respirator when entering the room
Place surgical mask on patient
Consult CDC for guidelines
allopathic medicine - Answer -Conventional Western medical practice; in theory, based on
scientifically validated methods and procedures
alturism - Answer -a concern for others; generosity
Apical pulse location - Answer -Mid clavicular line, 5th intercostal space
apnea - Answer -temporary cessation of breathing
Asepsis - Answer -includes all activities to prevent infection or break the chain of infection
assualt - Answer -occurs when an individual threatens to harm an innocent person using words,
gestures, or both.
autonomy - Answer -right to self-determination
Ayurvedic medicine - Answer -traditional Hindu system of medicine, emphasizing a holistic
approach to preventive treatment through hygiene, exercise, herbal preparations, and yoga and the
treatment of illnesses with herbal medicines, physiotherapy, and diet
basal metabolism - Answer -amount of energy required to carry out involuntary activities of the
body at rest
Battery - Answer -an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Beneficence - Answer -to do good
Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses - Answer -To aid in improving workplaces and ensuring nurses'
ability to provide safe, quality patient care. Makes clear what is absolutely nonnegotiable in the
workplace.
Bioethics - Answer -a number of fields and disciplines grouped broadly under the rubric "the life
sciences"
blood pressure (BP) - Answer -measurement of pressure exerted by blood against walls of blood
vessel
, BMI (body mass index) - Answer -Underweight - Less than 18.5
Normal - 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight - 25 - 29.9
Obese - 30 - 39.9
ratio of weight to height
board of nursing - Answer -Regulatory agency that manages the provisions of a state's nurse
practice act
body piercing care - Answer -hand hygiene
clean the jewelry and the piercing site of all debri and crust
rinse site with warm water and a cotton swab
remove glove
perform hand hygiene
Braden Scale - Answer -mental status
continence
mobility
activity
nutrition
Bradycardia - Answer -abnormally slow heartbeat
bradypnea - Answer -slow breathing
caregiver - Answer -The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of
nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the
nurse integrates the roles of communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and
collaborator to promote wellness through activities that prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate
coping with disability or death. The role of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
cheilosis - Answer -an ulceration and dry scaling of the lips with fissures at the angles of the
mouth, is most often caused by vitamin B complex deficiencies (especially riboflavin).
chronic disease - Answer -heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, arthritis
chronic illness - Answer -irreversible illness that causes permanent physical impairment and
requires long-term health care
chronic pain - Answer -pain that last longer than the normal healing period. Between 1-6 months
