ALEXANDER'S CARE OF THE PATIENT IN SURGERY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
28.AORN guidelines-ANSWER are the best source for evidence based information
specific to safe perioperative nursing practices
29.Factors that effect a worker's safety climate include-ANSWER -ANSWER
leadership and man- agement commitment to safety, healthcare workers
involvement in safety decisions, implementation of measures to reduce safety
hazards in the work environment.
30.What factors influence the level of ergonomic risks in the OR?-ANSWER
1. patient weight
2.transfer distance
3.extent of the workplace
4.instrument temperature
5.unpredictable patient behavior
6.awkward positions - stooping, bending and reaching
1.The nursing process consists of what 6 steps?-ANSWER
(1) providing culturally and ethnically sensitive, age-appropriate care;
(2)maintaining a safe environment;
(3)educating patients and their families;
(4)ensuring continuity and coordination of care through discharge planning and
referrals;
(5)communicating information.
2.What is the collection and analysis of relevant health data about the patient?-
ANSWER Assessment
3.What is a nursing diagnosis?-ANSWER Nursing diagnosis is the process of
identifying and classifying data collected in the assessment in a way that provides a
focus for nursing care.
4.What is preparing in advance for what will or may happen and determining the
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, priorities for care?-ANSWER Planning
5.What is performing nursing care activities and interventions that were planned as
well as responding with critical thinking and orderly action to changes in the
surgical procedure, patient's condition or emergencies?-ANSWER Im- plementation
6.Advocacy-ANSWER Encompasses caring behaviors that promote emotional and
physical comfort
7.The NAQC defines patient engagement as?-ANSWER The involvement in their
own care by individuals with the goal that they make competent well informed
decisions about their health and health care and take action to support those
decisions
8.What is evaluation?-ANSWER checking, observing and appraising the results of
what was done.
9.What are the 5 rights of delegation?-ANSWER
1. Right task
2.Right circumstance
3.Right person
4.Right direction/communication
5.Right supervision/evaluation
10.What is evidence based practice?-ANSWER identifies clinical issues and collects
and then evaluates the best evidence
11.What does "Primum non nocere" mean?-ANSWER First do no harm
12.What are sentinel events?-ANSWER Unexpected occurrences involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof. Serious injury includes
loss of limb or function. Sentinel events indicate the need for immediate
investigation and response.
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28.AORN guidelines-ANSWER are the best source for evidence based information
specific to safe perioperative nursing practices
29.Factors that effect a worker's safety climate include-ANSWER -ANSWER
leadership and man- agement commitment to safety, healthcare workers
involvement in safety decisions, implementation of measures to reduce safety
hazards in the work environment.
30.What factors influence the level of ergonomic risks in the OR?-ANSWER
1. patient weight
2.transfer distance
3.extent of the workplace
4.instrument temperature
5.unpredictable patient behavior
6.awkward positions - stooping, bending and reaching
1.The nursing process consists of what 6 steps?-ANSWER
(1) providing culturally and ethnically sensitive, age-appropriate care;
(2)maintaining a safe environment;
(3)educating patients and their families;
(4)ensuring continuity and coordination of care through discharge planning and
referrals;
(5)communicating information.
2.What is the collection and analysis of relevant health data about the patient?-
ANSWER Assessment
3.What is a nursing diagnosis?-ANSWER Nursing diagnosis is the process of
identifying and classifying data collected in the assessment in a way that provides a
focus for nursing care.
4.What is preparing in advance for what will or may happen and determining the
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, priorities for care?-ANSWER Planning
5.What is performing nursing care activities and interventions that were planned as
well as responding with critical thinking and orderly action to changes in the
surgical procedure, patient's condition or emergencies?-ANSWER Im- plementation
6.Advocacy-ANSWER Encompasses caring behaviors that promote emotional and
physical comfort
7.The NAQC defines patient engagement as?-ANSWER The involvement in their
own care by individuals with the goal that they make competent well informed
decisions about their health and health care and take action to support those
decisions
8.What is evaluation?-ANSWER checking, observing and appraising the results of
what was done.
9.What are the 5 rights of delegation?-ANSWER
1. Right task
2.Right circumstance
3.Right person
4.Right direction/communication
5.Right supervision/evaluation
10.What is evidence based practice?-ANSWER identifies clinical issues and collects
and then evaluates the best evidence
11.What does "Primum non nocere" mean?-ANSWER First do no harm
12.What are sentinel events?-ANSWER Unexpected occurrences involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof. Serious injury includes
loss of limb or function. Sentinel events indicate the need for immediate
investigation and response.
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