A hospice nurse sits at the bedside of a male patient in the final stages of cancer. He
and his parents made the decision that he would move home and they would help
him in the final stages of his disease. The family participates in his care, but lately the
nurse has increased the amount of time she spends with the family. Whenever she
enters the room or approaches the patient to give care, she touches his shoulder and
tells him that she is present. This is an example of what type of touch?
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, Caring touch. (NOT protective touch, not interpersonal touch, or task-
oriented touch)
Maintaining belief is
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Sustaining faith in one's capacity to get through a situation
What are actions you can take to prevent lift injuries as a health care worker?
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Arrange for adequate help
Use patient-handling equipment and devices such as height-adjustable
beds, ceiling-mounted lifts, friction-reducing slide sheets, and air-assisted
devices
Encourage the patient to help as much as possible
take position close to patient/object
Tighten abdominal muscles and keep back, neck, pelvis, and feet aligned
Avoid twisting
Bend at knees
Keep feet wide apart
Use arms and legs (not back)
Slide patient toward your body using a pull sheet/slide board
Person with heaviest load coordinates efforts of team involved by counting
to 3
Perform manual lifting as last resort, and only if it doesn't involve lifting
most/all of a patient's weight
,Polysomnogram
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the use of EEG, EMG, and EOG to monitor stages of sleep and wakefulness
during nighttime sleep.
Once you have completed your assessment, you find that
Mrs. Smith has fallen once in the last 12 months,
she is supposed to use a walker when out of bed
she is wearing thin white cotton socks
her glasses are sitting on the bedside table
Based on this assessment, you identify a priority nursing diagnosis as:
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Risk for falls
Dextrose is a ...
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carbohydrate (CHO)
To prevent power abuse (because there is a power imbalance between nurse and
patient), it is imperative that you are a strong patient __________? (Page 83)
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advocate
You are conducting a health history with a patient you are admitting to your medical
unit. You ask the question "For what reason did you seek health care services today?"
Which part of the health history does this question assess?
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Chief complaint. (Try to get the patient to express their chief complaint in 1-
2 sentences.)
Being with is
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Being emotionally there for another person
Sodium chloride is a...
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mineral
and his parents made the decision that he would move home and they would help
him in the final stages of his disease. The family participates in his care, but lately the
nurse has increased the amount of time she spends with the family. Whenever she
enters the room or approaches the patient to give care, she touches his shoulder and
tells him that she is present. This is an example of what type of touch?
Give this one a try later!
, Caring touch. (NOT protective touch, not interpersonal touch, or task-
oriented touch)
Maintaining belief is
Give this one a try later!
Sustaining faith in one's capacity to get through a situation
What are actions you can take to prevent lift injuries as a health care worker?
Give this one a try later!
Arrange for adequate help
Use patient-handling equipment and devices such as height-adjustable
beds, ceiling-mounted lifts, friction-reducing slide sheets, and air-assisted
devices
Encourage the patient to help as much as possible
take position close to patient/object
Tighten abdominal muscles and keep back, neck, pelvis, and feet aligned
Avoid twisting
Bend at knees
Keep feet wide apart
Use arms and legs (not back)
Slide patient toward your body using a pull sheet/slide board
Person with heaviest load coordinates efforts of team involved by counting
to 3
Perform manual lifting as last resort, and only if it doesn't involve lifting
most/all of a patient's weight
,Polysomnogram
Give this one a try later!
the use of EEG, EMG, and EOG to monitor stages of sleep and wakefulness
during nighttime sleep.
Once you have completed your assessment, you find that
Mrs. Smith has fallen once in the last 12 months,
she is supposed to use a walker when out of bed
she is wearing thin white cotton socks
her glasses are sitting on the bedside table
Based on this assessment, you identify a priority nursing diagnosis as:
Give this one a try later!
Risk for falls
Dextrose is a ...
Give this one a try later!
carbohydrate (CHO)
To prevent power abuse (because there is a power imbalance between nurse and
patient), it is imperative that you are a strong patient __________? (Page 83)
, Give this one a try later!
advocate
You are conducting a health history with a patient you are admitting to your medical
unit. You ask the question "For what reason did you seek health care services today?"
Which part of the health history does this question assess?
Give this one a try later!
Chief complaint. (Try to get the patient to express their chief complaint in 1-
2 sentences.)
Being with is
Give this one a try later!
Being emotionally there for another person
Sodium chloride is a...
Give this one a try later!
mineral
