3 stages of role transition over 12 months Correct Answers ex:
New grad nurse
Doing: 3-4 months
Nurse seems unsure about delegated tasks
Lacks good problem solving skills
Being: 4-5 months
The nurse may feel increased stress but more awareness of
personal role and may question & search for answers
Knowing: 3-4 months
The nurse gains confidence and accepts new role
AAACN professional organization for RN's in amb care settings
Correct Answers responsible for establishing and maintaining
the satandards for current practice
Active Listening Correct Answers empathetic listening in which
the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies. A feature of Rogers'
client-centered therapy
Listen attentively to understand in an empathetic & collaborative
manner
*Pause own reactions to avoid misunderstanding & build upon
the therapeutic relationship
,Interactive dialogue to ponder new viewpoints and facts
regarding the topic
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Correct Answers
document signed by a patient indicating requested services may
not be covered
alcohol absorption Correct Answers Alcohol is absorbed in
blood stream within 30 minutes
It is metabolized @ the rate of 1/4 oz per hour
Anticipatory guidance Correct Answers prepares patients or
caregivers for expected changes through counseling, therapeutic
or educational services
Assessment of patient w/low back pain Correct Answers -
location, duration,severity
-details of prior back pain
-How current symptoms DIFFER from previous symptoms
-assess for unintentional weight loss
-what makes better/worse
-therapies used/attempted
-neurological symptoms
-Hx of bacterial infection
Autonomy Correct Answers individual self-determination and
freedom of choice
Back Pain Correct Answers <6 weeks= Acute
,Between 6 week & 3 months= subacute, may indicate
underlying pathology
Between 3 months & 6 months= Chronic
Bee Sting and stinger remains Correct Answers Best way to
remove is scrape a sharp object over the skin OR wipe w/ a 4x4
gauze
**It is important to remove the stinger because a granuloma may
form around the stinger and may result in epidermal necrosis
Squeezing the tissue or using tweezers may result in the stinger
releasing more venom.
Beneficence Correct Answers Doing good or causing good to
be done; kindly action
Benefits of early palliative care Correct Answers significantly
improves health related quality of life, decreases symptom
intensity & burden , and decreases associated costs
consistently improves advanced care planning, patient/caregiver
satisfacton, decreases healthcare utilization
fewer ER visits, hospitalizations ICU admissions, & in-hospital
deaths, increases hospice benefit utilization & less aggressive
EOL care @ last 30 days of life
allows time to establish key relationships w/ patient & family
, emphasis on living life to the fullest, focus on present despite a
life-limiting illness
Patient does not have to choose cure over care, can ease
transition to hospice services
Discussions about death/dying & life goals can be a gradual
process & not determined in crisis-there's time to define patient
preferences which decreases decision making burden on family
Best choice of insulin for pt who injects 4x/day and wants to
decrease frequency Correct Answers Best choice= Premixed
Premixed combines different proportions of long/intermediate
acting & short acting insulins in the same preparation
Bilirubin blood samples Correct Answers Blood samples must
be protected from exposure to light
Levels can be decreased by 50% within 60 min of light exposure
Blooms taxonomy of learning Correct Answers Describes 6
levels of knowledge (lowest to highest functioning required)
KCAASE
• Knowledge (lowest complexity)-recalling information
• Comprehension-understanding information
• Application-using information
• Analysis-identifying patterns and trends
• Synthesis-building old info to create new ideas
• Evaluation (highest complexity)-Assessing & judging, making
recommendations