NUR 2214 Exam 1 / NUR2214 Nursing Care of the
Older Ad ults | Latest | Questions &
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(Graded A+)
Immunizations
Preventative
Immunization prevention type
Primary
Herd Immunity
the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a
sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through
vaccination.
Herd Immunity use?
Protects vulnerable populations
How do we know vaccines work?
Evidence Based Practice
(Provide evidence/info/brochure to parents who are doubtful)
,The basis of screenings
Screenings are dictated by specific risk factors
Why are screenings linked to risk factors?
Because early detection improves patient outcome
Ethical issues, first action
complete an assessment to determine the problem at hand.
Next?
Look at alternatives, select best option
Action or ination?
Justify Action or inaction
What is displayed when you report a coworker who is stealing a PT's medication?
Veracity
, Nurse manager developing critical thinking skills in an adverse event or near miss:
1. Identify the problem
2. Review what happened
3. train to help identify what could have gone wrong
3. How to avoid the problem from happening again
4. inservice to share with the rest of the staff what happened
Let's say the medication was administered at 1400 instead of 1200
Tell the charge nurse (accountability)
What does the charge nurse do?
Make the nurse tell the PT (Just Culture + Accountability)
Does the Charge Nurse do anything else after?
No root cause analysis, as this was NOT a sentinel event.
Non maleficence
do no harm
Non maleficence and research/EBP
No harm will befall those involved in the study
Older Ad ults | Latest | Questions &
Verified Answers | Rasmussen University
(Graded A+)
Immunizations
Preventative
Immunization prevention type
Primary
Herd Immunity
the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a
sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through
vaccination.
Herd Immunity use?
Protects vulnerable populations
How do we know vaccines work?
Evidence Based Practice
(Provide evidence/info/brochure to parents who are doubtful)
,The basis of screenings
Screenings are dictated by specific risk factors
Why are screenings linked to risk factors?
Because early detection improves patient outcome
Ethical issues, first action
complete an assessment to determine the problem at hand.
Next?
Look at alternatives, select best option
Action or ination?
Justify Action or inaction
What is displayed when you report a coworker who is stealing a PT's medication?
Veracity
, Nurse manager developing critical thinking skills in an adverse event or near miss:
1. Identify the problem
2. Review what happened
3. train to help identify what could have gone wrong
3. How to avoid the problem from happening again
4. inservice to share with the rest of the staff what happened
Let's say the medication was administered at 1400 instead of 1200
Tell the charge nurse (accountability)
What does the charge nurse do?
Make the nurse tell the PT (Just Culture + Accountability)
Does the Charge Nurse do anything else after?
No root cause analysis, as this was NOT a sentinel event.
Non maleficence
do no harm
Non maleficence and research/EBP
No harm will befall those involved in the study
