Fundamentals of Nursing

ABC - airway, breathing, circulation adventitious breath sounds - crackles-fine to course crackling sounds due to fluid in the air passages wheezing- high pitched,musical-generally from narrowing of air passages stridor-harsh high pitched heard on inspiration afebrile - without fever Aims of nursing - promoting health, preventing illness, restoring health, facilitating coping with disability or death ANA - Professional organization for RN's in the US. Publicizes standards of Practice to ensure knowledgeable, safe, comprehensive, nursing care by those who will receive a license anti-pyretic - fever reducing agent apnea - no breathing assess - collect, validate and communicate patient data, vital step-all remaining steps depend on complete, accurate, factual data, made at the beginning of care and throughout the course of care, goal is to come up with dx and interventions. auscultation - listening with the stethescope to lungs, heart and abdomen, llems, allergies, menstrual hx, assess vital signs and abdominal structures four essential competencies - cognitive, technical, interpersonal, ethical/legal Graduate education-masters - nurse practitioner, educator, management health assessment - gather information about pt's health status, identify strengths and actual and potential health problems, pt's response to the condition, TO ESTABLISH A BASE FOR THE NURSING PROCESS hypertension - elevated blood pressure hypotension - decreased blood pressure hypothermia - core body temp too low identify exp