RPNCE Exam Study Guide

RPNCE Exam Study Guide What is a form 1? - Request for admission (voluntary patients) What is a form 2? - Consent for treatment (voluntary Pts) What is a form 4? - Involuntary medical certification form (signed by a Dr) What is the timeline and forms for recertification? - Cert 1: 48h F4 (need 2 F4s) Cert 2: 1 month F4 Renew 1: 1 month F6 Renew2: 3months F6 Renew 3: Q6 months (any certs after are q6months) What is a form 6? - Renewal certificate What is a Form 5? - Consent for tx (involuntary) What is the criteria for invol admission? - Pt must be suffering from a mental disorder that seriously impairs ability to react appropriately to their environment or to associate with others. Pt requires tx in or through a designated facility. Pt requires care, supervision and control in or through a designated faculty to prevent the person's substantial mental or physical deterioration or for the person's own protection or the protection of others. Pt is not suitable as a voluntary patient. What is a form 13? - Notification of rights When does a form 13 need to be completed? - When pt is first admitted as invol, following a transfer to another facility, whenever a renewal certificate (f6) is completed, when pts status changes (from vol to invol). What is a form 7? - Request for a review panel (review panel must occur within 14 days of request) Who sits on a review panel? - Dr, lawyer, pt advocate How often can a review panel be requested? - After a person is certified and after each renewal. What is a form 20? - Authorization for pt to leave of extended leave (invol pt) What are the 6 Ps of compartment syndrome? - 1.) Pain (present on passive movement and out of proportion to injury) 2.) Paresthesias (numbness, tingling, decreased sensation) 3.) Pallor (or cyanosis) 4.) Pressure (firm feeling muscle compartment, elevated pressure reading) 5.) Paralysis (late, ominous sign) 6.) Pulselessness (very late, ominous sign) What is checked during a Peripheral Vascular Assessment? - Color, temperature, capillary refill, peripheral pulses, & edema What is checked during a Peripheral Neurological Assessment? - Sensation, motor function, & pain What is osteoporosis? - a chronic, progressive metabolic bone disease in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. What are the Classification of Fractures (#)? - Closed #: Intact skin over the # site (no open skin) Open #: A break in skin over the # site. Bone fragments stick out through the skin OR wound penetrates down to the broken bone (worry about