-Osmolality Correct Answers refers to the number of osmols
(units of osmotic pressure) per kilogram of solvent; Osmolarity
is the number of osmols per liter of solvent.
-Osmosis Correct Answers is the movement of water across
cell membranes.
-Osmotic pressure Correct Answers is the force created when
two solutions of different concentrations are separated by a
selectively permeable membrane.
*5 rights of safe delegation: Correct Answers right TASK,
PERSON, CIRCUMSTANCE, COMMUNICATION AND
SUPERVISION
*do NOT delegate what you CAN eat: Correct Answers if you
have to EVALUATE, ASSESS OR TEACH - you cannot
delegate that task
*In situations of hypoxemia Correct Answers (decreased
oxygen concentration in arterial blood), the PaO2 decreases:
Anticipatory grief: Correct Answers defined as the cognitive,
affective, cultural, and social reactions to an expected death, felt
by the patient as well as family members and friends. (BEFORE
THE DEATH OCCURS)
Assessment of surgical wounds: Correct Answers condition of
the edges of the wounds/approximation of edges/intactness of
, closure devices; redness, warmth or increasing tenderness;
drainage; dressing; drains
Bed Making and patient safety: Correct Answers inform,
prevent foot drop, bed in low position with rails up times two,
call light at bedside, recheck body position (power-point)
Bed making: Core principles: Correct Answers Wet linens are
contaminated linens; Don't fluff germs, roll & remove; Wrinkles
are not friends of intact skin
Braden scale: Correct Answers ranges from 9 to 23 Six
categories: sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility,
nutrition, and friction/shear.
Civil law (against individuals) Correct Answers o Defamation
of character o Slander o Libel o Invasion of privacy o
Negligence o Malpractice o Torts
Colloids Correct Answers are solutes that do not dissolve
easily.
Criminal (federal or state crimes) Correct Answers o
Kidnapping o Murder o Rape o Theft o Practicing nursing w/o
license o Misdemeanor or felony
Crystalloids Correct Answers are solutes that dissolve easily.
Delegation: Correct Answers process of entrusting or
transferring the responsibility of certain tasks to someone else. *