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A patient afraid of falling, What should a nurse do
A nurse is transfering a pt from a bed to chair using mechanical lift, pt. panic and scream
what should nurse do ? - ANSWER Immediately lower the patient back to bed .
Home health nurse taking care of an 80 year old fallen twice in 10 DAYS ?
problems with ? - ANSWER Perception
Terminally ill patient who has requested hospice care , What is the focus of the hospice care ??
1) The intent of the hospice care ?
- - ANSWER Comfort for Dying
1) to help patient in the end stage of life and their families, experience the process of death
with the highest quality of life and least amount of disruption as possible
2) Hospice philosphy - acceptance of dying as a natural part of life and emphasizes the quality
of remaining life
3) need met through palliative care
COMFORTING MEASURES, PROMOT THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE DAY BY REMAINING
DAY
How would you use therapeutic communication when a patient is angry because of cancer ? -
ANSWER Allow them to get angry
Do you want to talk about it ?
5 stages of dying ? / know in detail pg. 195 table - ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
1
, Depression
Acceptance
How would you provide support to the family who are grieving ? - ANSWER 1. Accept
their feelings and behaviors
2. Validating their loss
( reassure the grieving person that the loss
was important and understood )
3. Quiet presence, warm caring concern
for the person's welll being,
4. Ability to listen to the person speak about
the pain and loss are supportive
Changes occur with cheyne -stroke respiration ? - ANSWER - Respiration that gradually
become shallower &
are followed by periods of apnea
( no breathing )
-Body temperature rise
-Patient complain of feeling hot or cold
-----extremitis are cool to the touch as circulation
slows.
what do you do in nursing process before you tranfer patient ? - ANSWER 1) you assess
patient of their weight, ( size )
2) assess ability to assist in move
3) assess the ability to follow instructions
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A patient afraid of falling, What should a nurse do
A nurse is transfering a pt from a bed to chair using mechanical lift, pt. panic and scream
what should nurse do ? - ANSWER Immediately lower the patient back to bed .
Home health nurse taking care of an 80 year old fallen twice in 10 DAYS ?
problems with ? - ANSWER Perception
Terminally ill patient who has requested hospice care , What is the focus of the hospice care ??
1) The intent of the hospice care ?
- - ANSWER Comfort for Dying
1) to help patient in the end stage of life and their families, experience the process of death
with the highest quality of life and least amount of disruption as possible
2) Hospice philosphy - acceptance of dying as a natural part of life and emphasizes the quality
of remaining life
3) need met through palliative care
COMFORTING MEASURES, PROMOT THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE DAY BY REMAINING
DAY
How would you use therapeutic communication when a patient is angry because of cancer ? -
ANSWER Allow them to get angry
Do you want to talk about it ?
5 stages of dying ? / know in detail pg. 195 table - ANSWER Denial
Anger
Bargaining
1
, Depression
Acceptance
How would you provide support to the family who are grieving ? - ANSWER 1. Accept
their feelings and behaviors
2. Validating their loss
( reassure the grieving person that the loss
was important and understood )
3. Quiet presence, warm caring concern
for the person's welll being,
4. Ability to listen to the person speak about
the pain and loss are supportive
Changes occur with cheyne -stroke respiration ? - ANSWER - Respiration that gradually
become shallower &
are followed by periods of apnea
( no breathing )
-Body temperature rise
-Patient complain of feeling hot or cold
-----extremitis are cool to the touch as circulation
slows.
what do you do in nursing process before you tranfer patient ? - ANSWER 1) you assess
patient of their weight, ( size )
2) assess ability to assist in move
3) assess the ability to follow instructions
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