NR: 224: FUNDAMENTALS: SKILLS
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The five component of critical thinking
Specific knowledge base- this increase our critical knowledge
Experiences- pervious patient care experience
Competencies- applying the nursing process in practice
Attitude for critical thinking- confident and fairness, creativity, integrity
PROFESSIONAL standards – ana scope and standards of nursing practice
specially standard of practice. Example, the collaboration aspect and it
interprofessional teams.
HIPAA:
• COULD BE VERBAL, ELECTRONIC, OR WRITTEN FORM ALL PIA
• FEDERAL LAW - NOT A STATE LAW
Important to know:
NUMBER 1 WAY TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFECTION →
HANDWASHING- is the most effective way to break the chain of infection.
Infectious process
• Incubation period- the appears of the first symptoms( incubation period
• Prodromal stage – onset of nonspecific symptoms( fever, fatigue
• Illness stage- sign of the disease manifest
• Convalescent – recovery stage 7 days to months all acute signs
disappears. It can be different for each disease processes.
What is expected in these?
Localize infection- pain, pus, tenderness, warmth and redness at a wound site.
Systemic infection – is when it affects the either body if left
Untreated can be fatal PERISTALSIS:
• SLOWS DURING PROLONGED PERIODS OF INACTIVITY SUCH AS
BED REST
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PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA AND PREVENTION OF ATELECTASIS:
EXPANSION OF LUNG AND DIAPHRAGMATIC MUSCLES AND
MOVEMENT OF SECRETIONS ARE VITAL TO PREVENTION OF
PNEUMONIA AND ATELECTASIS → PROLONGED BED REST V
VITAL SIGN – IMPORATNT TO KNOW
FEBRILE – HAVING AN FEVER - INCREASE HEART AND RESPIRATORY
RATE
AFEBRILE- BROKEN OF THE FEVER
CAROTID – IS CHECK DURING CPR
APICAL PULSE – USES STETHOSCOPE
BRACIAL PULSE- IS WHERE BLOOD PRESSURE ARE ASSESS
RADIAL PULSE- IS COUNT
FEMORAL – ASSESSMENT AND PROCEDURES
POPLITERAL – ASSESSMENT OF BEHIND THE KNEES
DORSALIS PEDIS – ASSESSMENT OF ANKLES
CHARACTER OF THE PULSE
• RATE – THE NUMBER TIMES PER- MINUTES YOU FEEL OR HEAR
THE PULSE.
• RHYTHM- THE REGULARITY OF IMPLUSES
• STRENGTH – REFLECTS THE VOLUME OF BLOOD EJECTED
AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALL WITH EACH HEART
CONTRACTION
• EQUALITY - PERIPHEAL PULSE IMPULSEES SHOULD BE
SYMMETRICAL IN QUALITY AND QUANITY FROM THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE BODY TO THE LEFT.
FACTORS AFFECTING BODY TEMPERATURE
• AGE
• EXERCISE
• CIRCADIAN RHYTM
• STRESS
• ENVIRONMENT
• TEMPERATURE ALTERATION
VENTILATORY DEPTH- DEEP, NORMAL, SHALLOW OR LABORED
VENTILARY RHYTHM- REGUALR /IRREGULAR