NR 509

Purpose: In order to provide high quality healthcare to patients, the provider of care must possess the skills and competency indicative of a high quality medical provider. The rationale for measuring quality improvement is the belief that good performance reflects good-quality practice. A quality improvement strategy is … as any intervention aimed at reducing the quality gap. Therefore, students must aim to achieve the skills and competencies indicative of high quality healthcare providers th...

NR509 Week 8 Group Final Exam Study Guide Behavior/Mental Health Assessment and Modification for Age Unexplained conditions lasting >6weeks should prompt screening for depression, anxiety, or both PRIME-MD (Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders). 26 questions and take 10 minutes to complete. Used for the 5 most common=anxiety, depression, alcohol, somatoform, and eating disorders. Patient indications for Mental Health Screening: Medically unexplained physical symptoms-more than half ha...

Basic and Advanced Interviewing Techniques Basic maximize patient's comfort, avoid unnecessary changes in position, enhance clinical efficiency, move head to toe, examine the patient from their right side Active listening, empathic responses, guided questioning, nonverbal communication, validation, reassurance, partnering, summarization, transitions, empowering the patient Active Listening- closely attending to what the patient is communicating, connecting to the patient’s emotional state ...

Neuro Questions Assess tremors and admits to drinking alcohol daily How to test cranial nerve 11 (spinal accessory) No vibration noted to ankles and great toe. During neuro assessment ask to relax all muscles. Expect on ROM Asymmetrical smile and frown. Uneven lift eyebrows. Sagging lower eyelids. Air escapes when push on puffed right cheek. Short term memory loss. Unable to perform simple task ex. Button shirt. 3 month old. Assess grip and suck. Complain of weakness to left arm and leg for on...

Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: a. Flexion. b. Abduction. c. Adduction. d. Extension. 2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement? a. Flexion b. ...

NR 509 Week 7 Shadow Health Comprehensive Health History and Physical Assessment SELF REFLECTION| Advanced Physical Assessment

Greet patient Inspect face – no discoloration or lesions present Inspect head – midline, symmetrical Palpate lymph nodes: Cranial nerve #5 (TRIGEMINAL) Cranial nerve # 7 (FACIAL) Inspect ears—no nodules or skin lesions present, symmetrical Cranial nerve # 8 (ACOUSTIC) Inspect eyes—conjunctiva clear and pink, no drainage or lesions present; sclera white and clear. Cranial nerve #2 (OPTIC) Cranial nerves #3 (OCULOMOTOR), #4 (TROCHLEAR), & #6 (ABDUCENS) Inspect nose—midline, no obstructio...

NR 509 Week 6 Shadow Health Mental Health Physical Assessment SUBJECTIVE DATA COLLECTION| Advanced Physical Assessment

NR 509 Week 6 Shadow Health Mental Health Physical Assessment LIFE SPAN| Advanced Physical Assessment