D439: FOUNDATIONS UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
SBARmFormatm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
modelmformeffectivemcommunicationmidentifyingmSituation,mBackground,mAssessment,mandmReco
mmendation
-
theremaremtwomtypesmofmwaysmthatmcommunicationmtoolsmaremusedmtomcommunicatemampatientsmc
hangeminmcondition:mCUSmtoolm(Concerned,mUncomfortable,mSafety)mandmSBAR
-notemtomalwaysmmaintainmptmprivacymandmconfidentiality
SBARmEXAMPLEm:
CasemStudy:mYoumadministeredm1mtabletmofmoxycodonemHClm5mmg/ibuprofenm400mmgmPOmtomampat
ientm30mminutesmagomformpostsurgicalmpain.mYoumreturnmtomthempatient'smroommtomevaluatemtheme
ffectivenessmofmthemmedicationm30mminutesmlater.mThempatientmratesmhismpainmasmanm8monmamscale
mofm0-10.mYoumusemSBARmtomcontactmthempatient'smhealthmcaremprovider.
mSituation:mThempatientmismratingmhismpainmasmanm8monmamscalemofm0-
10.mHemhadmhismpainmmedicationm30mminutesmago.
mBackground:mThempatientmhadmamkneemreplacementmandmreturnedmfrommthempostanesthesiamcar
emunitm6mhoursmago.mHemhasm1mtabletmofmoxycodonemHClm5mmg/ibuprofenm400mmgmPOmorderedmev
erym6mhours.mThismismthemfirstmpainmmedicationmhemhasmtakenmsincembeingmadmittedmtomthemunit.
,mAssessment:mHismcurrentmmedicationmordermismnotmsufficientlymmanagingmthempatient'smpain.mHe
mdoesmnotmwantmtomsitmupmormmovembecausemofmthempainmhemismexperiencing.
m Recommendation:mItmmightmbemhelpfulmtomchangemthempainmmedicationmordermformthempatient.
guidedmimagerym-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mind/bodymintervention
-Concentratingmonmanmimagemormseriesmofmimagesmtomtreatmpathologicalmconditions
Maslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
wherem(1)mphysiologicalmneedsmaremPRIORITYmthenm(2)msafetymandmsecurity,m(3)mlovemandmbelongi
ngmneeds.m(4)mselfmesteemmneeds,mandmFINALLYm(5)mselfmactualizationmneeds
Themnursemplanningmcaremformamclientmexperiencingmdystociamdeterminesmthatmthemprioritymismwhi
chmaction?
1.mPositionmchangesmandmprovidingmcomfortmmeasures
2.mExplanationsmtomthemclientmaboutmwhatmismhappening
3.mMonitoringmformchangesminmthemconditionmofmthembirthingmparentmandmfetus
4.mEncouragingmthemusemofmbreathingmtechniquesmlearnedminmchildbirthmpreparatorymclasses
Answer:m3
Test-
TakingmStrategy:mNotemthemstrategicmword,mpriority,mandmusemMaslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsmtheo
rymtomprioritize,mrememberingmthatmphysiologicalmneedsmcomemfirst.mThemnursemneedsmtomhavemk
nowledgemofmthemclient'smprioritymneedsmandmgeneratemsolutions.mAllmthemoptionsmaremcorrectman
dmwouldmbemimplementedmduringmthemcaremofmamclientmwithmdystocia.mAlsomnotemthatmthemcorrect
moptionmismthemonlymonemthatmaddressesmbothmthembirthingmparentmandmthemfetus.mRemembermtom
usemMaslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsmtheorymtomhelpmprioritizemandmgeneratemsolutions!
,EHRmsystemmandmlimitationsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
EHRmANDmEMRmaremdifferentmfrommeachother
-
Amhealthmcaremagencymoftenmreliesmonmthemnursingmhistorymmodelmincludedminmthemelectronicmhea
lthmrecordm(EHR)masmthemorganizingmframeworkmformanmassessment.mHowever,mEHRmframeworksm
aremoftenmmedicallymdriven.mFrameworksmdevelopedmfrommnursingmtheoriesmaremmoremholisticma
ndmpatient-centered,mprovidingmammoremcomprehensivempatientmreview.
-
WhenmitmcomesmtomthemEMRmfreezingmit'smbestmtomnotifymITmormwhenmthemcomputermsystemmshuts
mdownmduringmdatamentry.mThemnursemshouldmfollowmestablishedmprotocolsmandmpreparemtomre-
entermdatamasmamlatementrymwhenmthemsystemmismoperational.mAlsomnevermattemptmtomrebootmormfi
xmthemEMRmsystemmwhichmmaymprolongmthemcomplication.
It'smalsomnotmrecommendedmtomprintmEMRmfrommambackupmservermwithoutmpropermauthorizationm
andmensuringmdatamprivacymandmsecurity.
-
patientmoutcomemdata;mandmusemclinicalmdecisionmsupportmsystems.mThemelectronicmhealthmrecor
dm(EHR)mismanmefficientmmethodmformdocumentingmandmmanagingmpatientmhealthmcareminformatio
nm(seemChapterm26.)mComputerizedmphysician/providermordermentrym(CPOE),mallowingmhealthmcar
emprovidersmtomdirectlymentermmedicalmorders,mismamcriticalmpatientmsafetyminitiativemespeciallyminm
themareamofmmedicationmorderingmandmadministration
-Change-of-shift,mhand-
offmreporting,mandmhourlymbedsidemroundsmaremwaysmtomkeepmallmhealthmcaremprovidersmandmpati
entsminformed
HandmHygeinem-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
handmwashingmdoesmnotmkillmmicroorganismsmbutmreducesmthemamountmofmthemmpresent
-
fourmtechniques:mhandmwashing,mantisepticmhandmwash,mantisepticmhandmrub,msurgicalmhandmanti
sepsis
-4melementsmofmhandmwashing:mwater,mfriction,msoapm,mandmtime
, DosagemCalculationm(ml,mtbsp->ml)m-mCORRECTmANSWERm
VITALmSIGNSm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-whatmtomdomifmreassessmentmismneeded
-knowmthemptmusualmrangemofmvitalmsignsm(baseline)
-assessmrespiratory
Factorsmaffectingmvitalmsignsmofmoldermadults:
MOBILITY:mHowmdomyoumusemcrutches?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTYPESmOFmGAITS:
-2-
point:m2mpointsm(crutchmormfoot)monmthemground:mptmmovesmrightmcrutchmandmleftmfootmtogether,ml
eftmcrutchmandmrightmfootmtogether
-4mpointmgait:m
-3mpointmgait:mmovingmbothmcrutchesmandmtheminjuredmlegmatmthemsamemtimem
-weightmismonmbothmhands
supportmweightmatmthemhandmgrips,mwithmelbowmflexedmatm30mdegrees,mpositionmcrutchesmonmthem
unaffectedmsidemwhenmsittingmormraisingmfrommthemchair
-
Howmtomusemcrutches:mDomNotmAdjustmCrutchmSettingsmAftermFittingm(Shouldmbem3mFingermWidthsm
BetweenmAxillamandmTopmofmCrutch)mSupportmBodymWeightmonmHandmGripsm(NotmAxilla),mWithmElb
owsmFlexedmormbentmatm30mDegrees
-
anmaccuratemmeasurementmismimportantmandmthemdistancembetweenmthemaxillaemandmarmmpiecem
hasmtombem2-3mfingermwidthsminmthemaxillamspacemandmthemarmmbars
-allmweightmshouldmbemonmthemhandmgrips
-whenmambulatingmpt,mstandmonmtheirmaffectedm(weak)mside
-nevermrestmarmpitmonmthemaxillarymbars
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
SBARmFormatm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
modelmformeffectivemcommunicationmidentifyingmSituation,mBackground,mAssessment,mandmReco
mmendation
-
theremaremtwomtypesmofmwaysmthatmcommunicationmtoolsmaremusedmtomcommunicatemampatientsmc
hangeminmcondition:mCUSmtoolm(Concerned,mUncomfortable,mSafety)mandmSBAR
-notemtomalwaysmmaintainmptmprivacymandmconfidentiality
SBARmEXAMPLEm:
CasemStudy:mYoumadministeredm1mtabletmofmoxycodonemHClm5mmg/ibuprofenm400mmgmPOmtomampat
ientm30mminutesmagomformpostsurgicalmpain.mYoumreturnmtomthempatient'smroommtomevaluatemtheme
ffectivenessmofmthemmedicationm30mminutesmlater.mThempatientmratesmhismpainmasmanm8monmamscale
mofm0-10.mYoumusemSBARmtomcontactmthempatient'smhealthmcaremprovider.
mSituation:mThempatientmismratingmhismpainmasmanm8monmamscalemofm0-
10.mHemhadmhismpainmmedicationm30mminutesmago.
mBackground:mThempatientmhadmamkneemreplacementmandmreturnedmfrommthempostanesthesiamcar
emunitm6mhoursmago.mHemhasm1mtabletmofmoxycodonemHClm5mmg/ibuprofenm400mmgmPOmorderedmev
erym6mhours.mThismismthemfirstmpainmmedicationmhemhasmtakenmsincembeingmadmittedmtomthemunit.
,mAssessment:mHismcurrentmmedicationmordermismnotmsufficientlymmanagingmthempatient'smpain.mHe
mdoesmnotmwantmtomsitmupmormmovembecausemofmthempainmhemismexperiencing.
m Recommendation:mItmmightmbemhelpfulmtomchangemthempainmmedicationmordermformthempatient.
guidedmimagerym-mCORRECTmANSWERm-mind/bodymintervention
-Concentratingmonmanmimagemormseriesmofmimagesmtomtreatmpathologicalmconditions
Maslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
wherem(1)mphysiologicalmneedsmaremPRIORITYmthenm(2)msafetymandmsecurity,m(3)mlovemandmbelongi
ngmneeds.m(4)mselfmesteemmneeds,mandmFINALLYm(5)mselfmactualizationmneeds
Themnursemplanningmcaremformamclientmexperiencingmdystociamdeterminesmthatmthemprioritymismwhi
chmaction?
1.mPositionmchangesmandmprovidingmcomfortmmeasures
2.mExplanationsmtomthemclientmaboutmwhatmismhappening
3.mMonitoringmformchangesminmthemconditionmofmthembirthingmparentmandmfetus
4.mEncouragingmthemusemofmbreathingmtechniquesmlearnedminmchildbirthmpreparatorymclasses
Answer:m3
Test-
TakingmStrategy:mNotemthemstrategicmword,mpriority,mandmusemMaslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsmtheo
rymtomprioritize,mrememberingmthatmphysiologicalmneedsmcomemfirst.mThemnursemneedsmtomhavemk
nowledgemofmthemclient'smprioritymneedsmandmgeneratemsolutions.mAllmthemoptionsmaremcorrectman
dmwouldmbemimplementedmduringmthemcaremofmamclientmwithmdystocia.mAlsomnotemthatmthemcorrect
moptionmismthemonlymonemthatmaddressesmbothmthembirthingmparentmandmthemfetus.mRemembermtom
usemMaslow'smHierarchymofmNeedsmtheorymtomhelpmprioritizemandmgeneratemsolutions!
,EHRmsystemmandmlimitationsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
EHRmANDmEMRmaremdifferentmfrommeachother
-
Amhealthmcaremagencymoftenmreliesmonmthemnursingmhistorymmodelmincludedminmthemelectronicmhea
lthmrecordm(EHR)masmthemorganizingmframeworkmformanmassessment.mHowever,mEHRmframeworksm
aremoftenmmedicallymdriven.mFrameworksmdevelopedmfrommnursingmtheoriesmaremmoremholisticma
ndmpatient-centered,mprovidingmammoremcomprehensivempatientmreview.
-
WhenmitmcomesmtomthemEMRmfreezingmit'smbestmtomnotifymITmormwhenmthemcomputermsystemmshuts
mdownmduringmdatamentry.mThemnursemshouldmfollowmestablishedmprotocolsmandmpreparemtomre-
entermdatamasmamlatementrymwhenmthemsystemmismoperational.mAlsomnevermattemptmtomrebootmormfi
xmthemEMRmsystemmwhichmmaymprolongmthemcomplication.
It'smalsomnotmrecommendedmtomprintmEMRmfrommambackupmservermwithoutmpropermauthorizationm
andmensuringmdatamprivacymandmsecurity.
-
patientmoutcomemdata;mandmusemclinicalmdecisionmsupportmsystems.mThemelectronicmhealthmrecor
dm(EHR)mismanmefficientmmethodmformdocumentingmandmmanagingmpatientmhealthmcareminformatio
nm(seemChapterm26.)mComputerizedmphysician/providermordermentrym(CPOE),mallowingmhealthmcar
emprovidersmtomdirectlymentermmedicalmorders,mismamcriticalmpatientmsafetyminitiativemespeciallyminm
themareamofmmedicationmorderingmandmadministration
-Change-of-shift,mhand-
offmreporting,mandmhourlymbedsidemroundsmaremwaysmtomkeepmallmhealthmcaremprovidersmandmpati
entsminformed
HandmHygeinem-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
handmwashingmdoesmnotmkillmmicroorganismsmbutmreducesmthemamountmofmthemmpresent
-
fourmtechniques:mhandmwashing,mantisepticmhandmwash,mantisepticmhandmrub,msurgicalmhandmanti
sepsis
-4melementsmofmhandmwashing:mwater,mfriction,msoapm,mandmtime
, DosagemCalculationm(ml,mtbsp->ml)m-mCORRECTmANSWERm
VITALmSIGNSm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-whatmtomdomifmreassessmentmismneeded
-knowmthemptmusualmrangemofmvitalmsignsm(baseline)
-assessmrespiratory
Factorsmaffectingmvitalmsignsmofmoldermadults:
MOBILITY:mHowmdomyoumusemcrutches?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTYPESmOFmGAITS:
-2-
point:m2mpointsm(crutchmormfoot)monmthemground:mptmmovesmrightmcrutchmandmleftmfootmtogether,ml
eftmcrutchmandmrightmfootmtogether
-4mpointmgait:m
-3mpointmgait:mmovingmbothmcrutchesmandmtheminjuredmlegmatmthemsamemtimem
-weightmismonmbothmhands
supportmweightmatmthemhandmgrips,mwithmelbowmflexedmatm30mdegrees,mpositionmcrutchesmonmthem
unaffectedmsidemwhenmsittingmormraisingmfrommthemchair
-
Howmtomusemcrutches:mDomNotmAdjustmCrutchmSettingsmAftermFittingm(Shouldmbem3mFingermWidthsm
BetweenmAxillamandmTopmofmCrutch)mSupportmBodymWeightmonmHandmGripsm(NotmAxilla),mWithmElb
owsmFlexedmormbentmatm30mDegrees
-
anmaccuratemmeasurementmismimportantmandmthemdistancembetweenmthemaxillaemandmarmmpiecem
hasmtombem2-3mfingermwidthsminmthemaxillamspacemandmthemarmmbars
-allmweightmshouldmbemonmthemhandmgrips
-whenmambulatingmpt,mstandmonmtheirmaffectedm(weak)mside
-nevermrestmarmpitmonmthemaxillarymbars