NSG 4800 Comp 3 Study
Guide
Malpractice - Answer Going home with a wound unreported, patient falls and it's never
reported
Battery - Answer touching pt without permission/causing harm
Defamation of character - Answer Trying to ruin someone's reputation
Slander - spoken : Social media
Libel - written
Consent - Answer Nurse witness pt signing
Assessing that pt understand procedure
Age of consent is 18, if underage parents need to sign
Binding agreement
Confused patient cannot consent, sedated pt cannot consent
Consent is priority
ERCP - Answer Numbing the throat
Assess gag reflex
Reportable disease/Abuse - Answer Don't report when there's a history of it
Report for the elderly and children
Tell partner to take the vaccine
Incident report - Answer IV infiltration and phlebitis
Falls
Missing teeth, jewelry, or hearing aid
Kidney transplant s/s rejection/infection/bleeding - Answer Dropping 20 mmhg in
systolic bp is bad! No matter if the drop places it in a normal bp level. Ex 140 to 120
systolic.
bleeding= hypotensive bp drop and high hr
, Rejection = going back to how they were before (ascites, etc)
Infection = tenderness, fever
Circumcision care - Answer 7-10 days to heal for circumcision
Use petroleum gauze if baby does NOT have Plastibell
to clean squeeze warm water over penis with sponge
Cord Care and Healing - Answer Clamp cord until dry (24 hours dry)
Alcohol wipe when soiled
Keep diaper below the cord
Healing 1-2 weeks
Sponge bath until cord falls off, don't submerge
Cholesterol Levels - Answer HDL >45 male >55 female
LDL <130
Total <200
Rh immunoglobulin - Answer Give if the baby is positive and the mother is negative
Given at 28 weeks and 72 hours after birth
Domestic Violence - Answer Mentality of the abuser - isolates and keeps them away from
their family
Mentality of the abuse - low self esteem, believe it's their fault
Therapeutic Panic attack - Answer Stay with the patient and try to calm them down
Let them express their feelings
Suicidal ideation - Answer Signs: starts to give things away, does not eat, anorexia,
depression, isolation, withdrawn, suddenly gets happy (sudden mood change) because
they have a plan
"Do you have a plan?
Dysphasia - Answer Thickened liquids (nectar/pureed)
Head forward then chin down
Check for pocketing (food) in stroke patient
TURP post-op monitoring - Answer CBI (Continuous bladder irrigation) This prevents
clot formation (if the patient is has spasms it means they have a clot)
Guide
Malpractice - Answer Going home with a wound unreported, patient falls and it's never
reported
Battery - Answer touching pt without permission/causing harm
Defamation of character - Answer Trying to ruin someone's reputation
Slander - spoken : Social media
Libel - written
Consent - Answer Nurse witness pt signing
Assessing that pt understand procedure
Age of consent is 18, if underage parents need to sign
Binding agreement
Confused patient cannot consent, sedated pt cannot consent
Consent is priority
ERCP - Answer Numbing the throat
Assess gag reflex
Reportable disease/Abuse - Answer Don't report when there's a history of it
Report for the elderly and children
Tell partner to take the vaccine
Incident report - Answer IV infiltration and phlebitis
Falls
Missing teeth, jewelry, or hearing aid
Kidney transplant s/s rejection/infection/bleeding - Answer Dropping 20 mmhg in
systolic bp is bad! No matter if the drop places it in a normal bp level. Ex 140 to 120
systolic.
bleeding= hypotensive bp drop and high hr
, Rejection = going back to how they were before (ascites, etc)
Infection = tenderness, fever
Circumcision care - Answer 7-10 days to heal for circumcision
Use petroleum gauze if baby does NOT have Plastibell
to clean squeeze warm water over penis with sponge
Cord Care and Healing - Answer Clamp cord until dry (24 hours dry)
Alcohol wipe when soiled
Keep diaper below the cord
Healing 1-2 weeks
Sponge bath until cord falls off, don't submerge
Cholesterol Levels - Answer HDL >45 male >55 female
LDL <130
Total <200
Rh immunoglobulin - Answer Give if the baby is positive and the mother is negative
Given at 28 weeks and 72 hours after birth
Domestic Violence - Answer Mentality of the abuser - isolates and keeps them away from
their family
Mentality of the abuse - low self esteem, believe it's their fault
Therapeutic Panic attack - Answer Stay with the patient and try to calm them down
Let them express their feelings
Suicidal ideation - Answer Signs: starts to give things away, does not eat, anorexia,
depression, isolation, withdrawn, suddenly gets happy (sudden mood change) because
they have a plan
"Do you have a plan?
Dysphasia - Answer Thickened liquids (nectar/pureed)
Head forward then chin down
Check for pocketing (food) in stroke patient
TURP post-op monitoring - Answer CBI (Continuous bladder irrigation) This prevents
clot formation (if the patient is has spasms it means they have a clot)
