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Florence Nightingale - "unless we are making progress in our every year, every week, take my word for it we are going back" Florence Nightingale - "nursing is an art... finest of Fine arts" American Nurses Association - "The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and ADVOCACY in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations" Chr...

Critical thinking attitudes: - Answer-confidence creativity curiosity discipline fairness humility independence integrity responsibility risk taking perseverance What is critical thinking acquired from? - Answer-through experience, commitment, active curiosity When do we use critical thinking? - Answer-all the time What does the NLN stand for? - Answer-National league of Nursing Critical thinking in nursing practice is: - Answer-A discipline specific, reflective reasoning process t...

What sources do the legal guidelines come from? - Answer-Statutory law (Nurse Practice Act) and Regulatory law (BRN) Misdemeanor - Answer-a less serious crime that has a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year What 2 types of law fall between statutory law? - Answer-criminal and civil law Regulatory law - Answer-administrative; by BRN What is an example of regulatory law? - Answer-the requirement to report incompetent or unethical nursing conduct to the state BRN Standards...

Healthy People 2020 - the fourth set of health goals and objectives for the U.S. that defines the nation's health agenda and guides its health policy 2020- focus on preventative and health care disparities - prevention - equality - environment - promotion Wellness - at minimum, well-being includes the presence of positive emotions and moods (e.g., contentment, happiness), the absence of negative emotions (e.g., depression, anxiety), satisfaction with life, fulfillment and positive func...

TJC's SPEAK UP - ■ Speak up if you have questions or concerns ■ Pay attention to the care you get ■ Educate yourself about your illness ■ Ask a trusted family member or friend to be your advocate ■ Know which medicines you take and why ■ Use a health care organization that has been carefully evaluated ■ Participate in all decisions about your treatment Appropriate Teaching Methods for Evaluating Learning - ■ Cognitive: includes all intellectual behaviors and requires thi...

NURS 345 EXAM PACKAGE DEAL WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

In relation to developmental milestones, the infant can be expected to roll over from back to abdomen at approximately: A. 2 monthsB. 4 monthsC. 6 monthsD. 8 months - c. 6 months An important milestone in the infant's life is the development of object permanence. This milestone is represented by which of these statements? A. The infant smiles at the mother when she talks to him.B. The infant repeatedly flexes and extends his arms and legs when the mother picks him up.C. The infant turns a...

Which actions are taken when a patient refuses a medication? A- notify the health care provider B- contact a family member C- Inquire why the patient is refusing D-Explain the consequences of refusal with teach-back E- provide at least two opportunities for the patient to reconsider F-document the circumstance of the situation and the actions taken. - Answer-Notify the health care provider Inquire why the patient is refusing Explain the consequences of refusal with teach-back Document ...

At what age does the social smile start in infants? - Answer-2-4 months What is the best order to do the physical assessment in in a toddler? - Answer-toe to head How old (age range) are toddlers? - Answer-1-3 years old How old (age range) are preschoolers? - Answer-3-5 years old How old (age range) are school-age children? - Answer-6-12 years old How old (age range) are adolescents? - Answer-13-24 years old What four things should you do when performing physical assessment of adolescents?...

Theory is the foundation for the art and science of.... - Answer-nursing Theory, research, and practice are bound together in a continuous..... - Answer-interactive relationship Theory based nursing practice allows you to... - Answer-design and implement nursing interventions that address individual and family responses to health problems Nursing theory - Answer-Is a conceptualization of some aspect of nursing. Describes, explains, predicts, and/or prescribes nursing care. The goal of nurs...

Water - 45% - 60% of bodily weight Fluid - Water + Suspended particles Glucose Mineral salts (electrolytes) Proteins Three locations of body fluid - Extracellular (ECF) Outside cells Intravascular (plasma) VEINS AND ARTERIES, HAS MINERALS, GLUCOSE, ANTIBODIES, HORMONES, DRUGS Interstitial (third space) OUTSIDE OF CELLS, OUTSIDE OF BLOOD STREAM, LEAKED OUT OF VEINS AND ARTERIES BUT NOT IN CELLS, THIRD SPACE = NOT INNVEIN OR ARTERY, NOT IN CELLS Intracellular (ICF) Inside cells - BATHI...

Mental health laws protect - Both patients and the caregivers Most patients are admitted - On an emergency involuntary status Involuntary treatments only persist when - Psychiatric professionals confirm there is a mental health problem that interferes with the person's safe functioning What is one of the most important legal concepts in psychiatry? - Confidentiality Unintentional tort - Type of negligence called malpractice Malpractice - Professionals fail to act in accordance with profes...

telehealth - health services delivered by telecommunication tools (telephone, videophone, computer) to prevent disease, promote health, and cure illness telehealth is the use of any X to provide X remotely - technology, care telehealth is not a new concept, but X - currently technology has taken remote care to new levels telehealth helps - minimize barriers to providing health services (geographical distance, socioeconomic status, and time constraints) types of telehealth defined by medica...

Safety alert-1 - Cords, tablecloths, plastic bags, bottles, and cans are tempting, potentially dangerous objects that caregivers must strive to keep out of reach of infants Safety alert-2 - In both environments, parents should be taught to place their infants on their backs when sleeping to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) Safety alert-3 - Outside the home, toddlers and preschoolers need supervision With caregiver guidance, they will learn about playing away from automobile traff...

Diarrhea - usually secondary to an infectious agent (viral, bacterial, parasitic) dehydration - signs/symptoms of ______: -sunken fontanels (anterior fontanel - class @12-18 mo) -cry and fail to produce tears -cap refill time -dry, sticky mouth -crusted lips -urine output (no wet diaper 6-8, 12 hours kids) -cooler skin -dizziness/fatigue fontanels, tears, mouth - DEHYDRATION: -sunken _____ (anterior fontanel - class @12-18 mo) -cry and fail to produce ____ -cap refill time -dry, st...

Therapeutic Diets - A therapeutic diet is a meal plan of specific foods to manage a patient's medical problem. Dietitians will recommend a variety of diets depending on the patient's condition. It is the healthcare professional's responsibility to reinforce education done by the dietitian, and encourage a healthy diet regime. High Fiber - High fiber diets can be used to regulate the GI tract and help in normal elimination patterns. The majority of the fiber that is ingested does not dige...

EXPH 240 EXAM PACKAGE DEAL WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

noncontributary - not involved in bringing on the condition or result unremarkable - common; not out of the ordinary or significant recurrent - a return of symptoms and signs after a period of rest or inactivity progressive - pertaining to the advance of a condition as the signs & symptoms increase severity morbidity - the state of being subject to death systemic - relating to the whole body rather than only one part acute - sharp; having intense, often severe symptoms & a short course ch...

If a mistake is made when writing in the medical record, how should it be corrected? - draw single line through the mistake, then correctly above the mistake or immediately after, place the date and initials of the person correcting beside the correction An outline of treatment designed to remedy the patients condition is - Plan AS is an abbreviation for - left ear The suffix in polycythemia means - blood The absorption of a drug through unbroken skin is: - Transdermal The suffix in osteo...

digestion - process of breaking down food by chewing, swallowing, and mixing in digestive juices to convert some of the food into absorbable molecules absorption - the passage of digested food molecules through the walls of the intestines and into the bloodstream to be carried to cells of the body excretion - the elimination of non-absorbable nutrients and waste products from the body abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o - abdomen an/o - anus appendic/o - appendix bil/i, chol/e - bile bucc/o - ch...