NUR 330 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

. A nurse is reading a physician's progress note in the client's record and reads that the physician has documented "insensible fluid loss of approximately 800 mL daily." The nurse understands that this type of fluid loss can occur through: - a. the skin b. urinary output c. wound drainage d. the gastrointestinal tract Answer: A

A staff nurse is facing a dilemma between upholding personal care standards and meeting organizational goals. The nurse manager understands that the best way to assist staff members in resolving ethical dilemmas effectively is to: - avoid applying any pressure to compromise personal values. An important way in which those in health care facilities and their managers can assist nursing professionals in resolving ethical dilemmas effectively is by neither explicitly nor implicitly pressuring ...

The historical roots of computer science can be traced to - mathematics & engineering The historical roots of information science can be traced to - library science The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was written in the - 1980s As knowledge develops and expands within a discipline, which information source will include the oldest but best organized representation of that knowledge? - books Which technical development created a tension between centralized and ...

Health provider visit schedule Birth 1 month 2 months 4 months 6 months 9 months 12 months 15 months 18 months 2 years 2.5 years 3 years Most common cause of acute illnesses in childhood Respiratory illnesses Unintentional illnesses infections and parasitic disease What increases risk for mortality? Chronic illnesses homelessness low birth weight poverty adoption from foreign country time spent in day care centers

Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of: - evidence-based practice, improvement, and informatics. Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based practice? - The volume and form of knowledge What is the form of knowledge in discovery research? - Single research studies Which type of review is considered the most rigorous? - Systematic reviews

For seizures what is the first line of therapy? - Medication - start with one, then add more until therapeutic range is met, start to eliminate the seizures Digoxin... 50 mcg is how many ml/mg? - 50 mcg=0.05 mg=1 mL What symptoms would you see with a anaphylactic shock? and what would you do if a pt starts experiencing one? - rash, hives, increased irritability, tachycardia --stop infusion right away

When are hearing screenings done? - should be before discharge if the parent defers, must be done before 1 month old Health provider visit schedule - Birth 1 month 2 months 4 months 6 months 9 months 12 months 15 months 18 months 2 years 2.5 years 3 years

Foods high in iron: - dark leafy greens, meat, beans, tofu, sunflower seeds CBC: - Hgb - 12-18 Hct - 37-52% RBC - 4-6 PLTS - 150-400 billion/L WBC - 5000-10,000/mm3 Nursing Actions Anemia: - Subjective Data: Important health info past health hx meds surgery dietary hx Functional health patterns elimination activity-exercise nutritional-metabolic health management reproductive

big three ethical theories - virtue, deontologist, consequentialist virtue theory - • Develop, defend conception of ideal person • Develop, defend list of virtues necessary for being a person of a specific type • Defend a view of how a person can possess these virtues deontologist theory - judgments of actions are most basic (Greek deon= duty); Fundamental ethical task: doing the right thing (or avoiding the wrong thing) Two types of moral principles/ rules: • Absolute • Subjec...

Nervous System Age related changes - Decreased speed of neural conduction Decrease in size of brain Decreased cerebral circulation Nervous System Clinical Manifestations - Decrease reaction & response time Postural hypotension Impaired balance & vertigo Deterioration of short-term memory