NUR 2214 Exam 1 Review
- the goal of seeking preventative care
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taking responsibility for own health
- when educating about and discussing immunizations, what kind of informa- tion do you give?
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scientific information based on EBP
- when faced with an ethical issue, the first thing you should ask yourself is
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what is the issue
- When a patient is in pain the first assessment is
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vitals and pain level
- Enculturation
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- the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations
- ex 1 / 3
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a mother teaching her son
- reason for recommending screening
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- early intervention for avoidance of progression
- decrease morbidity/mortality
- what does it mean to think like a nurse?
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- critical thinking (develops over time)
- EBP
- clinical judgment
- asking questions
- active participation
- past and personal experience
- an ill patient wants to stay at home as long as possible, how can the nurse facilitate this?
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find referrals and resources for them to stay at home
- skin integrity interventions
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- high protein diet/adequate nutrition 2 / 3
- keep clean and dry (esp. if incontinent)
- turn q2h
- don't use moisturizers! (moisture causes skin breakdown)
- important to remember that critical thinking and clinical decision making develop...
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over time
- a pt reports side fx from a med and has critical lab values. based off the findings, the nurse
holds the next dose of the med. what is the nurse
doing?
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applying knowledge to address pt problems; the basis of nursing practice
- statements a nurse can make for clarification
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- repeat back
- "am I to understand that..."
- "what I hear you saying is..."
- "am I correct to believe..."
- when prioritizing care as a triage nurse in the ER, which which pt takes first priority?
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- the one who will die first
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