Nursing Process
Infection Control
Health Teaching
Critical Thinking
Miscellaneous
100
Primary and best source of information
Patient
100
Three types of transmission based precautions
Droplet, Airborne, Contact
100
Mammogram is an example of ______ prevention
Secondary prevention
100
An experienced nurse has an "inner prompting" about a patient condition.
Intuitive problem solving
100
Blood pressure of 128/75 is an example of ______ data
Objective data
200
Types of nursing diagnoses
- Problem-focused
- Risk
- Health promotion
200
White blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentary rate, wound/blood/sputum cultures
Lab data to indicate an infection
200
Three types of learning domains
Cognitive, psychomotor, affective
200
Looking at an event, understanding it, and learning from it.
Reflective practice
200
The mnemonic SMART is used for writing goals and outcomes. What does SMART stand for?
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-bound
300
Three basic stages of planning
Initial, ongoing, and discharge planning
300
Stage when a patient is most infectious
Prodromal stage
300
Providing written material in a patient's preferred language
Culturally competent patient teaching
300
Conclusion, decision, or opinion you make
Clinical judgement
300
Components of the infection cycle
Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Means of transmission
Portals of entry
Susceptible host
400
“The patient values a healthy body sufficiently to stop smoking.” This is an example of what type of outcome?
Affective
400
Necessary strategies/precautions taken to help prevent the spread of C. Diff.
Avoiding the use of electronic equipment that is difficult to clean (electronic thermometers)
Disinfecting dedicated patient care items and equipment (stethoscopes) between patients
Using full-barrier contact precautions (gown and gloves)
Placing patients in private rooms; cohort patients with the same strain of CDI
Performing meticulous hand hygiene (no alcohol based hand rubs)
400
Explain the health-illness continuum
This model views health as a constantly changing state, with high-level wellness and death at opposite ends of a graduated scale, or continuum.
400
Three potential errors in decision making
- Bias
- Failure to consider the total situation
- Impatient
400
Counseling patients who are high risk for heart disease is what type of health teaching
Preventing illness