Communication Disorders
What does TBI stand for
Traumatic Brain Injury
Continuity of care refers to
The consistent and coordinated delivery of healthcare services to a patient over time, ensuring that care is seamless and integrated across different providers and settings.
Assessment of unstable patients
RN
True or False: After an LPN assigns care to an HCA, the RN will be responsible for assessing the outcomes of the care and for updating the overall plan of care.
False.The LPN is responsible for assessing outcomes of a task in which they delegated.
The A in ADPIE stands for and provide example
Assessment: Vitals, Head to Toe assessment
Form of aphasia involves significant impairments in both production and comprehension of language.
Global
Management Continuity:
This focuses on the coordinated and consistent management of a patient's care
plan, ensuring that all providers are on the same page and that the patient receives
timely and appropriate interventions.
Administration of IV push medications
RN
LPN Delegation to family members include 4 crucial steps
1) Ensure safety for the client and family member
2) Task is appropriate
3) The task is properly supervised, and teach back method is completed to correct any mistakes
4) Employers polocies and procedures
The Implementation Stage stands for
Reaching goals through performing nursing actions
Form of aphasia: difficulty understanding speech
Wernicke's aphasia
Informational Continuity:
This ensures that patient information, including medical history, test results, and treatment plans, is readily available and accessible to all relevant healthcare professionals involved in the patient's care.
Nurse Advocate
a nurse who acts on behalf of patients, ensuring their needs and preferences are understood and respected within the healthcare system.
True or false: Nurses can delegate sterile wound care dressing changes to a capable family member
False.
SMART goals stand for
S- Specific
M- Measurable
A- Acheivable
R- Relevant
T- Time Frame
Form of aphasia: difficulty producing speech
Broca's aphasia
Relational Continuity:
This involves patients seeing the same healthcare provider or care team over time, fostering trust and familiarity.
Nurse Preceptor
guide, mentor, and educator for newly graduated or transitioning nurses
True or False: LPNs can delegate monitoring for changes in condition and reporting to the LPN to a HCA or capable family member
True
Objective Data
Information gathered by nurse or health care professional: ie. their assessment or observation
A general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life
Dementia
To ensure continuity of care, what is the best, universal patient report system that healthcare professionals use
SBAR
S- Situation
B- Background
A- Assessment
R- Recommendation
Charge Nurse
takes on a leadership role within a specific nursing unit or shift, overseeing the overall operations and ensuring smooth and efficient patient care
What are the 5 rights of delegation?
Right Task
Right Situation
Right Person
Right Supervision (or Evaluation)
Right Directions
Subjective Data
What the patient tells the nurse