Asepsis
Chain of infection?
infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host
An technique used to organize information when communicating with other members of the healthcare team about the client
SBAR
Name 2 elements that are essential for the nurse to address to be able to deliver culturally competent care
Health preferences
Knowledge of racial and ethnic groups
Acknowledging misconceptions of ethnic groups
Recognizing that subcultures exist
A system for documenting exceptions to normal illness or disease progression, using a shorthand method of charting what's usual and normal
Charting by exception or variance charting
To recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Patient centered care
Name 2 Healthcare associated infections
C.Diff
UTI
The phase when a nurse introduces themselves to the patient.
Orientation phase
Definition of culture?
Belief system that guides behavior
Which organization requires hospitals to establish lists for "do not use" abbreviations?
Joint Commission
Name 2 things that Health care teams that embrace patient-centered care focus on these important considerations that take into account the well-being of the entire patient rather than focusing on a treatment for physical illness
Cultural
Care
Communcation
Collaboration
Name 2 ports of entry for infection
Mucous membranes
GI tract
Non intact skin
Respiratory tract
A nurse needs to be careful when communicating with a patient regarding which tye of communciation?
Medical terminology
What should a nurse do when the patient doesnt speak the same language?
Arrange for a trained language interpreter.
What does the abbreviation NPO stand for?
Nothing by mouth
What is the goal of patient centered care?
Achieve optimal levels of health
Amount of time to wash hands when they are VISIBLY soiled?
60 secs/1 minute
The nurse is _______ when they ask a patient questions about their past medical history?
Sender
To employ descriptive and structural questions that are broad and general and allow patients to describe their experiences, their daily activities, and objects and people in their lives.
Ethnographic interviews
When an error has been made by a nurse in paper charting, what should nurse do to correct it?
Draw a line through the error, initial and date the line, and then provide the correct information.
Who is resonsible for patient centered care?
All healthcare professionals
What is the process of removing pathogens and preventing them from spreading?
Medical asepsis
When a nurse is caring for a patient during their stay, this is know as what phase?
Working
Understanding that cultures relate in different manners to the same given situations is known as?
culture relativity
A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge
HIPPA
Name 3 nurse responsiblities that help patients make their decisions about there indiviual treatment plans
Advise, eduate, and support