EASY ETHICS
A civil law that involves wrongs against another or his property.
What is tort?
The physician orders Synthroid 100 mcg po daily for a patient with hypothyroidism. The medication is supplied in 0.1-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
What is 1 tablet?
What is the SQ3R method of reading?
"My culture is the best"
What is an example of ethnocentrism?
Giving a bed bath, assisting a patient on and off the bedpan, or inserting a catheter are all examples of which nonverbal therapeutic communication?
What is touch?
Threat of touching
The physician orders Lovenox 80 mg subcutaneous daily for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. The medication is supplied in 80 mg/0.8 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?
What is 0.8ml.
Concluding that something is so because something else is so
What is inferring?
More comfortable when maintaining 3-6 feet during conversation
What is the western culture?
Which nonverbal communication technique is very therapeutic and effective but requires a conscious effort by the nurse to practice and acquire skill in the use of this technique?
What is silence?
Touching another without permission
What is battery?
The physician orders Keflex 250 mg po for strep throat. After reconstitution, the medication is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?
What is 10 ml?
Complex process, no single simple definition, performs skills but understands why, questions information, conclusions, and points of view
What is critical thinking?
Integration of cultural knowledge into all aspects of care
What is transcultural nursing?
Language barrier
Lack of trust
Cultural differences
What are factors that can negatively affect communication?
When a nurse takes responsibility for his/her own actions, he is taking.....
What is accountability?
A patient has a bottle of warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg tablets at home. After his most recent international normalized ratio (INR), the doctor calls and tells him to take 7.5 mg/day. How many tablets (scored) should the patient take?
What is 1.5 tablets?
Taking short rests,
Exercise, nutrition,
Study before and after class when energy levels are higher
Have materials ready
What are tips for studying successfully?
A fixed concept of how all members of an ethnic group act or think
What are Ethnic stereotypes?
Clarifying
Correct Restating
Conveying acceptance
Correct Stating observations
What is an advocate?
You have on hand hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 4 mg/mL. You need to administer 0.015 mg/kg to a patient who weighs 150 pounds. How many milliliters should you administer?
What is 0.26ml?
This learning style involves touching, moving, doing, and handling things.
What is tactile/kinesthetic learning style?
Health belief system is commonly referred to as “third-world” beliefs and practices?
What is a folk health belief system?
The most important thing to consider when assessing a patient from a different culture
What is the patient's spoken language?