The partial lack of oxygen vs. the total lack of oxygen.
What is Hypoxic Vs. Anoxic?
100
What are the nurses responsibilities related to tracheostomy care?
What are the infection control, humidifcation, management of tube cannula, skin integrity, oral hygiene, suctioning, trach dressings.
100
What are the competencies of the interdisciplinary team?
What are identifying a leader, incorporating values, ensuring infrastructures are in place, uses communication strategies, etc.....
100
What is informed consent?
Person received information about nature of tx, benefits and consequences and alternative courses of action. Person was able to ask questions and receive a response related to that treatment.
100
How does the death of a father relate to the child's health and mental well-being?
What is less sociable, less self-control, depression, and more likely to participate in drugs, violence and delinquency.
200
Neruotransmitters regulate body functions and influence behaviour. Which neurotransmitters are affected?
What is Acetylcholine (memory), endorphins (pain control), Serotonin and dopamine (mood)?
200
What are the nursing responsibilities of taking care of a J-tube?
What are assessments (tube length, skin, tube integrity/patency), flushing, feeding, medications>
200
Provides breathing assessments, oxygen therapy and treatments to help reduce respiratory infections
What is the role of the RT (respiratory therapist)?
200
What are the ethical responsibilities that nurses maintain?
what is respect and consider the best interest of the patient, respects the law on capacity assessment and substitute decision making
200
What are the symptoms of nursing PTSD?
What are:
re-experiencing event
irritability and changes in sleep patterns
avoidance and emotional numbing
300
What are the immediate treatments of anoxic brain injury?
What is steroids, barbiturates, ventilator, therapeutic hypothermia, maintaining vitals, rehabilitation...?
300
This TOOL focuses on 6 elements of behaviour to assess pain. What is the tool called and what are the elements?
What is the ABBEY pain scale?
What are vocalization, facial expression, change in body language, behavioural changes & physiological cahanges?
300
Assesses the person's nutritional needs and provides a specific diet.
What is the role of a registered dietitian?
300
In the context of this scenario, using the CNO decision making tree for containing consent, who would give consent?
What is the substitute decision maker identified by the Health Care Consent Act (HCCA), i.e., mother.
300
CBT, group therapy and exposure therapy are treatments for what?
What is PTSD?
400
What are the complications and effects of anoxia (cognitive vs. physical)?
Cognitive: damage to various areas of the brain, memory loss, speech and visual impairments
Physical: attaxia, appraia, tremors, quadriparesis, lack of co-ordination
400
What are some therapeutic non-verbal communication techniques nurses can use?
What are touch, writing, drawing, using facial expressions, eye contact...?
400
What are the roles of a health professional patient advocate?
What are protect the rights of vulnerable patients, promote informed consent and autonomy and self-regulated in own education and training.
400
How does one assess decisional capacity?
What is the ability to understand and the ability to appreciate?
400
Can one self-assess themselves for PTSD?
What is YES!
500
Death, tracheal intubation, lacerations, pulmonary edema, change in mental status and respiratory distress are the effects of what?
What is post-hanging or post-strangulation?
500
Patients with severe communication impairment and complex communication needs (CCN) require what?
What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
500
Deals with legal, ethical and advocacy related issues; identifies issues and needs related to illness and death; provides family counseling.
What is the role of the social worker?
500
What are CNA's views on euthanasia?
Euthanasia is illegal in Canada, but it is necessary to provide holistic, quality end-of life care.
500
What is the relationship between PTSD and suicide?
What is PTSD is associated with increased risk of subsequent suicide attempt.