Biology
Kinesiology
Vital Signs and Assessment
Caputi/CNO
Professional Practice
100

What is the mitochondria?

The “powerhouse” of the cell.

100

What is the sagittal plane?

The plane dividing the body into left and right halves.

100

What is 60–100 bpm?

The normal adult range for heart rate is this.

100

What is the first level of Caputi's framework?

Getting information

100

What is confidentiality or privacy legislation?

Nurses must keep patient information private under this law.

200

What is DNA?

The molecule that carries genetic information.

200

What is ATP?

The immediate source of energy for all body functions.

200

What is 12–20 breaths per minute?

Resp rate

200

What is the 3rd level of the framework?

Determining actions to take
200

What is autonomy?

The patient has the right to make their own health decisions

300

What is the largest organ of the body?

Skin

300

What is the cerebellum?

The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance.

300

What is tachycardia?

The term for a heart rate above 100 bpm.

300

Evaluation is what step in the framework?

5th and last step

300

What is nonmaleficence?

This ethical principle means “do no harm.”

400

What is homeostasis?

The process by which the body maintains a stable internal environment.

400

What are alveoli?

The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs in these.

400

What is systolic pressure?

The top number in a blood pressure reading.

400

Monitoring a patient's vital signs after medication given is an example of what step in the framework?

Evaluation
400

What is advocacy?

The nurse’s professional duty to act in the best interest of the patient

500

What are hormones?

The chemical messengers of the endocrine system.

500

What is the aorta?

The largest artery in the human body

500

The 5th vital sign

What is pain?

500
Getting accurate info about the patient is an example of what step?

Step 1!

500

A nurse witnesses another nurse charting care that wasn’t provided. What should they do first?

Report the behavior following the organization’s chain of command.

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