Safety is no accident
Use of night lights throughout the home, illuminating stairwells and pathways, staying indoors when air pollution is high, installation of motion activated lighting
What is environmental safety?
I call this ADPIE but really it stands for this.
What is assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation?
Mix this with kitty litter or coffee grounds before throwing in the trash so no one uses it.
What is medication?
My patient verbalized three symptoms of a myocardial infarction and I know that describes this type of teaching.
What is cognitive?
A source of poisoning commonly associated with automobiles, stoves, gas ranges, and heating systems
What is Carbon Monoxide?
I increase my chance of falling when this body system that mostly impacts my mobility isnt working properly.
My patient has a nursing diagnosis of risk for falls. This would be my most important goal while the patient is hospitalized.
What is the patient will have no injuries during the hospital stay?
I washed my patient's hands, face, axillae, and perineal area. This is what I chart.
What is a partial bed bath?
When I ask my patient what they like to read im assessing for this.
What is literacy?
This disease process makes my patient high risk for injuries related to water temperature while bathing.
What is diabetes?
This organization is the best for resources to help develop guidelines to prevent exposure to hazardous situations and decrease the risk of injury in the workplace.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
When I assess my patient I may use this to calculate their potential risk for falls.
What is The Morse Fall Scale?
Can't touch this. I would call this member of the multidisciplinary team if my diabetic patient needs their toenails trimmed.
What is a podiatrist?
When the APRN bluntly strikes an area of the costovertebral angle while observing the patients reaction, they are using this assessment technique.
What is percussion?
You might bleed if I brush your teeth with an electric toothbrush and you are on this type of medication.
What are anticoagulants?
What is orthostatic hypotension?
This is an applicable nursing diagnosis for a patient with excessively dry skin with cracks.
Risk for infection
When I bathe my patient I always start with this area first.
What are the eyes?
My stable chronic lung disease patient is going home later today so it would be appropriate for this team member to obtain vital signs.
A UAP or nurse aid
My patient is combative, but this intervention can potentially do more harm than good and I should try alternatives first.
What are physical restraints?
This is one thing that we don't want in a bow or a knot. Its best tied using this method.
What is a quick release restraint?
My patient expresses a desire to take a shower and be independent with their ADLs so I chose this nursing diagnosis.
What is "able to perform self care"?
Slightly limited sensory perception, occasionally moist, walks frequently, no mobility limitations, excellent nutrition, potential friction problem
What is the braden scale?
Oh well, the patients short term goals were not met. This is what I would do next.
What is revise or adapt the plan of care?
There is no safe blood level for this substance particularly in children. It can cause damage to the nervous system and impair development.
What is Lead?