Intact skin with localized area of nonblanchable erythema, which may appear differently in darkly pigmented skin
What is stage 1 pressure injury
This legislation mandates that confidentiality and protection of patients' personal health information
What is HIPAA
What is Beneficence
This term describes a particular manner or style of walking
what is Gait
refers to the study of ideals of right and wrong behaviors
what are Ethics
________ is red, moist tissue composed of new red blood vessels, the Prescence of which indicated progression toward wound healing.
What is granulation tissue
What is patient abandonment
_______ refers to faithfulness or agreement to keep promises
What is Fidelity
The foot is permanently fixed in plantar flexion.
What is foot drop
refers to judgement about behavior, based on beliefs.
What are Morals
_______ _______ is the sliding movement of skin and subcutaneous tissue while the underlying muscle and bone are stationary.
What is shear force
_________ __________ is a document developed by the patient that instructs others to do tasks before, during, and after their death
What is an Advance Directive
As a _________ ___________ you protect your patient's human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if need arises.
What is patient advocate
A nurse can should assess ______ __ _______ to clarify the extend of joint stiffness, swelling, pain, limited and unequal movement.
What is Range of Motion (ROM)
What is Dehiscence
This is a black, brown, tan, or necrotic tissue that needs to be removed for proper wound healing
what is Eschar
_________ _______ is a patient's agreement to have a medical procedure after receiving full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal.
What is informed consent
what is Malpractice
_____________ ____________ is the type and amount of exercise or work a person is able to perform without undue exertion or injury.
what is Activity Intolerance
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Full thickness skin and tissue loss with exposed or directly palpable fascia, muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, or bone in ulcer
what is a Stage IV Pressure Injury
This condition is an emergency that requires surgical repair. It includes protrusion of visceral organs through a wound opening.
What is evisceration
This law encourages healthcare professionals to assist in emergencies. It limits liability and allows nurses to respond at the scene of an accident
What is the Good Samaritan Law
The profession ability and authority of nurses to make independcent clinical decisions and take actions uaing their own knowledge, training, and judgement, within their legal scope of practice.
What is Autonomy
Such decline in ability to perform activities of daily living may result not only from illness or adverse treatment but also from _______________. This is associated with imposed inactivity.
What is Deconditioning
This Act prohibits the transfer of patients form private to public hospitals without appropriate screening and stabilization
What is Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)