Nursing Foundations
She is considered the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The single most effective way to prevent infection spread.
What is hand hygiene?
Normal adult temperature in Celsius.
What is 36–38°C?
Shaving a patient should be avoided when they are on these medications.
What are anticoagulants (blood thinners)?
SBAR stands for this.
What is Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation?
This nursing pioneer founded the American Red Cross.
Who is Clara Barton?
This type of precaution is used for patients with tuberculosis.
What is airborne precaution?
Normal adult respiratory rate per minute.
What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
The skin is considered the largest organ and has these three functions.
What are protection, regulation, and sensation?
This therapeutic technique involves repeating back what the patient has said.
What is restating or paraphrasing?
The primary purpose of nursing standards of practice is to do this.
What is guide and protect nurses and ensure safe, competent care?
Put these in correct order: gown, mask, goggles, gloves.
What is donning PPE?
Pain that results from damage to nerves.
What is neuropathic pain?
A safe water temperature for bed bathing is about this range in Fahrenheit.
What is 110–115°F?
One example of non-therapeutic communication is this.
What is giving false reassurance OR changing the subject?
This nursing pioneer advocated for mental health reform and organized nursing care for soldiers during the Civil War.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
Pressure ulcers are more likely to develop because of these three risk factors.
What are immobility, poor nutrition, and moisture?
This device measures oxygen saturation.
What is a pulse oximeter?
This sleep stage is the deepest and most restorative.
What is NREM stage 3 (slow-wave sleep)?
Teaching patients relaxation breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, or mindfulness are examples of this.
What is stress management techniques?
Nursing is considered a professional discipline because it combines these three elements.
What are knowledge, clinical judgment, and caring practice?
This term describes wound drainage that is thick, yellow, green, or brown.
What is purulent drainage?
The four stages of infection are incubation, prodromal, illness, and ______.
What is convalescence?
Name two nursing interventions to promote sleep in hospitalized patients.
What are dimming lights, reducing noise, relaxation techniques, or avoiding caffeine before bed?
When communicating with a patient from a different culture, nurses should do this first.
What is assess and respect cultural preferences/needs?