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You document a medication before giving it.
What is falsification of documentation?
Nurse:
"Don't worry."
This is:
What is non-therapeutic communication?
This is the SINGLE most effective way to prevent the spread of infection in a healthcare setting.
What is hand hygiene (handwashing)?
Most common hospital injury.
What are falls?
The "A" in ADPIE.
What is Assessment?
A patient refuses treatment after understanding the risks.
What is patient autonomy?
"My cancer came back."
Nurse:
"Tell me more about that."
This is:
What is therapeutic communication (or open-ended or exploring)?
This type of isolation requires the nurse to wear a gown and gloves when entering the room.
What is Contact precautions?
This color of armband AND this color of non-slip socks are placed on a patient identified as a fall risk."
What is YELLOW?"
Obtaining vital signs is associated with which part of ADPIE?
What is Assessment?
Performing a skill outside the LPN scope.
What is practicing beyond scope?
This therapeutic communication technique involves repeating the patient's own words back to them to show the nurse is actively listening.
What is restating (or reflection)?
MRSA, C. diff, and VRE all require THIS type of isolation precaution, and THIS cleaning agent must be used for C. diff specifically because alcohol-based sanitizer is ineffective against it.
What are Contact Spore Precautions and soap and water?
Name a common classification of medication that requires extra fall precautions because they cause orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, and decreased reaction time.
What are antihypertensives, diuretics, sedatives, and opioids?
Developing patient goals is which part of ADPIE?
What is Planning?
Touching a patient without consent.
What is battery?
This therapeutic technique involves the nurse sitting in silence with a patient, communicating care and presence without using any words.
What is therapeutic silence (or offering presence)?
The chain of infection has this many links?
What are six links?
"infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host"
These FOUR patient populations are considered the highest risk for falls in a hospital setting.
Who are:
elderly patients,
patients on sedatives/opioids,
patients with a history of previous falls,
and patients with altered mental status?
Administering medication is which part of ADPIE?
What is Implementation?
A nurse discovers a coworker documenting medications as given before actually administering them. The nurse is legally and ethically obligated to take THIS action.
What is report the behavior to the charge nurse or supervisor immediately (mandatory reporting)?
Name one thing a nurse should NEVER do during a therapeutic interaction — known as the non-therapeutic 'big three' blockers.
What are
defending (defending the doctor/institution),
advising (telling the patient what to do),
and asking 'why' questions (which put the patient on the defensive)?
A patient with tuberculosis requires this precaution.
What are airborne precautions?
These THREE environmental modifications are made to reduce fall risk in a hospital room.
What are:
keeping the bed in the lowest position,
keeping the call light within reach,
and keeping the floor clear of clutter?
This step of ADPIE is where the nurse collects subjective and objective data from the patient before any action is taken.
What is Assessment?"