Ouch that hurts!
This is the most reliable indicator of a patient's pain.
What is patient's self report of pain?
A loss that is related to normal life changes throughout the lifespan.
What is maturational loss?
A solider on active duty has had bilateral lower extremity amputation due to injuries sustained during a military exercise. This most likely reflects what type of loss?
What is situational loss?
A patient is admitted to the hospital emergently. The spouse of the patient called and would like to view the medical record, the patient has not consented to this. What law protects the patient from the hospital releasing records to outside parties?
What is HIPAA?
This electronic device can inhibit sleep.
what is TV
A patient is day 1 post-op from a c-section and reports incisional pain. What action should the nurse take first?
What is assess pain (0-10 pain scale)?
This is the goal of hospice care.
What is managing pain, providing comfort, and ensuring quality of life?
A woman who was sexually assaulted a month ago presents to the emergency department with reports of recurrent nightmares, fear of going to sleep, repeated vivid memories of the sexual assault, and inability to feel much emotion. This is which type of disorder.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder/syndrome?
A nurse is employed full time at a hospital, and works per diem/prn at an aesthetic clinic. She makes a mistake at the aesthetic clinic and causes permanent damage to the patiet. How will the hospital malpractice insurance cover the nurse?
What is malpractice coverage will only cover the nurse during time at work at the hospital?
This is a social substance that can contribute to insomnia and difficulty falling sleep.
What is ETOH
This is a minimally invasive action a nurse can take to help a client who is worried about falling at night when walking to restroom.
What is use a nightlight?
These are the findings that can indicate the last stages of dying.
What is irregular breathing (Cheyne Stokes), congestion, mottling of skin?
These are the stages of general adaptation syndrome (beginning with the first stage).
What is (1)alarm, (2) resistance, (3) exhaustion
A nurse is assigned 4 patients. All four patients need stat emergent interventions. What ethical principle is most compromised?
What is justice?
A nurse has a patient being discharged with a CPAP machine for sleep apnea, and the nurse needs assistance providing discharge education around this sleep device. Who should be consulted?
what is respiratory therapy?
A nurse is caring for a post-op patient that is unable to respond to questions. These are the non-verbal behaviors that a nurse should identify as indications of pain
What is restlessness, grimacing, clenching teeth?
These are the stages of the Kubler-Ross model of death.
What are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance?
This is the definition of fidelity.
What is an ethical principle that focuses on the commitment to keep our promises.
A nurse is a member of the ethics committee. The nurse will fulfill which 4 major purposes on this committee?
What is policy recommendation, education and case consultation?
A pt with PVD is having a hard time falling asleep due to cold lower extremeties. What can the nurse apply to the pt's feet to promote comfort?
what is apply slipper-socks for the patient
This is the recommended time interval for cold applications (i.e. ice pack).
What is apply for 20-30 min?
This is the criteria for hospice care.
What is individuals expected to live less than 6 months?
These are the 3 types of intentional torts.
What is assault, battery, false imprisonment?
The patient reports she is afraid to speak up regarding a desire to end her care for fear of upsetting her spouse and children. The nurse will support the patient by exhibiting this Code of Ethics principle.
What is advocacy?
This is the sleep disorder where pt's will have chronic difficulty falling asleep.
what is insomnia?