The Nursing Process
Goals or expected outcomes that are written out.
What is planning?
What is justice?
This is the cleaning agent of choice for IV starts.
What is chlorhexidine?
The number of drops needed to deliver 1mL of fluid.
What is the drop factor?
A secondary administration set that is attached to the primary administration set to administer medications.
What is an IVPB? (IV piggyback)
Data collection.
What is assessment?
Obligation to be faithful.
What is fidelity?
What type of event occurs if a patient dies from a nosocomial infection?
An administration set that is typically 10-20 drops/mL.
What is a macrodrip?
The size of cannula opening; a standard of measurement.
What is the gauge?
Determining if the goals have been met.
Doing good for the patient.
What is beneficence?
This is considered the normal status of skin tissue integrity.
What is warm, dry, and intact?
An administration set that is typically 60 drops/mL.
What is microdrip?
A central vascular access device placed via the peripheral veins and advanced to the superior vena cava.
What is a PICC line? (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter)
Carrying out the interventions.
What is implementation?
Right to self-determination or independence.
What is autonomy?
This should be monitored frequently if the patient has an infection.
What is the temperature?
ML/MINS multiplied by 60 MINS will give you this.
What is the flow rate? (what you set the pump on)
A special porous device used for eliminating certain elements, as in particles of a certain size in a solution.
What is a filter?
The patient's problem.
What is the nursing diagnosis?
Truthfulness.
What is veracity?
What is the only way to determine an infection?
What is a culture and sensitivity sample?
A test that measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood, along with the pH.
What are arterial blood gasses (ABGs)?
The main administration set used to deliver solutions and medications through the IV?
What is the primary administration set?