Patient Sx and Care
swelling in body tissues caused by excessive fluid
What is edema?
a report documenting an incident and the response to the incident; also called an occurrence
What is an incident report?
organized method used by nurses to determine residents' needs, plan and evaluate how well a care plan is working.
What is nursing process?
a block or an obstacle
What is a barrier?
a set of learned beliefs, values, traditions, and behaviors shared by a social or ethnic group
a way of communicating that involves giving a person one's full attention while he is speaking and encouraging him to give information and clarify ideas
What is active listening?
What is incident?
scheduled visits to each resident's room to assess the resident's condition and needs and discuss the care plan with participating staff
What is rounds?
communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds
What is verbal communication?
a person's awareness of a person, place and time
What is orientation?
measurements: temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure, that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body
What is vital signs?
a meeting to share and gather info about a resident in order to develop a care plan
What is a care conference
a plan for each resident created by an RN that outlines the tasks that team members must perform to help the resident reach their goals of care
What is a care plan?
communication without using words, such as through gestures and facial expressions
What is nonverbal communication
What is sharing observations of residents?
information collected from residents, their family members, and their friends; information may not be true, but is what person reported, aka symptoms
an unexpected event that causes serious injury or death.
What is and adverse event? or
What is a sentinel event?
in health care , and emergent medical situation in which specially trained responders provide the necessary care
What is a code?
all of the conscious or unconscious messages a person's body sends as they communicate
What is body language?
a detailed form with guidelines for assessing residents in LTC facilities
What is Minimum Data Set (MDS)?
factual info collected using the senses of sight, hearing, smell and touch
What is objective information?
the acti of noting care and observations; documenting
What is charting?
to place things in order of importance
What is prioritize?
formal documentation of the type and scope of care that should be provided to a particular pt, in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest
What is code status?
the process of reasoning and analyzing in order to solve problems
What is critical thinking?