I Saw the Sign
60-100
What is normal heart rate?
In the chain of infection what is the reservoir for a patient with pneumonia?
Lungs
These were designed to protect the public and can vary in each state
Nurse Practice Act
Planning for discharge begins
On admission
To prevent skin breakdown, q2 turns is what part of the nursing process?
Implementation
Contraindications for taking BP on a certain arm
Arm on same side as previous mastectomy, IV infusing in that arm, dialysis shunt/AV fistula in the arm
Intact skin is the body's first line of defense against pathogens. What is the second?
Leukocytosis
Slander
Prior to educating a patient we should first?
Assess their learning needs
Returning to check the effectiveness of a medication is what part of the nursing process
Evaluation
left mid-clavicular line, 5th intercostal space
A process where immune cells engulf and destroy pathogens
Phagocytosis
Threatening to restrain a patient to force them to take a medication is considered?
Assault
Modes of learning
Visual, kinesthetic, auditory - examples
What is the best way for the nurse to evaluate the effectiveness of what they taught the patient?
Have the patient demonstrate what they learned
elevated heart rate, elevated respirations and elevated blood pressure could indicate
Patient is in pain
Long fingernails and lots of rings are not good examples of?
Hand hygiene
Things that prohibit someone giving consent
Best research evidence, patient values and preferences and professional nursing expertise together are called?
Evidence-based nursing practice
Systolic pressure-diastolic pressure=
Pulse pressure
You went on vacation and got bit by a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus. The mosquito is a?
Vector
A patient's daughter is responsible for making all choices about her father's health care if her father is unable as he spelled out in his ____. She is his ?
advanced directives, durable power of attorney for health care
Speak slowly, frequent pauses, allow time to respond to questions, adequate lighting, limit distractions, hearing aids, reading glasses, large print
Which patient population?
Elderly
Name some independent nursing actions
Open discussion