Legal
Written statement expressing the patients wishes regarding future consent for or refusal of treatment if the patient is incapable of participating decision making
What is ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
this is a reflection of the nurses concern for others welfare and well being. The nurse demonstrates understanding of cultures, beliefs, and perspectives of others. The nurse advocates for patients, esp the most vulnerable. The nurse takes risks on behalf of the patient and colleagues. Mentors other professionals.
What is Altruism
A passageway for air to reach the lung
What is the trachea
Called the “pacemaker”, initiates the impulse
What is SA node
Collecting, organizing, documenting, and validating data about a patient’s health status
What is assessment
Health care agency that includes regulations for handling infectious or toxic materials
What is OSHA
systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue, good/evil. The ability to make ethical decisions and act in an ethical manner begins in childhood and matures as one ages.
What is ethics
Caused by viruses that invade the upper respiratory tract through airborne droplets
What is Acute Viral Rhinitis (the common cold)
Abnormal thickening, hardening, loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
What is Arteriosclerosis
Carrying out the nursing interventions in a systemic way.
What is implementation
It is considered (blank) to not to report another professionals misconduct
What is Negligence
term used to describe "do no harm" or avoid causing harm
What is Non-maleficence
Inflammation of certain parts of the lungs,, such as the alveoli and bronchioles caused by either infectious or noninfectious agents
What is pneumonia
Symptom:Pain occurs with exercise or activity and usually subsides with rest
What is stable angina
The process by which the assessment data are sorted and analyzed so that specific actual and potential health problems are identified. This is chosen taking into consideration other factor contributing to the problem
What is the nursing diagnosis
Regulates the degree of dependence and independence of licensed nurses
What is Scope of practice
To do good, taking positive action to help others
What is Beneficence
Blood accumulation between chest wall and lung that is often associated with pneumothorax
What is hemothorax
Symptom:Increased CVP, jugular vein distention, dependent edema, weight gain
Right sided Heart Failure
Directed, purposeful, mental activity by which you create and evaluate ideas, analyze data, anticipate problems, use expansive thinking.
What is Critical thinking
Violation of a civil law; a wrong against an individual
What is TORT
Respecting someone’s self-determination
What is Autonomy
Signs and symptoms include cough, night sweats, chest pain and tightness, fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, and a low grade fever
What is TB
This procedure requires lifelong immunosuppression, patient is prepped like that of an open heart surgery.
What is a heart transplant
The outcome of clinical reasoning:the conclusion or decision you arrive at by exercising your clinical reasoning skills