Teamwork & Process
In the nurse-patient relationship, this phase is where roles are clarified and a contract is established.
What is the Orientation phase?
This is the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question the reasoning process.
What is Critical Thinking?
Aging of the urinary system often involves hypertrophy of this specific gland in males.
What is the Prostate?
These "Standard Precautions" apply to blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions, except for this specific substance.
What is Sweat?
Muscle strength can decline by this percentage for every week a patient remains immobile.
What is 20%?
This three-part format for a nursing diagnostic label includes the Problem, the Etiology, and these.
What are Symptoms (or defining characteristics)?
According to the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model, the first step is to "Recognize" these.
What are Cues?
This term describes the increased incidence of a "hunchback" posture in the thoracic spine of older adults.
What is Kyphosis?
For a patient with a rotavirus infection, a nurse should implement these types of precautions.
What are Contact Precautions?
On the cardiovascular system, immobility can cause venous pooling, which leads to the formation of these.
What is a Thrombus (or DVT)?
These are the three phases of the nurse-patient relationship: Orientation, Working, and this.
What is the Termination phase?
This quality of a critical thinker involves asking "why" and seeking deeper understanding.
What is Curiosity?
In the gastrointestinal system, aging causes a slowing of this process, which can lead to constipation.
What is Peristalsis?
This is the required order for the "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" according to the WHO.
What are: 1. Before touching a patient; 2. Before a clean/aseptic procedure; 3. After body fluid exposure risk; 4. After touching a patient; 5. After touching patient surroundings?
In the respiratory system, pooling of secretions and decreased cough reflex can lead to this type of infection.
What is Pneumonia?
When prioritizing, this type of problem almost always "trumps" a chronic condition.
What is an Acute problem?
When taking action, nurses should always consider the "least" of these options first to avoid increasing risk to the patient.
What is Invasive?
Sensory changes include a decreased ability to deal with this light-related issue, especially at night.
What is Glare?
This specific type of mask is required when caring for patients under Airborne Precautions.
What is an N95 fitted respirator?
This musculoskeletal complication involves a permanent shortening of muscle or connective tissue.
What is a Contracture?
In the hierarchy of needs, these two specific types of needs are considered the top priority for nursing care.
What are Physiological and Safety needs?
These three specific cognitive conditions must be prevented, identified, and managed as part of the "Mind" 4M framework.
What are Dementia, Delirium, and Depression?
Neurologically, older adults may experience a decrease in this sense, which relates to the awareness of body position.
What is Proprioception?
These are the three "means of transmission" for organisms: Direct contact, indirect contact, and this.
What is the Airborne route?
This urinary complication occurs because urine remains in the pelvis for longer periods when the patient is supine.
What is Urinary Retention?