What are the five rights of delegation?
1. Right Task
2. Right Circumstance
3. Right Person
4. Right communication/direction
5. Right supervision
What are variations of breath sounds ( name and define)
Wheezing ( High-pitched on expiration, narrowing of airway), Rhonchi ( low pitched,snoring) Crackles ( high pitched popping and low pitched bubbling, inspiration, cough and nothing clears)
What does assessment include?
What is the ICN?
reps 13 million nurses globally
composed of a federation of national nursing associations from more than 130 nations
Aims to ensure quality nursing care for all
Supports global health policies that advance nursing and improve worldwide health
Strives to improve working conditions for nurses throughout the world
Who is Florence Nightingale
. Revolutionized nursing
Went to hospital in Scutari during Crimean war
Men slept on floor in bad conditions
IV. Her idea = more men would survive if they had clean healthy environment and nutritious food so body can heal itself
Kept records and did research to develop theory and reduce death rate of soldiers
What are ethics?
Systematic study of right and wrong
making consistent moral decisions
What is prehypertension?
120-130/80-90
Medical vs nursing assessment
ANA
Official professional organization for nurses in United States
Formed in 1911 from organization previously known as the Nurses associated Alumnae of United States and Canada
Originally focused on established standards care and work towards licensure as a means of ensuring adherence to the standards
Reps are elected from local branches of state organizations to bring their concerns to the national level
Track healthcare legislation
Serve as liaisons with national government reps to inform them how current and proposed legislation will affect nursing
Develop and sponsor legislation that will have a positive effect on nursing and patient care
Their official publication, the american nurse publishes, materials on nursing news, issues and standards.
What are the stages in Benners' Model of Proficiency?
Novice
Advanced
Competence
Proficient
Expert
What are SMART Goals
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time
Can vitals be delegated?
Yes but it still RN responsibility to interpret, find trends,and make decision on abnormal findings
What is objective vs subjective data
NLA
Originally founded as American society of superintendents of training school for nurses 1893
First nursing organization with a goal to establish and maintain a universal standard of education
Sets standards for all types of nursing education programs
Studies nursing work force
Lobbies and participates with other major healthcare organizations to set policy for nursing workforce
Aids in faculty development
Funds research on nursing education
Publishes the journal, nursing education perspectives
National Student Nurses Association (NSNA)
What are 3 categories of older adulthood
Young-old: 65-74
Middle-old (75-84)
Oldest-old (85 and older, fastest growing of the older adult)
What are factors in moral decision making?
Attidues, beliefs and values
What are common pulse points>
carotid,apical, brachial, radial, ulnar,femoral, popliteal
What are the types of assessments?
Initial, Ongoing, Comprehensive, Focused, special needs, physical,
NSNA
Reps nursing students in the United states
Student counterpart of the ANA
Comprises elected volunteers who advocate on behalf of student nurses
Sponsors yearly conventions to address the concerns of nursing students
Local charters are usually organized at individual schools
Publishes , image, a journal dedicated to nursing school issues
What are the phases of communication?
Pre-interaction
orientation
working phase
termination phase
Name 3 age related changes affecting senses
cataracts,
glaucoma
presbyopia
tinnitus
night blindness
glaucoma
What does effort refer to?
How hard patient is working to breathe
What does a nursing interview involve?
STTI
International honor society for nursing
Goal: foster nursing scholarships, leadership, service, and research to improve health worldwide
Official publication: journal of nursing scholarship
What are the tests for urine?
urianalysis
bedside testing