Nursing Process
Most reliable source of data when conducting an assessment
What is the patient?
one on one interaction between a nurse and another person
What is interpersonal communication?
Gold standard for preventing the spread of infection
What is hand hygiene?
RACE acronym stands for this
What is rescue patients, activate alarm, confine the fire, extinguish the fire?
Type of exercise used for a patient with left hemiplegia who is on bed rest
What is passive range of motion exercises?
Findings resulting from direct observation or measurement
What is objective data?
this is what SBAR stands for.
What is Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation?
Part of the chain of infection. Examples are: food, oxygen, water, temperature, light and pH
What is a reservoir?
What is an elbow restraint?
This type of crutch gait would be used by a patient who has a left above the knee amputation and is not using his prothesis.
What is three-point gait?
A clinical judgment made by a nurse to describe a patient's response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that a nurse is licensed to treat
What is a nursing diagnosis?
Examples include: eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, and posture
What are nonverbal modes of communication?
PPE used for airborne precautions
What is an N95 mask/respirator?
The part of the bed that a nurse would tie a restraint to
What is the moveable bed frame?
When ascending stairs with crutches, this leg goes first.
What is the unaffected leg (or stronger leg)?
a broad statement that describes a desired change in a patient's condition, perceptions or behavior
What is a goal?
What is obtain an interpreter?
This type of isolation/precaution requires designated or disposable equipment for the patient
What is contact precautions?
You witness a patient start to have a seizure. This is the first action you will take.
What is turn patient to side to protect their airway?
Immobility causes this gastrointestinal dysfunction, specifically in older adults
What is constipation?
this is what SMART goals stands for.
What is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timed.
This therapeutic communication technique allows time for a patient to reflect and allows the nurse to observe the patients nonverbal cues.
What is silence?
Stage of infection in which the patient manifests signs and symptoms specific to type of infection
What is illness stage?
an order for a restraint must include these 4 areas of information
What is location, duration, type and circumstance?
Crossing legs, sitting for prolonged periods of time, and use of birth control pills can contribute to this disorder
What is a DVT?