A set of learned beliefs, values, traditions and behaviors shared by a social, ethnic or age group
What is: Culture
100
Factual information collected using the senses of sight, smell, hearing and touch.
What is: Objective Information
100
This device allows the resident to call for help when needed
What is: A call light
100
The pulse on the inside of the wrist
What is: Radial Pulse
100
blood pressure, temperature, respirations, pulse and pain level are all what?
What is: Vital Signs
200
Convert 8:30 pm to military time
What is: 2033
200
A persons awareness to person, place and time
What is: Orientation
200
Physical movement of staff from room to room to discuss each resident and his or her care plan
What is: Rounding
200
Normal Respirations
What is: Eupena
200
the first measurement of blood pressure, the phase where the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood out of the left ventricle.
What is: Systolic
300
An accident, problem or unexpected event during the course of care
What is: An incident
300
To place things in an order of importance
What is: Prioritize
300
Written legal record of all medical care a patient, resident or client receives.
What is: Medical Chart
300
140/90
What is: Hypertension
300
Shivering, numbness, quick and shallow breathing, slow movement, mild confusion, pale or cyanotic skin are all signs of what?
What is: Hypothermia
400
The process of reasoning and analyzing in order to solve problems. For the NA this means making good observations and promptly reporting all potential problems.
What is: Critical Thinking
400
Information collected from residents, their family members, and friends. This information may or may not be true, but it is what has been reported; also called symptoms
What is: Subjective Information
400
An organized method used by nurses to determine the resident needs, plan appropriate care to meet those needs and evaluate how well the plan of care is working. The five steps are: Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation.
What is: The nursing process
400
Shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up
What is: Orthopnea
400
Oral, axillary, rectal and tympanic are all area that you can check what?
What is: Temperature
500
Smiling in a friendly manner, leaning forward to listen, nodding while a person is speaking and appropriate touching are all signs of what?
What is: Positive Non-Verbal Communication
500
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury
What is: Sentinel Event
500
The following things can be found where: name, room number, code status, activity level, diet orders, orders for how often vital signs should be taken, bathing information and ROM (range of motion) exercises.
What is: The patient chart
500
Type of respiration with periods of apnea lasting at least 10 seconds along with alternating periods of slow, irregular respirations and rapid, shallow respirations.
What is: Cheyne-Stokes respirations
500
Groaning, breathing heavily, tightening of jaw, vomiting, sweating, tension or agitation are all signs of what?