Communication Difficulty
This impairment happens generally after a stroke and can limit the patients ability to speak
Aphasia
In Delirium, you will see these symptoms in the patient
Acute mental change, infection, fever, dehydration
This type of Grief is mostly acknowledge by health care workers and "cannot be acknowledged publicly"...
Disenfranchised Grief
A team working together who don't agree might find themselves in a ..
Conflict
YES!
The strategy of knocking on the door and stating who you are is best used for this impairment
Blind
The goal for the nurse with a patient who has delirium is to ..
Find out the underlying cause
What is included in an Advance Care Directive?
Goals of care- Living will-power of attorney-DNR (AND)
This type of team consists of members who have clinical expertise from a VARIETY of disciplines
Interdisciplinary
What does SBAR stand for?!
SITUATION
BACKROUND
ASSESSMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Being cognisant of environmental hazards its used most on this impairment
Blind
Memory loss that affects day to day abilities is a sign of this cognitive impairment
Dementia
These are roles of the nurse in providing "End OF LIFE CARE" to a patient- (list tasks that a nurse can do)
-Repositioning
-Pain management
-Providing Comfort
-Listening/Talking/Being Present
These qualities are necessary for effective team work..
Open Communications-Listening-Mutual Support-Shared LEADERSHIP
This type of conflict entails a basic lack of understanding
Pseudoconflict
Speaking fast and loud is not a good strategy for this impairment
Deaf
Elderspeak is a type of communication used on Dementia patients that should be avoided, you might know it as...
Infantilization
In 2016, the Govt of Canada passed Bill C-14, What do we call the program this Bill covers
MAiD
This tool is used to effectively communicate specific patient information between and nurse and physician
SBAR
Should the nurse take accountability of their feelings and demand to be respected by all in the workplace and expect an apology from their coworkers if entitled to one?! ( even from a physician!)
Yes!
The term deaf is different from the term Deaf, how?
The term deaf refers to those with extreme hearing loss. Those that are Deaf, define themselves as culturally Deaf meaning it is a human experience, rather then a disability.
MMSE is a tool used for cognition assessment; what does this stand for?
MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION
(We call them mini Mentals)
Post-Mortem care that might be completed by the LPN is...(think tasks)
Pronouncing death-Informing the family-Covering the patient-Removing lines/bandages ect-Keeping a calm atmoshphere-Calling the funeral home
This definitions means "the use of negative verbal behaviours/threats, insults, name calling, put downs ect that might be found in the workplace
Incivility
If a Dementia patient refers to her dead husband as being alive and well, you as the nurse should..
Go along with it