The patient was found lying on the floor with no apparent injury.
How do I chart a patient fall in the chart.
100
Call the nursing supervisor
Who do I notify of any suspicious behavior from a co-worker. This may be drug use, inappropriate treatment of a patient, etc.
100
Slander
What is stating something about another that is detrimental to their character and hurts their reputation. It may or may not be true. This is a legal tort.
100
Florence Nightingale
Who is the first practicing nurse epidemiologist?
100
Empathy
What is showing a caring behavior for a suffering patient.
200
Respiratory distress
What is "At risk for respiratory failure, relate to..........." or Respiratory failure related to poor oxygen perfusion as manifested by........" This is a general documentation but will be specific to your patient.
200
The nurse is held responsible for the commission of a tort.
What is an illegality committed by one person against the property or person of another?
200
For protection of the public when the staff is caring for the patients.
Why is nursing a licensed profession.
200
Nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 were the first to demonstrate autonomy in practice.
Who began the nursing practice and the use of critical thinking skills?
200
Open-ended question
What is allowing patient to explain their needs and wants without interrupting? Give them time to explore their thoughts while the nurse LISTENS QUIETLY.
300
Setting goals, planning interventions, evaluating, and the rationale for them.
What is the nursing process for setting up a nursing care plan for your patient?
300
Restrains used to take a patient to x-ray without monitoring and the patient falls of the cart fracturing their arm.
What is Liable?
300
False imprisonment
What is placing someone in jail or prison without due process or reason?
300
sterile technique began to be used
What did Florence Nightingale begin to see needed and implemented in the battlefield?
300
I'm not sure that I understand what you mean?
What is clarification?
400
Health problems of the patient and what has been done for the patient throughout the day.
What is documented in the patient chart? What information is passed on to the next shift?
400
Computer charting left open for everyone to see.
What is a HIPPA violation?
400
Proficient in the care of a patient.
What is licensed by the governing body stating that staff is proficient in the care of a patient? Kansas State Board of Nursing.
400
Florence Nightingale saw the benefit of the nursing process for the patients.
What is improved communication between healthcare providers, family, and patients?
400
You think that you must be very sick because of all the tests?
What is the nurse using communication technique of reflection?
500
Nursing process
What is activities a nurse utilizes to identify a patients problems?
500
Periodic changes in staff passwords.
How do I prevent possible lack of confidentiality associated with computerized documentation?
500
Clustering data ( this is not a law )
What is the nurse seeking to organize the data obtained from the patient in a logical manner?
500
Delegation
What is giving work to the right staff for their licensures?
500
May I sit beside you for a few minutes? Wait a few minutes in silence. (anxious patient)