OG's in Nursing
Which nurse is known for helping to create sanitation techniques during the 1800s?
Florence Nightingale
For the nurse, what does the planning phase of the standards of nursing practice entail?
The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain the expected outcome.
During a patient's stay at the hospital, when should the nurse begin discharge planning?
AT ADMISSION
How does nursing theory relate to the nursing process?
Nursing theory can direct how a nurse uses the nursing process
A nurse is reviewing literature for an evidence-based practice study. Which study should the nurse use for the most reliable level of evidence that uses statistics to show effectiveness?
Meta- analysis
What is continuing education and why is it important?
learning activities and programs to stay current on nursing practice.
When a patient expresses feelings of anxiety related to a procedure, what is the priority of the nurse?
Listen to the patient's concerns and fears
Asain Americans are most at risk for which type of cancer?
Colorectal
When taking care of a patient that is an immigrant from a low-income area, what should the nurse consider?
There is an increased incidence of disease
What does the hematocrit test?
determines the viscosity of the blood.
When a hospital is using equity-focused quality improvement what strategy are they using?
Reduce dispartities
When conducting a care delivery outcomes research project, what is the population being studied?
patients
You come across an unresponsive infant. Where do you assess for a pulse?
Brachial pulse
Prior to taking an oxygen saturation on a child what should the nurse assess?
Determine whether the child has a latex allergy
What is the normal RR for an adolescent?
12-16
What are factors can place a patient at risk for developing hypertension?
cigarette smoking
obesity
excessive alcohol intake
genetics
What does PICOT stand for?
P: population
I: intervention
C: compare
O: outcome
T: timeframe
When reviewing a research article, what should the nurse read to gain a general understanding of what the article will entail?
The introduction
What are examples of nursing quality indicators?
CLABSI rates
Readmission rates
patient falls
When a nurse is implementing a strategy to reduce the incidence of CLABSI's on a unit what type of project will the nurse institute?
Performance improvement
What is included in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
Physiological, self-esteem, self-actualization, safety and security, love and belonging
A patient presents with a high fever. How can the nurse use convection to encourage heat loss?
Provide a fan in the patient's room.
the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in the transfer of heat.
Give an example of tertiary care.
Tertiary care refers to the medical services received when someone experiences a problem of unknown origin.
When admitting a patient from Africa whose primary language is not English, what actions should the nurse take to establish a respectful relationship?
Assess their own cultural attitudes and biases
Interpreter
Face to face interaction at the patient level
Consciously attempt to suspend judgement
What factors can cause an inaccurate pulse ox reading?
hypothermic fingers, carbon monoxide inhalation, intravascular dyes, fingernail polish