The Vista of Nursing
Health Care Delivery, Settings, & Economics
Promoting Health & Wellness
Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Personal Care
100

A standardized online exam given after all classes and clinical hours have been completed

What is NCLEX-PN?

100

A standardized education program designed to educate staff and help improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare

What is Team STEPPS?

(Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety)

100

Illness that strikes suddenly and lasts a short period of time

What is acute illness?

100

Manipulation of the spine to relieve pressure on the nerves

What is chiropractic?

100

Cleanses the skin, opportunity for a thorough skin assessment, increases circulation, increases sensation, provides relaxation, improves self-esteem, and establishes a nurse-patient relationship

What are benefits to bathing patients

200

Clean scrubs and shoes, punctual, short fingernails, thorough care without shortcuts, and no cellphone use on the unit

What is professional appearance and behavior?

200

Patients must be able to tolerate at least 3 hours per day of therapy to go to this location

What is rehabilitation?

200

Phase of illness when a patient has general body aches and pains and complains they "don't feel good"

What is the prodromal phase?

200

Helpful to treat anxiety, induce sleep, and relieve upset stomach

What is chamomile?

200

A bath given by the nurse using a basin of water at the bedside because the patient is too ill to help and is unable to tolerate getting out of bed

What is a complete bed bath?

300

Notifying your supervisor or the doctor when you've made a mistake

What is being honest?

300

Rehabilitation that includes nutritional counseling, medication education, and exercise

What is cardiac rehab?

300

Phase of illness when a patient has a sore throat, rash, fever, or other abnormalities

What is the symptomatic phase?

300

Helps reduce total blood cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (bad cholesterol) over short periods (for example, 4–12 weeks)

What is garlic?

300

Used to soak necrotic or infected tissue from wounds

What is a therapeutic bath?

400

Noticing changes in the patient’s condition and notifying the appropriate health care professional if negative changes occur

What is being responsible?

400

Facility that provides rehab AND nursing care before returning home

What is a skilled nursing facility (SNF)?

400

Phase of illness when a patient goes to the doctor, nurse practitioner, or alternative medicine practitioner

What is the seeking help phase?

400

Used to help relieve nausea and vomiting of pregnancy in recommended doses for short periods, may also be used for motion sickness

What is ginger?

400

Used to prevent patient falls when changing an occupied bed

What is the side rail?

500

Nursing theorist who focused on being caring by individualizing patient's care

Who is Dr. Jean Watson?

500

Type of monitoring that occurs 24-72 hours post-procedure, if needed

What is observation?

500

Increased respirations, tachycardia, hypertension, pupil dilation, decreased salivation, tensing of muscles

What are the symptoms of stress? (Fight-or-flight response)

500

Helpful in treating heartburn, may improve irritable bowel syndrome, and helps decrease spasms of the gastrointestinal tract before and after endoscopic procedures

What is peppermint?

500

Keeping soiled linens away from scrubs, Not placing soiled linen on the floor, cleaning the mattress with disinfectant if it becomes soiled, wrinkle-free linens, & properly tucking a draw sheet

What are nursing responsibilities in bed making?