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What are the QSEN competencies?
Safety, Informatics, Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidenced-based Practice, and Quality Improvement
What is health literacy?
The ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Examples of potential sites for health care associated infections?
Urinary tract, surgical wounds, respiratory tract, blood stream
what is the ABCDE of skin lesions
Asymmetry, border irregularity, color, diameter, and evolution
Denture Care
Brush with soft bristled brush, clean after meals and at bedtime, soak in lukewarm water, do not use hot or cold
What are the standards of professional performance?
Ethics, Advocacy, Respectful and Equitable Practice, Communication, Collaboration, Leadership, Education, Scholarly Inquiry, Quality of Practice, Professional Practice Evaluation, Resource Stewardship, and Environmental Health
Can you act as the interpreter for a client?
No.
Order of physical assessment of every area except the abdominal area?
Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Diabetic foot care
Inspect feet daily, wash feet in lukewarm water, trim nails straight across, protect from hot and cold
What makes the S1 sound
closing of AV values
What does ADPIE stand for?
Assessment, Analysis, Planning, Implemention, and Evaluation
What is subjective data?
What the patient says, can't be physically seen, personal perspectives, feelings or opinions
How long do you wait to check an oral temperature after smoking?
2 minutes
What is PERRLA
Pupils equal round reactive to light and accomodation
Normal pulse rate
60-100 bpm
What is patient centered care?
Compassionate care based on the respect for the patient's preferences, values, and individualized needs
What is objective data?
What is physically seen or assessed
Normal variants in temperature
exercise, gender, circadian rhythm (sleep), age, environment
Artificial eye care
Soft towel in wash basin or sink, do not use chemical cleaners
What is a bruit
blowing, swishing sound that indicates blood flow turbulence
What is cultural competence?
Cultural respect
What is a mode of transmission for airborne illnesses?
Sneezing and coughing >6 feet
Nursing interventions to promote heat conversation
Remove any wet clothing, replace with dry clothing, wrapping in blanket, keep head covered, offer warm liquids
Oral care for unconscious clients
Have suction available, do not place fingers in mouth, semi-fowlers or supine with head turned to the side