Odds & Ends
You are working with a patient with low health literacy on a new diagnosis of CHF. What teaching technique is most appropriate for this situation?
Include the most important information at the beginning of the session.
Why?
What assessment findings are commonly associated with dysuria?
pain or burning upon urination, stinging or irritations, frequency, urgency
Name 2 components of self-concept?
Identity, body image, role performance
How does a nurse prioritize which patient to assess first?
ABCs
What is your first action upon learning your patient is having difficulty voiding?
Assess for bladder distention
Describe role conflict?
Having to choose between 2 important roles. Example, completing your nursing assignment, while missing your child's school play.
What does "justice" mean within the scope of healthcare?
Fair and equitable treatment of all patients.
How should you accurately assess for bladder distention?
Use a bladder scanner.
Do you need a provider order for this intervention?
What does PTSD stand for?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Explain autonomy for a patient?
Autonomy in healthcare is the fundamental right of individuals to make informed and voluntary decisions about their own medical care, free from coercion.
This assessment finding in stool should be reported immediately?
Blood/bleeding
True or False
True
When working with a patient using an interpreter, who should nurse be looking at?
The patient!
How do laxatives cause constipation?
Over time the bowels become less responsive to stimuli- causing rebound constipation.
The spiritual well-being scale is a list of 20 questions a nurse uses to assess the patient's relationship with God and overall sense of purpose in life?
True or False
True