These provide a fixed reimbursement of cost and capitation of health care services
What are Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
100
The Act that prevents the unstable client in active labor from being transferred to another facility?
What is EMTALA?
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law requires health facilities to provide emergency treatment to all individuals.
100
Priority nursing action when dealing with an ethical dilemma
What is Ask: “What is the issue? “
The first step in nursing process is data collection (ASSESS) and when dealing with an ethical dilemma, information to identify the problem is needed first.
100
R.A.C.E & P.A.S.S
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish/Evacuate
Pull the pin, Aim at the base of fire, Squeeze, and Sweep
200
Clara Barton
Who is The American Red Cross founder
200
Care designed to prevent further progression of a disease is
What is Tertiary care
200
Legal documentation recommended to client who assigns spouse to make health-related decisions in case the client cannot communicate wishes independently:
What is Power of attorney for health decisions?
200
The nurse can objectively evaluate effectiveness of a Venturi mask by
What is Measuring O2 saturation by pulse oximetry
200
"Nurse??! Nurse??!!Help! I can't hold my urine!"
Every shift and prn, Ambularm (electronic bed monitoring device) yellow arm bracelet, room close to nurses' station.
What is AT RISK FOR FALLS- IMPLEMENT Fall Prevention Program, complete a Falls Risk Assessment
300
The nurse is caring for a patient who has had major abdominal surgery and also has a large sacral pressure sore. The nurse implements coughing and deep breathing exercises and consults the wound care specialist to evaluate and prescribe care for the pressure sore, even though no physician order has provided instructions to do so. In doing this, the nurse is implementing the element of
What is Autonomy
300
Which was established by Congress in 1983, eliminates cost-based reimbursement for patients who receive Medicare benefits
What is Prospective payment system (PPS)
300
The client wishes to document predetermined care wishes, which include unwanted artificial feedings.
What is Advance Directives
300
The correct sequence of the Chain of Infection
What is Infectious host, reservoir, portal of exit from reservoir, mode of transmission, portal of entry to host, susceptible host
300
The most effective technique in preventing and controlling transmission of infection.
What is Handwashing
400
Was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to freedom
Who was Harriet Tubman
400
The setting of health care services that includes blood pressure and cancer screening is
What is Preventive/Primary?
400
Ethical Principle that ensures the greatest number of people are served for the greater good.
What are Utilitarian principles
400
FALLS, PRESSURE ULCERS, CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (CAUTI), AIR EMBOLI, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSES (DVT'S), VENTILATOR ASSISTED PNEUMONIA (VAP).
What are "NEVER" EVENTS
400
This Stage is evidenced by more specific symptoms, Low grade temp, fatigue
What is the Prodromal Stage?
500
Concept that deems the nurse is responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided
What is Accountability?
500
Describes and defines the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state.
What is the Nurse Practice Act
500
A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion of a child with a possible birth defect. The priority nurse’s action is:
What is Assess personal values related to this ethical issue?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
BRADEN SCALE AND CRITERIA OF SCALE
1. What is Assesses client's level of risk for development of pressure ulcers?
2. SENSORY PERCEPTION, MOISTURE, ACTIVITY, MOBILITY, NUTRITION, FRICTION & SHEAR
500
An increase in circulating white blood cells (WBCs), the body’s response to WBCs leaving blood vessels.