Practice Standards
Chemistry 101
It's all scientific
100
Physical, environmental or chemical, these are a controversial measure used to control the client
What are restraints?
100
The nurse aspirates the stomach contents after placement of the NG tube and checks the contents for this concentration?
What is pH?
100
This spore-forming bacteria cause tetanus (muscle spasms, lockjaw and respiratory muscle paralysis)
What is colostrum tetani?
200
A process that assesses the knowledge, skill and judgment of CNO members to assure the public that nurses demonstrate commitment to continuing competence.
What is the Quality Assurance Program?
200
Found in the chemistry panel, the nurse knows a normal range average is 98-107
What is chloride?
200
This bacteria can cause infections (pneumonia, meningitis, UTI) through direct invasion of body systems and organs
What is staphylococcus aureus?
300
A process by which a health care professional who has legal authority to perform a controlled act transfers that authority to an unauthorized person
What is delegation?
300
When looking at the client's labs with COPD the nurse knows that the range 22-28 belongs to?
What is HCO3- ?
300
A systemic immune response to an infection.
What is sepsis?
400
These activities that are considered to be potentially harmful if performed by unqualified persons.
What are controlled acts?
400
It containes sodium 130 mEq/L, potassium4 mEq/L, calcium 2.7 mEq/L, chloride 109 mEq/L, and lactate 28 mEq/L
What is Ringers Lactate?
400
This component of blood plasma dissolves and transports organic and inorganic molecules, distributes blood cells, and transfers heat
What is water?
500
This Act governs health care information privacy in Ontario.
What is the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA)
500
Coumadin increases this value
What is INR?
500
This hematologic disorder, is a X linked and holiday linked disorder.
What is hemophillia: Christmas disease Factor 9 IX ?