Nursing Organizations
Given the nickname “ the Lady with the lamp”. Since the year 1965 the International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
As a nurse being faithful to the promises made as a professional to provide competent, quality care to patients.
What is Fidelity?
During this phase all subjective and objective information is collected about the patient.
What is the Assessment Phase?
Patients are usually encourage to eat this food item that increase the healing process.
What is food high in vitamin C?
The Fifth Vital Sign
What is Pain?
This organization published guides that develop s nursing curriculum, set standards for nursing
What is the American Association of colleges of Nursing (AACN) ?
As nurse one must ensure that the patients have all of the required information to make decisions about their medical care.
What is Autonomy?
Medical Information provided by the patient ‘s family and not directly by the the patient during assessment.
What is secondary ?
This test is performed to test the patient’s nutrition status
What is a metabolic test?
Blood pressure: 90/60 mm Hg to 130/80 mm Hg. Breathing: 12 to 18 breaths per minute. Pulse: 60 to 100 beats per minutes, and temperature between 97 F (33.1 C) and 99 F (37.2 C) or more.
What is normal vital signs for adults?
Members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, health care organizations, and agencies
What is the National Leaque of Nursing (NLN)
As a nurse making impartial medical decision whether it relates to limited resources or treatments regardless of economic status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
What is justice?
This is the framework established for prioritizing the care during the planning phase of the nursing process.
What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
10 to 20 mg/dL
Measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from urea.
0.5- 1.5 mg/dL
The product of muscle metabolism
Both values Are used to determined if the kidney is functioning properly.
What is the Serum Creatinine and BUN values?
Wash your hands, close the curtain, and check the patient wrist band
What a nurse should do when entering the
patient‘ s room
A autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of public‘ s health and promoting the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs in nursing.
What is The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ?
As a nurse providing the patient with the complete truth about his or her medical condition, both at the point of diagnosis and as their condition progresses.
What is Veracity?
A clinical judgement about an individual responses to actual or potential health problems.
What is Nursing Diagnosis?
A postoperative diet that usually consist of broth, coffee, gelatin, and cranberry juice.
What is a clear liquid diet?
Caring, Empathy, Problem Solving Skills, Communicator, Attention to Detail, Sense of Humor, and Commitment to Patient Advocacy.
Traits of a Good Nurse
This organization is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to the improvement of the public interest by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices.
What is the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) ?
As a nurse you must do no harm intentionally and provide a standard of care which avoids risk or minimizing it, as it relates to patient care.
What is non-maleficence?
A professional nursing organization that provides standardized language to identify patient problems and plan customized care.
What is NANDA-l ?
North American Diagnosis Association International
This is the energy needed to maintain life- sustaining activities for a specific period of time at rest.
What is the BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate)?
False assurance, medical jargon, stereotyping, being defensive, and appearing distracted or uninterested .
Barriers to Communication