The position when someone lies on their back with the HOB up part way
What is Semi Fowler's position
100
the three times that nurses should use focus documentation to describe something with their patient
1. A current concern or behaviour (ie. decreased U/O)
2. A change in a client's condition or behaviour (ie.
suddenly becomes disoriented to person, place & time)
3. A significant event in the client's treatment (ie. return
from surgery)
100
"immediately"
What is STAT
100
writing ongoing notes of everything that is happening to a patient
what is Narrative Charting
100
Has Not Voided
What is HNV
200
the term used for ringing in the ears
What is tinnitus
200
the "focus" for the following data: moist breath sounds, coughing, breathing rate at 28/min
What is "Respiratory"
200
taking blood
What is a phlebotomy (vein - cutting/opening)
200
The type of documentation that includes flowsheets, graphic VS sheets and fluid balance records
What is Permanent Documentation Tools
200
Diet as Tolerated
What is DAT
300
the medical term for dizziness
What is vertigo
300
The "focus" for the following condition of the patient:
crying, holding abdomen
What is "Pain" (or more specifically "Abdominal Pain")
300
way that a nurse would document "every four hours"
What is Q4H
300
A type of documentation form that is used in Residential Care for standardized Dr orders
What is Care Maps/Care Paths
300
Nothing by Mouth
What is NPO
400
The nursing skill being described when one uses flexion, extension, abduction and adduction
What is ROM (Range of Motion) exercises
400
The higher the acuity, the more frequently a nurse should document
What is the principle regarding frequency of documentation in relation to the acuity of the patient?
The "focus" for the following patient assessment data: very short of breath, is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula at 3 litres/min. Pulse is 118/min, respirations are 36/min.
What is "Dyspnea"
500
medical term for disease/suffering in the heart muscle
What is cardiomyopathy
500
D- Data, A - Action, R - Response, E- Expected Outcome