Nurse Facts
Considered the founder of modern-day nursing
Who is Florence Nightingale?
The act of being fully present, aware, and non-judgemental
What is mindfulness?
The reason for using reflective phrases like "I can see this is very frustrating for you."
What is to validate the patient's feelings?
A document that is not legally valid if it is not complete.
What is consent?
A normal heart rate range for an adult.
What is 60-100 beats per minute?
The Most Trusted Profession for honesty and ethics in Gallup polls every year since 1999
What are nurses?
A reason that many people do not use mindfulness in their practice
What is they don't think they have time?
The act of feeling with someone.
What is empathy?
The age range of females who should have a pregnancy test if they have had surgery or gone through menopause
What is 12-50 years old?
A vital sign that shows perfusion is taking place throughout the body to all the cells and organs.
What is blood pressure?
The first primetime medical drama featuring nurses, that ran from 1962-1965
Something that would need to change for many offices to be able to incorporate mindfulness.
What is workplace culture?
Feeling for someone with the intent to help.
What is compassion?
The number of patient identifiers required on a consent.
What is two identifiers?
The most ignored vital sign
What is respiratory rate?
The average amount a nurse walks in a 12 hour shift
What is 4-5 miles?
The name of a mindfulness exercise that has you focus on 5 things you can see, 4 things you feel, 3 things you hear, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you can taste.
What is grounding?
The Family Standard
What is treating patients as if they were your own parent, sibling, or child?
The part of the consent that the physician should explain to the patient to ensure they understand the treatment
What are the risks, benefits, and alternatives?
An assessment included with vital signs.
What is a pain assessment?
The year that the US Army Nurse Corps was created
What is 1901?
A task you do multiple times through the day that you can turn into a mindful exercise.
What is washing your hands?
A technique used to minimize distractions when talking with patients and asking them how they are feeling
What is the SOLER technique? (Sit/face-Open posture-Lean in-Eye Contact-Relax)
Two things that should always be included with the witness signature
What are date AND time?
Often, the first indicator of clinical deterioration.
What is a set of vital signs?