Unit 1
What is the difference of an ACUTE V CHRONIC Illness?
Chronic: Long term
Acute: Sudden/Short Term
What is the difference between HARD skills and SOFT skills
-Provide two examples for each
Hard skills: Job related/ Specific to a nurse
Soft Skills: Personal skills, harder to obtain
Provide 2 tyPes of ABUSE?
Sexual Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Physical Abuse
Psychological Abuse
what are the three (3) LAYERS of the Skin
what are the three (3) LAYERS of the Skin
-Epidermis
-Dermis
-Hypodermis/ Subcutaneous Layer
What is the difference between QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE?
Quantitative date is numerical and objective, while qualitative data is descriptive and subjective.
OSHA stands for: Overall Shared Hardship Assistance ?
True
False
FALSE
What is an example of Non-Verbal Communication?
Facial Expressions, Body Language, Nodding
Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable in a given situation is:
Neglect
Malpractice
Coercion
Negligence
Negligence
What is etiology?
The CAUSE of disease or illness.
What is a Sentinel Event
An unexpected occurence involving death or serious physical or psyschological injury (loss of limb or function), or the risk thereof (any process variation for which a recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome)
What is the definition for SCOPE OF PRACTICE?
Extent or range or permissible activities.
What are the three parts of a medical term?
Prefix
Suffix
Word Root
Define Defamation
Something harmful to the good name or reputation of another person, slander
A patient tells a nurse about a skin discoloration that was present at birth. What is the term that best describes a type of discoloration present at birth?
A.Autoimmune
B. Congenital
C. Inflammatory
D. Infection
B. congenital
Who is credited with intiating EBP
Florence Nightingale
Provide an example for each: Acute illness & Chronic Illness
Acute: Heart attack, broken bone, covid, flu
Chronic: Cancer, Alzhiemers, Parkinson, Diabetes, Hypertension
Provide 3 examples of SIGNS
-Bruises
-cuts
-Burns
-sweating
-fever
-rash
What is the difference between Assault and Battery?
Assault: attempt or threat to do violence to another.
Battery: unlawful attack upon or touching of another person
Microbes that cause disease are known as...
Pathogens
What is the first step in the nursing process?
Assessment
What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
Medicare: Federal insurance program for people older than 60 years old/ or individuals who are permantly disabled
Medicaid: Federal insurance program for individuals in low income
What does SOAP stand for?
S:Subjective
O: Objective
A: Assessment
P:Plan
The purpose of ____________ is to restrict the use of private patient health information
HIPAA
The word that means adapting the environment to prevent body injury is
Ergonomics
Which assessment method involves listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope?
Auscultation