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1
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1800’s Public Perception of a nurse

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Charles Dickens’ fictional Sairy Gamp – drunken, uncaring
nurse profiting on sick and dying

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1800’s reality of a nurse

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Florence Nightingale- Sacrifice and Service

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Late 1800’s to Early 1900’ Perception

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War heroes
-Harriet Tubman (railroad)
-Sojourner Truth (cleanliness)
-Susie King Taylor (war nurse)
-Walt Whitman (injured brother)
-Clara Barton (civil war nurse)
-Louisa May Alcott (weak and ill, wrote about nursing)

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1900’s perception of a nurse

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  • Nurse Ratched (mean, militant)
  • Margaret Hoolihan (television)
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1900’s reality of a nurse

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-Edith Cavell (founded Belgium nursing school)
-Clara Maass (gave life to research at 25 of yellow fever)
-First NP Program
-Assisted in developing critical care
units

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Internal Influencers

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Things or people from within
the profession of nursing that
influence perception of

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External Influencers

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Things or people from outside
the profession of nursing that
influence perception of
nursing

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Breach of professional boundaries and violation of patient privacy results in

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Loss of job
Expulsion from school
Revocation of license

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Social media can be good because

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Able to change public
perception of what we
do and why we do it

Helps to show us as
professionals

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Health Records

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-Can be paper or electronic
-Contain important information about the
patient
Previous illnesses and treatments
Continuing medical problems
History of family illnesses
Current medications

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SOAP

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Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

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Subjective

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-The problem in the patient’s own words
-Duration
-Quality
-What makes it worse (exacerbate) or what
makes it better (relieve)

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Objective

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-Labs
-Test results
-Assessment findings

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Assessment

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-What the provider sees, finds when examining
the patient
-Can include a diagnosis, identification of the
problem, or a list of possible diagnoses
(differential diagnosis)

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Plan

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-Course of action
-Treatment options, i.e. medications or a
procedure

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General Subjective Terms

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Acute v. Chronic
Abrupt
Febrile v. Afebrile
Malaise
Progressive v. exacerbation
Symptom
Lethargic
Genetic or hereditary

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Objective

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Observable,
measurable data
obtained through
observation,
physical
examination, and
laboratory or
diagnostic testing.
ex. -Data collected from
the HCP
-Includes information
from tests
-Can be seen, heard, or
felt

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General
Objective
Terms

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Things that are seen (alert, oriented)
Things that are heard (auscultation, percussion)
Things that are felt (palpation)
Descriptions of
observations (marked, unremarkable)

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Assessment

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Combine subjective and objective data to determine diagnosis.
Morbidity- death rate/suffering
Occult- hidden
Lesion- abnormal skin condition

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20
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Plan

A

Provider recommendations for course of
action
-Medications
-Surgery
-Further Test

Palliative- relieving symptoms not dealing with the cause
Discharge- to send home
Observation- observe
Prophylaxis- treatment to prevent symptoms

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21
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Supine

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Laying on back

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22
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Prone

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Laying on stomach

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Unilateral

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One side

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Bilateral

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Two Sides

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Ipsilateral

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Same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Opposite side of the body

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27
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Top of hand and foot

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Dorsum

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28
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Bottom of hand and foot

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Palmar and Plantar

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29
Q

♂

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Male

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30
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♀

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Female

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(R) , (L), (B)

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Right, Left, Bilateral

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32
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↑

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Increase

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↓

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Decrease

34
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VS (VSS)

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Vital Signs (Vital Signs
Stable)

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T

A

Temperature

36
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BP

A

Blood Pressure

37
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HR

A

Heart Rate

38
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RR

A

Respiratory Rate

39
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Ht

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Height

40
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Wt

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Weight

41
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I/O

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Intake Outake

42
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Dx

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Diagnosis

43
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Tx

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Treatment

44
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H&P

A

History and Phystical

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Hx

A

History

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HPI

A

History of Present Illness

47
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PMHx

A

Past Medical History

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NKDA

A

No Known Drug Allergies

49
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pt

A

patient

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PCP (HCP)

A

Primary Care Provider
(Health)

51
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f/u

A

follow up

52
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d/t

A

due to

53
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CC

A

Chief Complaint

54
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SOB

A

Short of Breath

55
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HEENT

A

Head, eyes, ears, nose, throa

56
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PERRLA

A

Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light
and accommodation

57
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NAD

A

No acute distress

58
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CV

A

Cardiovascular

59
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RRR

A

Regular rate and rhythm (heart)

60
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CTA

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Clear to auscultation

61
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WDWN

A

Well developed, well nourished

62
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A&Ox

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Alert & Oriented times (insert #)

63
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WNL (WDL)

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Within normal limits (defined)

64
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PO

A

Per os (by mouth)

65
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NPO

A

Nil per os (nothing by
mouth)

66
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PR

A

Per rectum (anal)

67
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IM

A

Intramuscular

68
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SC

A

Subcutaneously

69
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IV

A

Intravascular

70
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CVL

A

Central Venous Line

71
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PICC

A

Peripherally inserted central
catheter

72
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PRN

A

As needed

73
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BID

A

Twice daily

74
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TID

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Three times daily

75
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Q

A

Each

76
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QD

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Each day

77
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QID

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Four times daily

78
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AC/PC

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Before meals/After meal

79
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HS

A

Hour of sleep

80
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AD LIB

A

As desired

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