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what should the charge nurse do in relation to staffing?

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bed assignments, look at call ins, be aware of LPNs, is their staff being floated out?

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what kind of listening should a charge nurse have?

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active

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what is active listening?

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listening to what is being said and responding

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what might a nurse have to tell a nurse about their perfomance?

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that they are not doing their job

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what are the steps in mediating conflict?

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accept that conflict happens, be calm, active listening, analyze conflict, be neutral, separate the problems, and work together

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when is it a bad time to educate a patient?

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after giving bad news or after giving narcotics

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what reading level should you break things down to when dealing with patietns?

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8th grade

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what can stress a nurse out?

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inadequate knowledge, floating, death, environment, burnout

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what behavioral changes are signs of burnout?

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withdrawal, risk taking, impulsive, decreased productivity, career change, tardy, less time with patient

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what physiological changes are signs of burnout?

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fatigue, sleep problems, appetite changes

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what psychological changes are signs of burnout?

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blaming others and sterotyping

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what cognitive changes are signs of burnout?

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decreased judgment, lack of initiative, and forgetful

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what emotional changes are signs of burnout?

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apathy, anger, anxiety, bored, irritable,

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what meds cant a LPN give?

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vasoactive drugs

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what does ABC stand for?

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airway, breathing, cardiac

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what is something that needs to be observed on the neck with chest truama?

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ensuring that the trachea is midline

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what is blunt force trauma?

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trauma from hitting an object without penetration

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what can blunt force chest trauma lead to?

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hypoxemia, hemorrhage, pneumothorax, hemothorax, hypovolemia, and cardiac failure

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how serious is blunt force trauma?

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can be life threatening

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what bone is commonly broken in blunt force trauma?

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ribs

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what are the most common places for ribs to break?

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4-10

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what lung disease can rib fractures lead to ?

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pneumonia

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what makes tenderness/muscle spasms worse in rib breaks?

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coughing, moving, deep breathing

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what are symptoms of rib/sternal breaks?

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point tenderness, muscle spasms, bruising, swelling, crepitus, chest wall deformity, dyspnea XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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what is the treatment for a normal rib fracture?
not splinted, sternal wraps may be used light wraps, intercostal nerve blocks, NSAIDs, Opiods
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what is the preferred medication to treat normal rib fractures?
NSAIDs are preferred because they do not cause lowered RR or resp depression
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what device might rib fracture patients have for pain?
PCA
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can you push PCA button for rib fracture patients?
no
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when is a rib fracture considered flail chest?
when there are three of more ribs broken in a row and in two or more places in each rib
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what are the symptoms of a flail chest?
dyspnea, cyanotic, impaired gas exhange, sob, anxiety, low pulse ox, bruising, tachycardia, paradoxical chest movement
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what does paradoxical chest movement look like?
on inspiration the chest wall caves in, on expiration the chest wall exands, the patient will be in pain
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what should be done for both broken rib/flail chest?
TCDB
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when is a vent required in flail chest?
if they have severe dyspnea or a big drop in pulse ox
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what kind of vent setting will flail chest have?
peep
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what kind of lumen trach tube will flail chest have while intubated?
double lumen due to the different pressure in the chest
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what surgery might flail chest get?
stabilization surgery with pins/plates
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what should be monitored in rib fracture patients?
the vital signsXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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what is the pain management for flail chest?
IV pain med, epidural, nerve block
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what might be given to flail chest patients?
O2 and iv fluids
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what is a pulmonary contusion?
occurs when there is bruising/bleeding into the lungs between the alveoli....the tissue gets oversaturated with blood effecting gas exchange
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what causes pulmonary contusion?
any type of chest trauma
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what can a pulmonary contusion lead to?
respiratory distress
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what are the symptoms of pulmonary contusion?
decreased breath sounds, tachypnea, tachycardia, chest pain, hypoxemia, crackles, frank bleeding, bloody sputum, agitation, respiratory acidosis, decreased lung movement, fatigue, hemoptysis
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how do you manage mild pulmonary contusion?
IV or Oral fluids, O2 high flow, moderate fowlers, expansion techniques
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how do you manage moderate pulmonary contusion?
ventilation with PEEP, NG tube for GI distention, Bronchoscopy,
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how do you manage severe pulmonary contusion?
Vent, diuretic, fluid restriction and antibiotics
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what should you monitor for when giving fluids to pulmonary contusion patietns?
make sure they dont get hypervolemic
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what are signs of hypervolemia?
elevated BP, edema, weight gain, tachycardia, weak pulse
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what expansion techniques are used in moderate contusion?
draining, suction, cough, high flow o2
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what is a pneumothorax?
collapsed lung due to their being positive pressured air in the pleural space
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what can cause pneumothorax?
blunt, penetrating, bleb
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what causes a closed pneumothorax?
blunt force or a bleb
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what is occurring during a closed pneumothorax?
air is being trapped into the pleural space not due to penetration
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what is a bleb?
a air filled blister on the surface of the lung....when it pops the air then is trapped in the pleural space taking away from the negative pressure
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what can cause a bleb?
COPD, TB, CF, CVL, Bypass, Thoracentesis, biopsy
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what occurs during a open pneumothorax?
puncture of the skin, pleural space and lung that allows free movement of air
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what is commonly paired with open pneumo?
hemothorax
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what is a hemothorax?
damage to the vasculature of the chest causing build up of pressure on the lung eventually causing collapse
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what are symptoms of the pneumothorax?
cyanosis, accessory use, dyspnea, pain, reduced breath sounds, anxiety, tachypnea, tachycardia, bruising, unequal chest rising
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what are the interventions for pneumothorax?
chest tube or thoracostomy
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when is a thoracostomy used?
xxxx
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