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What are the 6 vital signs?

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Blood pressure, O2 saturation, Respiration, Temperature, Pulse, Pain.

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Why are vital signs signifiant?

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It regulates the organs and the body.
Provides data on the overall condition of the body.
Provides changes on the baseline against which you can measure.

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When to asses?

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Admission, routine visits, according to patient or policyholder, patients complaints or changes, when admin certain medication, procedures, If there is a major change in the VS.

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Core temperature

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Is the temperature of the deeper tissues and structures.

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Thermoregulation.

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The regulation of the body’s temperature controlled by the hypothalamus.

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Normal body temperature:

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98.6 F

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Normal oral temperature range:

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97.6-99.6

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Normal tympanic temp range:

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97.6-99.6 F

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Normal rectal range

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98.6-100.6 F

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Normal axillary temp range:

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96.6-98F

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Hypothermia

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When the body’s temperature falls below 95F.

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Blood Pressure

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Measurement of pressure or tension of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries in the vascular system.

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Stoke volume

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The amount of blood ejected in one contraction

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Cardiac output

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The amount of blood pumped from the heart in a full minute.

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Pulse pressure

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The difference between systolic and diastolic BP

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Normal BP

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Less than 120/80

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Hypotension

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Suddenly falls 20-30 mmHg

Falls below 100/60

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Stage 1 hypertension BP

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130-139/80-89

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Stage 2 Hypertension

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Greater than 140/90

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Sphygmomanometer

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BP cuff

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Define auscultatory

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The period which sound indicating true systolic pressure fade away and comes back in a weaker point.

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How to avoid auscultatory gap?

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Making sure to palpate while the cuff pressure is rapidly increased.

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Define pulse

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A rhythmic pulsing throbbing or the artery as blood goes through it.

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Where is the apical pulse located? Why would you want to take an apical pulse?

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Over the apex of the heart. 3-4 inches left of the sternum in the 5th intercostal space. Most accurate pulse. Atrial and ventricles information we ausculte (listen with stethoscope.) Full minute.

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Define pulse deficit
pulse deficit is the difference between the systolic and diastolic rate.
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3 factors of taking pulse
Rhytym, How many BPM, Strength (volume)
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Pulse sites
``` Temporal: over the temporal bone. Carotid: side of the neck. Brachial: ante cubical Radial: wrist parallel to the thumb Femoral: Groin Popliteal: begins the knee Posterior tibialis: side of the ankle Dorsalis pedis: on top of the foot ```
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Bradycardia
A pulse less than 60 bpm
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Tachycardia
Greater than 100 bpm
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Normal pulse range
60-100 bpm
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Pulse range depending on age (bpm)
Newborns: 120-160 1-2: 90-120 3-18: 80-100 Adults: 60-100
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Volume of pulse
3+ is bounding pulse is very full pulse, easy to feel, and bounding. 2+ is normal and easily directed but you can obliterate. 1+ pulse is weak and will obliterate with one Thready very faint- very hard to feel. 0 absent- no pulse.
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What is capillary refill time?
Indication if there is an adequate circulation. This is tested under the nail bed. Normal: less than 3 secs on adults and children. Within 5 secs in the elderly.
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Respiration
Is interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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Bradypnea
Respiratory rate below 12/minute
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Tachypnea
Respiratory rate exceeds 20 respiration’s/minute
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Describe external respiration
Breathe into the lungs and then the lung exchange gas with the heart.
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Internal respiration
Exchange o2 between the tissues and the blood
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Normal respiration range
``` 12-20- Adult 30-60 newborn 20-40 infants 20-30 children 14-25 adolescence ```
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Characteristics of respiratory rate besides rate:
Depth (shallow, normal, deep) Effort (if it’s labored) Rhythm (regular or irregular)
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Common lung sounds
Normal: heart it coming in and out Adventitious: anything other than normal breathe sound. Wheezing: musical whistling Crackles: some fluid or secretion in the lungs. Rhonchi: low pitch sound.
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the National Safety Goals established by?
The joint commission
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Six factors that continue to unsafe patient setting:
``` Age Impaired mobility Communication Pain and discomfort Delay assistant Equipment ```
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Strategies for preventing fall:
Morse fall scale Timed get up and go scale Restraint alternatives: leg monitor, bed monitor.
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When to use RACE?
If the fire is in your area.
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RACE stands for
Rescue Alarm Confine Extinguished
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When do you use PASS?
To extinguish small fire by a fire extinguisher.
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PASS stands for
Pull Aim Squeeze Sweep
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Chain of infection
``` Infectious agent Reservoir Portal of exit Mode of transmission Portal of entry Susceptible host ```
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Vectors
Insects that transmits diseases such as ticks.
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Primary defenses
Skin Mucous membranes Gastrointestinal system
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Secondary defense
Inflammatory Elevated temperature Component cascade. (Complement)
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Tertiary defense
Lymphocytes.
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Standard precautions
Measures to prevent the spread of infection from bodily fluids.
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Transmission-based precaution
Prevent the spread of known infection in patient or health-care staff.
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Donning PPE
Gown, mask, googles, gloves
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Removing PPE
Gloves, gown, googles, mask
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Define pulse deficit
State where radial pulse is lower than the apical pulse.
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Dyspnea
Labored breathing
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Orthopnea
Labored breading while standing
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Scope of practice
The limitations and allowances of what they can do as a nurse.
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Transcultural nursing
Care that crosses or combine elements of more than one culture.
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Cultural diversity
Differences between groups of people in one area.
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Cultural awareness
Knowledge of various cultural beliefs as values.
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Cultural competence
Providing care for the patient based on the cultural belief and values of the patient.
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Barriers in heath care
``` Geography Economic Language Stereotyping prejudice and discrimination Education Misunderstanding ```
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O2 normal saturation rate
96%-100%
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MRSA precautious
Standard and contact
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Superbug
multi resistant organism.
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MDRO
Penicillin can treat this.
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MRSA precaution
Standard precaution, Contact.
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What is MRSA
Non-intact skin such as when when there are abrasions or incisions.
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VRE
commonly lives in the intestine. It does not cost trouble until it travels to the blood steam or the urinary.
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Diarrhea Infections
Clostridium Difficile C-Diff) causes infection in the lining of the intestinal that causes diarrhea.
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Measures to prevent Health care-associated infections
Hand-washing, using tubes too long
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Evidence-based hand hygiene guidelines
Alcohol-based hand gels for cleaning hands.
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Example of contact precautions
MRSA, C-DIFF, VRE (wear gloves and gowns.
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Example of droplets precautions
covid, flu, measles, whooping cough (wear surgical mask, gloves, gown.
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Example of airborne precautions
Chicken pox, rubeola, TB (Gloves, googles, n-95) Must be in a negative pressure room.
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Ways to protect yourself from radiation
Wear a lead apron during the procedure. Wear film badge.
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Health occupations students of America (HOSA)
A national organization specifically for students in heath care education program.
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National federation of LPN
The professional organization for LPN
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Purpose of Critical thinking
Identify actions to take and information to consider when caring for a patient.
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Caring for younger patient
Have a difficculty understanting what is going on and expressing their feelings during procedure.
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Post conference connection
to help evaluate the clinical ecperience of caring for the patient in the clinical connection.
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Quality and safety education for nurses
Patient-centered.
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Heimlich maneuver
Action to relieve chocking.
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CPR
Actions to restart the heart.
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The joint comission
They evaluate and accredited healthcare organizations and programs in the U.S
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Fall assesment scale
A form that gives a numerical rating for each patients risk fall.
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Code team
A group of specially trained personnel designated to respond to codes.
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Body mechanic
movement of the muscle of the body for balance and leverage.
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Center of gravity
middle point of the body.
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Base support
Feet and lower legs
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The National patient safety goals are established by
The joint comission
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Hypoxemia
A decreased blood level of oxygen
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Stridor
A high-pitched crowing respiratory sound.
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Hypoxia
Decreased lever of cellular oxygen
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Ausculate
denote use of stetoscope

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