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1
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What does QSEN mean?

A

Quality & Safety Education for Nurses

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What is involved w/ bioterrism?

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The intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, livestock, or crops.

Examples include:
anthrax
Botulism
Plague
Viral hemorrhagic fever
Smallpox
Tularemia

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What does RACE mean?

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Rescue

Alarm

Confine

Extinguish

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4
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What is a restraint?

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Used to prevent client from injuring self or another person

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5
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What are the 3 different types of restraints?

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Physical: Cannot be easily removed and restrict movement

Chemical: Medication used to control behavior or to restrict the client's freedom of movement 

Seclusive: Involuntary confinement of the client alone in a room or area which the client is physically prevented from leaving.
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6
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When a fire occurs in a clients room, the nurse’s priority is to:

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Protect the client

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7
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What are the 3 types of communication?

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Verbal

Non verbal

Electronic

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8
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What are the 4 areas of personal space?

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Intimate touching 0-1.5ft

Personal 1.5-4ft

Social 4-12ft

Public 12ft +

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9
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What does EHR mean?

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Electronic Health Records

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10
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What are the 3 interpersonal attitudes for Nursing?

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Caring & warmth

Respect

Acceptance

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What are the 2 professional boundaries?

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Keep the focus on the client

Avoid sharing personal information

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12
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Elderspeak

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similar to baby talk

give the message of dependence & incompetence to older adults

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13
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What are the 3 factors for therapeutic communication?

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Client and goal oriented

More than a social interaction

Phases of a helping relationship

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14
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What are the 4 phases of helping a relationship?

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Pre-interaction phase

Introductory phase

Working phase

Resolution phase

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15
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What does SBAR mean?

A

Situation

Background

Assessment

Recommendation

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16
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Which is good? Assertive or non-assertive

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Assertive

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17
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Which doc. System is prob. List/SOAP?

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Problem-oriented Medical Record

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18
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Which doc. System is date/time/focus/progm.?

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Focus charting

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19
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Which doc. System is flow sheets/ standard nursing care/beside access to chart?

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Charting by Exception (CBE)

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What does “SOAP” mean?

A

Subjective data

Objective data

Assessment

Plan

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21
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What is reception?

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Process of receiving stimuli from nerve endings in the skin/body

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22
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What is perception?

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Ability to interpret the impulses transmitted from the receptors and give meaning to stimuli.

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23
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External stimulation include the 5…?

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Senses

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24
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Internal stimulation is _____ data.

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Subjective

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25
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Which doc. system is traditional client records?

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Source oriented

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26
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What does the cerebrum do?

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Thinking

Memory

Learning

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27
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What does the cerebellum do?

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Unconscious functions

Equilibrium

Smooth- muscle functioning

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28
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What does the brain stem control?

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Vital functions (Heart rate, Resp. Rate, swallowing)

29
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How many senses does the sensory deficit affect?

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All 5

30
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What are the 5 levels of consciousness?

A

Alert

Lethargic

Obtunded

Stupor/semi-comatose

Comatose

31
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What is the objective assessment of level of consciousness after a head injury or acute trauma?

A

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

32
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What is the assessment for organic brain deficit in elderly people?

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Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ)

33
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What are the 3 modes of memory?

A

Immediate

Recent

Remote

34
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What is the name of chronic confusion…irreversible/slow/ no cure?

A

Dementia

35
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What is the most common type of dementia and what are the 4 stages?

A

Alzhiemer’s Disease

1.Mild

2.Moderate

3.Moderate to severe

4.Late Stage

36
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What is the name of acute confusion…rapid/suddenly?

A

Delirium

37
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What are the 3 ranges of perception?

A

Illusion

Hallucination

Delusion

38
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What is Aphasia?

A

The loss of the ability to speak or write coherently, or to understand speech/writing, due to a CVA

39
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What is the result of interrupted transmission of sound waves through the outer & middle ear?

A

Conduction hearing loss

40
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What is the combination of conduction and sensori-neural hearing loss?

A

Mixed hearing loss

41
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What is the damage to inner ear, auditory nerve, the center of the brain?

A

Sensori-neural hearing loss

42
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What is caused by the obstruction of the overflow of aqueous humor?

A

Glaucoma

43
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What is the loss of ability to see close objects?

A

Presbyopia

44
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What is the term defined as the clouding of the lens?

A

Cataracts

45
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What gives us color vision, acute vision & central vision?

A

Retina

46
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Is normal simultaneous constrict of other pupil: Direct of consensual

A

Consensual

47
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Is normal constrict of same-side pupil: direct or consensual

A

Direct

48
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Macular Degeneration

A

gradual destruction of the macular region of the retina

49
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What does PERRLA mean?

A

Pupils

Equal

Round

Reactive to

Light and

Accommodation

50
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What is “alert”?

A

Awake and aware

51
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What is “lethargic”?.

A

Sluggish

52
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What is “obtunded”?

A

Diminished responsiveness

53
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What is “stupor/semicoma”?

A

Only respond to certain things

54
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What is “coma”?

A

A period of prolonged unconsciousness brought on by illness or injury

55
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What is happy w/ life & proud of accomplishments? Integrity/Despair?

A

Integrity

56
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What is belief of poor choices and wish they could do life over again? Integrity/Despair?

A

Despair

57
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Is urinary inc. Normal in elderly R/T aging?

A

No

58
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What are the 3 concepts R/T cultural Nursing care?

A

Bicultural or multicultural (dual patterns of ID)

Acculturation (Warm to cold)

Assimilation (moving countries)

59
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What are the 3 barriers to cultural sensitivity?

A

Prejudice

Stereotyping

Discrimination

60
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What are the 3 health beliefs & practices?

A

Magico-religious Belief (Gods will)

Scientific Belief (health is controlled by physical and biochemical processes)-drugs/treatments/surgery

Holistic Belief (nature must be maintained in balance for a person to be healthy)

61
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What are the cultural don’t like ice w/ H2O w/o requesting?

A

Asian

Hispanic

62
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What are cultures that don’t eat pork?

A

Hindu

Jews

Islam/Muslim

63
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What are cultures that don’t eat beef?

A

Hindu

64
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What is the name of the one who doesn’t believe in God or higher power?

A

Atheist

65
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What is the name of the one who “needs proof” of a higher power/God?

A

Agnostic

66
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What cultures don’t drink alcohol?

A

Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

Seventh Day Adventists

67
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Score of 8 or less on Glasgow Coma Scale

A

Defines coma in 90% of cases

68
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Spiritual Distress

A

a state of suffering related to the impaired ability to integrate meaning and purpose in life through connections with self, others, the world, and or a higher power than oneself

Nursing Fundamentals (12 decks)

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