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1
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Lab value for osmolality

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285-295

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2
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Lab value for sodium

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136-145

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3
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Lab value for potassium

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3.5-5

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4
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Lab value for chloride

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95-105

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5
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Lab value for total CO2

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22-30

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6
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Lab value for bicarbonate (arterial and venous)

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Arterial: 21-28
Venous: 24-30

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7
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Lab value for total calcium

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9-10.5

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8
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Lab value for ionized calcium

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4.5-5.6

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9
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Lab value for magnesium

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1.3-2.1

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10
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Lab value for phosphate

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3.0-4.5

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11
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Lab value for PaCO2

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35-45

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12
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Lab value for ph

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7.35-7.45

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13
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Lab value for PaO2

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80-100

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14
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Symptoms of hypokalemia

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(Decreased bowel)
Bilateral muscle weakness (may ascend to respiratory muscles)
Abdominal distention
Decreased bowel sounds
Constipation
Dysrhythmias

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Symptoms of hyperkalemia

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(Increased bowel)
Bilateral muscle weakness
Abdominal cramps
Diarrhea
Dysrhythmias
Cardiac arrest if severe

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16
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Symptoms of Hypocalcemia

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(Increased neuromuscular)
Numbness and tingling
Positive Chvostek’s sign
Hyper reactive reflexes
Muscle twitching and cramping
Seizures
Dysrhythmias

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17
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Symptoms of Hypercalcemia

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(Decreased neuromuscular activity)
Anorexia
N&V
Constipation
Fatigue
Diminished reflexes
Lethargy
Decreased LOC
Confusion/personality change
Cardiac arrest if severe

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Symptoms of hypomagnesemia

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(Increased heart)
Positive Chvostek’s sign
Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
Muscle cramps and twitching
Grimacing
Dysphagia
Tetany
Seizures
Insomnia
Tachycardia
Hypertension
Dysrhythmias

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19
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Symptoms of hypermagnesemia

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(Decreased heart)
Lethargy
Hypoactive deep tendon reflexes
Bradycardia
Hypotension
Flushing
Sensation of warmth
Decreased respirations
Dysrhythmias
Cardiac arrest

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20
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CT attitude: speak with conviction

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Confidence

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21
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CT attitude: be prepared before performing nursing activities

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Confidence

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22
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CT attitude: encourage the pt to ask questions

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Confidence

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23
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CT attitude: be open minded about different interventions

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Independent thinking

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24
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CT attitude: talk with other nurses and share ideas

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Independent thinking

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25
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CT attitude: listen to both sides of a discussion

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Fairness

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26
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CT attitude: assume care of all pts with openness

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Fairness

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27
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CT attitude: ask for help

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Responsibility/accountability

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28
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CT attitude: refer to policy and procedure manual

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Responsibility/accountability

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29
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CT attitude: report problems

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Responsibility/accountability

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30
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CT attitude: follow standards of care

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Responsibility/accountability

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31
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CT attitude: if your knowledge causes you to question a healthcare provider, do so

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Risk taking

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32
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CT attitude: be willing to recommend alternative approaches to colleagues

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Risk taking

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33
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CT attitude: be thorough

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Discipline

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34
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CT attitude: use scientific and practice based criteria

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Discipline

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35
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CT attitude: manage time effectively

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Discipline

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36
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CT attitude: be cautious of easy answers that avoid uncomfortable situations

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Perseverance applications

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37
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CT attitude: if facts seem to be missing, clarify info

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Perseverance applications

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38
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CT attitude: look for different approaches if intervention isnt working

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Creativity

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39
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CT attitude: always ask why

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Curiosity

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40
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CT attitude: be willing to challenge tradition

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Curiosity

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41
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CT attitude: explore and learn more about pt to make appropriate clinical judgements

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Curiosity

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42
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CT attitude: recognize when you need more info to make a decision

43
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CT attitude: recognize when your opinions conflict with those of a pt

44
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CT attitude: do not compromise nursing standards or honesty in delivering nursing care

45
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CT attitude: ask for orientation when you are new

46
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CT attitude: ask experienced RNs for assistance with approaches to care

47
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Commitment to include patients in decisions

48
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Taking positive actions to help others

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Beneficence

49
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Avoidance of harm or hurt

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Nonmaleficence

50
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Being fair

51
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Agreement to keep promises

52
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Defines actions as right or wrong

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Deontology

53
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Proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness

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Utilitarianism

54
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Focuses on the inequality between people

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Feminist ethics

55
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Emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships, especially as they are revealed in personal narratives

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Ethics of care

56
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Case-based reasoning

57
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Factors that influence BP

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Age
Ethnicity
Gender
Stress
Daily variation
Medications
Activity, weight
Smoking

58
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Physiological factors that influence pain

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Age
Fatigue
Genes
Neurological function

59
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Social factors that influence pain

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Previous experience
Family and social network
Spiritual factors

60
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Psychological factors that influence pain

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Attention
Anxiety and fear
Coping style

61
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Cultural factors influencing pain

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Meaning of pain
Ethnicity

62
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Colorectal cancer screenings

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(All starting at age 45)
Every year:
- Guaiac fecal
- Fecal immunochemical
Every 3 years:
- DNA stool test
Every 5 years:
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
- computed tomography, colonography
Every 10 years:
- colonoscopy

63
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Type of precautions: chicken pox

64
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Type of precautions: measles

65
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Type of precautions: TB

66
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Type of precautions: shingles

67
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Type of precautions: pneumonia

68
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Type of precautions: flu

69
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Type of precautions: rubella

70
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Type of precautions: mumps

71
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Type of precautions: VRE

72
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Type of precautions: MRSA

73
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Type of precautions: c diff

74
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Type of precautions: wound infection

75
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Airflow for nasal cannula

76
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Airflow for oxygen-conserving cannula

77
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Airflow for simple face mask

78
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Airflow for partial and nonrebreather masks

79
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Airflow for Venturi mask

80
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Airflow for high-flow nasal cannula

81
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Assessment factors of activity intolerance

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Physiologic
Age
Emotional
Developmental
Pregnancy

82
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Which theorist: biggest concern is pt hygiene and environment

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Nightengale

83
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Which theorist: culture

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Lightenger

84
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Which theorist: caring

85
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Which theorist: self care deficit

86
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Type of theory: must do interventions to meet goals/outcomes

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Perscriptive

87
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Type of theory: hugely broad

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Grand theories

88
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Type of theory: focuses on one area of nursing

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Middle range

89
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Type of theory: explains why we do things

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Descriptive

90
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What is managed care?

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Health promotion and prevention

91
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Theory essay question

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Nursing theories help nurses guide their practice. For example, Dorothea Orem’s self-care deficit theory teaches us how important it is for people to perform self care. So, nurses assess their patients’ ability to perform self-care activities and help when necessary, in order for them to have improved health outcomes.

92
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How does fluid move when a pt is hypertonic

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Out of the cells

93
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How does fluid move when a pt is hypotonic

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Into the cells

94
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Chart used to assess stools

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Bristol stool chart

95
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Gas exchange

96
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Blood/oxygen getting to tissues

97
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Type of tort: invasion of privacy

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Quasi-intentional

98
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Type of tort: defamation of character

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Quasi-intentional

99
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Type of tort: assault, battery

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Intentional

100
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Type of tort: false imprisonment

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Intentional

101
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Type of tort: negligence

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Unintentional tort

102
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Type of tort: malpractice

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Unintentional tort

103
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Includes information about end of life care

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Living will

104
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Tells family what to do before, during, or after death.
Includes statement of if they want to be resuscitated

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Advance directive

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