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1
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What war did Florence Nightingale participate in

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Crimean War

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2
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Did Nightingale’s parents support her career choice?

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no

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3
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Nurse educator

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educates patient and their family and make sure they fully understand how to manage their healthcare and medicine.

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4
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Nurse advocate

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protects their patient’s safety; assisting in health related decision making

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5
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Nurse informatics

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collect information to manage patient’s healthcare

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Nurse manager/leader

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managing/leading; in charge helping

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7
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three nursing images that impeded nursing in healthcare*

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professional email*

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9
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ALL conversions*

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10
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three types of learning styles

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visual, auditory, kinesthetic

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evidence based practice

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clinical judgement, patient’s values/preferences, and relevant scientific evidence

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12
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military time*

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13
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role of nurses

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caregiver, manage physical needs, prevent illness, treat health conditions

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14
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role of doctors

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prescribe meds and make diagnoses

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abbreviations*

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16
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telehealth

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healthcare over the phone such as doctor appointment

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17
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electronic health records (EHR)

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digital version of patient’s chart

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18
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F=

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(C x 1.8)+32

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19
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C=

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(F-32)/1.8

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20
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qualitative vs quantitative research

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quantitative has to do with numbers

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21
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who is responsible for getting informed consent signed

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nurse

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22
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autonomy

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patient can make their own medical choices

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23
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beneficence

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actions that promote the well being of others

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24
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justice

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ensuring fair distribution of benefits, risks, and cost

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25
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non-maleficence

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“first do no harm”

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fidelity

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faithful to a person, belief, or cause

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veracity

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honest

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28
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advanced directives

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any legal document addressing future medical care

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29
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living wills

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deal with any life prolonging treatments

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30
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LPN role

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can’t assess initially, they can only assess after the RN has. They can give oral meds

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31
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CNA role

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help with activities of daily living

32
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RN role

33
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CEU’s

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continuing education unit
one CEU is 10 contact hours; 30 contact hours=one semester hour
need to renew every 2 years

34
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functions of the ABN (Alabama Board of Nursing)

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safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of the public through licensing and approval of qualified individuals and adopting and enforcing legal standards for nursing education and nursing practice.

35
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trade name

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brand name where the drug is manufactured, can have several names, capitalized, has trademark

36
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generic name

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not capitalized, goes by the drug’s active ingredient, has only one name

37
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7 rights to med administration

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medication, client, dose, route, time, reason, & documentation

38
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the 2 patient identifiers

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name and DOB

39
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med checks before administoring

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  1. check label when obtaining
  2. check label before opening
  3. check label before administering
40
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MAR

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Mediation Administration Record; a 24hr record of what medications are ordered and administered

41
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What is PPE and when do you use it

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Personal protective equipment like masks and gloves; you use it when you could potentially be exposed to something to protect yourself.

42
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assault

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saying or doing something to make a person afraid of being harmed/touched without consent

43
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battery

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actually touching the person without consent

44
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negligence

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being careless without intent to harm

45
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malpractice

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professional negligence

46
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slander

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spoken defamation

47
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libel

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written defamation

48
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misdemeanor

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minor crime like DUI

49
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felony

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major crime like homicide

50
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passive euthanasia

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withholding life sustaining treatments

51
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active euthanasia

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purposefully giving someone a lethal dose of medication

52
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durable power of attorney (DPOA)

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legal document allowing another person the authority to make medical decisions for you

53
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the good samaritan law

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Provides limited protection to someone who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid

54
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do’s and don’ts of reporting a chemically impaired nurse

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  1. know what your law requires you to do
  2. have no doubt a problem exists
  3. enough data to present
  4. collect data, facts, dates, times
  5. do not confront the person
  6. notify supervisor
55
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4 steps of the peds dosages

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  1. convert lbs to kg
  2. calculate the safe dose range
  3. determine if it is safe
  4. calculate dose
56
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microdrip

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60 gtt/mL and has needle

57
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macrodrip

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check the tubing but either 10 gtt/mL, 15 gtt/mL, or 20 gtt/mL and does not have needle

58
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how to calculate drip without pump

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gravity; physically counting

59
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ice for intake and output

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cut ice in half when counting output

60
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Heparin

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anticoagulant that busts clots; PTT

61
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is heparin a high risk med

62
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Insulin

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regulates blood sugar levels; check blood glucose before administering

63
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is insulin a high risk med

64
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high dose saline

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replinish fluids

65
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vasopressors

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narrows the vessels in people with low blood pressure

66
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PCA pump

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Patient Controlled Analgesia

67
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does PCA have a lockout

68
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What lab is important for Heprain

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PTT levels

69
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What lab is important for Insulin

A

Blood glucose levels

70
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titrate

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slowly increasing dose to benefit the patient

71
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piggyback

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secondary infusion, is the administration of medication that is diluted in a small volume of I.V. solution

72
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bolus

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a large quantity of something

73
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high alert medications

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cause a lot of harm if there is an error; marked in red

74
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parenteral

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administered through anywhere but mouth

75
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enteral

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administered orally

76
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normal fasting blood glucose

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