Miscellaneous: Flashcards
Abortion: bioethical issue:
o After 20 weeks: health practitioner may only provide abortion services to a woman or pregnant person if the health practitioner believes the abortion is clinically appropriate in the circumstances
what does SBARR stand for
o S = Situation -what is going on with the client/ patient (Chest pain, nausea, etc…)
o B = Background- client’s/ patient’s presenting complaint, relevant past medical history
o and brief summary of background
o A = Assessment - Vital signs, any outside normal parameters, your clinical
o impression, severity of client/ patient and clinical concerns
o R = Recommendation- suggestions of what action is to be take, how urgent and when
o action needs to be taken.
o R= Review - what has been the effect of the action/ intervention.
What does SOAPIE stand for
o S = subjective data (e.g. how does the client/ patient feel?)
- objective data (e.g. results of the physical exam, relevant vital signs)
o A = assessment (e.g. what is the client’s/ patient status?)
o P = plan (e.g. does the plan stay the same? is a change needed?)
o I = intervention (e.g. what occurred? what did the nurse do?)
o E = evaluation (e.g. what is the client outcome following the intervention?)
clinical reasoning cycle
- consider patient situation
- collect cues/information
- process information
- identify problems
- establish goals
- take action
- evaulate outcomes
- reflect process and new learning
Four primary values of code of conduct
- Respect
- trust
- partnership
- integrity