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What is Joint Commission?

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Publishes national public safety goals

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What did the Institute of Medicine (IOM) do?

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“To Err is Human (2001)- report saysy it is unacceptable for patients to not be safe in healthcare

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What does the American Nurses Association (ANA) do?

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Advocates for healthcare reform, prioritizes access to high quality care for everyone

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What is the Quality & Safe Education for Nurses (QSEN)?

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A task force to improve nursing education, focus in graduate nurses being confident with safety

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for Infants/Toddlers?

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-Completely dependent
-Walk and manipulate objects before recognizing dangers
-Curious/explorers
-Puts objects in mouth

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for Preschoolers?

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-Play outside more, but better gross and fine motor skills, coordination, and balance

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for School Aged Children?

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-More outside activities lead to broken bones and muscle injuries
-Less fearful and more ready to try new things
-Wider school/neighborhood environments

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for Adolescents?

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-Peak physical, sensory, and psychomotor skills given feeling of strength and confidence
-Feel indestructible, risky behaviors

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for Adults?

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-Workplace injury or lifestyle related (drug/alcohol use, stress, carelessness, abuse, decline in strength and stamina)

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What are developmental factors affecting safety for Older Adults?

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-Physiological changes (reduced muscle strength and joint mobility, slower reflexes, decreased response to stimuli, sensory losses)
-Increased risks for falls, leading cause for accidental deaths, can have burns, car accidents

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True or False:
In adults, leading cause for accidental deaths are unintentional poisionings

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True

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Who are the populations at risk?

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-Smokers, substance abusers, risk-takers
-Confused folx due to stress or short term memory loss
-Language barriers, hearing and speech impairment
-Impaired strength with mobility, balance, and endurance issues
-Reduced physical stamina and depression, loss of control, helplessness
-Reduced cognitive awareness or immature development

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What are hazards to avoid at home?

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Posioning
Carbon dioxide
Scalds and burns
Suffocation/Asphyxiation
Fires
Firearms

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What can a UAP do at home?

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-Can ambulate with pt
-Can put on non skid socks
-Can make a clutter free zone

*CAN NOT ASSESS PT HOME

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What are signs of posioning?

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-Unusual stains or odors on clothes or skin
-Unusual (fruity) odor on breath
-Burns around mouth
-Drowsiness, stomach pain, vomiting, trouble breathing, sweating, drooling, irritability, signs of fear, sudden behavior changes
-Drugs or containers open or out of place

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What are hazard preventions for toxins?

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-clothing removal
-shower
-gloves/handling
-check with workplace

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What are take home toxins?

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hazardous substances transported from work to home

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What are community hazards?

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-Motor vehicle accidents
-Pathogens ( a microorganism capable of causing an illness)
-Pollution (any harmful chemical or waste material discharge into the air, water, or soil
-Electrical storms, floods, heat

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What are healthcare facility hazards?

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-Organizational safety problems
-Errors/failing to rescue; Falls
-Equipment related accidents
-Fires and electrical hazards
-Alarm safety (failure to recognize and respond to actionable clinical alarms in a timely manner”
-Healthcare culture (short staff, less time to provide care, quality of nursing care impacts pt outcomes)

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What are Never Events?

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(Serious Reportable Events): healthcare-acquired complications that cause serious injury or death to a patient and should never happen in the hospital

*Characteristics= clearly identifiable and measurable, serious, usually preventable

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What is root cause analysis?

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Tries to solve problems by identifying and correcting the underlying event (Not aimed to get anyone in trouble, but to improve quality of car/change processes)

*Questions asked= What Happened? Why did it Happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?

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What does CUS stand for?

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C- State your concern
U- Say why you are uncomfortable
S- State why this is a safety issue

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What are key components of the nursing culture of safety?

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-Team empowerment (everyone gets the chance to contribute)
-Communication (open and honest)
-Transparency (be unites, working on facts only, eliminating rumors)
-Accountability (claiming ownership for our errors)

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True or False:
A nurse does not need to request for restraints

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False- they do need a request

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True or False:
LPN and UAP cannot remove restraints themselves

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True

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How often do you need to assess circulation, skin breakdown, and patient needs while in restraints?

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Every 2 hours

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What are hazards to healthcare workers?

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-Back injury
-Needle sticks
-Radiation Exposure
-Violence

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What does RACE mean?

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Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish

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What does PASS mean?

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Pull the pin
Aim at base of fire
Squeeze handle
Sweep side to side

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What does mobility mean?

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Body movement

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What does fitness mean?

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Ability to carry out ADLs with vigor and alertness

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What does physical activity mean?

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Bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle that increases expenditure above baseline

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What does exercise mean?

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Planned, structured, and repetitive and purposeful for improving or maintaining physical fitness, performance, or health

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What are musculoskeletal components that are required for movement?

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Bones
Muscles
Tendons
Ligaments

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What are the 3 types of muscles?

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Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac

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What are tendons?

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Fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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What are ligaments?

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Fibrous tissues that connect most movable joints

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38
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What do nerves do?

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Control the movement of the musculoskeletal system

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39
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What are osteoclasts?

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The housekeepers (CLEAN out the old or damaged tissue)

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What are osteoblasts?

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The construction crew (repair and BUILD new bone)

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What are the different joints?

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-Synarthroses (immoveable- cranial bones)
-Amphiarthroses (limited movement)
-Diarthroses/synovial joints (free moving)

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What does body mechanics mean?

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The way we move our body

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True or False:
The wider the stance, the lower the center of gravity, the more difficulty balancing

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True

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What does coordination mean?

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Controlled movements by the brain and msucles

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45
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What is isometric exercise?

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-Against an immovable surface
-Involves muscle contraction without motion
(Ex: wall sits)

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What is isotonic exercise?

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-Weight training with free weights
-Involves movement of the joint during the muscle contraction
(Ex: pull ups, push ups, bicep curls w/ dumbells)

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What is isokinetic exercise?

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-Machine that is a constant preset speed
-Performed with specialized apparatuses that provide variable resistance to movement
(Ex: treadmill, leg press)

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What is aerobic exerxcise?

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-Brisk walking, jogging, bicycling
-Acquires energy from metabolic pathways that use oxygen- amount taken in exceeds the amount required to perform the activity
-Large muscle groups with continuous movement

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What is anaerobic exercise?

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-Occurs when the amount of oxygen taken into the body does not meet the amount of oxygen required to perform the activity
(Ex: crossfit, HIIT, sprinting)

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What are the risks associated with exercise?

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-Cardiac
-Musculoskeletal injury
-Dehydration
-Temperature regulation problems

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What is flexibility training?

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Stretching before/after exercise
-Cools down muscles and helps maintain stability
-Yoga, pilates, etc

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What is resistance training?

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Movement against resistance
-Builds strength (less reps more weight)
-Builds endurance (more reps, less weight)

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What is aerobic conditioning?

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How hard one is exercising
-Intensity, duration, frequency, mode
(Ex: target heart rate method)

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What are factors that affect mobility?

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-Developmental stage
-Nutrition
-Lifestyle
-Environmental factors
-Diseases and abnormalities

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What are safety nursing interventions?

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-Promoting exercise/assisting with ambulation
-Prevent Injury from exercise
-Positioning patients
-Turning patient every 2 hrs
-Transferring clients

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What are standards in nutrition?

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A reference for nutrient intake thought to meet the nutritional needs of most healthy population groups (food labels)

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What are food guides?

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They specify the number of daily servings of foods needed to make healthy good choices (more practical)

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What are Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

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Promote the consumption of micronutrients and macronutrients

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What is adequate intake?

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The amount of food consumed by healthy people

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What is tolerable upper intake level?

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The max amount that we can intake in a day w/o adverse affects

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What is the acceptable macronutrient distribution range?

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Percentage of protein, fat, and carbs that are associated with a reduction in chronic illness

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What does the USDA dietary guidelines do?

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Provide information on choosing a nutritious diet, maintaining healthy weight, achieve adequate exercise, and good safety

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What is anabolism?

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FORMATION of larger molecules from smaller ones

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What is catabolism?

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the BREAKDOWN of larger molecules into smaller components

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What are carbohydrates?

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-Primary energy source to muscles and organs
-gives us a feeling of fullness
-Sugars (sodas)
-Monosaccharides, polysaccharides, complex carb (healthiest; whole grains, vegetables)

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What are proteins?

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-Tissue building
-Helps with metabolism
-Helps with immune system function
-Helps with fluid and acid base balance
-Secondary energy source
-Nitrogen balance
-Made up of amino acids

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67
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What is a complete amino acid?

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Obtained from animal sources

68
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What is an incomplete amino acid?

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Obtained from nuts and plants

69
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What are lipids?

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-Fat
-Insoluble in water
-Have them in moderation
-Make things taste better (butter)
-Back up energy source
-Organ/insulation protection
-Have HDL

70
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What are the types of lipids?

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Sterols, glycerides, and phospholipids

71
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What are micronutrients?

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Their purpose is to regulate body functions, only needed in small amounts (include vitamins and minerals)

72
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What are vitamins?

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Organic substances necessary for metabolism or preventing a particular deficiency disease

73
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What are fat soluble vitamins?

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A,D,E,K

74
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What are water soluble vitamins?

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B, C

75
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What are minerals?

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inorganic elements found in nature that occur naturally in foods or as additives/supplements

76
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What is the purpose of water in the body?

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-Solvent for chemical processes
-Transports substances
-Form for tissues
-Lubricant
-Temperature control

77
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Where can you find Vitamin A?

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Egg, leafy green vegetables (spinach, kale, broccoli), milk

78
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Where can you find Vitamin D?

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Fish (salmon, cod, grouper, trout), milk, sunlight

79
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Where can you find Vitamin E?

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Vegetable oils, nuts (peanuts, almonds, pecans, walnuts), fish, green leafy vegetables

80
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Where can you find Vitamin K?

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Green leafy vegetables, liver

81
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Where can you find Magnesium?

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Whole grain (complex carbs), nuts, legumes, green leafy vegetables

81
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Where can you find calcium?

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Dairy products, green leafy vegetables, legumes (beans, kidney beans, black beans), nuts

82
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Where can you find Potassium?

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Fruits, vegetables, meats, legumes, shellfish

83
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Where can you find sodium?

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Table salt, meat, baking soda/powder

84
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What is the Basic Metabolic Rate (BMR)

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Amount of energy required at rest (prolonged physical exertion, body composition, body and environmental temp, being ill, growth spurts

85
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What is nutrition like for Infants to 1 year olds?

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-Higher protein and carbs needed because they are tissue building
-More fluid because BMR is higher

86
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What is nutrition like for toddlers?

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-Diets are deficient in nutrients
-Picky eaters
-Offer a variety of foods

87
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What is nutrition like for preschoolers?

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-Concern that they will learn bad habits because they are at school
-Don’t want to overfeed them, but their appetite will fit whatever they need

88
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What is nutrition like for School Age Children?

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-Must get adequate vitamins and minerals- low fat/salt/sugar foods
-Have less parental control, concerned that they are not getting an adequate diet

89
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What is nutrition like for Adolescents?

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-Active and eat a lot of “ready to go” meals
-Make sure they have healthy snacks available

90
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What does nutrition look like for Young and Middle Age adults?

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-Tend to follow habits learned earlier in life
-BMR decreases in middle adults (make it harder to lose weight)
-Encourage nutrition and exercise, otherwise they may potentially be unhealthy and obese

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What is nutrition like for Older Adults?

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-Need fewer kcal due to lean body mass, decreased physical activity, and decreased BMR
-Need more dairy, fiber, and water
-Have a lack of interest in food because their taste buds diminish
-Reduced thirst
-Have chronic diseases
-Potentially have a lack of teeth, or have gum disease

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What are factors that affect nutrition?

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-Dietary Patterns
-Work Environment
-Cooking Method
-Caffeine
-Using food to relieve stress
-Tobacco use
-Alcohol
-Ethnic, cultural, and religious practices
-Disease processes and functional limitations
-medications
-Special diets

93
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What BMI is considered overweight?

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25.0-29.9

94
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What BMI is considered Class I obesity?

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30.0-34.9

95
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What BMI is considered Class II obesity?

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35.0-39.9

96
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What BMI is considered Class III obesity?

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40.0 or higher

97
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What can UAPs do nutritionally?

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-Can feed pt
-Can position pt for feeding
-Can order food (not create diet)
-Can take vitals
-Can measure urine intake and output
-Can take height and weight

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What is oxygenation?

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How well the cells, tissues, and organs of the body are supplied with oxygen

99
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What are the 2 processes that oxygenate blood?

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Inspiration and Ventilation

100
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What is Respiration?

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-Exchange of oxygen/carbon dioxide
-Alveolar capillary/capillary cell membrane

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What is Ventilation?

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Movement of air into/out of the lungs

102
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What are the parts of the pulmonary system?

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Airway
Lungs
Nasal passages
Mouth
Larynx
Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchiloes

103
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What are the parts of the upper airway?

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-Pharynx
-Trachea
-Epiglottis (closes off during swallowing and opens to allow air movement)

103
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What are the parts of the lower airway?

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CONSIDERED STERILE
-Below larynx (epiglottis)
-Trachea
-Bronchi
-Bronchioles

104
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True or False:
Hyperventilation means not enough CO2

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False- It means too much CO2 because you are breathing too fast

105
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True or False:
Hypoventilation means not enough CO2

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True

106
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What is lung compliance?

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The ease of lung inflation

107
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Where does External Respiration occur?

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At lungs (alveolar-capillary gas exchange)

*O2 travels across membrane into the blood of the capillaries, CO2 diffuses out of blood into alveoli to be exhaled

108
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Where does internal respiration occur?

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In the blood, out to the body (capillary-tissue gas exchange)

*O2 diffuses from the blood to the tissues and cells, CO2 waste product- transported to lungs and exhaled

109
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What factors can influence pulmonary function?

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Environment
Lifestyle
Medication (can depress respirations
Upper respiratory infections (typically viral, not bacterial)
Lower respiratory infections
Pulmonary system abnormalities (rib fracture, inflammation, etc)
CNS abnormalities
Neuromuscular abnormalities
Pulmonary circulation abnormalities

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What is hypoxia?

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Occurs when there is inadequate oxygenation of organs and tissues

111
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What are late signs of hypoxia?

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Cyanosis

112
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What are early signs of hypoxia?

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Restlessness, anxious

113
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When a patient is experiencing dyspnea/respiratory effort, what do you do?

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Put them in Fowler’s or Semi-Fowler’s position

114
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What does pulse oximetry do?

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Measures the percentage of hemoglobin molecules that are carrying oxygen (Normal is 95-100)

115
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What is Eupnea?

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Normal breathing
12-20 breathes per minute

116
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What is Tachypnea?

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Fast breathing
> 24 breathes per minute

117
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What is Bradypnea?

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Slow breathing
< 10 breathes per minute

118
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What is apnea?

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Absence of breathing

119
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What is Kussmaul’s breathing pattern?

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Normal, but increased

120
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What is Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern?

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Increase in depth, gradual decrease in depth, apnea… (brain injury)

121
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What is stridor?

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High-pitches, harsh, crowing inspiratory sounds that occur due to partial obstruction of the larynx

122
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What do you assess with sputum?

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-Appearance (color, thick/thin)
-Odor (Ex: metallic taste)
-Amount timing (morning or night)

123
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What do you assess with a cough?

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-Wet or Dry?
-Productive? (getting mucus up)
-Better or Worse?

124
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What is orthopnea?

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Difficulty breathing while laying flat

125
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True or False:
Mobilizing secretions is the #1 thing to do to prevent pneumonia

A

True

126
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True or False:
UAP can teach patient coughing and deep breathing

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False- they can remind pt to drink and deep breathe, but not teach

127
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True or False:
Bladder and urethra are considered to be sterile

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True

128
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Where is the kidney located?

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Retroperitoneal
(Posterior abdominal wall)

129
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What is the function of the kidneys?

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-Filter metabolic waste from blood stream as urine
-Help regulate blood volume, BP, electrolytes, and acid-base balance
-Produce erythrpoietin, secrete enzyme renin, activate Vitmain D3

130
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What is the order of the urinary system?

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Kidney –> Ureter –> Bladder –> Urethra

131
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What do nephrons do?

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Found in the kidney, help form urine

132
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What do ureters do?

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Transport urine through ureters

133
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What does the bladder do?

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Store urine

134
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What does the urethra do?

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Transports urine out of body

135
Q

True or False:
Men are more likely to get UTIs because they have a smaller urethra

A

False- Women do because they have a smaller urethra

136
Q

What is micturition?

A

(Voiding) To start the stream of urine; to urinate; release urine from the bladder

137
Q

What can inhibit Micturition?

A

-Anxiety
-Lack of time
-Lack of privacy
-Loss of dignity due to need for assistance
-Cultural influences such as same gender

138
Q

What can nurses do to encourage pt to pee?

A

Increase fluid intake
Turning on faucet while in bathroom
Privacy if possible
-Pour warm water over perineum area to stimulate pee

139
Q

How much urine does an adult bladder typically hold?

A

200-450 mL

140
Q

How much urine does a child’s bladder usually hold?

A

50-200 mL

141
Q

What is the process of urinary elimination?

A

-Internal urethral sphincter closes so bladder can fill
-Distention activates stress receptors in bladder wall
-Signaling to the voiding reflex center the urge to void
-Contraction of detrusor muscle, internal sphincter relaxes
-Once ready to urinate, conscious relaxation of external urethral sphincter occurs
-Detrusor muscle relaxes and bladder begins to fill again

142
Q

How much urine does the kidney usually produce?

A

~1500 mL a day (most people void 5-6 times daily)

143
Q

What is specific gravity?

A

A measurement that tells us how diluted or concentrated urine is) 1.002 (diluted) to 1.030 (concentrated)

144
Q

If your urine is diluted, what color will it be?

A

Pale yellow (hydrated)

145
Q

If your urine is concentrated, what color will it be?

A

Cloudy, dark yellow (dehydrated)

146
Q

True or False:
Toilet training is highly variable and influenced by family and culture

A

True- usually seen between 18 and 36 months

147
Q

What is Enuresis (incontinence)?

A

Occasional involuntary passage of urine
-Normal up to early school years
-Usually occurs when child is distracted

148
Q

What is nocturnal enuresis?

A

Nighttime bed wetting
-Can go to 6 or 7 years old, but usually controlled from 3-5
-Caused by insufficient level of ADG, pressure on the bladder, urinary infection, and emotional stress

149
Q

What is nocturia?

A

Frequent urination after going to bed (waking up in the middle of the night to urinate)

150
Q

What causes bladder infections?

A

Incomplete emptying of the bladder

151
Q

What causes urine leakage?

A

Not emptying the bladder enough

152
Q

What is a diuretic?

A

Increases urine production
(Ex: caffeine)
*Pt on diuretics are HUGE fall risks due to urgency to pee

153
Q

What happens when you consume alcohol?

A

Release of ADH is impaired, resulting in increased urine production

154
Q

True or False:
Physical activity/dehydration causes kidneys to hold water

A

True

155
Q

True or False:
Increased blood flow impairs filtration and urine production

A

False- *Decreased blood flow

156
Q

What happens to the kidneys when you have a systemic infection?

A

Kidneys reabsorb and retain water

157
Q

What is dysuria?

A

Painful or difficult urination due to infection, obstruction, or meds

158
Q

What is frequency?

A

Need to urinate at short intervals

159
Q

What is hematuria?

A

Blood in urine due to trauma, kidney stones, infection, or menstruation

160
Q

What is urgency?

A

Sudden, uncontrollable need to urinate

161
Q

What is anuria?

A

Absence of urine, UO < 100 mL/24 hrs
*Common in pts with chronic kidney disease/dialysis

162
Q

What is oliguria?

A

Urine output less than 400 mL/24 hrs due to dehydration

163
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