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Define nursing theory.

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Conceptualizing of some aspects of nursing. Communicates the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing nursing care.

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Define theory …

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Provides a systematic view for explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena.

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What are the 4 components of a theory?

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Phenomena
Concept
Definition
Assumption

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What are the 5 nursing process strategies?

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Assessment 
Diagnosis 
Planning
Intervention
Evaluation
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Who was responsible for practice base nursing theory?

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Florence nightingale

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Who was responsible for the needs theories?

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Virginia Henderson

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What is Aden/o?

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancer/Cancerous

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Cardi

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Gland

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cyto/o

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Cell

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Derm

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Leuk/o

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White

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sacr/o

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Flesh

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Thromb/o

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Clotting

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Al

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Pertaining to

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Algia

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Pain

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Cyte

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Cell

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Ectomy

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Cutting out or removing

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Globin

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protein

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Gram

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Record

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Ia

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Condition

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Ic

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Pertaining to

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Logist

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Specialist in the study of

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Logy

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Study of

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Oma

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Tumour or mass

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Opsy

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Process of viewing

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Osis

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Abnormal condition

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Sis

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State of

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Tomy

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Cutting in

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Aut

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Self

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Dia

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Complete or through

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Endo

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Within

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Exo

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Outside

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo

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Below

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Peri

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Surrounding

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Re

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Back

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Retro

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Behind

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Sub

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Below

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rhea

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Flow, discharge

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Rrhage

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Excessive

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rrhagia

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Discharge of blood

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Lysis

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Separation of breakdown

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Stomy

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Opening

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Dys

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Bad,painful,difficult

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Neo

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New

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Poly

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Many

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Tachy

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Fast

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Define nursing process

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Is an organizing framework for professional nursing practice, used in nursing to identify and treat the nursing diagnosis (problems) of a client

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5 steps of the nursing process

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Assessment 
Diagnosis
Plan (outcomes & interventions)
Implementing 
Evaluation
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What do you do during the assessment phase of nursing practice?

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Collect info
Determine the problem and strength 
Health history
Physical assessment
Prior test results
During head to toe assessment - inspect, palate, and percuss
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What do you do during the diagnosis step in nursing process?

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Clinical judgement
Response to actual or potential health problems or life process
Basis for outcomes and interventions

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When making a nursing diagnosis statement you…

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Problem: nursing diagnosis
Etiology: related to the statement
Symptoms: define characteristics

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During the planning phase of the nursing process you…

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Writing measurable client outcomes and nursing interventions to accomplish the outcomes
These are designed to change the clients nursing diagnosis or problem

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During the action phase of the nursing process you…

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Initiate the nursing care plan
Perform the nursing interventions 
Perform continuous assessment 
Ask critical thinking questions 
Report and document
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During the evaluations phase of the nursing process you…

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Client outcomes are evaluated to determine whether they are satisfied

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What is the chain of infection process.?

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Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission 
Port of entry
Susceptible host
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What are the natural defences we humans have to protect us against infection?

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Normal flora
Body system defences
Inflammation

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Define mobility

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Physiology and principal of body mechanics in regard to alignment gravity and friction

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What are the psychosocial effects of immobility?

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Emotional and behavioural responses eg. Hostility, fear, anxiety
Sensory- sleep wake cycle alterations
Changes in coping - depression,sadness

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During assessment of an immobile client what factors can be assessed?

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Rom
Body alignment
Gait
Exercise and activity tolerance

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