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Set 3 Flashcards

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List the three domains of learning

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Cognitive, psychomotor, affective

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Domain of learning that involves thinking (ex: learning information about how insulin works)

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Cognitive

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Domain of learning the involves thinking AND doing (ex: practicing administration of insulin)

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Psychomotor

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Domain of learning that involves feelings and emotions about a subject (ex: patient is eager and motivated to learn about diabetes)

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Affective

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A patient’s ability to learn and synthesize health-related information

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Health literacy

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Factors that aid learning

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Intrinsic motivation, environment (quiet, well-lit)

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Factors that can hinder learning

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Pain, fatigue, decreased strength and dexterity, medical terminology, sensory deficits

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_________ data is tangible and observed while _________ data comes from what the patient says

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Objective; subjective

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Shared beliefs, values, and/or customs that are influenced by race, geographic location, ethnicity, language, etc.

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Culture

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The belief that one’s own culture is superior to somebody else’s

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Ethnocentrism

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T or F: cultural competency begins with identifying your own beliefs and values

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True

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12
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Cultural considerations from Jehovah’s Witness

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May refuse blood products

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Islam cultural considerations

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Diet: no pork, alcohol, shellfish, fasting (during Ramadan)
Other: make accommodations for pts. To pray 5x/day; females may request female providers

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Judaism cultural considerations

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Kosher diet (no pork, no shellfish, meat and dairy should not be combined — for example, a hamburger may be allowed, but not a cheeseburger)

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Mormon cultural considerations

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No alcohol, tobacco, caffeinated products

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Catholic cultural considerations

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Avoid meat on Fridays during period of lent

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Acupuncture is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but may be contraindicated in patients with

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Needle phobia, blood-borne pathogens

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Herbal supplements are a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but may be contraindicated in patients with

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Concurrent prescription drug use, coagulation disorders

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Massage is a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but may be contraindicated in patients with

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DVT, psychosis

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Hypnosis and meditation are forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but may be contraindicated in patients with

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Psychosis (current or previous)

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Chiropractic adjustments are a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but may be contraindicated in patients with

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Fractures, bone cancers

22
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Patient laying on back in neutral position

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Supine

23
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Patient position laying on stomach

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Prone

24
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_____ positioning can help improve oxygenation in respiratory distress and helps to prevent flexion contractions in patients with lower extremity amputations

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Prone

25
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Position in which patient is sitting up at an angle between 30-45 degrees

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Semi-fowlers

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Position in which patient is sitting up with HOB at 45-60 degrees

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Fowlers

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Position in which patient is sitting up with HOB at 60-90 degrees

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High Fowlers

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High Fowlers is ideal for patients with

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Respiratory distress

29
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Patient positioning on side

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Lateral

30
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Describe sims position

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Patient lying on left side with left leg extended and right leg flexed at hip (ideal position for enema administration)

31
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Patient positioning with bed flat (HOB down) and foot of bed elevated

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Trendelenburg (ideal for patients with hypotension and shock)

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Patient positioning with flat bed with HOB up and feet down

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Reverse trendelenburg

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Trendelenburg position consideration

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Should not be used for long periods of time; may increase ICP

34
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Patient positioned lying supine with legs flexed and abducted

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Lithotomy (used during gynecological, rectal and urologic procedures)

35
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Chain of infection components

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Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

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Component of the chain of infection that describes the pathogen itself (virus, bacteria, etc.)

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Infectious agent

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Where the pathogen lives and multiplies

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Reservoir (ex: body of water)

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The way that the pathogen gets from the reservoir to something else

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Portal of exit (ex: nose, mouth, feces)

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How the infectious agent is transmitted from the reservoir to new host

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Mode of transmission (ex: direct contact, airborne, droplet, etc)

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How the infectious agents gets into its new host

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Portal of entry (ex: nose, mouth, eyes, etc.)

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Host that is infected by the infectious agent

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Susepctible host

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Stage of infection from the time the pathogen first enters the body until it starts to make its appearance known

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Incubation period (pathogen is multiplying, symptoms not yet visible)

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Stage of infection in which host begins to have initial symptoms, but the symptoms are vague and non-specific

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Prodromal stage

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Stage of infection in which symptoms specific to disease are present

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Illness phase

45
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Stage of infection in which symptoms start to disappear until host is fully healed

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Convalescence stage

46
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Stages of infection

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Incubation, prodromal, illness, convalescence

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