week 11 & 12 Flashcards
teamwork & collaboration
function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care
TeamSTEPPS & goal
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
goal: to provided higher quality & safer patient care
TeamSTEPPS communication tools
-handoff
-I PASS the BATON
-SBAR
-CUS
what is hand-off reporting
the transfer of information during transitions in care across the continuum
I PASS the BATON
Introduction
Patient
Assessment
Situation
Safety
Background
Actions
Timing
Ownership
Next
SBAR
Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
when is SBAR used?
requires immediate attention and action concerning a patient’s condition
CUS & when is it used?
i am CONCERNED about
i am UNCOMFORTABLE with what I am seeing
this is a SAFETY issue
used to “stop the line” & alert other team members of your concerns
definition of first aid
treatment given before regular medical services can be obtained
3 types of first aid treatments
-medical emergencies
-injury emergencies
-environmental emergencies
3 P’s of first aid
- preserve life
- prevent further injury
- promote recovery
what should you always do before helping others?
before providing help, always check the scene for danger
what triggers stress response? how does the body respond?
-either a physical event or indirectly by a psychological event
-several body systems, especially the autonomic nervous & endocrine systems & they respond immediately to stress
long term stress response
-cognitive impairment
-tension headaches
-stroke
-angina
-cardiac arrhythmias
-immune system organ atrophy
-decrease immune response
when the body is in stress response, the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms are _______
disabled
only functions when body is in relaxation
relaxation response
group of physiologic changes that cause decreased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and consequent relaxation after stimulation of certain regions of the hypothalamus
counteracts stress response
define coping
a person’s cognitive & behavioral efforts to manage a stressor
allopathic medicine
conventional western medicine
→treat symptoms & disease using drugs
Complementary of Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM) & examples for both?
complementary: therapies used in addition to or together with conventional treatment recommended by provider (ex: acupuncture helps w/ cancer pts)
alternative: therapies that replace allopathic medical care (ex: instead of chemo we use an alternative)
multidisciplinary
standard & medical care
holistic
whole body approach
is using standard & CAM safe & effective?
yes! its informed by evidence (research) to be safe and effective
alternative medical systems & example
systems of theory of practice
ex: traditional chinese medicine
mind-body interventions & example
enhance the mind
ex: meditation
