week 11 & 12

Question 1

teamwork & collaboration

Answer 1

function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care

Question 2

TeamSTEPPS & goal

Answer 2

Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety
goal: to provided higher quality & safer patient care

Question 3

TeamSTEPPS communication tools

Answer 3

-handoff
-I PASS the BATON
-SBAR
-CUS

Question 4

what is hand-off reporting

Answer 4

the transfer of information during transitions in care across the continuum

Question 5

I PASS the BATON

Answer 5

Introduction

Patient
Assessment
Situation
Safety

Background
Actions
Timing
Ownership
Next

Question 6

SBAR

Answer 6

Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation

Question 7

when is SBAR used?

Answer 7

requires immediate attention and action concerning a patient’s condition

Question 8

CUS & when is it used?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

definition of first aid

Answer 9

treatment given before regular medical services can be obtained

Question 10

3 types of first aid treatments

Answer 10

-medical emergencies
-injury emergencies
-environmental emergencies

Question 11

3 P’s of first aid

Answer 11

1. preserve life
2. prevent further injury
3. promote recovery

Question 12

what should you always do before helping others?

Answer 12

before providing help, always check the scene for danger

Question 13

what triggers stress response? how does the body respond?

Answer 13

-either a physical event or indirectly by a psychological event
-several body systems, especially the autonomic nervous & endocrine systems & they respond immediately to stress

Question 14

long term stress response

Answer 14

-cognitive impairment
-tension headaches
-stroke
-angina
-cardiac arrhythmias
-immune system organ atrophy
-decrease immune response

Question 15

when the body is in stress response, the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms are _______

Answer 15

disabled
only functions when body is in relaxation

Question 16

relaxation response

Answer 16

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

Question 17

define coping

Answer 17

a person’s cognitive & behavioral efforts to manage a stressor

Question 18

allopathic medicine

Answer 18

conventional western medicine
→treat symptoms & disease using drugs

Question 19

Complementary of Alternative Medicine Therapies (CAM) & examples for both?

Answer 19

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)

Question 20

multidisciplinary

Answer 20

standard & medical care

Question 21

holistic

Answer 21

whole body approach

Question 22

is using standard & CAM safe & effective?

Answer 22

yes! its informed by evidence (research) to be safe and effective

Question 23

alternative medical systems & example

Answer 23

systems of theory of practice
ex: traditional chinese medicine

Question 24

mind-body interventions & example

Answer 24

enhance the mind
ex: meditation

Question 25

biologically based treatments & example

Answer 25

specialized diets & herbs
ex: vitamin supplements (usually off label & not FDA approved)

Question 26

manipulative & body based methods & example

Answer 26

based on movement & manipulation on one or more movements
ex: chiropractor

Question 27

energy therapies & example

Answer 27

energy heals
ex: healing touch, acupuncture