Week 6 Flashcards
Nursing
oral
swallowed
sublingual
dissolve under the tongue
drop
eyes and ears
topical
used on the skin
transdermal patch
applied to skin
Inhalation
breathed in
rectal
per rectum
Parenteral
under the skin
two patient identifiers
ask their name and check hospital bracelet
legal
MUST, WILL, SHALL [ these are absolutes]
Ethical
MAY, SHOULD [appropriate behavior in social context]
negligence
failed to act in a erasable and prudent manner
Malpractice
the failure of a professional, a person with specialized education
gross negligence
reckless act that reflects a conscious disregard to the patients welfare
Criminal Negligence
the act is deemed to reckless to the result of injury or death of patient
DNR
do not resuscitate
MPOA
medical power of attorney
AMA
against medical advice
MAR
Medication Administration records [comes in paper and electric]
6 rights
drug, dose,route,time,patient,documentation
how many time do you check your drugs
3 times
NS
normal saline
ung
ointment
Stat.
at once
sentinel event
unintentional adverse outcome with results
accountability
when errors occurs, nurses and doctors have to held accountable
liability
asserts that every person is responsible for the wrong or injury done to another as the result of carelessness
risk management
assist in the development of policies and procedures to improve practices
intentional torts
direct violation of a person rights
advance directives
patients wishes are made know through execution of a formal document known as the living will
code of Ethics
American nurses association
value
personal belief about worth that act as a guide to behavior
value system
entire framework on which actions are based
value clarification
to examine the values they hold and how those values function
moral development
forming a worldview and value system
respiratory
pulmonology
respiratory [main function]
bring oxygen to the blood and take the carbon dioxide out of it
upper respiratory sytem (wp)
nas/o, rihn/o, spet/o, sin/o, sinus/o, adenoid/o tonsill/o
upper respiratory (wp)
pharyng/o, laryng/o, trache/o
lower respiratory system (wp)
brunch/o, bronchi/o, lob/o, Pleur/o, thorax/o, pector/o, seth/o, alveolar/o, phren/o
respiration (wp)
ox/o, capn/o, carb/o, spir/o, -pnea
-ptysis
ex- hemoptysis [coughing up blood]
sputum
muscus discharge from the lungs
Expectoration
coughing or spitting material from the lungs
eupnea
normal breathing
tachypnea
rapid breathing
bradypnea
slow breathing
apnea
absent breathing
hyperpnea
deep breathing
hypopnea
shallow breathing
orthopnea
breathe only sitting up
PFT
pulmonary function testing
Bx
biopsy
Pleuritic chest pain
Chest pain on inspiration or with coughing