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Nurses must use critical thinking in their day-to-day practice, especially in circumstances surrounding client care and wise use of resources. In which of the following situations would critical thinking be most beneficial? 1. administering IV push meds to critically ill clients 2. educating a home health client about treatment options 3. teaching new parents car seat safety 4. assisting an orthopedic client with the proper use of crutches - ANS Answer: 2. Rationale: All other optio...

Why is nursing considered a profession? - ANS Education, knowledge, selfless concern for others, follow a code of ethics, practice autonomy, accountability, and responsibility, professional organizations What is a nurse? - ANS Highly trained, well educated, caring, and competent. 6 basic skills - ANS critical thinking skills Communication skills Organizational skills Leadership skills Advocacy technical skills 4 basic principals of nursing - ANS ...

Critical Thinking Definition - ANS creative and skillful thinking to improve the quality of the thoughts of the thinker Critical Thinker Characteristics - ANS asks questions; sees ideas from different angles and perspectives; uses relevant and accurate data; communicates with others; thinks abstractly; able to adapt; flexible; fair-minded; Malpractice Negligence Categories - ANS "Failure to..." 1. Follow standards 2. Use equipment responsibly 3. Communicat...

Participants in the healthcare systems - ANS Consumers (clients) Licensed professionals Unlicensed professionals (Assistive personnel) Autonomy definition - ANS right to self-determination Beneficence definition - ANS promotes good to others with no self interest Fidelity definition - ANS agreement to keep promises Justice definition - ANS fairness in care and use of resources Nonmaleficence (definition) - ANS to do no harm ...

A staff nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse and the new graduate is assigned to care for a client with chronic pain. Which statement, if made by the new graduate nurse, indicates the need for further teaching regarding pain management? 1. "I will be sure to ask my client what his pain level is on a scale of 0 to 10." 2."I know that I should follow up after giving medication to make sure it is effective." 3."I will be sure to cue in to any indicators that the client may be exagge...

False Imprisonment - ANS confinement of a person against his or her will. restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom. Good Samaritan Law - ANS Provides limited protection to someone who voluntarily chooses to provide first aid adverse legal scenario - ANS administering the wrong dosage of medication causing a patient to experience complications Malpractice - ANS form of negligence Examples of negligence or malpractice - ANS ...

Chain of Infection - ANS 1. Infectious Agent 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of Exit 4. Mode of Transmission 5. Portal of Entry 6. Susceptible Host infectious agent - ANS Microorganism that lives on it in the human body without causing harm Reservoir - ANS where pathogens live and multiply Portal of exit - ANS Through body fluids (coughing, sneezing, diarrhea, IV lines) mode of transmission - ANS Direct or indirect contact ( touching, kissing,...

When performing an aseptic technique, Which area is always considered contaminated? - ANS Edges of sterile field, Never place anything sterile within the 1 inch border. What should be used by staff when interacting with patients on airborne precautions? - ANS N95 Respirator (Prevent inhaling pathogens smaller than 5 micros) Its important to know what about the patient to most effectively place a patient on airborne precaution. - ANS Type of infection or condition...

Infection - ANS invasion and multiplication in the body of pathogen (Ex. URI, common cold) Chronic Infection - ANS slow development and long duration of illness (Ex. Osteomyelitis) Latent Infection - ANS infection with no symptoms (Ex. HIV/AIDS) 6 Primary defense mechanisms - ANS 1. Normal flora 2. Respiratory system 3. Skin 4. Eyes 5. Mouth 6. Gi System 4 Secondary defense mechanisms - ANS 1. Phagocytes 2. Complement cascade 3. Inf...

infection - ANS invasion and multiplication of pathogen in the body HAIs - ANS healthcare associated infections common HAIs - ANS - central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) - C.diff - pneumonia - MRSA - surgical site infections (staph, strep, pneumo) - UTI - catheter-associated UTIs asepsis - ANS absence of bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms pathogen - ANS bacterium, virus, microorganisms that cause disease ...