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(P)ICOT - = Patient, population or problem (Identify your patients by age, gender, ethnicity, disease, or symptoms) 3 phases of a seizure - •Aura—the start of a partial seizure. If the aura is the only phase a patient experiences, the patient has had a simple partial seizure. If the seizure s...

3 parts of source of history for health history sequence - record, judge, note 4 parts of objective data - inspection palpation percussion auscultation a cycle in which respirations gradually wax and wane in a regular pattern, increasing in rate and depth and then decreasing. breathing periods la...

3 Phases of taking care of a person - ️️Orientation Working Termination Adverse Event - ️️unintended harm by an act of commission or omission rather than as a result of disease process Attitudes - ️️nurses and other health care professionals need to value their roles in safety and ...

"Through patients eyes" - value seeing health care situations through their eyes, and respect and encourage individual expression of patient values, preferences and expressed needs. Awareness - Am I aware of my biases and prejudices towards other cultural groups, as well as racism and other "i...

A caucasion nurse is caring for a Native American after a stroke. The nurse finds the patient sleeping while holding several small feathers bound by a beaded leather thong. The nurse should consider the possibilty that this is: - An important item used in native healing practices A just culture i...

1st Line of Defense - Chemical, Mechanical, and physical barriers 2nd Line of Defense - Inflammation Activate Acquired Immunity - produced by individual after natural exposure to antigens or after immunization Acute inflammation - self-limiting, continues until host is gone, result from vascular...

Amsler Grid - Used to evaluate macular degeneration CAGE screening for alcohol use - Cutting Down Annoyance by criticism Guilty feeling Eye openers Calipers - Measures thickness of subcutaneous fat Clarify - Ask "what do you mean" Complete HPI - 1) Chronological ordering of events 2) State...

a tool used to promote effective communication to other providers - SBAR an interactive process between nurse and client that helps the client overcome temporary stress, to get along with other people, to adjust to the unalterable, and to overcome psychological blocks which stand in the way of se...

A 19-year-old client has had a breast biopsy and is nervous about the results. The resident physician peeks into her room and says, "The biopsy is negative." The nurse finds the client in her room sobbing. What is the nurse's best response to this situation? 1."Why are you crying with such go...

A child is to be admitted to the pediatric unit following an automobile crash. when will the nurse begin discharge planning process? - the day the patient is admitted a nurse receives information about a seminar on the prevention of pressure ulcers in patients who have diabetes. when considering ...

A client believes that doorknobs are contaminated and refuses to touch them, expect with a paper tissue. What nursing intervention is most therapeutic for this client? A. Supply the client with paper tissues to help functioning until anxiety is reduced B. Have the client scrub the doorknobs with ...

A dependent, confused patient is being given a bedpan. How can the nurse best ensure the patient's safety? - Raise the side rails on the bed before leaving the room. A male patient on bed rest is permitted to stand to use the urinal. Which action would the nurse take to ensure his safety before ...

ABC - airway, breathing, circulation Assessing systematically and comprehensively - definition: Using an organized, systematic approach that enhances your ability to discover all the information needed to fully understand a problem/problems. check accuracy and reliablity - definition: Collectin...

is important in today's health care environment -pooling resources and information benefits both patients and communities - interorganizational collaboration -moving away from the private investigator model to a collaborative model represented by inter professional collaborators -funding agenc...