Fundamentals of Nursing - Exam 1 (VUSN) Questions With Answers Graded A+ Assured Success
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Fundamentals of Nursing -
Institution
Fundamentals Of Nursing -
Physical Assessment Techniques (Order specific) - IPPA: Inspect, Palpate, Percuss, Auscultate
Plexor - Related to Percussion: Opposite middle finger that taps the pleximeter
Pleximeter - Related to Percussion: Middle finger of hand that is placed flat on surface
Critical Thinking - An active, or...
Plexor - Related to Percussion: Opposite middle finger that taps the pleximeter
Pleximeter - Related to Percussion: Middle finger of hand that is placed flat on surface
Critical Thinking - An active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking
and the thinking of others. It is committed to thinking clearly, precisely, and accurately and to act on
what you know about a situation.
Critical Thinking in Nursing - Includes:
Problem solving
Decision making
Advocating
The Nursing Process - It is a decision making process to organize and deliver client care, make
critical judgments - prioritize care, and promote individualization of client care.
The nursing process is pivotal to nursing for providing patient care that is safe and accurate.
It is a series of actions marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result - problem solving
and that follows a sequence toward a goal
Contact Precautions - Gown and Gloves
Direct/Indirect Contact
, Visitors wash hands
Airborne Precautions - N-95 respirator and Negative Pressure room
Transportation: patient wears surgical mask
Visitors wear surgical mask
Droplet Precaution - Surgical Mask
Transportation: patient wears surgical mask
Signs of Infection - Erythema, Exudate, pain, tenderness, changes in vital signs or system function
Chain of Infection - Infectious agent
Reservoir
Exit Portal
Transmission
Entry Portals
Host
Contact based transmission - MRSA, C. difficile, RSV, Impetigo, Scabies, Lice
Droplet based transmission - Strep pharyngitis, pertussis, rubella, bacterial meningitis
Airborne based transmission - Measles and TB
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