history of peoples and cultures, especially non-western ones.
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ethnohistory
the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people
across cultures
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cultural competence
- received by phone and transcribed onto chart order sheet
- have an increased risk for errors
,- remember to read back the orders
- only write orders you heard
- clarify the orders
- ask for the spelling of the providers name
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telephone orders
Do Not Intubate
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DNI
Do Not Resuscitate
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DNR
1. nursing interventions: memory retraining, cueing, regular schedules, reorient
frequently (state your name, time, date; provide clocks and calendars; maintain
patient's personal belongings); encourage function to full level of abilities
, 2. decrease number of items to choose from, organize activities that the patient is
able to complete, when the person won't eat—decrease distractions, offer one food
at a time, offer finger foods, color foods, encourage independent eating
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things you might say to a demented patient to help reorient him/her to
keep the individual safe
identifies the factors that are causing the problem
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what are etiologies?
1. cuff is too loose or too small
2. the patient has their legs crossed or their arm is not lowered to heart level
3. releasing the air too quickly
4. the artery line is not placed around or near the brachial artery
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what are common mistakes when taking BP?
definition and defining characteristics; some additionally include related factors, at-
risk population, and associated condition
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