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NACE Foundations of Nursing NACE Foundations of Nursing Latest Edition.
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NACE Foundations of NursingNACE Foundations of Nursing
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ANSGown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ANSSurgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ANSrespirator (N95) and negative pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - ANSPertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia, bacterial
meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - ANSMeasles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS),
Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - ANSFrom clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - ANSswab collection port of catheter with antiseptic swab.
Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - ANSHumulin R
Enoxaparin - ANS(Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - ANSlegumes
Cleansing an ulcer - ANSCleanse from the innermost point then outwards
, What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - ANSNotify PCP
Trough - ANSthe lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - ANSjust before the next
she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - ANSlisten to why the patient refuses the
medicine.
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What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - ANS-warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - ANSsnore loudly with apneic periods up to 60 sec, occurring at
least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression, increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - ANS5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - ANSJust below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - ANSAnterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - ANSPC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - ANSOD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
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