NURS 3632 UTA Exam 1 with correct answers
What does AIDET communication tool stand for? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Acknowledge
(Hello Mrs. Smith)
Introduction(My name is __, I am your Student RN today)
Duration( I will be here from 7am- to 7pm)
Explanation ( & just helping your RN take care of you, bathe you, take vitals etc.)
Thank You
What method do we use to communicate with other Healthcare providers when giving reports? - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔ISBAR
I= Identify yourself
S=Situation, What going on? What is the DX
B=Background, past, present medical history, and recent interventions
A=Assessment, What have you (RN) done so far? ex: Vital, H2T
R= Recommendation, suggest reasoning for issue, prognosis, repeat orders, RN-RN bedside reports
CUS stands for - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Concerned
Uncomfortable
Safety Issue (STOP)
ex: You see another RN forgetting to put on PPE or hand hygiene, you are uncomfortable so you tell
the RN STOP, ' Hey I noticed you forgot to perform hand hygiene'
Describe Intrapersonal communication? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔positive affirmations
between yourself (Im gonna pass this exam)
,between you and colleagues on first day introducing yourself
Describe Interpersonal communication? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔between HC workers like
PT talking to RN, or RN talking to Doctor
GOAL IS TO EXCHANGE a Message between two or more people
''Mrs Butler, I will be a little tardy today going to clinicals, I im stuck in traffic. I will update you as I
get closer'
Orientation phase - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔An agreement/contract about the relationship is
established
Hi, my name is Mel, I am you student RN, Ill be assisting your RN with your care today.
AIDET
Working Phase - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔working together w/ pt to meet needs
"What most important for you today?"
teaching and counseling so pt is self reliable after discharge
Termination Phase - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔could mean RN done for the day, or PT is
discharged, Bedside reports between RN's
To evaluate ask yourself did pt achieve established goals
Encourage pt to state emotions about discharge
, helping relationship - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Happens over time, is pt centered, patient is
talking and sharing more, show empathy as the RN and build trust and rapport
Organizational - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔occurs in groups and share a common goal
ex: LABS on Saturday
An incident report is a ________ document? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Internal, NOT external
What does an incident report document? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Explains an incident that
happened regarding pt. It helps prevent it happening again, and How we can fix it
C diff is what type of precaution? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔contact precaution (gown, gloves,
face shield)
standard precations include - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔mask gloves, hand hygiene
Droplet precautions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Must be followed for a patient known or
suspected to be infected with pathogens transmitted by large-particle droplets expelled during
coughing, sneezing, talking, or laughing.
examples of droplet precautions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔COVID, pneumonia, influenza,
whooping cough, bacterial meningitis, COLD, rubella
What is used for Airborne precautions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔negative pressure room, N95
mask, Doors close
examples of airborne precautions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔measles, varicella, TB
What is Neutropenic precautions - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔used with immunocomprimised
RN's, neutrophil count down, patient is sick easily or immune response delayed.