NURS 105 Final Exam Review - BYUI Questions and Answers 100% Verified
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NURS 105 - BYUI
-ation - an action or process
Differentiation: The action of discovering a difference. Discontinuation: The process of stopping
something Experimentation: The process of performing a scientific experiment
-ectomy - surgical removal of something
tonsillectomy - removal of tonsils
appendectomy -...
NURS 105 Final Exam Review - BYUI -ation - an action or process Differentiation: The action of discovering a difference. Discontinuation: The process of stopping something Experimentation: The process of performing a scientific experiment -ectomy - surgical removal of something tonsillectomy - removal of tonsils appendectomy - removal of appendix -ismus - indicates a spasm or contraction strabismus - contraction of eye phlebismus -itis - inflammation of cellulitis dermatitis arthritis -lysis - Decomposition, destruction, or breaking down i.e paralysis -ology - study of, science i.e biology -osis - Indicates something that is abnormal. -otomy - cutting into i.e thorocadomy -pathy - disease or disease process -plasty - surgical repair i.e endioplasty "just another word to describe a person strong enough to tolerate anything and soft enough to understand anyone." - Nurse <3 #1 Right Patient - requires confirmation of a patient's identity with two forms of identification before drug administration. • Patient must state full name and date of birth aloud • Compare this to their medical ID wristband • This all needs to match what is on the patient's chart #2 Right Medication - check the label three times to verify the medication Needs to be identical to the drug name that was prescribed • Some brand names or generic names may have very a similar spelling or sound (due to prefix, suffix, or starting with the same first letter) #3 Right Indication - -Ensure that you know why the patient is getting the medication. • A nurse must know what the medication is for and if that fits the patient's condition • NEVER give a patient a medication that you don't know what it does and why the patient is getting it! #4 Right Dose/Amount - carefully reading the medication order provides instructions on the right dose. The patient needs to get the correct strength of the medication • Nurses must be able to calculate the correct doses • An error in decimal points can have devastating consequences • Know if the dose is in grams, milligrams, micrograms or something completely different •If giving a liquid med, label it correctly #5 Right Time - How often the prescriber intends you to give the medication • May give a medication ½ hour before or after the prescribed time #6 Right Route - Medications can be given to patients in many different ways, all of which vary in the time it takes to absorb the chemical, the time it takes for the drug to act, and potential side effects based on the mode of administration 18% of nurses work here - Ambulatory care 1st COMMON HIPPA VIOLATIONS: - #1 LACK OF ENCRYPTION: Lack of Encryption for all patient information. Example: A nurse texts a doctor about a patient concern. The text is on their personal cell phones. The nurse accidentally texts the wrong number. This is a HIPAA violation 2nd COMMON HIPPA VIOLATIONS: - #2 GETTING HACKED OR PHISHED: data being stolen and sold to a 3rd party organization that would somehow benefit from the information. The hackers are using ransomware. Meaning, they take over the data & threaten to delete everything unless they get paid. 3% of nurses work here - Educational services 3rd COMMON HIPPA VIOLATIONS: - #3 UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS: Example: You are a nurse working on a medical floor. You heard that your friend is in the Emergency Room. You are worried and want to see if they are okay. You pull up their patient information on the computer. 4th COMMON HIPPA VIOLATIONS: - #4 LOSS OR THEFT OF DEVICES: Example: Someone broke into an employee vehicle and stole their work laptop. The device was not password -protected, and the personal informationof over 200,000 was not encrypted. Why was this a HIPAA violation? 5% of nurses work here - Government 5th COMMON HIPPA VIOLATIONS: - #5 SHARING INFORMATION: Example: As a nursing student at Madison Memorial Hospital, you finish a clinical. Later that night you get on Facebook and describe what a hard shift you had in the NICU. You don't mention any patient's names. Is this a HIPAA violation? 60% of nurses work here - Hospitals
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