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National patient safety goals - Identify patient correctly (name and DOB) Use medications safely (rights) Prevent infections Improve staff communication Identify patient safety risk to suicide Prevent mistakes in surgery amino acids - tissue repair muscle growing wound healing Back check v...

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NUR 172 exam 1
National patient safety goals - Identify patient correctly (name and DOB)

Use medications safely (rights)

Prevent infections

Improve staff communication

Identify patient safety risk to suicide

Prevent mistakes in surgery



amino acids - tissue repair

muscle growing

wound healing



Back check valve - under chamber above first port, allows fluid to flow ONE WAY, doesn't back into
other solution.



Calculations - mL/hr → IV pump

Infusion time in hr

Total mL/time in hour



carbohydrates - spares protein

necessary calories for energy

decrease ketosis

hepatic function



Central line dressing and needleless cap/access port changed - WEEKLY



Code of ethics - The principles that used in ethical and moral decision making

, Elastomeric pump: balloon pump - Analgesic, ABX, chemotherapy

One time use, prefilled from pharmacy



Evidence based practice (EBP) - Clinical expertise

Patient preference

Evidence based research



health care law - Scope of practice

Public health/infection control

Consent

Advanced directives



HYPERTONIC solutions - D5/0.9% NaCl

D10/W

D5/LR

TPN

25% Albumin

D60/W



hypertonic solutions - we want higher concentration in the veins than outside the cell

the cell pressure is low concentration

this forces fluid to move out the cell and into the veins

intracellular --> intravascular

blood pressure increases because of the fluid in the way.

watch fluids as it can lead to circulatory overload

watch: kicney failure patients, CHF, elderly patients

they are at risk for fluid overload

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