what are similar in hospital and long term care national patient safety goals? -
ANSWER patient identification
proper procedure for fecal impactation removal? - ANSWER Lube first two gloved
fingers, insert into pt one at a time, in a scissor movement break down the stool and
remove little by little.
**Watch for fatigue, dispnea, heart palpitations
What is the proper sequence to give medication/feeds vi NG tube? - ANSWER
Check placement, pull residual, flush 30mL room temp water, push med/feed, flush
30mL room temp water.
Define SOAPIER, what is it used for? - ANSWER S- subjective
O- objective
A- assessment
P- plan
I- intervention
E- evaluation
R- revision
Used for an acute situation, helps use clinical reasoning to assess, diagnose and
treat a patient based on provided information
Define professionalism - ANSWER Mix of knowledge and skills delivered in respect
and with dignity.
Define ethics - ANSWER Values influencing a personal decisions of what's right
from wrong
Examples of subjective data? - ANSWER what a patient SAYS
"I have a 8/10 pain"
"I've been puking for 2 weeks"
"I have diarrhea"
"My stomach pain is so severe"
Examples of objective data? - ANSWER objective=observed
Vital signs
Height and weight
I&O's
Define SBAR - ANSWER S- situation
B- background
A- assessment
R- recommendation
used to facilitate, promote and use appropriate communication
What is the ohio nurse practice act? - ANSWER Defines a nurses scope of
practice.
, LPN's cannot do IV push medications or write care plans. They can do oral narcotics
and carry out a care plan.
What is the proper sequence to remove PPE? - ANSWER Gloves
Goggles
Gown
Mask
(alphabetically)
What can you do to prevent injuries from heat and cold packs? - ANSWER Remove
every 20 min, assess skin, use a barrier
How does ineffective coping affect one's health? - ANSWER Increase risk for
substance abuse, increase risk for malnutrition, increase BP and HR, increase risk
for POOR self esteem.
How do you properly apply wrist restraints? - ANSWER Place padding along
extremity, slip wrist through loops over padding, wrap padded portion of device,
tighten with slip knot, leave as much slack as possible.
Check Q1, remove Q2, which restraint to use, being able to insert 2 fingers in
restraint.
Where is the preferred spot to check a pulse on an UNCONSCIOUS patient -
ANSWER Carotid
What is the z-track method? - ANSWER IM injection, pull skin, push med, release
skin. Releasing the skin now allows the holes to disalign so you don't have leaking of
the med into the subq tissue.
What is a CAUTI and how can you minimize the patient's risk? - ANSWER Catheter
acquired urinary tract infection
Handwashing, removing when ordered, changing the BAG and not the catheter,
proper cleaning
dysphagia - ANSWER difficulty swallowing or eating
Dysphasia - ANSWER difficulty speaking
How do you draw regular (clear) and NPH (cloudy) insulin in a syringe? - ANSWER
Cloudy, clear, clear, cloudy
What are normal VS values? - ANSWER T- 97.0-99.6f
P- 60-100
R- 12-20
BP- 95-119/55-79
Define HIPPA - ANSWER Intended to protect patient privacy by defining
individually identifiable information and how this information may be used, by whom
and what circumstances.
Laws that protect patient privacy
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