Post mortem care - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

POST MORTEM CARE STEPS 1 - Answer- Notify the privileged provider, nursing supervisor, chaplain, and the Patient Administration Department. 2 - Answer- Follow unit policy regarding organ donation and autopsy requirements. 3 - Answer- Obtain a death pack. 4 - Answer- Identify the patient and provide privacy. NOTE: If a patient dies in a semiprivate room, temporarily transfer the roommate out of the room if possible. 5 - Answer- Follow standard precautions. 6 - Answer- Raise ...

Advance directives- teaching - correct answer Communicates the client wishes regarding end of life care; are written before a client becomes ill Nurses role is to provide info about advance directives Document client's advance directive status Ensure advance directives reflects clients current decision Inform all members of the healthcare team of the client's advanced directives Culture (client who speaks a different language) - correct answer Use an interpreter always; try ...

Advance directives- teaching - Answer Communicates the client wishes regarding end of life care; are written before a client becomes ill Nurses role is to provide info about advance directives Document client's advance directive status Ensure advance directives reflects clients current decision Inform all members of the healthcare team of the client's advanced directives Culture (client who speaks a different language) - Answer Use an interpreter always; try to get someone a...

Nurse 202: Post Mortem Care Lecture Slides Nurse's Responsibilities - Answer- 1) Caring for the patient's body 2) Caring for the family 3) Discharging specific legal responsibilities - Ensuring that a death certificate is issued and signed - Labeling the body - Reviewing organ donation arrangements Immediately Before Death - Answer- 1) Notify family 2) Manifestations - Mottled skin - Semicomatose - Eyes sunken and glazed - Decreased ability to move - Dulled senses except...

Mosby's Comprehensive Review Questions for the Canadian PN Exam Systemic opioid analgesics, such as morphine sulphate, may be used for maternal pain management. Which statement best describes the nursing considerations for administering systemic opiate analgesics? 1. Systemic opioids are often administered up to the second stage of labour. 2. An opioid antagonist such as naloxone (Narcan) should be administered to the mother to reverse the effects if birth is imminent. 3. An opioid antago...

ATI Fundamentals, ATI 2019 Fundamentals Proctored Exam 1. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to assistive personnel?: A. changing the dressing for a client who has stage 3 pressure injury B. determining a client's response to a diuretic C. comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative D. providing post mortem care to a client (answer is D) 2. a nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes her...

ATI Fundamentals, ATI 2019 Fundamentals Proctored Exam 1. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to assistive personnel?: A. changing the dressing for a client who has stage 3 pressure injury B. determining a client's response to a diuretic C. comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative D. providing post mortem care to a client (answer is D) 2. a nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes her...

Advance directives- teaching ☑: Communicates the client wishes regarding end of life care; are written before a client becomes ill Nurses role is to provide info about advance directives Document client's advance directive status Ensure advance directives reflects clients current decision Inform all members of the healthcare team of the client's advanced directives Culture (client who speaks a different language) ☑: Use an interpreter always; try to get someone around same age and g...

Acknowledgment Cards : Cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to deceased's family. Acolyte : An alter attendant. Adaptive Funeral Rite : A funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times After Care : A call made on the surviving relatives after the funeral service by the funeral director or an assistant. Altar : An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered...

Which of the following is the BEST way to prevent the spreading of germs? - Answer-hand washing before and after patient care Which of the following is an example of subjective information? - Answer-the patient's pain level is 7/10 You need to use a hoyer lift to transfer a patient. The patient is a two-assist. You're in a hurry. You bring the hoyer lift into the room and the resident asks, "Are you going to get someone to help you?" What should you tell the patient? - Answer-yes, I wi...