Pnvn 1811 stuvia 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

anatomy - ANSWERstudy of structure of an organism and relationship of its parts ***BODY PARTS*** physiology - ANSWERstudy of functions of living organisms and their parts ***FUNCTION*** pathology - ANSWERscientific study of disease ***DISEASES*** scientific method - ANSWER- observations and previous experiments - propose hypothesis - design experiment - collect and analyze data - determine whether data are biased - refine hypothesis - repeat experiments - accept as theory - ...

dorsal cavity - ANSWERCranial Cavity: space in skull that contains the brain Spinal Cavity: space inside the spinal column State Nurse Practice Act - ANSWERdefines the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice based on each state Nursing Licensure - ANSWERThe legal ability to practice as a nurse as defined in a region's nurse practice act. Common Law - ANSWEROriginates in the courts Informed consent and right to refuse treatment are examples Statutory law - ANSWER...

State Nurse Practice Act: - ANSWERdefines the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice - ANSWER Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) - ANSWERindividual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed registered nurse in the provision of patient activities as delegated by and under the supervision of the registered professional nurse Nursing Licensure - ANSWERThe legal ability to practice as a nurse as defined in a region's nurse practice act. Common ...

Explain home healthcare documentation - ANSWERUnique documentation because it is remote yet accessed by different healthcare providers provides quality control and reimbursement from insurance companies notes pt education a demonstration of learning coordination of services and compliance of regulation reflected by all members of the healthcare team what are the DO's and DON'Ts when correcting an error when documenting in a patient's chart? - ANSWERDo's : - Use black ink...

Explain the purpose of therapeutic communication - ANSWERConsists of an exchange of information that facilitates the formation of a positive nurse-patient relationship and actively involves the patient in all areas of care How does a nurse collect data for the assessment phase of the nursing process? - ANSWERHealth History, Biographic Data, Chief Complaint, Psychosocial Information, Environmental Information, Physical Examination, History of present illness, labs/diagnostics What makes a S...

why is it important to document? - ANSWERproves what you have done for the patient in order to have good outcome, if it wasn't charted it wasn't done! Explain focus charting - ANSWERfocuses on patients concerns instead of a problem list What are safety measures a nurse should use with the EMR to ensure HIPAA compliance? - ANSWERRecord ownership and access, confidentiality, log off computers, limit access to pt records that are not your patient Describe DARE charting - ANSWERData -...

Objective Data - ANSWERYou're working and shuffling about in the hospital when you hear Mr. Rogers, one of your assigned patients for the day, coughing like he was blowin his lungs out. Upon arrival to Mr. Rogers you notice red tinges of blood and sputum on the towel he uses to cover his mouth. What kind of data are you gathering from this patient? Subjective Data - ANSWERYou (the nurse) are about to take a dump when a patient outta nowhere skrrt skrrts to you and mentions that he/she is h...

Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease? - ANSWERPathology The liver can be found in the - ANSWERupper right quadrant, epigastric region= Both A and B The supine position - ANSWERdescribes the body lying face up The opposite term for posterior in humans is - ANSWERanterior; ventral= both B and C What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? - ANSWER50% to 60% The two major body cavities are called - ANSWERdorsal and ventral The primary functio...

CBE - ANSWERCharting by Exception. A format of charting where only changes since the beginning of shift assessment are noted. MDS - ANSWERMinimum Data Sheets POC - ANSWERPoint of Care: tests that are performed at the patients bedside, at ancillary or mobile sites or in patient home.

Alimentary Canal - ANSWERThe digestive tube that is 9 meters in length that extends from the mouth to the anus Ingestion - ANSWERIntake of food into Alimentary Canal is known as? Digestion - ANSWERProcesses that break up complex nutrients into simpler nutrients Mechanical Digestion - ANSWERPhysical breakdown of large food chunks into smaller bits Chemical Digestion - ANSWERBreakdown of large molecules into smaller molecules Motility - ANSWERGI movements resulting in a muscular con...