The emergent care clinic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

  1. A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict? A. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding delegating and completing tasks." B. "Several staff members have commented that you don't do your fair share of the work.". C. "If you d...

NR509 Midterm Review Bates Guide to Physical Examination 13th edition Chapters 1-17. Patient and clinician-centered - The approach to a clinical encounter Echolalia - repetition of the words and phrases of others Occurs in manic and schizophrenia Clinicians - Experts have defined patient-centered interviewing as "following the patient's lead to understand their thoughts, ideas, concerns and requests, without adding additional information from the ________ perspective." F-I-F-E - ...

Nclex Cris Question and answers rated A+ The home care nurse visits a client in a large apartment complex. During the visit, the area experiences a major earthquake. Which of the following clients should the nurse see FIRST? 1. A restless client with a rigid abdomen and absent bowel sounds. 2. An unconscious client with left-sided tracheal shift from midline. 3. A client complaining of excruciating pain with an obvious deformity of the left leg. 4. A client clutching her chest and comp...

Chapter 1 - Evidence-Based Assessment 3 Chapter 2 - Cultural Assessment 13 Chapter 3 - The Interview 26 Chapter 4 - The Complete Health History 43 Chapter 5 - Mental Status Assessment 55 Chapter 6 - Substance Use Assessment 70 Chapter 7 - Domestic and Family Violence Assessment 76 Chapter 8 - Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting 82 Chapter 9 - General Survey and Measurement 97 Chapter 10 - Vital Signs 102 Chapter 11 - Pain Assessment 116 Chapter 12 - Nutrition Asse...

AANP: Exam Pearls Exam Format. Questions and answers, 100% proven pass rate. Document Content and Description Below AANP: Exam Pearls Exam Format • AANP FNP exam contains very few nonclinical questions • Certification tests are designed for entry-level practice • AANP has 15 pilot questions which are not graded [there is NO WAY to identify the pilot test questions from the graded questions] • New clinical info [treatment and/or guidelines] released in the last 10 months won’t be on t...

Module 1 - Health History Ms. Jones is a pleasant, 28-year-old obese African American single woman who presents to establish care and with a recent right foot injury. She is the primary source of the history. Ms. Jones offers information freely and without contradiction. Speech is clear and coherent. She maintains eye contact throughout the interview. Timeframe: 1 week after fall (Age: 28) Reason for visit: Patient presents for an initial primary care visit today complaining of an infected fo...

Levels of Health Care 1. Preventive 2. Primary 3. Secondary 4. Tertiary 5. Restorative 6. Continuing <~~> 1. immunizations, stress management, seat belt use 2. office or clinic visits and scheduled school or work centered screening (vision, hearing, obesity) 3. inpatient and emergency departments, diagnostic centers, and emergent care centers. 4. intensive care, oncology centers, and burn centers 5. home health, rehabilitation centers, and skilled nursing facilities 6. end...

Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment Chapter 03: The Interview Chapter 04: The Complete Health History Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessment Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement Chapter 10: Vital Signs Chapter 11: Pain Assessment Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails ...

Community-based care - self and ambulatory care Hospital based care - inpatient acute care Postacute care - long-term care, ambulatory rehab centers, long term care hospitals Self-care (80-95% of health problems stop here) - OTC meds, vitamins and supplements and change of habits Ambulatory healthcare - medical services performed without admission to a hospital or other health care facility for an overnight stay Freq settings for ambulatory care - physician offices, emergency departments,...

Leik - FNP Review Questions and answers, exam predictor questions. Rated A. Which of the following drugs interact with warfarin/coumadin? a. Imodium (loperamide) b. Diltiazem Hydrochloride SR (diltiazem) c. trimethoporim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) d. sumatriptan (Imitrex) - c Sulfa drugs will interact with warfarin (increases the blood level), which results in an elevation of the INR and the risk of bleeding. The following drugs are potent inhibitors of the CYP450 system except:...