PREPARATION PACK KEY NURSING BASICS
PATIENT CARE SAFETY AND CLINICAL SKILLS
WITH SAMPLE QUESTIONS
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *P*. Answer: PLANNING:
-rn develops strategies to achieve expected outcomes
-ex) "pt needs a cast"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *I*. Answer: IMPLEMENTATION:
-coordination of care (rn performs act of care delivery)
-health teaching and health promotion (rn teaches and promotes
health & wellness)
-ex) "cast gets put on pt, rn teaches them how to shower while
wearing cast"
◉ ADOPIE (Box 1.2)- *E*. Answer: EVALUATION:
-rn evaluates progress & sees it goals were met
-ex) "pt comes back for follow up and new X-ray shows bone healing
properly"
,◉ What are the nurse's professional responsibilities?. Answer: -
REMEMBER A-CAEC-M (bday cake)
-Autonomy (self starter)
-Caregiver
-Accountability
-Educator
-Communicator
-Manager
◉ FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Answer: -1st epidemiologist
-analyzed that poor sanitation was connected to the incidence of
cholera & dysentery
◉ MARY MAHONEY. Answer: -REMEMBER NO DISCRIMINATION
-1st professionally trained African American nurse
-introduced awareness of cultural diversity & respect for the
individual regardless of background, race, color, religion
◉ COMPASSION FATIGUE. Answer: -state of burn out & secondary
traumatic stress
-due to caring for ppl who are suffering
-emotional exhaustion
-overwhelming
, -causes physical, mental, & emotional health issues
◉ UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. Answer: -unemployed
-underemployed
-homeless
-immigrants
-uninsured individuals
-minorities
-mentally ill
◉ Nurse's responsibility in Evidence Based Practice (EBP). Answer: -
responsible for making sound clinical judgement
-decisions based off of knowledge
-you can't provide care only form what you learn in school;
-the nurse is responsible for searching for the best scientific
evidence to current situations
◉ PATIENT-CENTERED CARE (Table 1.1). Answer: -KNOW YOUR PT
-pt/designee is the source of control & full partner in providing care
-based on respect for pt preferences, values, & needs
-ex) involve family & friends in care and try to understand them