Where is the upper/lower airway sterility dividing line?
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, ♦ Between epiglottis and larynx
♦ Upper airway insterile, lower airway sterile
Eye care considerations
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♦ Incorporated into bath
♦ Glasses and contact care
♦ Prosthetic eye care
♦ New wipes for eye infections
♦ Matted eyes - use warm compress for 3-5 min
♦ Unconscious patients with eyes open need eye care every 2-4 hours with
saline or artificial tears and to use eye shields
When mixing insulin in one syringe, do you draw long acting or short acting first?
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Always draw short acting first and then long acting.
It is safer if we accidentally got a scant amount of short acting into the long
acting vial than the other way around. Never stick a syringe filled with long
acting into a short acting vial.
What is the difference between ethics and law?
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, Ethics
• Decisions are shaped by their values, principles and
purpose
• What's good, right and meaningful
• Action can be unethical but legal
Law
• Basic enforceable standards of behavior
• Aim is to regulate behavior in order to maintain social
order
• Action can be legal but conflict with your ethics
What are the two types of respiration?
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External: at the alveoli level
Internal: at the tissue and organ level
Initial irrigation of a newly created ostomy can or cannot be delegated?
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Cannot delegate for initial irrigation, but once the ostomy is established,
can be delegated.
What is the difference between active and passive ROM?
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, ROM = Range of motion
Active ROM = patient performs movement
Passive ROM = nurse assists patient in moving
Considerations for giving medication tablets through an NG tube
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Crush and administer one tube, flush it, then crush another, flush it, etc.
This is important to prevent clogging the tube and not being able to
identify how much medication the patient received.
First tier of needs in hierarchy
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Physiological Needs (Basic Needs)
Food
Water
Warmth
Rest
If a patient asks your religion, what is the best way to respond?
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Ask them a question such as "are you feeling anxious?"
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, ♦ Between epiglottis and larynx
♦ Upper airway insterile, lower airway sterile
Eye care considerations
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♦ Incorporated into bath
♦ Glasses and contact care
♦ Prosthetic eye care
♦ New wipes for eye infections
♦ Matted eyes - use warm compress for 3-5 min
♦ Unconscious patients with eyes open need eye care every 2-4 hours with
saline or artificial tears and to use eye shields
When mixing insulin in one syringe, do you draw long acting or short acting first?
Give this one a try later!
Always draw short acting first and then long acting.
It is safer if we accidentally got a scant amount of short acting into the long
acting vial than the other way around. Never stick a syringe filled with long
acting into a short acting vial.
What is the difference between ethics and law?
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, Ethics
• Decisions are shaped by their values, principles and
purpose
• What's good, right and meaningful
• Action can be unethical but legal
Law
• Basic enforceable standards of behavior
• Aim is to regulate behavior in order to maintain social
order
• Action can be legal but conflict with your ethics
What are the two types of respiration?
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External: at the alveoli level
Internal: at the tissue and organ level
Initial irrigation of a newly created ostomy can or cannot be delegated?
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Cannot delegate for initial irrigation, but once the ostomy is established,
can be delegated.
What is the difference between active and passive ROM?
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, ROM = Range of motion
Active ROM = patient performs movement
Passive ROM = nurse assists patient in moving
Considerations for giving medication tablets through an NG tube
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Crush and administer one tube, flush it, then crush another, flush it, etc.
This is important to prevent clogging the tube and not being able to
identify how much medication the patient received.
First tier of needs in hierarchy
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Physiological Needs (Basic Needs)
Food
Water
Warmth
Rest
If a patient asks your religion, what is the best way to respond?
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Ask them a question such as "are you feeling anxious?"
