NURSING 176 Mark Klimek notes

NURSING 176 Mark Klimek notes Mark Klimek notes How to guess 1. Use knowledge 2. Common sense 3. Guessing strategy Psych  Nurse will examine own feeling about something-so do not counter tra nsfer  Establish trust relationship Nutrition  Pick chicken not fried chicken  Fish but not shellfish  Never pick casseroles for kids  Never mix meds in food  Toddlers-finger foods  Preschool-one meal a day is OK. Leave them alone 3 expectations to have  Do not expect 75 questions-think 265  Do not expect to know everything  Do not expect everything will go right Pharm  Most tested area is side effects  Do not worry about route or dose  If know what drug does but do not know side effect-pick a side effect in same body system the drug is working  No idea what the drug is-look to see if it is PO-pick GI side effect  Never tell kids that med is candy OB-check fetal HR Med Surg  1 st thing assess-LOC  1 st thing do-establish airway Peds  All based on principle-give child more time to grow and develop  When in doubt-call it normal  When in doubt-pick the older age  When in doubt-pick the easier task-more time to do the harder one 2 General  Rule out absolutes  If 2 answers say same thing-neither is correct  If 2 answers are opposite-one is probably right  Umbrella strategy  If questions has 4 right answers and ask for priority of needs of a patient-worse consequences game-worst outcome  When stuck between two answers-read the question Show Less