-teach self care to max achievement of goals
-provide info and referrals
-facilitate decisions about lifestyle to enhance quality of life
-healthy developement
-healthy behavior across all life stages Correct Answer Give
several examples of promoting health (state of optimal
functioning or well being)
*Social policy statement
*code of ethics
*all nurses are morally, legally, and ethically responsible for the
care they provide
*You are liable for facility policy and procedures Correct
Answer Specifically, name some criteria that makes nursing a
profession
+always clean from least contaminated area to most
contaminated area
+hand hygiene and ppe
+tell patient what you are doing and why, identify patient,
wristband
+assemble equipment
+close curtain
+put on gloves
+cover patient with blanket and expose perineal area
+clean the tip of the patient first, in a circular motion from the
meatus outward.
+Wash the shaft of the penis using downward strokes toward the
pubic area, clean portion of cloth with each stroke
,+wash and rinse the male scrotum
+dry the area and apply emollient, or protectant to area as
indicated
*Turn the patient on side and clean anus, changing washcloth
with each stroke until area is clean. rinse, dry, apply emollient
Correct Answer list the steps for perineal care of male patient
+always clean from least contaminated area to most
contaminated area
+hand hygiene and ppe
+tell patient what you are doing and why, identify patient,
wristband
+assemble equipment
+close curtain
+put on gloves
+cover patient with blanket and expose perineal area
+spread labia move washcloth from the pubic area toward the
anal area prevent organisms from the anal area back to the
genital area.
+rinse the washcloth and use a clean portion with each stroke.
+rinse the area well with plain water
+dry the area and apply emollient, or protectant to area as
indicated Correct Answer list the steps for perineal care of
female
12-20 breaths per minute Correct Answer What is the normal
respiration in the adult
60-100 beats per minute Correct Answer What is the normal
pulse in adults
, 65 and over, permanently disabled and their dependents and or if
you qualify for social security benefits Correct Answer who is
covered under medicare
96.4-99.5 Correct Answer what is considered normal temp. in
a adult
a pyramid with five levels with Psysiological needs on the
bottom followed up by safety and security, loving and
belonging, self esteem, and self actualization Correct Answer
Nurses can apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs in the assessment
planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. What
is it?
a systematic method or series of steps for providing high quality
nursing care Correct Answer Define the nursing process
theory
a systematic, (goal), outcome-oriented method that nurses use to
expedite diagnosis and treatment of potential and or actual
health problems that provides framework for all nursing practice
Correct Answer Define the nursing process
access, quality, safety, and affordability of healthcare Correct
Answer When looking at health care, the big picture issues are
(name four)
acute illness Correct Answer rapidly occurring illness that
runs its course, allowing a person to return to one's previous
level of functioning