Fundamentals of Nursing FA Davis
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1. What is the Safety-Assessment Scale (SAS)?: an objective way to evaluate the dangers incurred
by people with memory and cognitive deficits who live alone at home
2. What is a home safety checklist?: a convenient way for clients to identify potential hazards.
3. What are restraints?: a device or method used for the purpose of restricting a patient's freedom of
movement or access to his body, with or without his permission.
4. What are SRE's?: Serious Reportable Events AKA never events
5. Pathogen: any microorganism capable of causing an illness
6. What are Medicare "never events"?: costly errors that cause serious injury or death and that are
mostly preventable (falls, injury from restraints)
7. What is the QSEN?: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
8. What is the ANA?: American Nurses Association
9. What are common problems of the mouth?: 1. dental caries (cavities)
2. plaque
3. peridontal disease
4. gingivitis
5. Halitosis
6. Stomatitis
7. Glossitis
8. Cheilosis
9. Oral malignancies
10. What are risk factors for oral problems?: 1. history of peridontal disease
2. lack of money or insurance
3. pregnancy
4. poor nutrition or eating habits
5. baby bottle tooth decay
6. medications
7. medical treatments
8. any situation that causes dry mouth
9. compromised self care abilities
11. What are common skin problems?: 1. protection
2. sensation
3. regulation
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4. secretion/excretion
5. vitamin D formation
12. What are types of scheduled hygiene care?: 1. hourly rounds (comfort rounds or safety
rounds)
2. early morning care
3. A.M. (morning) care
4. P.M. (afternoon) care
5. H.S. (hour of sleep) care
13. Activity of Daily Living (ADL): taking a bath or shower, washing hair, or brushing and flossing teeth,
improve self-image, and decrease infection and disease.
14. hygiene: describes activities involved in maintaining personal cleanliness and grooming
15. What are 5 key factors of washing your hands?: time, water, soap, friction, drying
16. What is medial asepsis?: procedures that decrease the potential for the spread of infections.
17. What promotes wellness to support host defenses?: nutrition, hygiene, rest and sleep,
exercise and activity, stress reduction, immunizations
18. What is an important thing to remember about preventing infection?: Never mix
the bleach and water solution with other household cleaners
19. What observations focus specifically on infection?: general appearance, skin, lymph
nodes, temperature and pulse
20. What are 4 types of T cells that play a role in fighting infection?: cytotoxic (killer)
Tcells, helper Tcells, memory Tcells, suppressor Tcells
21. What are the secondary defenses against infection?: phagocytosis, complement cascade,
inflammation, fever
22. What are primary defenses against infection?: normal flora of the body, skin, respiratory
tree, eyes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract and anus
23. What are different modes of transportation?: direct contact, indirect contact, droplet trans-
mission, airborne transmission, vector (mosquito)
24. What are characteristics of environments supportive to microbes?: nutrients,
moisture, temperature, oxygen, pH and electrolytes, light
25. What are the largest groups of pathogens?: bacteria, viruses, fungi
26. What are the 6 links in the chain of infection?: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode
of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
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1. What is the Safety-Assessment Scale (SAS)?: an objective way to evaluate the dangers incurred
by people with memory and cognitive deficits who live alone at home
2. What is a home safety checklist?: a convenient way for clients to identify potential hazards.
3. What are restraints?: a device or method used for the purpose of restricting a patient's freedom of
movement or access to his body, with or without his permission.
4. What are SRE's?: Serious Reportable Events AKA never events
5. Pathogen: any microorganism capable of causing an illness
6. What are Medicare "never events"?: costly errors that cause serious injury or death and that are
mostly preventable (falls, injury from restraints)
7. What is the QSEN?: Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
8. What is the ANA?: American Nurses Association
9. What are common problems of the mouth?: 1. dental caries (cavities)
2. plaque
3. peridontal disease
4. gingivitis
5. Halitosis
6. Stomatitis
7. Glossitis
8. Cheilosis
9. Oral malignancies
10. What are risk factors for oral problems?: 1. history of peridontal disease
2. lack of money or insurance
3. pregnancy
4. poor nutrition or eating habits
5. baby bottle tooth decay
6. medications
7. medical treatments
8. any situation that causes dry mouth
9. compromised self care abilities
11. What are common skin problems?: 1. protection
2. sensation
3. regulation
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4. secretion/excretion
5. vitamin D formation
12. What are types of scheduled hygiene care?: 1. hourly rounds (comfort rounds or safety
rounds)
2. early morning care
3. A.M. (morning) care
4. P.M. (afternoon) care
5. H.S. (hour of sleep) care
13. Activity of Daily Living (ADL): taking a bath or shower, washing hair, or brushing and flossing teeth,
improve self-image, and decrease infection and disease.
14. hygiene: describes activities involved in maintaining personal cleanliness and grooming
15. What are 5 key factors of washing your hands?: time, water, soap, friction, drying
16. What is medial asepsis?: procedures that decrease the potential for the spread of infections.
17. What promotes wellness to support host defenses?: nutrition, hygiene, rest and sleep,
exercise and activity, stress reduction, immunizations
18. What is an important thing to remember about preventing infection?: Never mix
the bleach and water solution with other household cleaners
19. What observations focus specifically on infection?: general appearance, skin, lymph
nodes, temperature and pulse
20. What are 4 types of T cells that play a role in fighting infection?: cytotoxic (killer)
Tcells, helper Tcells, memory Tcells, suppressor Tcells
21. What are the secondary defenses against infection?: phagocytosis, complement cascade,
inflammation, fever
22. What are primary defenses against infection?: normal flora of the body, skin, respiratory
tree, eyes, mouth, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract and anus
23. What are different modes of transportation?: direct contact, indirect contact, droplet trans-
mission, airborne transmission, vector (mosquito)
24. What are characteristics of environments supportive to microbes?: nutrients,
moisture, temperature, oxygen, pH and electrolytes, light
25. What are the largest groups of pathogens?: bacteria, viruses, fungi
26. What are the 6 links in the chain of infection?: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode
of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
