What are narrative nurse's notes?
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tell a story, record client's changing health status, records client's progress
towards goals, provides a timeline
,What is stridor, what's it's cause? If your pt displayed stridor, what would be your first
action?
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Stridor is a high pitched musical sound by increasingly narrow respiratory
passages. It's a medical emergency. Contact the physician immediately
cholesterol, LDL
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- to assess and monitor risk for CAD, "bad" cholesterol
- optimal <100 mg/dL
- if increased/decreased, look at meds
jugular vein distension
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Jugular veins are distended when client sits at 45 degree angle. Indication
of right-sided heart failure.
hematocrit (Hct)
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, - volume of packed red blood cells in 100 mL of blood, expressed in %
- normal levels 34-49%, critical value >54% or <18%
- if decreased: assess for activity intolerance, may need to provide for
periods of rest after providing care
frontal lobe
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thought reasoning/behavior memory
glucose
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- measurement of blood glucose levels. Glucose is the most important
carb in the body's metabolism and is primary source of energy for most
cells
- normal levels 70-110 mg/dL (fasting), critical <40 or >500
- if increased: assess for signs of hyperglycemia, administer non caloric
liquids to prevent dehydration
- if decreased: assess for signs of hypoglycemia, give something sweet to
eat followed by a high protein, high carb snack
HIPAA
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, federal legislation that protects patient privacy of health info
preparation for assessment
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- inform client
- build rapport
- organized approach
- incorporate health promotion
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
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- used to monitor the effectiveness of anticoagulant therapy with Heparin
- normal value: 25-39 secs, critical >60 secs
- increased: anticoagulant therapy, DIC, afibrinogenemia, vitamin K
deficiency, severe liver disease
- if increased, assess for bleeding
aphasia
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language function is disordered or absent
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tell a story, record client's changing health status, records client's progress
towards goals, provides a timeline
,What is stridor, what's it's cause? If your pt displayed stridor, what would be your first
action?
Give this one a try later!
Stridor is a high pitched musical sound by increasingly narrow respiratory
passages. It's a medical emergency. Contact the physician immediately
cholesterol, LDL
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- to assess and monitor risk for CAD, "bad" cholesterol
- optimal <100 mg/dL
- if increased/decreased, look at meds
jugular vein distension
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Jugular veins are distended when client sits at 45 degree angle. Indication
of right-sided heart failure.
hematocrit (Hct)
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, - volume of packed red blood cells in 100 mL of blood, expressed in %
- normal levels 34-49%, critical value >54% or <18%
- if decreased: assess for activity intolerance, may need to provide for
periods of rest after providing care
frontal lobe
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thought reasoning/behavior memory
glucose
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- measurement of blood glucose levels. Glucose is the most important
carb in the body's metabolism and is primary source of energy for most
cells
- normal levels 70-110 mg/dL (fasting), critical <40 or >500
- if increased: assess for signs of hyperglycemia, administer non caloric
liquids to prevent dehydration
- if decreased: assess for signs of hypoglycemia, give something sweet to
eat followed by a high protein, high carb snack
HIPAA
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, federal legislation that protects patient privacy of health info
preparation for assessment
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- inform client
- build rapport
- organized approach
- incorporate health promotion
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
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- used to monitor the effectiveness of anticoagulant therapy with Heparin
- normal value: 25-39 secs, critical >60 secs
- increased: anticoagulant therapy, DIC, afibrinogenemia, vitamin K
deficiency, severe liver disease
- if increased, assess for bleeding
aphasia
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language function is disordered or absent
