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Nursing Process

Nursing Process test

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5 components of the nursing process Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
purpose of assessment to establish a database
subjective data data obtained from patient verbally
objective data measurable and verifiable data
primary source of data the patient
develop short & long-term goals or expected outcomes planning phase of the nursing process
3 criteria that goals for the patient must have Observable/realistic, measurable, specific time frame (SMART)
the __________ is reassessed in the evaluation phase of the nursing process entire care plan
assessment technique where examiner uses hands and sense of touch to gather data palpation
assessment technique, purposeful observation inspection
assessment technique, listening to sounds produced by body auscultation
assessment technique, use of fingertips to tap the body's surface to produce vibration and sound percussion
3 parts of Glasgow Coma Scale eye opening, best verbal response, best motor response
normal size range for pupils 3mm-5mm
PERRLA Pupils Equal Round React to Light and Accommodation
Snellen chart indicates degree of visual acuity, pt is able to read line of letters at a distance of 20 feet
consensual response when light is shined into one pupil, the other should adjust with it
Babinski sign rub pt's foot heel->toe. toes should not fan out, should curl up. sign of a problem in the CNS
Weber test hit tuning fork, place on top of pt's head for them to feel vibration, should be equally loud in both ears
Rinne test compares air conduction and bone conduction, tuning fork on top of head or at mastoid process on both sides, ask to signal when sound goes away, then place at ear canal - should still hear sound
pulse quality 0 absent
pulse quality 1+ thready
pulse quality 2+ weak
pulse quality 3+ normal
pulse quality 4+ bounding
capillary refill time less than 3 seconds
pitting edema scale 1+ trace - barely perceptible pit (2mm)
pitting edema scale 2+ mild - deeper pit, rebounds in 10-15 seconds (4mm)
pitting edema scale 3+ moderate - deep pit, 30sec-1min (6mm)
pitting edema scale 4+ severe - 2-5min, (8mm)
eupnea normal breathing
apnea absence of breath
tachypnea fast breathing
bradypnea slow breathing
orthopnea difficulty breathing when lying down flat
hypoxia low O2 in cells
hypoxemia low O2 in blood
lung sounds heard over the bronchi, upper area of chest bronchial
lung sounds heard over central chest or back bronchovesicular
lung sounds heard over periphery of lung fields (bottom) vesicular
abnormal lung sound, produced by fluid in bronchioles and alveoli, crackling/bubbling sound crackles
loud high-pitched rushing sounds through bowel borborygmi
decreased bowel sounds hypoactive
gives stool brown color bilirubin
bloody stool melena
checking for hidden blood in stool hemocult
SOAPIER Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, Intervention/Implementation, Evaluation, Revision
Focus-charting format Data, Action, Response/evaluation, Education/patient teaching
how to check for pitting (edema) press against a bony prominence for 5 seconds, then lift finger, observe for skin rebounding and feel for presence of an indentation
ABC, In, Out, PS Airway, Breathing, Circulation, What's going in?, What's coming out?, Pain, Safety
format used for charting by exception Problem, Intervention, Evaluation (PIE) format
type of charting - assessments/vitals/IV site and rate etc.charted at beginning of each shift, and during the shift only additional changes or treatments are recorded charting by exception (CBE)
APIE format Assessment, Problem, Intervention, Evaluation
a card system used to consolidate pt's orders and care needs in a centralized concise way Kardex/Rand
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