Practical Nursing Q&A Mastery Bundle

What is the main concern of the health care system? Return patients to the optimal level of health Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, from least important to most important Self Actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, safety, physiological needs Planning nursing care, what is important? Planning; Nu...

What is Florence Nightingale's influence on nurses' training? During the Crimean War she asked the Secretary of War yo allow her to train women to care for the and sick and wounded. Her group of 38 nurses made their rounds after dark with a lamp. Florence Nightingale known as the "founder of...

A licensed practical nurse (LPN) may supervise which of the following? (Select all that apply) A) Nursing assistants (NAs) B) Nurse technicians C) LPNs D) RNs A) Nursing Assistants (NAs) B) Nurse Technicians C) LPNs Nurses work in patient situations that give them permission to do what is u...

Violation of HIPPA privacy may result in (select all that apply) 1. Federal Government Charges 2. Board of Nursing Discipline 3. Termination 4. Revoked Nursing License 5. All of the above 5. All of the above A patient in a pre-operative clinic appointment is filling out advance directive forms...

Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - Each state has their own Nurse Practice Act. It defines and limits the scope of nursing practice in that state. - NPA's protect the patients by setting legal boundaries for nursing care. It is the nurse's responsibility to know the scope in his/her state. Scope of Pr...

According to the Regulated Health Professionals Act, how many controlled acts have been authorized for RPNs to perform? a) 5 b) 4 c) 6 d) 3 b) 4 Controlled Acts authorized to RNs and RPNs are the following: 1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or a mucous membrane. 2. Admin...

The Practical Nursing Program's philosophy is based on? Nursing. Health. Education. Environment. Client. What is Legislation? Law which has been enacted by the government. What is legislation designed for in Health Care and Nursing? Health care and nursing are designed to protect the public...

Define Sinus Tachycardia Regular Rhythm, rate 100-180 beats/min (higher in infants) When is the best time of the month to perform a self-breast examination? 4th to 7th day during menstrual cycle or days after cycle has ended. Define total Patient Care Rn is responsible for all aspects of care ...

problem-solving The basic skill of identifying a problem and taking steps to resolve it trial-and-error problem solving experimental problem solving that tests ideas to decide which methods work and which do not. only with permission and understanding from person involved scientific -problem so...

The smallest "living" units of structure and function in the body are cells The thoracic and abdominal cavities are separated by the diaphragm The term used to describe a disease where there has been a partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease ...

What is a nursing framework? A nursing framework is for assessment, which is necessary to generate the revenant patient data for accurate nursing interventions, nursing diagnosis and nursing sensitive patient outcomes. Discuss the necessity for balancing personal and student life and the import...

Healthcare Acquired Infection Are nosocomial infections caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens usually during a 48 hour stay at the hospital Community acquired infection Infections from environment outside of hospital (example) grocery store Hands below the waste Are contaminated ...

Pulse behind the Knee Popliteal pH of a basic substance 7 What does the diastolic BP represent Pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats. Blood is returned to the right atrium from the body through what veins? Vena Cava What vessels branch off the aortic arch Brachiocephalic,...

What does the NLN do? sets standards for nursing education programs to have approval of the state board of nursing to operate in within a state What organization has voluntary accreditation? National League of Nursing What is the NLN? National League of Nursing What is the NFLPN? National Feder...