NSG-3250 EXAM 1. 157 Actual Questions and Correct Answers, With Complete Solution. 100% Correct. Latest Update.
Medical-surgical nursing
a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units, clinics, am...
NSG-3250 EXAM 1 . 157 Actual Questions and Correct Answers, With Complete Solution. 100% Correct. Latest Update.
Medical-surgical nursing
a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to patients from adolescence through the end-
of-life in hospital medical-surgical units, clinics, ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-term care facilities
Rehospitalization
admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from a hospitalization
transitional care
coordinated services and supports during the interval between preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another
A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for Medicare. Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument Set (OASIS). When performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should assess what domain of the client's current status?
Functional status
Critical Care Nursing
a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital intensive unit; current practice settings have expanded to include
virtual care and community settings
Rehabilitation nursing
returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.
Home health
skilled nursing in a persons home
community-based nursing
promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of life
activities of daily living (ADLs)
basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
tasks necessary to conduct the business of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as telephoning, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
nurse navigator
assist clients with transitions in different levels of care, such as from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility
case manager
ensure cost-effective care and to communicate with the medical insurance company
Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers require
documentation of the client's homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
When is discharge planning started?
Upon admission
preoperative phase
period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention is made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table
intraoperative phase
period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the operating room area and continues until the
patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care unit
postoperative phase
period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to the postanesthesia care unit and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home
perioperative phase
period of time that constitutes the surgical experience; includes the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of nursing care
ambulatory surgery
includes outpatient, same-day, or short-stay surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay
Geriatric concerns with surgery
Increased comorbidities
Cardiac reserves are lower
renal and hepatic functions are depressed
GI activity is likely reduced
Geriatric pre op considerations
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