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This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's regulations - Nurse Practice Acts Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous quality improveme...

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Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL
EXAM
This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to protect the public - nurses must follow
and comply with their state's regulations - Nurse Practice Acts



Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous
quality improvement in health care - QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute



List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - weight, smoking, sex practices, diet



List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - age, genetics, sex



What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health teaching? - cultural
assessment



Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

--priorities?

--what order? - physiological integrity

safety and security

belongingness and affection

esteem and self-respect

self-actualization

-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority

-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above



Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and lists strategies along with
resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health - Healthy People 2020

,Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health
care. - The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing



The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication safety, infection
prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication. What is
this list called? - The National Patient Safety Goals

What is pain? - whatever the patient says it is



Pain is associated with __________________________________. - actual or potential tissue
damage



The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. - the patient's self report



Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in ___________,
___________, and ____________. - blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations



physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) - increases glucagon production

decreases insulin secretion

depresses immune function

can lead to addictive behaviors



initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain - prostaglandins



______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin formation. - NSAIDS



_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. - Acetaminophen



______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the patient at risk for pain. -
tissue damage

,manage nociceptive pain with? - local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids



pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus - allodynia



________________ could lead to allodynia. - nerve route injury



What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? - timing:

onset - when it started

duration - where it started

frequency - how often/for how long



type - includes intensity, associated factors



influencing factors - what makes it better/worse



intensity - how bad does it hurt



quality - what does it feel like



location - where does it hurt



effects on function/daily activities



10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each end of the line and the patient places a mark
somewhere between the two ends depending on the severity of pain - visual analog scale



ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain - numeric rating scale

, consists of cartoon faces that the patient selects to report their pain - Wong-Baker FACES Scale
(ages 3+)



uses words to help individuals describe the intensity of their pain - verbal descriptor scale



should never be used by the provider to match the patient's facial expression - Wong-Baker FACES
Scale



effect produced by topical analgesics - produce a local effect



effect produced by transdermal route of analgesics - produces drug absorption into the systemic
circulaiton



Provide ____________ to help reduce complications related to pain. Used in postoperative patients as a
preventative measure for pain. - provide PCA (patient controlled analgesia)



Provide administration of analgesics __(frequency)__ for chronic and postoperative pain, never wait for
chronic pain to reoccur. - around the clock



given for mild to moderate pain - aspirin or acetaminophen



given for moderate pain - NSAIDS



given for severe pain - opioid analgesics (Morphine)



Avoid which medication administration route for patients who are thrombocytopenic? - rectal
route



Use of this analgesic could result in hepatoxicity and should not exceed 4,000mg/day. -
Acetaminophen

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