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JACKLINENUR 130 Fundamentals FINAL EXAM With Questions And 100% SURE ANSWERS
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All states use the National Council Licensure Examinations (NCLEX) for RNs and licensed
practical nurse examinations. Licensure permits people to offer special skills to the public, and it
Explain purpose of the RN licensure examination.
also provides legal guidelines for protection of the public. This provides a standardized minimum
knowledge base for nurses.
What is the responsibility of the state licensing The State Board of Nursing suspends or revokes a license if a nurse's conduct violates the Nurse
board? Practice Act, which is a state law.
Primary health care focuses on improved health outcomes for an entire population. It includes
primary care and health education, proper nutrition, maternal/child health care, family planning,
Define primary healthcare. Give examples of immunizations, and control of diseases. Primary health care requires collaboration among health
where and how it is practiced. professionals, health care leaders, and community members.
Example: Outpatient settings, as the low-level care and consultations provided to patients do not
require hospitalization.
Nurse's Role: Witness the client's signature on the informed consent form & to ensure that
What is the role of the nurse and the surgeon informed consent has been appropriately obtained.
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, What? is the means by which different healthcare professionals - with diverse knowledge, skills
and talents - collaborate to achieve a common goal
What is the interprofessional team? Who is on the
Members: doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists.
team and what is their role?
Role: A team leader's responsibilities may include identifying team members, defining roles and
team objectives, and assigning appropriate tasks to each team member.
What is the nurse's role regarding an impaired co- Any impaired nurse should be reported immediately to prevent any negative effects to the nurse,
worker? the nurse's co-workers or patients.
Avoidance of harm or hurt.
Define nonmaleficence - give an example.
Example: stopping a medication that is shown to be harmful
Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers may not be clear and the
options are not ideal. The result could be declines in the quality of patient care; problematic
Explain ethical dilemmas - give example. clinical relationships; and moral distress.
Example: establishing boundries with patients.
Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
Gather all relevant information.
Clarify values.
Steps to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas Verbalize the problem.
Identify possible courses of action.
Negotiate a plan.
Evaluate the plan.
occurs simultaneously when an individual threatens to harm someone and then physically harms
that person.
Define assault and battery - give examples.
Example: Threatening them verbally or pretending to hit them is an example of ASSAULT.
Example: the intentional act of causing physical harm to someone is an example of BATTERY
Being fair.
Define justice - give examples. Example: among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking care of. Care must be
fairly, justly, and equitably distributed among a group of patients.
Do not erase, apply correction fluid, or scratch out errors made while recording.
Do not leave blank spaces or lines in a written nurses' progress note.
Record all written entries legibly and in black ink. Do not use felt-tip pens or erasable ink.
Do not enter personal opinions.
Discuss guidelines for legal documentation - ex.
Correct all errors promptly.
No whiteout, etc.
Record all facts.
Document discussions with providers that you initiate to seek clarification regarding an order that
is questioned. Document only for yourself.
NUR 130 Fundamentals Avoid
FINAL using generalized, empty phrases such as "status unchanged" or "had good day."
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"read-back" process
"10/16/2015 (08:15), Change IV fluid to Lactated Ringers with potassium 20 mEq per liter to run at
125 mL / hour. TO: Dr. Knight/J. Woods, RN, read back."
Discuss guidelines for taking telephone orders. The health care provider later verifies the TO or VO legally by signing it within a set time (e.g., 24
hours) as set by hospital policy.
Follow agency policies; some institutions require telephone (and verbal) orders to be reviewed
and signed by two nurses.
Delegation generally involves assignment of the performance of activities or tasks related to
patient care to unlicensed assistive personnel while retaining accountability for the outcome.
Explain delegation.
right task, right person, right communication and direction, right supervision, right circumstance.
Nurses must assess their own attitude toward older adults and provide respect, dignity, and offer
involvement (their own and the pts) in care decisions and activities..
Discuss nursing priorities when admitting an older current physical and mental condition.
patient to a healthcare facility. medical history.
How well activities of daily living are done (like bathing, dressing, eating, getting in and out of
bed or a chair, moving around, and using the bathroom)
When caring for older adults with dementia, routinely monitor weight and food intake, serve food
that is easy to eat such as finger foods (e.g., chicken strips, sandwiches, cut-up vegetables, and
fruit), provide assistance with eating, and offer food supplements that the patient likes and are
easy to swallow.
30 minute rest before/after eating in upright seated position, chin down position. Provide
Discuss priority interventions when doing a
appropriate foods, offer liquids after eating, perform oral suctioning as needed, oral care. If the
nutrition assessment on a patient with dementia,
patient has unilateral weakness, teach him or her and the caregiver to place food in the stronger
paralysis, or sensory alterations.
side of the mouth. (Dysphagia)
Patients with decreased vision are able to feed themselves when given adequate information. For
example, identify the food location on a meal plate as if it were a clock (e.g., meat at 9 o'clock and
vegetable at 3 o'clock). Tell the patient where the beverages are located in relation to the plate.
Be sure that other care providers set the meal tray and plate in the same manner.
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