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UNITEK FINAL STUDY GUIDE - FUNDAMENTALS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UNITEK FINAL STUDY GUIDE - FUNDAMENTALS
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UNITEK FINAL STUDY GUIDE -FUNDAMENTALS
Body mechanics - answer- shoulder width apart
- bend at knees, not back
- heavy object > keep close to body
- pivot, don't twist
Standards of care - answer- the acts of performance that are required, permitted, or
prohibited
Florence Nightingale - answer- PT care improved
- hospital units cleaner
- psychological changes
- empathy
Florence Nightingale, contributions to healthcare - answer- provided sanitary conditions
- nutrition importance
- records kept
- new equipment
NPA (Nurse Practice Act) > laws that define & limit the scope of nursing practice -
answer- LVN practices under supervision (of RN, physician)
- participate in continuing education activities
- assists in developing the role of LVN
Cultural Competence - answer- having an awareness & acceptance / respect of cultures
- address PT by last name (unless told otherwise)
Therapeutic communication - answer- verbal / nonverbal
- sharing observation
- clarification
- self disclosure
Zones - answer- intimate: 18in or less
- personal: 18in to 4ft
- social: 4ft to 12ft
- public: 12ft or more
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerPSLES
- physiological
, - security & safety
- love & belongingness
- esteem
- self actualization
Physiologic changes of aging - answer- everything goes down, except BP
- decreased gag, cough reflex
- decreased bladder capacity
- dehydration of intervertebral disc
- increased susceptibility to glare
Factors impacting sleep, older adults - answer- stress
- loss of appetite
- pain management
- causes disorientation
when confused, disoriented - answer- provide night light to ease difficulty seeing at night
Dementia - answer- chronic, slow onset
- interventions
Delirium - answer- temporary, abrupt onset
- change in behavior, fever, dehydration
Hospice - answer- provide comfort care during end of life
- rehabilitation & restoration are not done anymore
Care plan - answerADPIE
- assess
- disgnosis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
SBAR - answerS: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
Vital Signs: Apical Pulse - answer- located on left mid clavicular, 5th intercostal space
Vital Signs: Blood Pressure - answer- systolic: less than 120
- diastolic: less than 80
- placement of cuff at level of heart
Nutritional status improvement (in long term facility) - answer- small frequent meals
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