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NUR 2214: Exam 1/67 Questions and Answers/100% Verified
NUR 2214: Exam 1/67 Questions and Answers/100% Verified
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NUR 2214: Exam 1/67 Questions andAnswers/100% Verified
Priority of Nursing Care - --ABC's- airway, breathing, circulation
-Maslow's
-Patient Safety
-Medication Errors - --Severe error that may lead or cause inappropriate
medication use or potential patient harm
-Types of Medication Errors - --Fail to treat illness
-Giving wrong drug
-Give med to wrong pt
-Using wrong route
-Human Factors of Medication Errors - --Knowledge/performance deficits
-miscalculation of dosage
-Stress
-Lack of sleep
-Prevention of Medication Errors - --prepare meds in a quiet setting
-Check, check, recheck
-Bar code systems
-Nursing Priorities if Medication Errors Occurs - --Immediate and ongoing
assessment
-Notification of HCP
-Initiation of interventions as prescribed to offset adverse effects
-Document
-Nursing Role in Quality Improvement - -First line of defense against
actual/potential risks to patients
-Promote and ensure the health and safety of all patients
-Identify unsafe practices and response appropriately to ensure a safe
outcome for all patients, self, and others
-Attributes of Health Care Quality - --Safe
-Effective
-Timely
-Patient-centered
-Efficient
-Equitable
, -Attributes of Health Care Quality- Safe - -Care should be delivered correctly
without error
-avoidance of injury in the delivery of care
-Attributes of Health Care Quality- Effective - -Offering services that address
the most important health care concerns to the individual and the most
vulnerable population groups
-Involves integration of curative and preventative services and refraining
from providing services to those who are not likely to benefit
-avoid underuse/overuse of health care services
-Attributes of Health Care Quality- Patient-Centered - -Responsive to
individual patient preferences, needs, and values
-ensures that these considerations guide all clinical decision
-respect and dignity, treat others how they would like to be treated
-Attributes of Health Care Quality-Timely - -reducing wait time for all health
care delivery services
-when care is delivered in a timely manor, wait time and harmful delays for
both the pt and provider of care are reduced and care is offered before
unnecessary complications occur
-Attributes of Health Care Quality-Efficient - -Use of resources for care
delivery, such as time, cost, supplies, and minimizing waste
-Attributes of Health Care Quality- Equitable - -Providing care that does not
vary in quality because of gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and
socioeconomic status
-Decreased Nutrition/Hydration in Elderly - --disrupt ability to store and
absorb nutrients
-Less ability to taste
-Tooth loss/improper fitting dentures
-Extensive use of prescribed/OTC drugs/herbal supplements-
appetite/absorption/constipation
-reduced income/chronic disease/fatigue/depression/decreased mobility
-Decreased Mobility in Elderly - -Exercise/activity is important in
maintaining mobility/overall health
-decreased risk for falls
-increased muscle strength/balance
-increased mobility/sleep
-reduced/maintained weight
-decreased depression symptoms
-improved longevity
-reduced risk for DM, CAD, Dementia
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