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Advanced Directive Correct Answers legal documents that
allow patients to specify instructions for health care treatment
should they be unable to communicate these wishes
postoperatively

ex: living wills & power of attorney

Advocacy Correct Answers -act in best interest of the patient
and set aside own values and beliefs

-Nursing ethics: analyzing nursing practice to make ethical
judgements

Apply hot and cold therapy effectively and safely Correct
Answers Heat : dilates blood vessels, increases tissue
metabolism, reduced blood viscosity and increases permeability,
releases muscle tension, relieves pain

Cold: constricts blood vessels, reduces muscle spasm, promotes
comfort, pain reduction by decreasing release of pain-producing
substances; reduces edema and inflammation

Assess body alignment, mobility, and activity tolerance, using
appropriate interview and assessment skills Correct Answers
General ease of movement (gait): tremors, tics, dyskinesia

Posture: hemiparesis, abnormal gait, assistive devices

,Alignment: inability to maintain alignment correctly

Joint structure & function: limited ROM, crepitation

Muscle Mass, tone, and strength: atrophy, hypertrophy

Endurance: SOB, weakness, pallor, confusion, vertigo

Assess the adequacy of hygiene practice and self-care behaviors
using appropriate interview/physical assessment techniques
Correct Answers *How often do you shower?

*Has anything (recent or past) interfered with your hygiene
practices

*Does pain interfere with ability to perform self-hygiene?

*Do you sunbathe? use sunscreen?

*Any previous skin problems such as rashes, lumps, itching,
dryness?

Assess the condition of the patient's skin, oral cavity, hair, and
nails using appropriate interview and physical assessment skills
Correct Answers Skin: bilateral symmetry, identify variables
known to cause problems (immobility, dehydration, decreased
sensation, sun exposure, vascular problems, chemical exposure

oral cavity: color, moisture, lesions, nodules, edema, texture,
intactness, movement of uvula

,Hair: texture, cleanliness, oiliness, scaling, lesions,
inflammation, infection

Nails and Feet: Intactness and cleanliness, capillary refill,
redness, swelling, bleeding, discharge, tenderness, swelling,
lesions, orthopedic problems

autonomy Correct Answers self-determination; being
independent and self-governing

Beneficence Correct Answers do good for the patient

bioethics: Correct Answers ethics that encompass all those
perspectives that seek to understand human nature and behavior,
the domain of social science, and the natural world

Classifications of Surgery Correct Answers Elective surgery -
pre-planned and based on patient's CHOICE and availability of
scheduling ; non-urgent procedure

Urgent Surgery (done with 24-48 hrs) - must be done within a
reasonable short time frame to preserve health, but NOT an
emergency

Emergency surgery (immediately) - must be done immediately
to preserve life, a body part, or function

conscientious objection Correct Answers refusal to participate
in certain types of treatment and care based on the fact that these
activities violate the nurse's personal and professional ethical
beliefs and standards

, Deontologic Correct Answers ethical system in which actions
are wright or wrong independent of the consequences they
produce

Deontological Ethics Correct Answers The idea that actions are
right and wrong in themselves independently of any
consequences

Describe 3 typical concerns for the nurse advocate Correct
Answers 1. Representing patients when there are conflicting
family ideas about treatment

2. Recognizing the principle of autonomy and helping the
patient make an informed decision or delegate duties; should not
force autonomy onto patients who do not want to make their
own healthcare decision

3. Speaking up/reporting unsafe patient care that jeopardizes
well-being

Describe 7 steps in the valuing process Correct Answers 1.
choose freely
2. choose from alternative
3. choose after considering consequences
4. Prizing (reward) with pride & happiness
5. Prizing (reward) with public affirmation
6. Acting with incorporation of choice into behavior
7. Acting with consistent and regularity

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