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NUR 1600 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 1 CH.1 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
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NUR 1600 Test 1 Ch.11. critical indicators
Answer
are Safety Measures that every healthcare provider should perform every time, with every
patient
2. critical indicators include
Answer
o Checking provider orders before entering the patient room
o Introducing yourself when entering the patient room
o Washing/sanitizing your hand when entering a patient room (and after leaving a patient
room)
o Identifying the patient, using 2 patient identifiers (name, dob and/or MR #)
o Asking the patient what h/she would like to be called (or Pronouns)
o Asking the patient if he/she has any allergies
o Explaining to the patient the procedure about to be performed on him/her
o Performing appropriate assessments according to established guidelines
3. vital signs
Answer
Vital signs is a procedure that provides the nurse with vital ( important)t objective information
(data) about the patient's health and well-being. Therefore, obtaining accurate vitals, and
having knowledge of acceptable ranges of vitals across the lifespan (see table below)is critical
for accurate assessment and analysis of vital sign results
4. vital signs include
Answer
o Temperature (T) - Concept - Thermoregulation
o Pulse (P) - Concept - Perfusion
o Respirations (R) - Perfusion/Oxygenation
o 02 Saturations (O2Sat) - Perfusion/Oxygenation
o Blood Pressure (BP) - Perfusion
o Pain Assessment - Comfort
, 5. gold standards for pain assessment scales
Answer
Numeric and faces
6. numeric pain scale
Answer
0-10 (NO PAIN TO 10 (WORST PAIN EVER). Take into consideration if the patient is
developmentally able to rank pain 0-10.
7. faces
Answer
used for developmentally appropriate- used with nonverbal patients. You will see the FACES
pain skill on communication white boards in your patient rooms.
8. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)
Answer
a tool used to assess six behavioral reactions (facial expression, cry, breathing pattern, arms,legs,
state of arousal) to pain in preterm and full-term newborns.
9. OUCHERS pain scale
Answer
combines both the FACES and numeric pain scale. It allows pediatric patients to indicate how
much pain they are in by selecting a number or a corresponding face.
10. Standard Precautions
Answer
practices used for all patient care. They're based on a risk assessment and make use of common-
sense practices and personal protective equipment use that protect healthcare providers from
infection and prevent the spread of infection from patient to patient (CDC.org, 2022). Remember-
-- hand hygiene #1 way
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