Nurse 165 chapter 3
questions and answers
(100% accuracy)
Abandonment of care - answer Healthcare professional has prematurely
stopped caring for a client
Advance directives include a... - answer Living will and a DNAR
Advocate for the patient - answer to support
emancipated minor - answer person under 18 who has the same legal
rights as an adult
empathy - answer an understanding of another's feelings
incident report - answer a means of documenting problem events within a
hospital or other medical facility
Negligence - answer failure to take proper care in doing something
standard of care - answer the skills, care, and judgments required by a
health team member under similar conditions
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - answer a
federal law that sets standards for protecting the privacy of patients'
health information
, A nurse should never share her password because - answer They could
write something inaccurate in chart or gets meds or something without
her permission
Against Medical Advice (AMA) - answer your patient refuses care even
though you feel he needs it. ,call provider and follow their lead
apocrine glands - answer Sweat glands in the pubic and underarm areas
that secrete thicker sweat, that produce odor when come in contact with
bacteria on the skin
eccrine sweat glands - answer found in palms, soles of the feet, and
forehead
sebum - answer oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
seborrhea - answer discharge of sebum (excessive),aka Cradle Cap
If the unconscious pt bites down when doing mouth care - answer Hold the
tongue still with a padded tongue depressor
prosthetic eye - answer Sclera cover shell and Ovular
Excoriation - answer a scratch mark
Maceration - answer softening or dissolution of tissue after lengthy
exposure to fluid
Wash a patient - answer Distal to proximal always this will help with
venous return
venous return - answer When hand blanching white
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