N205 exam - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Physiological Functions of the Skin - ANS1. Protection 2. Sensation / precipitation 3. Storage 4. Absorption 5. Heat Regulation Structure of the skin - ANS- Epidermis - Dermis - Subcutaneous tissue Wound - ANSCreates an alteration/disruption of the skin Classifications 1. Cause (surgical vs. non-surgical) 2. Duration (acute vs. chronic) 3. Level of contamination 4. Depth of tissue affected 5. Color of the wound Level of contamination - ANSClassified according to bacter...

Infant Heart Rate (1-12 months) - ANS80-150 bpm Toddler Heart Rate - ANS70-120 bpm Preschooler Heart Rate - ANS65-110 bpm School-Age Child Heart Rate - ANS60-100 bpm Adolescent Heart Rate - ANS55-95 bpm Infant respiratory rate - ANS25-55 breaths per min Toddler respiratory rate - ANS20-30/minute preschooler respiratory rate - ANS20-25/minute School-age child respiratory rate - ANS14-26 / minute Adolescent respiratory rate - ANS12-20/minute When do the ante...

Lab work - ANSis objective Five Rights of Delegation - ANSright task right circumstance right person right direction/communication right supervision/evaluation Safe Ambulation for Parkinson's - ANSClear path gait belt call light within reach fall assessment 60 Second Assessment - ANSid safety risk check O2 id patient check mental status Confidentiality and HIPAA - ANSchange of shift report progress notes Maintain confidentiality guidelines - ANSdestroy info redu...

what are actions that can be delegated to an UAP? - ANSfeeding, blood sugar, ambulation, intake and output, showers, all basic ADLS, vital signs what are actions that can be delegated to an LPN? - ANStake care of stable patients, give meds, limited on IV and vasoactive meds, foley catheter, dressing change, they are very skill based who would be delegated this task? flush an IV line - ANSLPN or RN who would be delegated this task? assess apical pulse prior to medicaiton adminis...

Nursing Process - ANSAn assertive, problem-solving approach to the identification and treatment of patient health problems. It provides a framework to organize the knowledge, judgements, and actions that nurses apply in patient care. Phases of the Nursing Process - ANSADPPIE + C Assessment Diagnosis Planning Outcomes Planning Interventions Implementation Evaluation C for CHARTING and COMMUNICATING CONCERNS Nursing Assessment - ANSData collection (subjective and objective) of...

Drug Preparation Types (3) - ANSOral Topical Injectable Oral Drug Routes - ANSEnteral - through enteral tube Sublingual - under tongue Buccal admin - between cheek and tongue Oral Drug Types: Types of solid & Types of liquids - ANSSolid: Pill, tablet, capsule Liquid: elixir, spirit, suspension, syrup Topical Drug Types - ANSLiniment, lotion, ointment, suppository, transdermal, patch Topical Drug administration sites - ANSSkin, eye, nasal, vaginal, rectal Injectable commo...

Ethnopharmacology - ANSunderstanding the specific impact of cultural factors on patient drug response Drug polymorphism - ANSthe effect of a patient's age, gender, size, and body composition on pharmacokinetics cultural competence - ANSconsidering patients cultural context african - ANS- root doctors --have close extended family ties, women play an important role in healthcare decisions asian - ANS-traditional medicine --have close extended family ties, family needs are more ...

Subjective: - ANSwhat the pt tells you Objective: - ANSwhat you observe NANDA-I - ANSNorth American Nursing Diagnosis Association International Medication specific nursing diagnosis: - ANSdeficient knowledge, risk for injury, non-compliance, problems related to drug therapy Q6 - ANSstrict, every 6 hours Qid: - ANScan divide into 4 times a day, leeway PRN - ANSas needed Dose - ANSamount ordered Volume - ANSWhat you see, liquid or tablet Concentration - ANSdose...

rounding rules for medication calculation - ANS1) less than 1 ml round to the second decimal 2) greater than 1 ml round to the first decimal zero placement rules - ANS1)NO trailing zeros 2)YES leading zeros 1 tsp in ml - ANS5 mL 1 ounce in ml - ANS30 mL ADPIE (ADD+PIE) - ANSAssessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation what is always in milligrams - ANSdose what is always in milliliters - ANSvolume concentration units - ANSmilligram per millilite...