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NURSE-UN 1243 Adult and Elder Nursing 3 Week 8 Caring for Patients with Serious Illness and End-of- Life Objectives ● Demonstrate clinical decision making based on the integration of information from multiple sources, including the patient, inter-professional team, & the best available evidence for patients with serious illness and at end-of-life. ● Advocate for high quality, safe, & culturally competent patient centered care for hospitalized patients with serious illness and at end-of...

Informed Consent - answer-legal term meaning that a person with mental capacity or their legal guardian has given permission for medical treatment once the provider has explained the options, risks, and benefits Agesim - answer-Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes Long Term Care Facility - answer-Licensed Facility that provides nursing and personal care to those who are chronically ill or unable to take care of daily living needs. ( Also called Nursing Home or Convales...

1. Explain the concepts of loss and grieving, including types of loss and grief reactions a. Loss: inaccessibility or change in a valued person, object, or situation. i. Actual loss: loss tangible to both the person sustaining the loss and to others. 1. Ex: loss of a limb, a child, a valued object such as money, and a job ii. Perceived loss: loss tangible only to the person sustaining it. 1. Loss of youth or growing up too quickly iii. Physical loss: loss of life, limb, an object, person, ...

Name the 4 life functions IN ORDER 1. Oxygenation - moving air in & out of the lungs 2. Ventilation - getting oxygen into the blood 3. Circulation - moving blood throughout the body 4. Perfusion - getting oxygen to the tissues/organs Calculate number of pack years for this patient. 2 packs/day for 30 years. 50 pack years. (# of packs x # of years smoking) What is an advanced directive? Instructions documenting what treatment plan a patient prefers in the case that they are unable to make ...

Name the 4 life functions IN ORDER 1. Oxygenation - moving air in & out of the lungs 2. Ventilation - getting oxygen into the blood 3. Circulation - moving blood throughout the body 4. Perfusion - getting oxygen to the tissues/organs Calculate number of pack years for this patient. 2 packs/day for 30 years. 50 pack years. (# of packs x # of years smoking) What is an advanced directive? Instructions documenting what treatment plan a patient prefers in the case that they are unable to make ...

ACCS-Patient Assessment Questions & Answers. Rated A+.Verified. List he four critical life functions - -Ventilation - moving air in and out of the lungs Oxygen - getting oxygen into the blood Circulation - moving the blood through the body Perfusion - getting blood and oxygen into the tissue Which of the four life function is the FIRST priority? - -Ventilation HINT: Do not pick STAT ABG on the exam What assessments would determine how well a patient is ventilating? - -Resp...

Four critical life function - 1. Ventilation 2. Oxygenation 3. Circulation 4. Perfusion Which of the four critical life functions is the first priority? - Ventilation What assessment would determine how well a patient is ventilating? - RR, tidal volume, chest movement, breath sounds, EtC02, & PaC02 How would the adult critical care specialist determine if a patient has a problem with oxygenation? - HR, color, sensorium, Sa02, & Pa02. What information would help the adult critical care spec...

Name the four critical life functions. - correct answer Ventilation, oxygenation , circulation, perfusion What are some ways to measure ventilation? - correct answer Respiratory rate, tidal volume, chest movement, breath sounds, PaCO2, ETCO2 What are some ways to measure oxygenation? - correct answer Heart rate, color, sensorium, PaO2, SpO2 What are some ways to measure circulation? - correct answer Heart rate and strength, cardiac output Whate are some ways to measure perfusion? - c...

Four critical life function - 1. Ventilation 2. Oxygenation 3. Circulation 4. Perfusion Which of the four critical life functions is the first priority? - Ventilation What assessment would determine how well a patient is ventilating? - RR, tidal volume, chest movement, breath sounds, EtC02, & PaC02 How would the adult critical care specialist determine if a patient has a problem with oxygenation? - HR, color, sensorium, Sa02, & Pa02. What information would help the adult critical care spe...

NBRC PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS Name the 4 life functions IN ORDER 1. Oxygenation - moving air in & out of the lungs 2. Ventilation - getting oxygen into the blood 3. Circulation - moving blood throughout the body 4. Perfusion - getting oxygen to the tissues/organs Calculate number of pack years for this patient. 2 packs/day for 30 years. 50 pack years. (# of packs x # of years smoking) What is an advanced directive? Instructions documenting what treatment plan a p...