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What are the different types of baths administered in the hospital setting? - Assist bath- Areas hard to reach Complete bath Partial bath-Bathe only areas absolutely necessary include peritoneal, a complete bath may be too stressful Towel bath Bag/ package Shower Tub bath Therapeutic bath-Eczema, diaper rash Important factors to remember while preforming oral care - Decreases risk of infection that causes pneumonia, Risk for aspiration, impaired swallowing or decreased gag reflex ...

Types of Planning - Formal: Conscious/deliberate critical thinking and ends in holistic care plan Informal: Occurs during other nursing processes Discharge Planning: Process of planning for self-care and continuity of care after the patient leaves healthcare setting Critical Pathway - Outcome based, interdisciplinary plans that sequence patient care according to case type. (Emphasis on med problems/interventions) Integrated Plans of Care: Standardized plans that function as both ca...

Name 5 routes a 'Portal of Exit' may be. - -Respiratory -GI -GU -Skin/Mucous Membranes -Blood What are the 2 'Modes of Transmission'? - Direct and indirect; Contact, Droplet, Airborne What is direct transmission? Name 2 examples. - Person to person; 1. Sex 2. Contact with an open wound What is indirect transmission? Name 2 examples. - Person to object; 1. Stethoscope 2. Keyboard Name 5 routes a 'Portal of Entry' may be. - -IV lines -Breathing tubes -Bug bi...

What is a nurse? - Highly trained, well educated, caring, and competent. Justice - the nurse needs to be impartial and fair to each patient Non-Maleficence - nurse must be non-harming or inflicting the least amount of harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome Veracity - must be honest and tell the truth History of nursing - transformed to a women dominated profession in the 19th and 20th century, had to become licensed in order to work in the profession in 1903 in the US An...

Define the term RACE and when it is used. - R - Rescue A - Alert C - Confine E - Extinguish/Evacuate Used to set priorities in case of a fire What is another word for a medication being metabolized? - Biotransformation What is a synergistic effect? - Multiple things going on at the same time Give an example of an intended synergistic effect. - When a patient has hypertension, they may need to take two medications to control high blood pressure from the effect of the two differen...

Which of the following was not discussed as a piece of career research data that you can find using the Occupational Outlook Handbook - Job Postings and Vacancies On Hoover's, which of the following categories could you search for? - People Which of the following resources does the UCF Library website provide? - The UCF Library provides all of the resources listed The Occupation Outlook Handbook provides which of the following information regarding a searched career? - Level of edu...

UCFs College of Business is a "restricted access" college. This means? - Prospective UCF students must meet certain criteria in order to be accepted into their College of Business major Students have unlimited "Grade Forgiveness" opportunities at UCF and should view them as a "do over" - False According to the College of Business website, your degree audit can be found in - myucf According to the College of Business website, students are expected to know the prerequisites to th...

What two factors count for 65% of your FICO score? A) Income and payment history B) Employment history and outstanding debts C) Payment history and outstanding debts D) Income and outstanding debts - c) Payment history and outstanding debts Which company has developed the MOST commonly used credit score to evaluate an individual's credit? A) Experian B) Transunion C) Fair Isaac Corporation D) Equifax - c) Fair Isaac Corporation You should try to achieve a FICO score of at least ...

Which of the following classes is part of the Primary core of classes in the College of Business? MAN 1105 College Algebra ECI 3401 Quantitative Business I CGS Computer Fundamentals for Business ACG Financial Accounting ECO 3411 Quantitative Tools II - ECO 3411 Quantitative Tools II _________ results when a student fails to maintain a 2.0 UCF GPA as well as a minimum major and College of Business GPA. Degree waiver Overload Lack of progress Grade forgiveness Course...

Assume you are in a 35% marginal tax bracket. If you saved $2,000 in your flexible savings account, you will save ___ in taxes. - $700 Which of the following statements is true? - All of the other answers are true At what age will you become eligible for Medicare? - 65 At what age are you eligible for early Social Security? - 62, and the amount received is a discounted benefit compared to the full retirement benefit Which of the following statements is false? - If you accepted a...