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cultural assessment initiating health
What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to
teaching?
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs--priorities?
--what order?
physiological integrity safety
and security belongingness and
affection esteem and selfrespect self-actualization
-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a
priority
-- confirm that these needs are met in
the order listed above
Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL EXAM
Healthy People 2020prevention goals and
Organization that identifies health promotion and disease
listsstrategies along with resourcesin an
attempt to improve the nation's health
weight,smoking,sex practices, diet List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion)
age, genetics,sex List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion)
The Institute of Medicine's report on theOrganization that recommends waysto strengthen the practice of
Future of Nursingnursing in order to improve health care.
The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes
medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related
The National Patient Safety Goals mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication.
What is this list called?
This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to
Nurse Practice Actsprotect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their
state's regulations
Institute thatseeksto strengthen the knowledge,skills, and
QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for attitudes of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in
Nurses Institute
health care
whatever the patient saysit is What is pain?
actual or potential tissue damage Pain is associated with .
the patient'sself report The single most reliable indicator of pain is .
blood pressure, heart rate, andPain stimulates
, , and .
the sympathetic nervoussystem and could result in respirationsan increase in
increases glucagon production physiologic
secretion depressesimmune function can
effects of unrelieved pain (4) decreasesinsulin
lead to addictive behaviors
prostaglandins initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain
NSAIDS
primarily produce pain
relief by preventing
prostaglandin
formation.
Acetaminophen does not have anti-inflammatory properties.
tissue damage patient at risk for pain.
stimulates
the inflammatory response
and puts the
local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids manage nociceptive pain with?
allodynia pain that is associated with a noxiousstimulus
nerve route injury could lead to allodynia.
timing:
onset - when it started duration - where
it started frequency - how often/for how
long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors- what makesit better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
What does a comprehensive pain assessment include
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