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Hypoxia |
Not enough oxygen in the tissue |
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Hypoxemia |
Decrease of oxygen in the bloodstream |
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Thrombosis |
Formation of blood clot |
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Cyanosis |
Bluish descoliration of the skin |
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Dyspnea |
Difficult/Painful breathing |
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Apnea |
Abcess of breathing |
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Bradypnea |
Slow and shallow breathing |
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Tachypnea |
Fast breathing |
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Hypertermia |
High temperture |
Febrile, pyraxia |
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Hypothermia |
Low temperture |
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Systolic Pressure |
The pressure of the blood when heart is contracting |
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Diastolic Pressure |
When the heart is at rest between contractions |
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Normal B/P |
BELOW 120/80 |
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Pulse pressure |
The diffrence between the systolic and diastolic pressure |
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Hypertension |
140/90 |
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Cuff is too small |
Blood pressure will ⬆ |
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Cuff is too big |
Blood pressure will ⬇ |
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Vitals for pain |
B/P, Pulse and Respirations |
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Nursing roles |
Caregiver, Advocate, Teaching, Coordinator |
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Nursing practice Act |
Each state has 1 and it tells us nurses what to do |
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Neglegance |
Failure to do something that causes hard to patient |
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Malpractice |
Negligence of professional personel |
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Living will |
Patient writes down what he wants in case something were to happen |
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Direct Power of Attorney |
Designated person whom decides for the patient if something goes wrong |
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Defamation |
To ruin someones reputation |
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Libel |
Written defamation |
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Slander |
Verbal defamation |
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Assult |
Threat verbally |
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Battery |
Physical touch, against their will |
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Restraints |
Must have drs order Harm to self or others |
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Standards of care |
Expectations we set as LVNS |
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Good Samaritan Act |
Protects professionals who give emergency care outside the health care system(under scope of practice) |
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Client Advocate |
Protects patients rights |
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Communication |
Sender➡Message➡Receiver➡Feedback |
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Verbal communication |
Verbal, written |
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NON-verbal |
Head gesture, body language |
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Empathy |
Ability to understand someones situation "walk in their shoes" |
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Ethonsintrism |
The idea that ones race is better than anyone else's race |
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Stereotyping |
Generalization |
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Maslows |
Psychosocial Safety and security Love and belonging Self esteem Self actualization |
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Nursing process |
Assest: collect date Diagnose: whats going on Plan: Goal, interventions Implement: put in action document Evaluate: re-assest |
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Subjective |
Patient can tell you |
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Objective |
Evidence, lab results, change of mood. Vital signs |
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Visual assesment |
Palpitation Percussion Osculation |
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Chain of infection |
Causitive agent Reservoir Portal of exit Mode of transfer Portal of entry Susceptible host |
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Pathogen |
Disease causing microorganism |
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Asepsis |
Destruction of infectious agents after they leave the body |
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Medical asepsis |
Redusing the risk for transmission of orgasims |
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Surgical asepsis |
Getting rid of microorganism and spores in materials that prevents patients from having them |
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Steralization |
Removement of microorganisms and spores reducing the # of organisms |
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Nosconomial |
Facility acquired agent |
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Body mechanics |
Prevents injury |
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Supine |
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Prone |
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Dorsal recumbent |
Birth position |
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Lithotomy |
Papsmear |
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Sims |
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Knee chest |
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Adbuction |
Moving body part away from midline |
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Adduction |
Moving body part towards midline of body |
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Foot board |
To prevent foot drop |
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Atrophy |
Wasting away of muscle not in use |
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Contracture |
Permanate shortage of muscle |
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Hypostatic pneumonia |
Inability to cough out secretions |
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Atteletics |
Lung collapse |
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Pressure ulcer |
Skin integrity, break in skin due to unrelieved pressure |
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Stage 1 pressure ulcer |
Non-blanchable redness |
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Stage 2 |
Irritma with vesicle |
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Stage 3 |
Sub Q |
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Stage 4 |
Visiable to the bone |
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Edema |
Swelling |
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Acitis |
Accumulation of fluid in abdomen |
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Emesis |
Vommiting |
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Flatulant |
Excessive gas |
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Jondis |
Yellowing of skin |
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Necrosis |
Dying of tissue |
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Incontenence |
Inability to hold urine |
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Retention |
Inability to release urine |
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Anuria |
Abscess of urine |
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Polyuria |
Excessive urination |
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Hematuria |
Blood in urine |
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Nocturia |
Frequent urinitation at night |
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Oz➡mL |
1oz➡ 30ml |
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3 sources of energy |
Carbs, fats, protein |
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Elimination |
Process of excreating of waste products |
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Clear liquid diet |
Anything light can pass through Low in protein, minerals, vitamis, fats and calcium |
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Full liquid diet |
Anything that has milk in it Low in iron, protein, calories |
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High in calories |
Tasty and salty |
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Fecal impaction |
Precense of hard stool |
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Normal stool |
Bile, water, fiber, bacteria |
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Types of digestion |
Mechanical and chemical |
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Insensible fluid lost |
Output that can not be measurable Sweat, and breathing |
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Digestion take place 1st |
Mouth |
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Derma |
Skin |
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Myo- |
Muscle |
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Arthro |
Joint |
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Osteo |
Bone |
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Phlebo |
Vein |
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Cyte |
Cell |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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-stomy |
Artificial opening |
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-ectomy |
Excission, cutting out |
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-tomy |
Process of cutting |
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S or O |
Pain |
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S or O |
Nausea |
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S or O |
Insomnia |
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S or O |
Skin color |
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Prulent |
Containing pus |
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Active ROM |
Patient can do for himself |
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Passive ROM |
Performed by caregiver or RNA |
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