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45 Cards in this Set
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List/recognize the admission protocol
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1.Advance directives
2.Bill of rights 3.Admission assessment-RN only in specified time. 4.Legible ID band 5.Consent formed by mentally complete adult/gaurdian |
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Who is responsible for admission assessment and why?
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The RN is responsible per the requirement of JCAHO.
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3 ways to ensure accuracy of Wt.
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1.Same scale each time
2.void before weighing 3.wearing same type of clothing |
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3 ways to ensure accuracy of ht.
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1.Stand erect
2.Lshaped bar on top of head 3.Stand so back is facing balance bar |
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Role of Nurse if client wants to leave AMA.
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-notify MD asap
-ask client why leaving -Explain MD reasons to stay -Explain risks of leaving -offer AMA form and get sig, RN to cosign -for refusal sig, note on form and witness, form in client chart,escort client,notify relatives if safety issues. |
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APEX
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pointed end of a come shaped part or organ.
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APNEA
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ABSENCE OF BREATHING
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AXILLA
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ARMPIT
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BRADYCARDIA
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PULSE RATE BELOW 60 BPM
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CARDIO
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PERTAINING TO THE HEART
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DIASTOLE
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PERIOD WHEN HEART DILATES AND FILLS WITH BLOOD; PERIOD OF RELAXATION
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HEART RYTHM
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TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN HEARTBEAT
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HYPERPNEA
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ABNORMAL INCREASE IN DEPTH/RATE OF BREATHING.
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HYPERTENSION
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BP CONSIDERED HIGHER THAN NORMAL RANGE
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HYPERTHERMIA
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UNUSUALLY HIGH BODY TEMP
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HYPOTHERMIA
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BODY TEMP BELOW AVERAGE NORMAL RANGE.
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NORMAL PULSE RATE
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-SMOOTH ROUNDED SHARP INCREASE STROKE TO DECREASE STROKE.
-PROVIDE INFO ON CARDIAC STATUS/BLOOD VOL. -CORRELATES WITH CARIAC CONTRACTION. |
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PALPATE
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TO EXAMINE BY TOUCH,FEEL
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PERIPHERAL
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PERIPHERY, AWAY FROM CENTRAL STRUCTURE
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PULSE DEFICIT
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HEART RATE COUNTED AT APEX BY AUSCULTATION GREATER THAN RATE BY PALPATION OF RADIAL PULSE. PULSE WAVE NOT TRANSMITTED TO PERIPHERY TO PRODUCE PALPABLE RADIAL PULSE.
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PULSE PRESSURE
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DIFF BTWEN SYSTOLIC/DIASTOLIC PRESSURE.
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PYROGEN
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ANY SUBSTANCE THAT PRODUCES FEVER.
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SET POINT
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BODY'S NORMAL CORE TEMP
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SHOCK
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INADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION RESULTING FROM CIRC FAILURE B/C OF MANY FACTORS.
-IDENTIFIED BY VARIOUS S&S. |
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
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DETERMINES ARTERIAL BP.
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TACHYCARDIA
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HR GREATER THAN 100 BPM
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TACHYPNEA
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RESP RATE ABOVE 24 BPM. RATE REMAINS REG BUT SHALLOW IN PATTERN.
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VALSALVA'S MANEUVER
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FORCIBLY EXHALE WTIH GLOTTIS,NOSE,MOUTH CLOSED.
INCREASED INTRATHORACIC PRESSURE |
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INFO TEMP PROVIDES
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BALANCE BTWEEN HEAT GAIN/LOSS
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INFO PULSE PROVIDES
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OVERALL IMPRESSION OF HEARTS ACTION.
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INFO RESP PROVIDES
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DATA ON CLIENTS ENTIRE BREATHING PROCESS
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INFO BP PROVIDES
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COND OF HEART,ARTERIES,VESSEL RESISTENCE,ARTERIOLES,CARDIAC OUTPUT,CV STATUS
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INFO PAIN LEVEL PROVIDES
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HOMEOSTASIS,QUALITY OF LIFE. PAIN LOCATION, INTESITY,OUTCOMES OF RELIEVE MEASURES.
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE VS
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AGE,GENDER,RACE,HEREDITY,LIFESTYLE,ENVIRON,PAIN,EXERCISE,
ANXIETY,STRESS,METABOLISM, CIRCADIAN RYTHMN,HORMONES |
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S&S OF FEVER
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PERSPIRATION OVER BODY,BODY WARM TO TOUCH,CHILLS/SHIVERS,
FLUSHED FACE,HOT/COLD FLASHES, INCREASEDPULSE/RESP,MALAISE/FATIGUE,PARCHED LIPS/DRY SKIN,CONVULSIONS |
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CONDITIONS ALTERING FEVER
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DISEASE,INFLAMMATION,BRAIN LESIONS,PYROGENS,DEGENERATING TISSUE
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NORM ORAL TEMP
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97-99.5F
36-37.5C |
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NORMAL RECTAL TEMP
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1 DEGREE HIGHER THAN ORAL: 98-100.5F
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NORMAL AXILLARY TEMP
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96-98.5F 1 DEGREE LOWER THAN ORAL
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NORMAL EAR TEMP
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98.5-99.5F 0.5 DEGREES HIGHER THAN ORAL
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FACTORS THAT ALTER CORE TEMP
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EATING,DRINKING,GUM,SMOKING,
EXERCISING |
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WAIT TIME AFTER ALTERING FACTORS OF CORE TEMP
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20-30 MINUTES ORALLY
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HOW DO TEMPS VARY THROUGHOUT THE DAY
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CIRCADIAN THERMAL RYTHMN
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WHEN TO AVOID ORAL TEMP
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UNCONSCIOUS,MOUTH BREATHER,FACIAL,NUERO,PROBLEMSOPENING MOUTH,LOW ORAL TEMP NO CAUSE
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PLACEMENT OF ELEC. THERMOMETER,ORAL
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UNDER TONGUE,ALONG GUMLINE IN SUBLINGUAL POCKET
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