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reflecting |
repeating what they said to you, take the words and repeat them |
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focusing |
bringing the conversation back to the topic at hand, ask very specific questions |
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looking at alternatives |
making the patient think of all the options, helping them realize they have choices, and allow them to make their own choice |
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clarifying |
asking for clarification, avoid judgement |
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culture |
traditions, values, beliefs, attitudes, customs, and ways of life shared by a group of people
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race |
determined by how you look, usually based on physical characteristics and is self-determined |
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ethnicity |
social characteristics, cultural heritage, ancestry, and language |
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acculturation |
the process of adapting to and adopting a new culture |
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multiculturalism |
occurs when an individual identifies equally with 2 or more cultures |
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assimilation |
occurs when an individual gives up his or her ethnic identity in favor of the dominant culture |
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culture shock |
patients who go from one cultural setting to another and have trouble adjusting |
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Competence, compassion, commitment, comportment, conscience, and confidence |
what are the 6 Cs of caring at WCU |
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patient care summary |
document that puts all orders in one easy to view location |
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admission history |
documentation that is completed upon admission that includes medical history and extensive information |
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nursing notes/progress notes |
narrative notes about the patient |
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flowsheet |
essentially a preprinted checklist like form used for documentation |
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nursing care plan |
a plan of care that identifies the problem, identifies interventions to help resolve the problem, and states goals and outcomes to assess if goals have been met |
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critical pathways/care maps |
standardized orders for a patient; orders and charting that is imbedded on the same document |
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S = subjective data
O = objective data A = assessement - problem identification P = plan I = implementation E = evaluation R = revision |
Documentation in SOAP/SOAPIE/SOAPIER form |
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D = data - subjective and objective data
A = action - care provided R = response - outcome of treatment |
DAR documentation form |
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P = problem
I - intervention E = evaluation |
PIE documentation form |
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charting by exception |
charting in which only abnormal findings are documented |
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narrative charting |
detailed description of the daily events written in chronological order |
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S = situation
B = background A = Assessment R = Recommendation |
SBAR form of reporting/documentation |
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nasogastric |
enteral feeding that enters through the nose and ends in the stomach |
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orogastric |
enteral feeding that enters through the mouth and ends in the stomach |
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gastrostomy |
enteral feeding that is directly inserted into the stomach externally through the skin |
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PEG |
enteral feeding that is inserted into the stomach or stomach and intestines through the percutaneous layer of the skin |
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Jejunostomy |
enteral feeding that enters directly into the jejunum from external incision |
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salem pump |
type of tube that can be used for both feeding and decrompression/suctioning |
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levin tube |
single lumen NG tube that is used only for feeding, no suctioning |
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Dubhoff |
small bore tube that is thinner than others, has a weighted end and is inserted through the use of a stylus. |
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continous |
type of feeding that is constant over a period of time |
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bolus |
single one time feeding that happens at that moment
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intermittent |
type of feeding in which bolus feedings are given at specific intervals in the day |
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cyclic |
type of feeding that is given at certain time of the day to supplement normal nutrition |
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3.5 - 4.0 g/dl |
normal range for albumin |
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Female: 11-15 g/dl Male: 13-17 g/dl |
Normal range for hemoglobin |
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Female: 33-45% Male: 37-49% |
Normal range for hematocrit |
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80-110 mg/dl |
Normal range for blood glucose levels |
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asepsis |
the absence of illness-producing microorganisms |
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medical asepsis |
the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth, and spread of microorganisms. Also known as a clean technique |
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surgical asepsis |
the use of precise practices to eliminate all microorganisms from an object or area and prevent contamination; also known as a sterile technique |
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hand hygiene |
single most important behavior in preventing infection |
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infection |
occurs when the presence of a pathogen leads to a chain of events that results in a disease or condition |
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virulence |
the ability of a pathogen to invade and injure a host |
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Herpes Zoster |
a common viral infection that erupts years after exposure to chickenpox and invades a specific nerve tract |
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native immunity |
immunity that restricts the entry or immediately responds to a foreign organism |
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passive immunity |
antibodies are produced by an external source to fight a pathogen |
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specific adaptive immunity |
immunity that allows the body to make antibodies in response to a foreign organism |
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active immunity |
antibodies that are produced in response to an antigen |
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infectious agent
reservoir portal of exit mode of transmission portal of entry susceptible host |
What are the steps to the chain of infection |
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incubation |
interval between the pathogen entering the body and the presentation of the 1st symptom |
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prodromal stage |
interval from onset of general symptpoms to more distinct symptoms; time of multiplicaiton of the pathogen |
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illness stage |
interval when symptoms specific to the infection occur |
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convalescence |
interval when acute symptoms disappear |
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HAI |
infection that a client acquires while receiving care in a health care setting |
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iatrogenic infection |
an infection that results from a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure |
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culture |
a collection of learned, adaptive, and socially and intergenerationally transmitted behaviors, values, beliefs, and customs that form the context from which a group interprets the human experience |
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ethnicity |
the shared identity, bond, or kinship people feel with their country of birth or place of ancestral origin |
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culturally sensitive |
knowledgeable about the cultures prevalent in their areas of practice |
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culturally appropriate |
applying knowledge of a client's culture to their care delivery |
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culturally competent |
understands and addresses the entire cultural context of each client within the realm of the care they deliver |
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culturally responsive |
nursing care that improves communication, fosters mutual respect, promotes sensitive and effective care, and increases adherence with treatment plans |
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cultural imposition |
a key prerequisite to the delivery of culturally responsive nursing care, the nurses understanding and awareness of their own culture and any cultural biases that might affect care delivery |
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faith |
a belief in something or a relationship with a higher power |
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hope |
a concept that includes anticipation and optimism and provides comfort during times of crisis |
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religion |
a system of beliefs practiced outwardly to express one's spirituality |
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communication |
the complex process of sending, receiving, and comrpehending messages between 2 or more people |
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referent |
the incentive or motivation for communication between 2 people |
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sender |
the person who initiates and transmits the message |
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receiver |
the person to whom the sender aims the message and who interprets the sender's messagae |
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message |
the verbal and nonverbal information the sender expresses and intends for the receiver |
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channel |
the method of transmitting and receiving a message; may be sight, hearing, touch, facial expression, or body language |
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environment |
the emotional and physical climate in which the communication takes place |
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feedback |
the message the receiver returns to the sender that indicates the receipt of the message; may be verbal, nonverbal, positive, or negative |
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therapeutic communication |
the purposeful use of communication to build and maintain helping relationships with clients, families, and significant others |
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socialization |
the process that involves learning theory and skills and internalizing an identity appropriate to a specific role |
