Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Critical Care QUIZ 1
QUIZ 1 Units 1 - 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Protocols | Are more directive and rigid than pathways or guidelines |
| Practice Guidelines | Used as a resource in formulating a pathway or alogorithm |
| Algorithm | a step wise decision making flow chart for a specific care process or processes |
| Case Management | Process of overseeing the care of patients and organizing services is collaboration with the pts physician or pcp |
| Holistic Care | Focuses on human integrity & stresses that the body, mind & spirit are interdependent & inseparable |
| cultural competance | evidenced by incorporating knowledge about bio-cultural, psycho-social & linguistic differences in diverse populations into the pts plan of care |
| What action can assist the nurse into becoming a better communicator | becoming authentic, becoming reflective, becoming mindful |
| Example of evidenced based nursing care | Suctioning endotrachael tube every 2 hours |
| Autonomy | The freedom to make decisions about ones own body |
| Beneficence | Doing good and preventing harm |
| Fidelity | Confidentiality and privacy are inherent in this principle |
| Justice | Often used synonymously with allocation of resources |
| Nonmaleficence | Preventing harm |
| Veracity | Truth telling |
| Steps in the ethical decision making process | Identify the health problem, define the ethical issue, gather additional info, delineate the decision maker, examine ethical and moral issues, explore alternate options, implement decisions, evaluate & modify actions |
| Ethical Dilema | is a situation where there are multiple options and the choice of one compromises the others |
| Advance directives | include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care |
| DNR should include | Documentation in the chart by the appropriate physician, doc of the pts wishes or family consensus, doc addressing patient prognosis |
| What is slander | oral form of defamation |
| Res ipsa loquitur means | the thing speaks for itself |
| What are legal duties of the nurse | assess the pt and report any changes, carry out all reasonable and prudent physician orders, ensure patient safety, follow hospital policy and procedure, document care provided |
| the teaching method that allows exchange and feedback btwn the teacher and the learner is called | Discussion |
| Coughing and deep breathing or taking a carotid pulse is best taught using | Demonstration |
| Assessment of ___ and ___ are key components of developing and implementing and education plan | ability and readiness to learn |
| Family members often become anxious while their loved one is in critical care: to lessen the anxiety you should provide them ____ about what to expect | Information |
| Education Plan Development | Needs are identified and expected outcomes are written |
| Assessment: information gathering | Actual and potential learning needs are identified |
| Documentation | Interventions and resources are used and recorded in the patients chart |
| Evaluation | How well the learner met the expected outcomes and objectives |
| Implementation | consideration of the learning environment and selection of teaching methods are imp in this step |
| A patient's pain should be controlled before teaching about discharge planning | true |
| It is pointless to teach a patient that is sedated or with an altered level of consciousness | False |
| All written materials should be composed at the eighth grade reading level | False |
| While in the ICU, it is appropriate to explain the monitor and its function to the alert patient | True |
| From the start, the nurse should point out that the pts stay in the ICU is temporary and emphasize that improvement leads to transfer | False |
| What are important informational requirements of the families of critically ill patients | To have questions answered honestly, to know why things are being done, to have explanations they can understand |
| What indicates a successful teaching session | The pt indicates he/she has read the written materials provided, the patient and family appear more relaxed and less anxious |
| Which of the following are true about older adult learners | The process information more slowly |
| Informal teaching opportunities | Can foster patient understanding and well being |
| What would be appropriate topics to discuss while preparing to transfer the patient to a different level of care | When and why the transfer is occurring |
| The critical care nurse is planning interdisciplinary team conference. What members should be included? | Staff nurse, respiratory therapist, case manager, physician, physical therapist |
| What care management tool is designed to be directive and followed as written | Nursing standards |
| the nurse is working on a flow chart to describe the appropriate application of a new fall risk program based on objective pt assessment. A flow chart would be considered | An algorithm |
Created by:
bmills