nursing chapter 1 gerontology – Flashcards
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            domains of nursing practice
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        acute care facilities long term care home care primary and preventive care ambulatory clinic community health
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            definitions of nursing
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        - putting the pt in the best condition for nature to act -to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of activities contributing to health and its recovery -protection, promotion and optimization of health
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            nursings view of humanity
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        widespread agreement among nursing theorists that an individual has physiologic, psychologic, spiritual and environmental components
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            entry level-
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        associate or BSN degrees are prepared to function as generalists
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            advanced practiced nurse
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        nurse with at least a masters, advanced education in patho, pharm and health assessment  -expertise in a specialized area of practice
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            medicare-
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        instituted prospective payment systems, hospitals are no longer reimbursed for all costs -payment is based on flat fees
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            QSEN-
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        quality and safety education for nurses
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            6 core competencies of QSEN-
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        1. patient centered care 2. informatics and technology 3. evidence-based practice 4. quality improvement 5. safety 6. teamwork and collaboration
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            patient safety goals-
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        worksheet
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            SBAR-
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        situation  background assessment recommendation
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            NEVER delegate
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        assessment teaching and evaluation
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            age identity-
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        how people perceive their own age
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            complex health care environments-
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        -expanding knowledge and technology -diverse populations  -consumerisms
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            health care is a consumer focused
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        business
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            HMO=
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        health maintenance organizations
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            PPO
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        preferred provider organizations
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            Healthy People-
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        an initiative started by the US government, includes goals for promoting health
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            healthy people 2020 goals-
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        -attain high quality lives free of disease -achieve health equity -create social and physical environments -promote quality of life
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            primary professional nursing organization
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        ANA
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            critical thinking-
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        knowing how to learn, reason think creatively, generate ideas and solve problems
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            clinical reasoning
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        problem solving activity in which critical thinking is used to examine pt care issues
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            nursing process-
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        problem solving approach to the identification and treatment of pt problems
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            nursing process phases-
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        Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation
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            NIC nursing interventions classification
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        independent and collaborative interventions that you can carry out on behalf of pts
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            NOC nursing outcomes classification
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        a list of concepts, definitions and measures that describe pt outcomes influenced by nursing
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            collaborative problems-
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        potential or actual complications of disease or treatment that nurses treat with other health care providers
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            concept map care plan-
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        the nursing process is recorded in a visual diagram of patient problems and interventions that illustrates the relationships among clinical data
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            telehealth
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        the use of videoconferencing to provide care when pts and health care providers are separated
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            evidenced based practice EBP
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        a problem solving approach to clinical decision making
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            The Joint Commission
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        accrediting agency of health care organizations issues the national patient safety goals
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            coordination of care includes-
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        effective communication, case management, use of clinical pathways and appropriately delegating pts
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            case management-
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        managing the pts care across multiple care settings
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            you will delegate-
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        nursing care supervise others to deliver care
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            5 rights of nursing delegation-
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        1. risk task 2. under right circumstances 3. right person  4. right direction and communication 5. right supervision and evaluation
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            A nurse teaches a student nurse about evidence-based nursing practice guidelines. Which statement, if made by the student nurse, indicates understanding of the teaching?
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        nursing care provided is based on the best evidence for quality care and desired outcomes
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            A patient has a nursing diagnosis of ineffective airway clearance related to retained secretions, excessive mucus, and ineffective cough as evidenced by adventitious breath sounds. What should the nurse include in the NCP as an appropriate NOC outcome and NIC intervention for this nursing diagnosis?
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        Respiratory status: airway patency and airway management
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            young-old
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        60-74 yrs
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            old-old
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        75-100 yrs
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            centarians
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        over 100 yrs
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            age identity-
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        how people perceive their own age
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            what can reveal more about priorities than chronological age?
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        behavior, function and self image
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            medicare-
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        health insureance
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            medicare part A-
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        hospital and physician services with very limited skilled home health and nursing home services
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            medicare part B-
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        purchased to supplement basic coverage which includes physician and nursing services, x-rays, labs, diagnostic tests, flu and PN vaccines
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            medicare part C-
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        gives people the option of purchasing coverage through private insurances to cover benefits not provided through parts A and B
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            medicare part D-
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        medicare advantage prescription drug plan
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            chronic illness-
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        major problem for older pop
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            comorbidity-
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        more than one chronic illness
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            the older person is the greater the likelihood of difficult iwth
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        self care and independent loving
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            leading chronic conditions
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        1. arthritis 2. high bp 3. hearing impairments 4. heart conditions 5. visual impairment
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            leading causes of death for those 65 years or older
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        -heart disease -malignant neoplasms -chronic lower respiratory disease -Alzheimers -diabetes  -influenza/ pneumonia
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            baby boomer impact-
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        -better education -2 family income -casual dress code -enamored with high tech products -leisure time is scarcer -inventors of fitness movement
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            boomers-
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        informed consumers of health, desire an active role in their own care
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            erikson's stages of older life
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        1. adjusting to decreasing physical strength and health 2. coping with physical changes of aging 3. adjusting to retirement and reduced income 4. adjusting to the death of a spouse 5. redirecting energy to new roles and activities 6. establishing living arrangements 7. establishing association with ones age group 8. accepting ones own life 9.adapting to social roles 10. developing a point of view about death
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            maslows need hierarchy
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        self actualization  esteem belongings, social, love safety and security  physiological
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            gerotranscendence-
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        as people age they are less concerned with their bodies and possessions and desire a life of more significance and greater connection with others
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            loss of social role affects individuals
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        sense of purpose and speeds physical decline
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            an example of a nursing activity that reflects the american nursing associations definitions
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        diagnosing a pt with a feeding tube as being a risk for aspiration
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            a nurse working on the med surg unit at an urban hospital would like to become certified in a medical surg specialty. the nurse knows that this process would most likely require:
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        experience for a specific period in med surg nursing
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            a nurse is providing care to a pt after right hip surgery. Within a pay-for-performance system, a critical role of the nurse is to-
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        implement measures to decrease the risk of the pt acquiring an infection
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            the linkages among NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, NOC pt outcomes and NIC nursing interventions can be used to
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        provide guides for planning care
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            the nurse is assigned to care for a newly admitted pt. Number in order the steps to prioritize
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        1. collect pt info 2. identify health problems 3. determine a plan of action 4. carry out the plan 5. evaluate whether the plan was effective
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            advantages of the use of informatics in health care delivery are:
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        -the ability to achieve and maintain high standards of care -improved communication of the pts health status to the health care team -access to standardized plans of care that are available for most types of health problems
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            when using evidenced based practice, the nurse
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        uses clinical decision making and judgement to determine what evidence is appropriate for a specific clinical situation
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            the nurse's role in addressing the National Patient Safety Goals established by The Joint Commission includes=
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        -using side rails and alarm systems are necessary to prevent pt falls  -verifying telephone and verbal orders using the "write down and read back" method -obtaining a complete list of pts meds and monitoring their use throughout the continuum of care
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            the nurse is caring for a diabetic pt in the ambulatory surg unit who has just undergone debridement of an infected toe. Which task is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel?
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        check the pts vital signs
