NURSING 176 Mark Klimek notes
Mark Klimek notes
How to guess
1. Use knowledge
2. Common sense
3. Guessing strategy
Psych
Nurse will examine own feeling about something-so do not counter transfer
Establish tru
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NURSING 176 Mark Klimek notes
Mark Klimek notes
How to guess
1. Use knowledge
2. Common sense
3. Guessing strategy
Psych
Nurse will examine own feeling about something-so do not counter transfer
Establish trust relationship
Nutrition
Pick chicken not fried chicken
Fish but not shellfish
Never pick casseroles for kids
Never mix meds in food
Toddlers-finger foods
Preschool-one meal a day is OK. Leave them alone
3 expectations to have
Do not expect 75 questions-think 265
Do not expect to know everything
Do not expect everything will go right
Pharm
Most tested area is side effects
Do not worry about route or dose
If know what drug does but do not know side effect-pick a side effect in same body system the drug is
working
No idea what the drug is-look to see if it is PO-pick GI side effect
Never tell kids that med is candy
OB-check fetal HR
Med Surg
1
st thing assess-LOC
1
st thing do-establish airway
Peds
All based on principle-give child more time to grow and develop
When in doubt-call it normal
When in doubt-pick the older age
When in doubt-pick the easier task-more time to do the harder one
2
General
Rule out absolutes
If 2 answers say same thing-neither is correct
If 2 answers are opposite-one is probably right
Umbrella strategy
If questions has 4 right answers and ask for priority of needs of a patient-worse consequences game-worst
outcome
When stuck between two answers-read the question
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