NR 224 Exam 1 Study Guide
Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process Ch. 15-20
Critical thinking
oWhat is it?
oCritical Thinking Model
▪What does each step mean and what is included in each step
HIPAA
Nursing Proc
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NR 224 Exam 1 Study Guide
Critical Thinking & the Nursing Process Ch. 15-20
Critical thinking
oWhat is it?
oCritical Thinking Model
▪What does each step mean and what is included in each step
HIPAA
Nursing Process
o5 phases (ADPIE)
▪What does each step mean and what is included within EACH step. (Think of examples.)
Data collection & types of data
7 guidelines for writing goals
Discontinuing a plan of care
Subjective vs objective data
How to avoid assessment errors
When to revise plan of care
Changes in plan of care at discharge
Critical thinking model vs nursing process…what are the similarities and differences?
Delegation
Infection Control Ch. 28
Preventing spread of infection
Proper hand hygiene
Equipment use
Infectious Process (four stages)
What are they and what happens in each
▪Incubation period: in-between pathogen invasion of the body and appearance of symptoms.
▪Prodromal Stage: Person is most infectious. Time from onset of nonspecific signs and symptoms to more specific symptoms.
▪Illness Stage: s/s present.
▪Convalescence: when you feel better,
How do we decrease the risk of infection
▪i.e. high protein diet, keeping wound clean
Chain of infection (6 links)
What are they and what happens if it stays linked or is broken?
▪Infectious agent, reservoir (food, o2, water, (temp, pH (alkaline), light). Port of exit.
▪If you wash your hands, the chain could be broken.
Localized inflammatory response (signs and symptoms) vs systemic response (signs and symptoms)
Localized: pain, tenderness, redness.
Systematic: entire body is affected, fever, chills, N, V, D.
HAI-What is it? Health Acquired Infection.
How can a person get it? (think critically)
Latrogenic – from procedure
Exogenous – from microorganisms from outside the body (salmonella)
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