Fundamentals of nursing week 1

THE MEANS TO VIEW THE TOTAL PERSON & THEIR ENVIRONMENT.  THE SPIRITUAL MIND & BODY CONNECTION THAT CAN CONNECT ONES HEALTH

BASED ON THE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE PERSON AS A SPIRITUAL BEING

THE PRESENCE OF RISK FACTORS DOES NOT MEAN THAT A DISEASE WILL DEVELOP BUT RISK FACTORS INCREASE THE CHANCE THAT THE CHANCE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL EXPERIENCE A PARTICULAR DISEASE OR DYSFUNCTION

RESULT FROM A MALFUNCTION, DISREPAIR, OR MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT.  MAKE SURE THAT ALL EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED & HAS UNDERGONE A SAFETY INSPECTION BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

INCREASE THE OCCURRENCE OF FALLS, SO IF A BED HAS SPLIT RAILS KEEP THE LOWER RAILS DOWN

WHEN RECEIVING A PHYSICIANS ORDER FOR RESTRAINS, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PRN OR AS NEEDED.  PHYSICIANS MUST ALWAYS HAVE A TIMED ORDER ON HOW LONG THE RESTRAINTS CAN BE USED & WHAT CONDITIONS.

YOU NEED TO CHECK EVERY 15-30 MINUTES TO MAKE SURE RESTRAINTS ARE NOT TOO TIGHT.  REMOVE EVERY 2 HOURS TO CHECK CIRCULATION AND DO RANGE OF MOTION

LOWER TO FLOOR AND PUT ON THEIR SIDE

NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF BIOHAZARDS

ARE MOST COMMON USED IN HOSPITALS

PAPER, CLOTH, AND WOOD

THE NURSE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPLAINING ALL PROCEDURES THE PATIENT IS HAVING DONE