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Migrant Workers: Increased Risks
Migrant workers are at increased risk for work-related injuries, pesticide/chemical exposure, skin cancer, dermatitis, communicable disease, and dental problems.
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Dementia
Although most older adults do experience some decline in cognitive function, dementia is not an expected part of aging!
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Sterile Field Preparation
During sterile field preparation, open the top flap away from your body first. Then open the flap on the right side using the right hand, and the left side using the left hand. Lastly, open the final flap towards your body.
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Canes: Patient Teaching
Educate patients that canes should be held on the strong side with the handle at the level of the wrist.
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Sundowning
Sundowning is a common finding in Alzheimer's Disease, which is increased confusion or agitation in the evening.
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Closed Drain: Nursing Care
After emptying a closed drain (e.g., Jackson-Pratt, Hemovac), fully compress the canister and replace cap in order to ensure negative pressure is applied to the area.
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Unstageable Pressure Wound
A pressure wound base which is covered in slough or eschar is considered to be unstageable.
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What is an Aggregate?
An aggregate is a subgroup or population that share characteristics or concerns (e.g., LGBT+ residents of the same neighborhood).
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Hearing Loss: Nursing Care
For patients with hearing loss, decrease background noise, face the patient, do not shout, and rephrase (but do not repeat) if they do not understand.
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Food Deserts
Food deserts are geographic areas that lack sufficient access to grocery stores and healthy food options.
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Providing Educational Materials to Patients
Written educational materials should be provided in the patient's primary language using layman's terms and an appropriate reading level.
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The Scoop Method
Avoid recapping needles to prevent sharps injury. If recapping is unavoidable, use the scoop method to minimize the risk of injury.
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Enemas: Nursing Care
Patients receiving enemas may report cramping. Lower the solution container if cramping is reported.
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Crutches: Patient Teaching
A patient using crutches should be taught to ascend stairs leading with the strong leg and descend by leading with the weaker leg.
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Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pumps
Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pumps should only be used by the patient. Educate families/visitors not to press the button for the patient!
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Psychomotor Domain of Learning
A patient who is practicing how to administer their own insulin injections is functioning under the psychomotor domain of learning, as they are not just thinking, but performing an action.
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Nursing Audits
Audits are an effective way to measure and evaluate performance when carrying out quality improvement.
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Protective/Reverse Isolation
A patient on protective/reverse isolation should be provided a private room withpositive-pressure airflow. Do not allow flowers or live plants into the room, and screen all visitors for illness.
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Beneficence vs. Nonmaleficence
Beneficence is the ethical principle of promoting good, while nonmaleficence is to avoid causing harm.
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24-Hour Urine Collection
A patient asked to do a 24-hour urine collection should be taught to discard the first void and then collect all urine voided over the following 24 hours.
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Clear Liquid Diets
A patient on a clear liquid diet may have items that are transparent and liquid at room temperature (e.g., water, clear sodas, pulp-free juices, popsicles, jello, black coffee, clear broth).
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Admission Tasks
Discharge planning for a patient starts at admission. Other important admission tasks include confirming the patient's code status, identifying allergies, assessing fall risk, and assessing for swallowing issues.
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When to Perform a Medication Reconciliation
A medication reconciliation should be done during admission, upon transfer to another floor/unit/facility, and at discharge.
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What is a Living Will?
A living will is an advance directive indicating a patient's desired or prohibited medical interventions (e.g., tube feeding, ventilation).
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Home Health Nursing Care
A home health nurse provides care in the patient's residence. Responsibilities include assessment, treatment, education, and care coordination.
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Cultural Assessment
A cultural assessment involves the identification of a patient's cultural and spiritual beliefs, practices, and preferences regarding medical interventions, illness, family, diet, pregnancy, death, and postmortem care.
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High-Fowler's Position
A High-Fowler's position involves the patient sitting with the head of the bed at 60 - 90°. This is the ideal position to help with difficulty breathing.
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Durable Power of Attorney (DPoA)
A Durable Power of Attorney (DPoA) is a document that identifies another person responsible for medical decision-making. This person does not have to be related to the patient.
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Braden Scale: Pressure Injuries
A Braden scale score ≤ 18 indicates a patient is at risk for pressure injuries. In this case, take measures to prevent injuries of this type.
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Suctioning
When performing suctioning, apply suction intermittently while withdrawing the catheter and rotating it for 10-15 seconds.
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Lead Exposure
Lead exposure: Pre-1978 housing is at risk for lead-based paint! Check out these patient teaching tips.
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Blood Glucose Key Points
Key points when taking a patient's blood glucose: Place hand in dependent position; Pierce outer; Wipe away first drop of blood; Hold test trip NEXT to the blood drop
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Incidence Vs Prevalence
Incidence vs. Prevalence:
Incidence is the number of NEW cases of disease/injury in a population during a period of time.
Prevalence is the number of ALL cases (new and pre-existing) of disease/injury in a population during a period of time

Abdominal Wound Dehiscence
For abdominal wound dehiscence with evisceration: Place saline-soaked gauze over wound; Don't try to reinsert organs!; Prepare patient for possible surgery.
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Airborne Precautions
Airborne precautions require the patient to have a NEGATIVE airflow room. Caregivers and visitors need to wear N95 masks when going in the room.
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Know your levels of illness prevention!
Know your levels of prevention! Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
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Applying Restraints
When applying restraints, make sure 2 fingers can fit between restraint and patient, se a quick release knot, and don't place restraints on side rail.
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Reporting Urine Output
REPORT urine output that is less than 30ml/hr! Decreased urine output can be indicative of shock, sepsis, and kidney failure.
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Enteral Feeding
Enteral feeding: Confirm placement with x-ray; Measure gastric contents; Hold feeding if residual exceeds ~500ml; Flush feeding tubes.
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Delegating to your CNA
Things can delegate to your CNA/tech partner: Bathing, toileting, dressing, ambulating, positioning, vital signs, bed making, specimen collection...
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Windshield Survey
Windshield Survey: Collect data by literally driving around and look out your windshield.
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Smallpox Symptoms
Smallpox: Symptoms include a RASH that begins on the FACE and spreads down, high fever, headache, vomiting.
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Water Heater Settings
Injury prevention in the home: Make sure water heater setting is set to LESS than 120 degrees F to prevent burns.
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Community Nursing
Community Oriented Nursing is focused on health promotion and disease prevention in the community. No direct care for individuals! Community Based Nursing is focused on illness care for individuals and families.

Orthostatic Hypotension
A patient is POSITIVE for orthostatic hypotension if: The SBP decreases more than 20mmHg when changing position AND/OR the DBP decreases more than 10mmHg
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