NURS 3120- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 220 pages long!)
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Systematic approach for collecting & analyzing information (data) about the patient/client. Documentation of data: consistency for identifying plans of care among the health care team members. & sets goals: do not make assumptions, clarify with patient before documenting. I(cid:374)stead ask, (cid:862)tell (cid:373)e so(cid:373)e of the barriers that prevented you from buying p(cid:396)es(cid:272)(cid:396)iptio(cid:374)/seeki(cid:374)g (cid:272)a(cid:396)e(cid:863) How to manage awkward moments and displays of emotion: answeri(cid:374)g pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s , brief direct answers, share experiences that support patient, silence, crying. If patient shuts you out or requests another caregiver honor the request: does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:449)hat you did (cid:449)as (cid:449)(cid:396)o(cid:374)g o(cid:396) i(cid:374)app(cid:396)op(cid:396)iate. At work: how do they feel about their sexuality? (ask permission to talk about) Auscultation (stethoscope: when we listen to the sounds in the human body, we liste(cid:374) for sou(cid:374)ds & (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272)s , Tips for auscultation: always concentrate on the sound you are listening for isolate that sound, auscultate when the patient is quiet/calm & environment is quiet.
