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Subjective data - what the person says about himself or herself during history taking Objective data - What you observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during physical examination Evidence-based practice - Basing practice on the best available research evidence. First-level priority problem - Emergent, life threatening, and immediate (ex. supporting breathing) ABS plus V or CPR (If. Needed) A-Airway problems B-Breathing problems C-Cardiac/circulation problems ...

Etiology: Osteoarthritis - -Primary OA can be a localized or generalized disease with no known cause -Secondary OA is associated with trauma, infection, genetic, or metabolic disorders Risk factors: Osteoarthritis - -Obesity -Age -Trauma -Prolonged use or overuse of joints related to occupation or activity -Family history -History of developmental dysplasia of the hip or slipped femoral epiphysis -Hemophilia -Paget's disease

IThe cerebrospinal fluid is formed mostly by the ___________ ________ - choroid plexuses The _________ ______ horn of the spinal cord contains motor neuron cells bodies stimulating smooth and cardiac muscles and glands - lateral grey The primary somatosensory area is in which lobe of the cerebrum? - parietal Which cerebral hemisphere is usually associated with artistic and musical abilities? - right Myelinated fibers connecting gyri within the same cerebral hemisphere are called ____...

NURSING ASSESSMENT - 1. Assess 2. Diagnose 3. Plan 4. Implement 5. Evaluate CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING ASSESSMENT - - Gather as much information as possible. The collection, review, and analysis of data make up the process of assessment - 2 Stages: 1. Collection of information from a primary source or secondary source 2. The interpretation and validation of data determine whether more data is needed or if data is complete (3) TYPES OF ASSESSMENT - 1. Patient- centered intervi...

Pure - Insurance is defined as the transfer of ______________ risk to the insurance company in consideration for a premium. Pure Risk - The chance of loss without any chance of gain is called ___________ Speculative Risk - has the possibility for gain or loss and is not insurable. Risk - is defined as the chance of loss. Exposure - A condition that could result in a loss is known as Hazard - is something that increases the chance of loss. Physical Hazard - The presence of a ___...

Rule of Law - - modern definition comes from work by Dicey in 1885 - equal responsibility and protection under rule of law, meaning equal for all members - gems should also be restrained by the rule of law - laws have to be prospective (apply from when they're passed onwards), publicly promulgated (available to the public) and universal How can we tell how much rule of law there is in a given country? - - judicial rates, equality of litigants is seriously compromised What makes rule of...

Epidemiology - The science of public health. The focus on assessing risk, data and demographics for large groups Population Health - Focuses on risk, data, demographics and outcomes. Outcome - The end result following an intervention Aggregate - Defined population Community - Composed of multiple aggregates Data - Compile data

Impending - Occurring in the near future, about to happen Impervious - Impenetrable, not allowing anything to pass through Imply - To suggest w/o explicitly stating Incidence - occurrence Infection - Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms Infer - To conclude or deduce Inflamed - Reddened, swollen, warm, often tender Ingest - Swallow for digestion Initiate - To begin or put into practice Insidious - so gradual as to not become apparent for a lo...

Nursing informatics is: - the study and application of technology, information, and computer science to the practice of nursing The Foundation of Knowledge Model illustrates: - the dynamic, evolving nature of knowledge. We learn by continually acquiring, processing, generating, and disseminating knowledge. As we share our knowledge, we also receive feedback, leading us to rethink and reshape our own knowledge base in a continual cycle., core level of knowledge The Foundation of Knowledge M...

erythema - white skin is redness of the skin produced by capillary congestion objective data - measurable data, for example vital signs after completing an initial assessment on a pt, the nurse charts, vital signs as temp of 100.1 oral, apical HR 98 irregular, RR 24 shallow, B/P 128/90, pulse ox of 90% on RA, what are you worried about - oxygenation, infection, activity intolerance, capillary refill greater than 3 seconds during assessment of the lower extremities of a male patient the ...