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Paying attention to what a patient says verbally and nonverbally.

Commenting on how a patient looks, sounds, or acts.

Understanding and accepting another person's reality and feelings, and communicating that understanding.

Communicating a 'sense of possibility' to help with healing.

Restating an unclear message to ensure understanding.

Concentrating on key parts of a conversation, especially if it is unclear or repetitive.

Restating a message more briefly in your own words.

A supportive response that validates the patient's feelings and avoids contradicting their reality. In this case it would not be appropriate to tell a patient their spouse is dead.

Nursing is a profession focused on patient care, encompassing various aspects including patient safety, communication, and health assessment.

Nursing is characterized by specific traits, roles, functions, and ethical standards.

Communication involves sender, receiver, message, channel, feedback, and context.

Communication can occur through various methods (written, verbal, or non-verbal).

Critical thinking in nursing involves analyzing information, evaluating evidence, and making sound judgments to provide the best patient care.

Maslow's Hierarchy outlines basic human needs, with physiological needs being the most fundamental.

Basic human needs like fluids, electrolytes, oxygen, nutrition, elimination, rest, sleep, and sex are considered essential.

A systematic approach to patient care, usually consisting of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.

Checking objective information to verify subjective information; ensures accuracy and avoids incorrect conclusions.

Arranging collected information in a structured way to make it usable and understandable.

Analyzing gathered data to identify patterns, relationships, and crucial information.

Recording collected information accurately and making judgements about the urgency of reporting certain aspects.

Written or electronic record of client care, procedures, tests and client education.

Oral, written, or computer-based communication of information to others.

Formal, legal document evidencing client care.

Essential guidelines for recording information accurately and legally, including date, time, legibility, and signature.

The process of supplying cells and tissues with oxygen through the respiratory system.

The process of taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.

The physical movement of air into and out of the lungs.

The ability of the circulatory system to deliver oxygenated blood to tissues.

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.

The movement of gases across a membrane from high to low concentration.

Gas exchange in the lungs (alveoli).

Gas exchange in body tissues

Includes patient's legal name, birth date, age, gender, social security number, address, marital status, admission date/time, diagnosis, allergies, primary care provider, and insurance.

Records vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight), intake/output, and oxygen saturation.

Documents patient's activity, diet, bathing, and elimination.

Includes medication name, dosage, route, time of administration, date, and administering personnel.

Contain pertinent assessments, nursing care (teaching, client response), patient complaints, and coping strategies.

Records past and family medical history, current problems, differential diagnoses, and physical examination findings.

Consists of medical orders for medications, treatments, and other care procedures.

Records physician's observations, treatments, and patient's progress.

Information that a patient provides about their own feelings, symptoms, or experiences.

Mrs.Johnson's report of a severe headache, dizziness, and occasional medication non-adherence

Measurable and observable findings such as vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature), and physical examination results.

Blood pressure 180/100 mmHg, heart rate 88 BPM, respiratory rate 18 breaths per minute, temperature 38.6°C.

Mrs.Johnson has a 5-year history of hypertension and is taking antihypertensive medications.

Involves educating patients about managing their hypertension through medication adherence, lifestyle changes, or other health interventions.

A structured strategy to meet individual patient needs and priorities, based on assessment data, considering diagnosis and treatment.

Information regarding a patient, which can include patient symptoms, personal history, diagnostic results, and vital signs.