What do the following commonly used abbreviation stand stands uti masa, cva copd MI
Urinary tract infection, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, cerebrovascular accident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease myocardial infraction
What is a care plan
Legal document all service users are entitled to a care plan. The care plan sets out the services users care goals and outlines how care should be delivered so that the care goals are achieve . Care plan ensures that holistic needs are met. It also ensures continuity of care.
What is Holistic nursing
Care that meets the person’s whole needs their physical, social emotional, mental and spiritually needs
What does smart goals mean? And one benefit
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time
Smart girls make care clearer and easier to evaluate which helps ensure holistic care is effective
Subcutaneous thrombosis vasoconstriction hypertension tachycardia
Drugs Under tongue, blood clot, narrowing of blood vessel high blood pressure can lead to a stroke or heart attack abnormally fast heart rate
identify four signs of infection
Pyrexia, redness, pain swelling
What are the five moments of hand hygiene
Before patient contact
Before aseptic task
After body fluid exposure risk
After patient contact
After contact with patient surrounding
What does hai stand for and 2 examples
Hospital acquired infections / healthcare associated infection examples are urinary tract infections from catheters and surgical site infections
What is meant by abbreviation ppe give example of ppe
Personal protective equipment gloves apron mask
What are standard precautions include two examples in your answer?
are the practices and measures that all nurses must follow in order to stop spread of infection examples are wearing PPE personal protective equipment examples are gloves and mask and make sure to have good hand hygiene by washing hands and using hand sanitiser
You can list three symptoms of novovirus
Diarrhoea, vomiting stomach cramps
What does MRSA stand for?
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Why is MRSA difficult to treat
It resists common antibiotics making infections harder to cure.
Like three conditions needed by bacteria in order to grow
Warmth moisture and nutrients
What is meant by the term colony
A group of bacteria that has grown together on a solid surface visible as a cluster.
explain the term pathogen resistant micro-organism, and standard precautions
is a microorganism such as bacteria, virus or fungi that cause disease, resistant microorganisms naturally found on the skin, generally don’t cause harm , set of practices and measures are all nurses follow in order to stop the spread of infections .
What is an advocate and who can act as an advocate
Someone who speak on the behalf of another person, stands up for rights of su. People who be an advocate are family members, friends nurses support workers.
What is meant by the term antibiotic resistant and outline two reasons for the increase in antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance means bacteria change in someway that reduces or eliminates the effectiveness of drugs designed to cure or prevent . The bacteria survive and continue to multiply causing more harm causes overuse of antibiotics not completing the course of antibiotics.
What is meant by the term consent
Gaining permission after service users has been told about benefits and risk informed decisions e.g surgery
What is meant by the term multidisciplinary team
A group of healthcare and social care professionals from different backgrounds working together to ensure holistic needs are met. This might include doctors, nurses physiotherapists, and social workers collaborating for patients benefit.
What is meant by the term competent? How do nurses ensures they are competent to practice
Having the knowledge and skills to carry out practise effectively. Nurses can ensure they are competent to practice by engaging in continuing edu, seeking feedback and staying updated on the latest practices and guidelines.
Example social antiseptic and surgical
Social hand washing is just regular soap and water. Antiseptic handwashing removes bacteria after dealing with an infected/ potentially infected patient. Surgical hand washing for Surgical procedures.
