Shared Flashcard Set

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OSCE
Written component
12
Nursing
Undergraduate 3
12/10/2012

Additional Nursing Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
SBAR
Definition

S: Situation (WHAT IS GOING ON)

B: Backgroun (WHAT HAS HAPPENNED)

A: Assessment (WHAT DO YOU THINK IS WRONG)

R: Recommendations (WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST HAPPEN)

Term
PQRST
Definition

P: Provocation/palliation

What makes the pain better of worse?

Q: Quality/quantity

What does the pain feel to you?(quality) How often does it happen?(quantity)

R: Radiation/region

Where is it? Does is spread?

S: Scale/severity

Rate your pain on a scale of 1 to 10

T: Timing/time of onset

Is there a pattern? Does it come on quickly or slowly?

U: Understanding

What do you think this pain it?

Term
CBC
Definition
  1. Hemoglobin: RBC, 140-180 male, 120-160 female
  2. White blood cell count (infection): 5-10x10^9L
  3. Platelets (clotting): 150-400x10^9
Term
ABCDE of nevi
Definition

A - Asymmetry

B - Border

C - color variation

D - Diameter > 6mm

E - Elevation and enlargement

Term
SOAP
Definition

S: Subjective

O: Objective

A: Assessment (ex: enhanced health-seeking behavior request for info on skin self-exam)

P: Plan (ex: teach self-care behavior)

Term
CAGE
Definition

C: Cut down: feel need to cut down

A: Angry: angry when people confront you

G: Guilty: feeling guilty of drinking

E: Eye opener: ever drink in the morning?

Term
Five signs of stroke
Definition
  1. Weakness
  2. Trouble speaking
  3. Vision problems
  4. Headache
  5. Dizziness

 

Term
Mental Status
Definition
  • A: Appearance
  • B: Behavior
  • C: Cognition
  • T: Thought processes
Term
Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
  • Problem (P): brief statement of the patient's potential or actual health problem
  • Etiology (E): a brief description of probable cause, contributing or related factors
  • Signs & Symptoms (S): list of the cluster of the objective and subjective data that lead the nurse to pinpoint the problem
Term
DARP
Definition
  • D: Data: objective and subjective data (just the data that help you determine which action to take)
  • A: Analysis: of patient's concern/need. Impression of the data that inform actions
  • R: Response: what happened to patient as a result to intervention, action, responses to care, patient outcomes
  • P: Plan: goals to achieve in a designated period of time
Term
GTPAL
Definition
  • G: Gravida: previous pregnancies, regarless of outcome
  • T: Term
  • P: Preterm
  • A: Abortion
  • L: Living
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