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Emergency Care in the Streets: Comprehensive Study Guide, Exams of Nursing

This comprehensive study guide covers chapters 1-4 of nancy caroline's emergency care in the streets, providing a detailed overview of key concepts and terminology related to emergency medical care. A wealth of information on topics such as abandonment, assault, battery, consent, critical incidents, negligence, and more. With a focus on preparing students for exams, this guide offers a valuable resource for those pursuing careers in emergency medical services, nursing, or related healthcare fields. The extensive coverage of legal and ethical considerations, research methodologies, and injury prevention strategies makes this an essential reference for both academic and professional development.

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2023/2024

Available from 08/06/2024

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Download Emergency Care in the Streets: Comprehensive Study Guide and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets Ch 1,2,3,4 2024-2025. Questions & Correct, Verified Answers. Graded A+ Abandonment - ANSTermination of medical care for the patient without giving the patient sufficient opportunity to find another suitable health care professional to take over his or her medical treatment. Assault - ANSTo create in another person a fear of immediate bodily harm or invasion of bodily security Battery - ANSThe unlawful physical acting upon a threat- the use of force against another, resulting in harmful, offensive, or sexual contact. Blind Panic - ANSA fear reaction in which a person's judgment seems to disappear entirely Blinding - ANSThe method of not giving the specifics of a project to the people participating in a research or study Burnout - ANSThe exhaustion of physical or emotional strength Certification - ANSPerson meets predetermined standard to provide safe and ethical care Consent - ANSAgreement by the patient to accept a medical treatment Conversion Hysteria - ANSA reaction in which a person subconsciously transforms his or her anxiety into a bodily dysfunction; visual or physical impairment Critical Incident - ANSAn event that overwhelms he ability to cope with the experience, either at the scene or later Defendant - ANSIn a civil lawsuit, the person against whom a legal action is brought Descriptive - ANSA research format in which an observation of an event is made, but without attempts to alter or change it Direct Contact - ANSExposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact. Displacement - ANSA defense mechanism characterized by the redirection of an emotion from one person to another. Due Process - ANSA right to fair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency; has two components: Notice and Opportunity to be Heard. False Imprisonment - ANSIntentionally or unjustifiably detaining a person against his or her will. Some examples include transporting without consent Implied Consent - ANSAssumption on behalf of a person unable to give consent that he or she would have done so. Indirect Contact - ANSExposure or transmission of a disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated, inanimate object. Inferential - ANSA research format that uses a hypothesis to prove one finding from another Informed Consent - ANSPatients voluntary agreement to be treated Intentional Injuries - ANSPurposefully inflicted on self or others Libel - ANSMaking a false statement in written form that injures a person's good name Licensure - ANSThe process whereby a state allows qualified people to perform a regulated act Malfeasance - ANSUnauthorized act committed outside the scope of medical practice defined by law. Misfeasance - ANSUnauthorized act performed in an improper manner, such as a medication administered at the wrong dose. Morbidity - ANSNumber of nonfatally injured or disabled people Mortality - ANSDeaths caused by injury or disease Nonfeasance - ANSFailing to perform a required or expected act. Passive Interventions - ANSSomething that offers automatic protections from injury or illness, often without requiring any conscious change of behavior by the person; i.e. airbags Plaintiff - ANSIn a civil lawsuit, the person who brings a legal action against another person Primary Prevention - ANSKeeping an injury or illness from occurring