CCRN (Neonatal) Exam – Quiz 09

There is no specific level that transformational leaders must come from; they can rise from any organizational level. They concentrate on both process and results but not results alone. Transformational leaders are attractive and can create visions, ready to take risks showing that they are vulnerable.

These are the body function indicators that help in identifying the health position of a person. If there is a change in the vital signs, it means that a person’s health status must also change. A patient admitted to a hospital is tested vital signs now and again in a span of 4 hours. With the help of technology, vital signs are monitored throughout by machines.

Stress is also one of the factors that affect body temperature. Body temperature varies from one person to another at 0.3 to 0.6 degrees Celsius from the average temperature. Afebrile is the name used to refer to people with normal temperatures. Fever is a condition when the body temperature is above normal conditions.

Abdominal pain leads to increase pulse rate because it increases when one is in pain. The body temperature cannot be increased by pain. That is, it doesn’t affect the body temperature. Pain can’t decrease body temperature; it can only increase. The respiratory rate may rise due to acute pain and lower down the respiratory depth.

Health history involves gathering personal information about a patient to identify a profile of his health status. In health history exercise, nurses practice therapeutic communication skills to create a functional relationship with the patients. Information is obtained in the form of an interview, and the patient is viewed as the primary source.

The following include other factors that affect safety; the lifestyle that an individual lives, especially the occupation, social behavior and environment, mobility, knowledge, sensory perception, and psychosocial health state. Nurses are supposed to help ensure the safety of the patients and prevent any injury from occurring because it is their responsibility.

Other measures that may be taken to prevent fire and burn include; ensure the availability of a fire extinguisher on each floor and have the knowledge to use it; you should have a game plan on how to escape a fire as a family, don’t keep matches and lighter anywhere near children, ban smoking in the bed and ensure your kerosene heater is off when no one is around and during bedtime.

Hitting a BAL of 0.08 or higher within a span of 2 hours leads to binge drinking. 26% of adolescents are said to be consuming tobacco products. It’s rare to find drunkard teenagers driving, but they are very likely to cause accidents if they do so. Many teenagers spend their time far from home with their friends, and peer pressure might impact how they make their decisions.

Alice is exposed to the risk of putting the loose parts of the construction set in her mouth. A toy that is meant to play with a 9-year child might be dangerous to a young child like Alice. Ken is not at risk because he is sleeping with a small cloth and without a pillow. Sam is not a safety risk because of taking juice.

Joseph, who is a vegetarian, is not at risk of HAIs. Kenny also is in a good state because he has a normal white blood cell count. Michael still is not at risk because cigarette smoking is not a risk factor.