Racial/Social Hx {Ans: poverty, food ingestion, BMI, alcohol, smoking, Sexual Hx, location of family home, work location, type of work, Sickle cell (AA), clotting factors (Caucasian)}Within 24 hours {Ans: When should an initial assessment be done?}close-ended question {Ans: What is your name?}Cataract Assessment {Ans: 1. dimness 2. misty vision 3. blurriness (milky haze)}Age prevention {Ans: sunscreen, antiaging products, lotions, hydration}Primary Prevention {Ans: PPE}Absent Bowel Sounds {Ans: Auscultate 5 mins per quadrant (Silence means NOTHING) (20 minute total) assess for an obstruction and notify MD}Inspect airway, auscultate lungs {Ans: If pt c/o sore throat or recent cold}Physical Activity prevention {Ans: increased activity with plan, buddy system, classes, pain management for exercise if needed (1 hr before)}Chronic disease {Ans: body is under stress, infection can easily occur}Urinary Considerations for surgery {Ans: 1. Encourage fluid intake 2. Voiding when needed 3. Complications from urinary retention}Factors affecting Communication {Ans: 1. false assumption 2. false reassurance 3. giving advice 4. defensiveness}Important for Cancer patients {Ans: report all new results, do not call pt and freak them out, do not just bury results in chart somewhere}beneficence {Ans: things done to benefit pt}Chemotherapy