Solutions
3 primary reasons for the review of systems Correct Answer
Ommissions, anything new, health promotion
4 stages of Assessment Correct Answer Inspection (general
survey), Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
Active listening Correct Answer Therapeutic
Engaging with the patient, maintaining eye contact, and having
attentive posture.
Sends a message that the nurse cares and is interested in what
the patient is saying.
ANA: American Nurses Association Correct Answer Promotes
and protects the welfare of nurses
in their work settings, projects a positive view of the nursing
profession, and advocates
on issues of concern to nurses and the general public.
apnea Correct Answer absence of breathing
Axillary temperature Correct Answer 1< than oral temp
BLOOD PRESSURE Correct Answer - Force exerted by
circulating blood against vessel walls
Bradycardia Correct Answer slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
, bradypnea Correct Answer slow breathing, <12 breaths per
minute, regular rate
Channel- Correct Answer the method of communication
Clara Barton Correct Answer Nurse during the Civil War;
founder of the American Red Cross
Close ended questions Correct Answer Non-therapeutic
Short, one-worded yes or no answers
Doesn't allow elaboration or discussion.
Compensation Correct Answer Using personal strengths or
abilities to overcome feelings of inadequacy
Example: A patient who has hearing loss, so he becomes good
at reading lips
Denial: Correct Answer refusing to admit the reality of a
situation or feelings;
Diastolic- Correct Answer minimal pressure on arterial walls as
ventricle relax
Different components of heath history Correct Answer
Biographical data, reason for seeing care, past health, family
history, review of systems, functional assessment, perception of
health
Displacement- Correct Answer Transferring emotional energy
away from an actual source of stress to an
unrelated person or object.