NU 116 Cumulative Final Notes Exam With
Complete Solutions
Florence Nightengale (1858) - ANSWER pioneer of Nursing. start of infection control
with use of clean water in for military.
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER (2010 stated) "the protection,
promotions and optimization for health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations."
5 components of care - ANSWER knowing, being with, doing for, enabling and
maintaining belief
Knowing - ANSWER Striving to understand what the event/illness means to the patient.
Why, what, how, etc.
Being With - ANSWER emotionally present, eye contact, listening
Doing for - ANSWER doing for the other as he or she would do for self if it were at all
possible, i.e. arm in sling cant use washcloth.
Enabling - ANSWER Supporting the patient through and coping with life changes
Maintaining belief - ANSWER Having the faith in the patient's abilities as well as your
own to get through these life changes and find fulfillment and meaning.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety
and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5)
Self Actualization. Nurses use for interventions.
,Health - ANSWER perceived by the way health is defined. This definition implies that
health and illness are not polar opposites. It is possible for a person to have physical
illness and strive to have health in other aspects such as social, or mental well being.
Wellness - ANSWER An overall state of well-being or total health. Involves being
proactive instead of reactive in dealing with situations. It also means being involved with
in self care activities aimed at physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being
Preventative Care - 3 Levels - ANSWER Primary - Smoking Cessation & annual exams.
Secondary- Blood labs, Cancer Screening, Pap Smears, Kids eyes (for color blind), ears
(for deafness) and screen for scoliosis.
Tertiary - helping an obese person to loss weight.
Health Promotion/ Adolescents - ANSWER Focus on creating healthy habits early to
prevent negative results of risky behaviors
Health Promotion Young/ Middle Adults - ANSWER Focus on healthy behaviors,
pregnancy and the family, cancer screenings, chronic illness, activities of the
workplace.
Health Promotion/ Older Adults - ANSWER Very health conscious, benefits from
activities that help maintain independence and achieve optimal health.
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER A set of (26) disease prevention and health promotion
objectives for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium.
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
critical thinking - ANSWER the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to
form a judgment.
, components of critical thinking - ANSWER Identify (ask why?), Gather & Validate,
Analyze, Draw On (gut feeling), Maintain, Consider & Formulate
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
subjective data - ANSWER obtained because it reveals the perspectives from the
client/patient point of view as to what the problem or issue is? This information is usually
"Quoted", What the patient/client said in their own words. Use Opened-Ended questions
to obtain subjective data
objective data - ANSWER information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; vital signs.
data that can be measured or observed. This data can be used to validate the subjective
data.
EMR (electronic medical record) - ANSWER an electronic document that contains
patient health information, gathered from different sources
ADPIE - Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment, Diagnosis, Plan, Intervention,
Evaluation
Initial Assessment - ANSWER Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
Except with abdomen.
Initial Assessment for abdomen - ANSWER inspection, auscultation, percussion,
Complete Solutions
Florence Nightengale (1858) - ANSWER pioneer of Nursing. start of infection control
with use of clean water in for military.
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER (2010 stated) "the protection,
promotions and optimization for health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations."
5 components of care - ANSWER knowing, being with, doing for, enabling and
maintaining belief
Knowing - ANSWER Striving to understand what the event/illness means to the patient.
Why, what, how, etc.
Being With - ANSWER emotionally present, eye contact, listening
Doing for - ANSWER doing for the other as he or she would do for self if it were at all
possible, i.e. arm in sling cant use washcloth.
Enabling - ANSWER Supporting the patient through and coping with life changes
Maintaining belief - ANSWER Having the faith in the patient's abilities as well as your
own to get through these life changes and find fulfillment and meaning.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER (level 1) Physiological Needs, (level 2) Safety
and Security, (level 3) Relationships, Love and Affection, (level 4) Self Esteem, (level 5)
Self Actualization. Nurses use for interventions.
,Health - ANSWER perceived by the way health is defined. This definition implies that
health and illness are not polar opposites. It is possible for a person to have physical
illness and strive to have health in other aspects such as social, or mental well being.
Wellness - ANSWER An overall state of well-being or total health. Involves being
proactive instead of reactive in dealing with situations. It also means being involved with
in self care activities aimed at physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being
Preventative Care - 3 Levels - ANSWER Primary - Smoking Cessation & annual exams.
Secondary- Blood labs, Cancer Screening, Pap Smears, Kids eyes (for color blind), ears
(for deafness) and screen for scoliosis.
Tertiary - helping an obese person to loss weight.
Health Promotion/ Adolescents - ANSWER Focus on creating healthy habits early to
prevent negative results of risky behaviors
Health Promotion Young/ Middle Adults - ANSWER Focus on healthy behaviors,
pregnancy and the family, cancer screenings, chronic illness, activities of the
workplace.
Health Promotion/ Older Adults - ANSWER Very health conscious, benefits from
activities that help maintain independence and achieve optimal health.
Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER A set of (26) disease prevention and health promotion
objectives for Americans to meet during the second decade of the new millennium.
Evidence-based practice - ANSWER clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
critical thinking - ANSWER the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to
form a judgment.
, components of critical thinking - ANSWER Identify (ask why?), Gather & Validate,
Analyze, Draw On (gut feeling), Maintain, Consider & Formulate
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
subjective data - ANSWER obtained because it reveals the perspectives from the
client/patient point of view as to what the problem or issue is? This information is usually
"Quoted", What the patient/client said in their own words. Use Opened-Ended questions
to obtain subjective data
objective data - ANSWER information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; vital signs.
data that can be measured or observed. This data can be used to validate the subjective
data.
EMR (electronic medical record) - ANSWER an electronic document that contains
patient health information, gathered from different sources
ADPIE - Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment, Diagnosis, Plan, Intervention,
Evaluation
Initial Assessment - ANSWER Inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
Except with abdomen.
Initial Assessment for abdomen - ANSWER inspection, auscultation, percussion,
