CHAPTER 1 THE NURSE'S ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT (THE
NURSING PROCESS) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A,B,C,D,E, correct answer A-Airway( with cervical spine protection if any injury is
suspected)
B- Breathing; rate, depth and use of accessory muscles]
C-circulation-pulse rate and rhythm, skin color
D-disability-level of consciousness, pupils, movement
E-exposure
Advocacy correct answer nurses take responsibility to protect the legal and
ethical rights of patients
Assess correct answer Because all future care is based on the health assessment,
it is extremely important that the health assessment data are complete and
accurate. It is one of the most important activities of the professional nurse. the
nursing process involves interrelated , sometimes overlapping steps. as you
collect assessment data you simultaneously provide educational or emergency
interventions. You set outcomes collaboratively with patients
body systems assessment correct answer is a logical tool for organizing data when
documenting and communicating findings. this method promotes critical thinking
and allows you to analyze findings as you cluster similar data.
Care responsibilities correct answer Nurses provide direct care to help restore
health for ill patients in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and schools.
Nurses work in rehabilitation and hospice centers to facilitate the most
comfortable death for patients. Nurses focus on how diseases are affecting
, activity levels and abilities to perform a specific task as well as how patients are
coping with their health issues and any related loss of function.
collaborative problems correct answer those that you are monitoring that require
the expertise of other health care providers and interventions
communication correct answer can also be verbal.
Comprehensive Assessment correct answer includes a complete health history
and physical assessment. It is done annually on an on patient basis, following the
admission to a hospital or a long term care facility. Or every 8 hours for patients in
intensive care. As part of this assessment you assess the patient's health beliefs
and discuss health promotion measures
critical interventions ( performed after life-threatening difficulties are treated.
correct answer -provide assistance with circulation
-open the patient's airways
-assist the patients breathing
-protect the cervical spine if the patient is injured
-ensure that the disoriented and suicidal patient is safe
-provide pain management and sedation
critical thinking correct answer 1. entails purposeful, outcome-directed (result
oriented) thinking
2. is driven by patient, family, and community needs
3. is based on the nursing process, evidence based thinking and the scientific
method
NURSING PROCESS) QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
A,B,C,D,E, correct answer A-Airway( with cervical spine protection if any injury is
suspected)
B- Breathing; rate, depth and use of accessory muscles]
C-circulation-pulse rate and rhythm, skin color
D-disability-level of consciousness, pupils, movement
E-exposure
Advocacy correct answer nurses take responsibility to protect the legal and
ethical rights of patients
Assess correct answer Because all future care is based on the health assessment,
it is extremely important that the health assessment data are complete and
accurate. It is one of the most important activities of the professional nurse. the
nursing process involves interrelated , sometimes overlapping steps. as you
collect assessment data you simultaneously provide educational or emergency
interventions. You set outcomes collaboratively with patients
body systems assessment correct answer is a logical tool for organizing data when
documenting and communicating findings. this method promotes critical thinking
and allows you to analyze findings as you cluster similar data.
Care responsibilities correct answer Nurses provide direct care to help restore
health for ill patients in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and schools.
Nurses work in rehabilitation and hospice centers to facilitate the most
comfortable death for patients. Nurses focus on how diseases are affecting
, activity levels and abilities to perform a specific task as well as how patients are
coping with their health issues and any related loss of function.
collaborative problems correct answer those that you are monitoring that require
the expertise of other health care providers and interventions
communication correct answer can also be verbal.
Comprehensive Assessment correct answer includes a complete health history
and physical assessment. It is done annually on an on patient basis, following the
admission to a hospital or a long term care facility. Or every 8 hours for patients in
intensive care. As part of this assessment you assess the patient's health beliefs
and discuss health promotion measures
critical interventions ( performed after life-threatening difficulties are treated.
correct answer -provide assistance with circulation
-open the patient's airways
-assist the patients breathing
-protect the cervical spine if the patient is injured
-ensure that the disoriented and suicidal patient is safe
-provide pain management and sedation
critical thinking correct answer 1. entails purposeful, outcome-directed (result
oriented) thinking
2. is driven by patient, family, and community needs
3. is based on the nursing process, evidence based thinking and the scientific
method
