NUR 111 Exam 1 Questions And Correct Answers
Describe the communication process - ANSWER Stimulus, source, message, channel,
receiver, feedback/communication
Identify factors that influence communication - ANSWER Developmental level, gender,
sociocultural differences, roles and responsibilities, space/territoriality,
physical/mental/emotional state, values, environment
Discuss types of communication used in healthcare and the role of the nurse in each
type. - ANSWER Verbal, nonverbal, electronic
- ANSWER
Therapeutic Communication and helping relationships Definition: the face-to-face
process of interacting that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being
of a patient. Includes: listening, conversation skills, silence, touch, humor, interviewing
techniques
Discuss and use SBAR communication technique when communicating with physicians
and other nurses. S (Situation), B (Background), A (Assessment), R (Recommendation)
Discuss role of documentation in healthcare and demonstrate appropriate
documentation techniques. - ANSWER "If you didn't chart it, it didn't happen". Source
oriented records (paper documentation in which each healthcare group/discipline
keeps data on its own form), problem oriented records, computerized documentations,
PIE (problem, intervention, evaluation), Focus charting, charting by exception, case
management model
Discuss professional responsibilities when using the electro communication - ANSWER
Date and time, timing, legibility, permanence, accepted terminology, correct spelling,
signature, accuracy
,Discuss the computers' roles in healthcare as well as the effects on the nursing
profession. - ANSWER Pros: Facilitates focus on client outcome, fast, efficient use of
time, legible, link various sources, links to monitors, bedside terminals. Cons: Client
privacy concerns, breakdowns make information unavailable, systems expensive,
extended training periods
Ergonomics - ANSWER Study and design of the work environment as it relates to
operator fatigue, discomfort and productivity
Discuss the personal attributes of the professional nurse. - ANSWER Open-mindedness,
profound sense of value of the person, self-awareness, sense of personal responsibility,
motivation, leadership skills, bravery
Define and discuss leadership principles, commitment to profession, and work ethics -
ANSWER Commitment to excellence, problem-solving, passion, integrity,
respectfulness, accessibility, empathy, responsibility c
Compare and contrast clinical reasoning, clinical judgement, and critical thinking -
ANSWER Clinical reasoning, Clinical judgement, Critical thinking Clinical
reasoning-specific-thinking about patient care issues such as managing patient
problems, The result of critical thinking and clinical reasoning, the objective analysis
and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment. Five components: Knowledge
base, experience, nursing process competencies, attitudes, standards
Describe the nursing process and its characteristics-ANSWER A problem-solving
process which systematically directs all nursing actions. Systematic, dynamic,
interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally applicable
Discuss the 5 steps of the nursing process and the goals and activities of each step.
Evaluation (preparation for data collection, actual collection of data, cue identification
and inference, data validation, clustering related data and pattern identification, data
reporting and recording), analysis or diagnosis (the process of reasoning whereby the
practitioner interprets the data collected during assessment, data analysis,
identification of health problems, risks, and strengths, determination of risk factors to
be managed, development of diagnostic statements), strategy or plan of care (priority
, setting, formulation of expected patient outcomes, selection of evidence-based nursing
interventions, communication of the plan of care), implementation (do it!, continued data
collection, modification of the plan of care as needed, documentation), evaluation
(measurement regarding how well the desired outcomes were achieved by the patient,
identification of factors related to the patients success or failure, modification of the
plan of care, as indicated)
Describe and demonstrate steps in concept mapping care planning - ANSWER
Altruism - ANSWER The selfless giving of others
Autonomy - ANSWER The patient has the right to determine their own course of
healthcare
Human Dignity - ANSWER The person has dignity just because they are human
Integrity - ANSWER Admit when you make a mistake. You won't try to cover it up or
blame someone else
Social justice ANSWER Protection of the rights of all
Reflective journaling ANSWER A method to conceptualize understanding based on
reflection or reworking an experience
Concept mapping ANSWER A concept map of problems and interventions for a patient
that includes a relationship
Cues ANSWER Information obtained from using senses
Inferences ANSWER Interpretation or judgment of cues
Describe the communication process - ANSWER Stimulus, source, message, channel,
receiver, feedback/communication
Identify factors that influence communication - ANSWER Developmental level, gender,
sociocultural differences, roles and responsibilities, space/territoriality,
physical/mental/emotional state, values, environment
Discuss types of communication used in healthcare and the role of the nurse in each
type. - ANSWER Verbal, nonverbal, electronic
- ANSWER
Therapeutic Communication and helping relationships Definition: the face-to-face
process of interacting that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being
of a patient. Includes: listening, conversation skills, silence, touch, humor, interviewing
techniques
Discuss and use SBAR communication technique when communicating with physicians
and other nurses. S (Situation), B (Background), A (Assessment), R (Recommendation)
Discuss role of documentation in healthcare and demonstrate appropriate
documentation techniques. - ANSWER "If you didn't chart it, it didn't happen". Source
oriented records (paper documentation in which each healthcare group/discipline
keeps data on its own form), problem oriented records, computerized documentations,
PIE (problem, intervention, evaluation), Focus charting, charting by exception, case
management model
Discuss professional responsibilities when using the electro communication - ANSWER
Date and time, timing, legibility, permanence, accepted terminology, correct spelling,
signature, accuracy
,Discuss the computers' roles in healthcare as well as the effects on the nursing
profession. - ANSWER Pros: Facilitates focus on client outcome, fast, efficient use of
time, legible, link various sources, links to monitors, bedside terminals. Cons: Client
privacy concerns, breakdowns make information unavailable, systems expensive,
extended training periods
Ergonomics - ANSWER Study and design of the work environment as it relates to
operator fatigue, discomfort and productivity
Discuss the personal attributes of the professional nurse. - ANSWER Open-mindedness,
profound sense of value of the person, self-awareness, sense of personal responsibility,
motivation, leadership skills, bravery
Define and discuss leadership principles, commitment to profession, and work ethics -
ANSWER Commitment to excellence, problem-solving, passion, integrity,
respectfulness, accessibility, empathy, responsibility c
Compare and contrast clinical reasoning, clinical judgement, and critical thinking -
ANSWER Clinical reasoning, Clinical judgement, Critical thinking Clinical
reasoning-specific-thinking about patient care issues such as managing patient
problems, The result of critical thinking and clinical reasoning, the objective analysis
and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment. Five components: Knowledge
base, experience, nursing process competencies, attitudes, standards
Describe the nursing process and its characteristics-ANSWER A problem-solving
process which systematically directs all nursing actions. Systematic, dynamic,
interpersonal, outcome oriented, universally applicable
Discuss the 5 steps of the nursing process and the goals and activities of each step.
Evaluation (preparation for data collection, actual collection of data, cue identification
and inference, data validation, clustering related data and pattern identification, data
reporting and recording), analysis or diagnosis (the process of reasoning whereby the
practitioner interprets the data collected during assessment, data analysis,
identification of health problems, risks, and strengths, determination of risk factors to
be managed, development of diagnostic statements), strategy or plan of care (priority
, setting, formulation of expected patient outcomes, selection of evidence-based nursing
interventions, communication of the plan of care), implementation (do it!, continued data
collection, modification of the plan of care as needed, documentation), evaluation
(measurement regarding how well the desired outcomes were achieved by the patient,
identification of factors related to the patients success or failure, modification of the
plan of care, as indicated)
Describe and demonstrate steps in concept mapping care planning - ANSWER
Altruism - ANSWER The selfless giving of others
Autonomy - ANSWER The patient has the right to determine their own course of
healthcare
Human Dignity - ANSWER The person has dignity just because they are human
Integrity - ANSWER Admit when you make a mistake. You won't try to cover it up or
blame someone else
Social justice ANSWER Protection of the rights of all
Reflective journaling ANSWER A method to conceptualize understanding based on
reflection or reworking an experience
Concept mapping ANSWER A concept map of problems and interventions for a patient
that includes a relationship
Cues ANSWER Information obtained from using senses
Inferences ANSWER Interpretation or judgment of cues
