NURS 314 Exam 1 Questions with correct answers
Define Health Correct Answer-Health is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmary (WHO, 1948)
Health is the balance of the person and the outside world. It is a
complex, interrelated complex. (Jarvis)
Health: a state of optimal functioning or well-being.
Holistic model of health - mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole.
Define health assessment and its components. Correct Answer-
Assessment is the collection of data about the individual's health.
A systemic, deliberate, interactive process by which nurses use critical
thinking to collect, validate, analyze and synthesize the collected
information in order to make judgement about the health status and life
processes of individuals, families, and communities.
Discuss subjective and objective data and recognize examples of both.
Correct Answer-*Subjective* - what the patient says about himself or
herself during history taking
e.g. "I'm nauseous"
,*Objective* - what you as the healthcare professional observe when
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient during
physical examination.
e.g. Vital signs, excessive sweating, bruising
Together with the patient's record and lab studies - form the database.
What are the steps of the nursing process? Correct Answer-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Describe the assessment step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Systematically collect patient data
Use EBP techniques
Document relevant data
Describe the diagnosis step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Compare clinical findings w/ normal/abnormal variation and
developmental events
Interpret data
,Validate diagnosis
Document diagnosis
Describe the planning step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Establish priorities
Develop outcomes (& set timelines)
Identify interventions
Integrate evidence-based trends and research
Document plan of care
Describe the implementation step of the nursing process Correct
Answer-Implement in a safe & timely manner
Use evidence-based interventions
Collaborate with colleagues
Use community resources
, Coordinate care delivery
Provide health teaching and health promotion
Document implementation and any modifications
Describe the evaluation step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Progress toward outcomes
Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
Include patient and significant others
Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
Disseminate results to patient and family
Differentiate first-level, second-level and third-level priority problems.
Correct Answer-*First level priority* -- emergency, life-threatening,
immediate.
ABCV (airway, breathing, circulation...)
Define Health Correct Answer-Health is a state of complete physical,
mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmary (WHO, 1948)
Health is the balance of the person and the outside world. It is a
complex, interrelated complex. (Jarvis)
Health: a state of optimal functioning or well-being.
Holistic model of health - mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole.
Define health assessment and its components. Correct Answer-
Assessment is the collection of data about the individual's health.
A systemic, deliberate, interactive process by which nurses use critical
thinking to collect, validate, analyze and synthesize the collected
information in order to make judgement about the health status and life
processes of individuals, families, and communities.
Discuss subjective and objective data and recognize examples of both.
Correct Answer-*Subjective* - what the patient says about himself or
herself during history taking
e.g. "I'm nauseous"
,*Objective* - what you as the healthcare professional observe when
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient during
physical examination.
e.g. Vital signs, excessive sweating, bruising
Together with the patient's record and lab studies - form the database.
What are the steps of the nursing process? Correct Answer-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Describe the assessment step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Systematically collect patient data
Use EBP techniques
Document relevant data
Describe the diagnosis step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Compare clinical findings w/ normal/abnormal variation and
developmental events
Interpret data
,Validate diagnosis
Document diagnosis
Describe the planning step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Establish priorities
Develop outcomes (& set timelines)
Identify interventions
Integrate evidence-based trends and research
Document plan of care
Describe the implementation step of the nursing process Correct
Answer-Implement in a safe & timely manner
Use evidence-based interventions
Collaborate with colleagues
Use community resources
, Coordinate care delivery
Provide health teaching and health promotion
Document implementation and any modifications
Describe the evaluation step of the nursing process Correct Answer-
Progress toward outcomes
Conduct systematic, ongoing, criterion-based evaluation
Include patient and significant others
Use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses, outcomes, plan
Disseminate results to patient and family
Differentiate first-level, second-level and third-level priority problems.
Correct Answer-*First level priority* -- emergency, life-threatening,
immediate.
ABCV (airway, breathing, circulation...)
