NUR 152 Exam 1 Questions And Correct Answers
Average adult size catheter - ANSWER 16F - 18F (14F common)
Average pediatric size catheter - ANSWER 8F - 10F
Urinary output goal - ANSWER > 30cc/hr
Reformed hospitals & health care
Recognized 2 components of health care: health & illness
First nursing research - ANSWER Florence nightingale
Nursing purpose/aims - ANSWER Promote health
Prevent illness
Restore health
Facilitate coping
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER Defines scope of practice, differs by state
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses QSEN COMPETENCIES - ANSWER
Patientcentered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Quality improvement
Safety
Evidence-based practice
Informatics
,Current health care trend - ANSWER Focus on wellness - health promotion, illness
prevention, not just treatment of illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER 1. physiological,
2. safety,
3. love/belonging,
4. esteem,
5. self-actualization
3 levels of health prevention - ANSWER primary, secondary, tertiary
Health prevention levels: prevents or slows onset of disease
(diet, exercise, immunization, seat belts) - ANSWER Primary prevention
Health prevention levels: Early screening and prompt treatment
(TB skin test, colonoscopy, bone density, labs) - ANSWER Secondary prevention
Health prevention levels: Treatment of disease and restoration of optimal health -
ANSWER Tertiary
altruism - ANSWER unselfishness
Non-Malificence - ANSWER do no harm
Beneficence - ANSWER doing good
Fidelity - ANSWER Keeping promise
, Veracity - ANSWER being truthful
Role development: Expanded role of nurse - ANSWER provide comfort & care while
carrying out specific functions. AND emphasis on health promotion and illness
prevention, as well as concern for client as a whole (holism)
Sentinal Event - ANSWER unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
Elements of informed consent - ANSWER Disclosure - (risks, benefits, alternatives,
outcomes)
Comprehension - client repeats in own words
Competency - cognitive ability to make decision
Voluntariness - free from manipulation or coercion
- nurses role is solely to witness consent, not to obtain
First priority when caring for a patient - ANSWER (CAB's) Circulation, airway, breathing,
(in that order)
Prioritization According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER 1. an imminent
threat to a client's survival or safety
2. actual problems for which the client or family has requested assistance
3. relatively urgent actual or potential problems that the client or family does not
recognize
4. actual or potential problems with which the client or family may need help in the
future
Average adult size catheter - ANSWER 16F - 18F (14F common)
Average pediatric size catheter - ANSWER 8F - 10F
Urinary output goal - ANSWER > 30cc/hr
Reformed hospitals & health care
Recognized 2 components of health care: health & illness
First nursing research - ANSWER Florence nightingale
Nursing purpose/aims - ANSWER Promote health
Prevent illness
Restore health
Facilitate coping
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER Defines scope of practice, differs by state
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses QSEN COMPETENCIES - ANSWER
Patientcentered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Quality improvement
Safety
Evidence-based practice
Informatics
,Current health care trend - ANSWER Focus on wellness - health promotion, illness
prevention, not just treatment of illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER 1. physiological,
2. safety,
3. love/belonging,
4. esteem,
5. self-actualization
3 levels of health prevention - ANSWER primary, secondary, tertiary
Health prevention levels: prevents or slows onset of disease
(diet, exercise, immunization, seat belts) - ANSWER Primary prevention
Health prevention levels: Early screening and prompt treatment
(TB skin test, colonoscopy, bone density, labs) - ANSWER Secondary prevention
Health prevention levels: Treatment of disease and restoration of optimal health -
ANSWER Tertiary
altruism - ANSWER unselfishness
Non-Malificence - ANSWER do no harm
Beneficence - ANSWER doing good
Fidelity - ANSWER Keeping promise
, Veracity - ANSWER being truthful
Role development: Expanded role of nurse - ANSWER provide comfort & care while
carrying out specific functions. AND emphasis on health promotion and illness
prevention, as well as concern for client as a whole (holism)
Sentinal Event - ANSWER unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
Elements of informed consent - ANSWER Disclosure - (risks, benefits, alternatives,
outcomes)
Comprehension - client repeats in own words
Competency - cognitive ability to make decision
Voluntariness - free from manipulation or coercion
- nurses role is solely to witness consent, not to obtain
First priority when caring for a patient - ANSWER (CAB's) Circulation, airway, breathing,
(in that order)
Prioritization According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER 1. an imminent
threat to a client's survival or safety
2. actual problems for which the client or family has requested assistance
3. relatively urgent actual or potential problems that the client or family does not
recognize
4. actual or potential problems with which the client or family may need help in the
future
