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NUR 142 QUIZ 1 Study Guide.
4 broad goals of nursing - answer✔-To promote health
-To prevent illness
-To treat human responses to health or disease
-To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
direct care - answer✔when directly in contact with a patient
indirect care - answer✔nursing interventions on behalf of a patient
independent nursing - answer✔Registered nurses function independently in nursing, imitating
and carrying out nursing activities.
dependent nursing - answer✔initiated by a provider in the form of an order, and conducted by
the nurse
nursing assessment is a(n) _______ nursing action - answer✔independent
Purpose of Nursing Assessment - answer✔1. systematic data collection
2. predicting health risks
3. identifying health promotion activities
4 types of nursing assessments - answer✔1. Initial (baseline) Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
purpose of nursing process - answer✔identify client needs and deliver care to meet those
needs
5 steps of the nursing process - answer✔1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
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4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
nursing process characteristics - answer✔Systematic
Dynamic
Interpersonal
Goal-oriented
Universally applicable
Holistic process
Intuitive and subjective
Autonomy of individual
true or false: critical thinking is always needed - answer✔false
characteristics of critical thinking - answer✔problem solving, decision making, evaluate,
alternatives
NCLEX Clinical Judgement Model - answer✔1) noticing
2) interpreting
3) responding
4) reflecting
diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - answer✔based on the nurses critical thinking,
intuition, and 5 senses
steps of diagnostic reasoning - answer✔1) gather assessment data
2) identify abnormal findings and patient strengths
3) collect objective and subjective data
4) cluster data
5) determine whether the data found is a fact, inference, judgement, or opinon
Cues - answer✔objective; you observe
inferences - answer✔assumption based on cues
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deductive reasoning - answer✔-"top down" reasoning
- starts with the conclusion
- analyze the conclusion with significant cues
inductive reasoning - answer✔- "bottom up" reasoning
- starts with cues
- analyzes cues to come up with a conclusion
components of a health assessment - answer✔1) health interview and history
2) comprehensive physical assessment
3) medical reconciliation
4) areas for health promotion and teaching which can include:
- physical fitness assessment
- spiritual health assessment
- social support system review
- lifestyle assessment
- life stress assessment
Objective - answer✔things you can use your senses to document
subjective - answer✔based on patients telling
health interview purpose - answer✔1) get/give information
2) identify problems of mutual concern
3) evaluate change
4) teach
5) provide support, counseling, or therapy
important things to do in health interview - answer✔1) smile
2) eye contact
3) no barrier between you and the patient (ex: computer, clip board)
Components of Health History - answer✔1) biographical data
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NUR 142 QUIZ 1 Study Guide.
4 broad goals of nursing - answer✔-To promote health
-To prevent illness
-To treat human responses to health or disease
-To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
direct care - answer✔when directly in contact with a patient
indirect care - answer✔nursing interventions on behalf of a patient
independent nursing - answer✔Registered nurses function independently in nursing, imitating
and carrying out nursing activities.
dependent nursing - answer✔initiated by a provider in the form of an order, and conducted by
the nurse
nursing assessment is a(n) _______ nursing action - answer✔independent
Purpose of Nursing Assessment - answer✔1. systematic data collection
2. predicting health risks
3. identifying health promotion activities
4 types of nursing assessments - answer✔1. Initial (baseline) Assessment.
2. Focused Assessment.
3. Emergency Assessment.
4. Time-lapsed Assessment.
purpose of nursing process - answer✔identify client needs and deliver care to meet those
needs
5 steps of the nursing process - answer✔1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
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4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
nursing process characteristics - answer✔Systematic
Dynamic
Interpersonal
Goal-oriented
Universally applicable
Holistic process
Intuitive and subjective
Autonomy of individual
true or false: critical thinking is always needed - answer✔false
characteristics of critical thinking - answer✔problem solving, decision making, evaluate,
alternatives
NCLEX Clinical Judgement Model - answer✔1) noticing
2) interpreting
3) responding
4) reflecting
diagnostic reasoning is based on what? - answer✔based on the nurses critical thinking,
intuition, and 5 senses
steps of diagnostic reasoning - answer✔1) gather assessment data
2) identify abnormal findings and patient strengths
3) collect objective and subjective data
4) cluster data
5) determine whether the data found is a fact, inference, judgement, or opinon
Cues - answer✔objective; you observe
inferences - answer✔assumption based on cues
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deductive reasoning - answer✔-"top down" reasoning
- starts with the conclusion
- analyze the conclusion with significant cues
inductive reasoning - answer✔- "bottom up" reasoning
- starts with cues
- analyzes cues to come up with a conclusion
components of a health assessment - answer✔1) health interview and history
2) comprehensive physical assessment
3) medical reconciliation
4) areas for health promotion and teaching which can include:
- physical fitness assessment
- spiritual health assessment
- social support system review
- lifestyle assessment
- life stress assessment
Objective - answer✔things you can use your senses to document
subjective - answer✔based on patients telling
health interview purpose - answer✔1) get/give information
2) identify problems of mutual concern
3) evaluate change
4) teach
5) provide support, counseling, or therapy
important things to do in health interview - answer✔1) smile
2) eye contact
3) no barrier between you and the patient (ex: computer, clip board)
Components of Health History - answer✔1) biographical data
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