assessment, diagnosis,Outcome, planning, intervention, evaluation - correct answer
Phases of nursing process
nursing process - correct answer process by which patient info is collected,
scrutinized and analyzed
initial, focused, emergency, ongoing - correct answer type of assessment - 1st step
of nursing process
initial - correct answer assessment done during first contact with patient
focused - correct answer assessment done on each individual issue presented
emergency - correct answer assessment done when tie is essence, and symptoms
could indicate life threatening condition
ongoing - correct answer assessment that is continuous with patient care
outcomes during nursing process - correct answer outcome criteria during this
process specify the terms under which the goal will be met and describe the conditions under which the
patient will act to accomplish the goal and ultimately solve the problem
reformation - correct answer period during the middle ages when there was a
decline in nursing care. Lack of nuns resulted in the recruitment of women from lowest classes as
nurses. Hospitals not sanitary, patients now well cared for.
Florence Nightingale - correct answer Known for her work in 1854-was appointed
superintendent over female nurses in English field hospitals during the CRIMEAN WAR. Established 5
, kitchens, laundry areas, areas for rest and reading, made rounds at night. Her actions decreased
mortality rate from 42% to 2.2%
Linda Richards - correct answer first "trained" nurse in America
clinical nurse leader - correct answer nurse in this role provides care and manages.
also has fiscal responsibilities and experience in money management
encoding - correct answer sender of the message translates their ideas into actual
language
decoding - correct answer receiver interprets the message in an attempt to make
the message meaningful
verbal and non-verbal communication - correct answer nurses should try to make
these consistent so the message isn't misinterpreted during communication
horizontal - correct answer interactions that occur with others on the same level.
Example: RN communicating with another RN
listening - correct answer an aspect of nonverbal communication that consists of
empathy, silence, paying attention to verbal and nonverbal messages, tolerance and acceptance. tone
voice, words, body language. Form of non verbal communication
incongruent message - correct answer non-verbal and verbal messages don't match
false inferences - correct answer occurs when the individual communicating decides
on a conclusion without having sufficient info to arrive at such a conclusion
I-SBAR-R - correct answer technique used in peer communication. form of
horizontal communication