Fundamental Nursing Skills & Concepts
by Timby Ch 1 Nursing Foundations
Updated
1. active listening -- Correct Answer --demonstrating full attention to what is being said;
hearing both the content being communicated and the unspoken message
2. ADLs (activities of daily living) -- Correct Answer --acts that people normally do every
day
3. advanced practice -- Correct Answer --specialized areas of nursing expertise, such as
nurse practitioner and nurse midwifery
4. art -- Correct Answer --ability to perform an act skillfully
5. assessment skills -- Correct Answer --acts that involve collecting data
6. Capitation -- Correct Answer --strategy for controlling health care costs by paying a fixed
amount per member
7. caring skills -- Correct Answer --nursing interventions that restore or maintain a person's
health
8. clinical pathways -- Correct Answer --standardized multidisciplinary plans for a specific
diagnosis or procedure that identify specific aspects of care to be performed during a
designated length of stay
9. comforting skills -- Correct Answer --interventions that provide stability and security
during a health-related crisis
by Timby Ch 1 Nursing Foundations
Updated
1. active listening -- Correct Answer --demonstrating full attention to what is being said;
hearing both the content being communicated and the unspoken message
2. ADLs (activities of daily living) -- Correct Answer --acts that people normally do every
day
3. advanced practice -- Correct Answer --specialized areas of nursing expertise, such as
nurse practitioner and nurse midwifery
4. art -- Correct Answer --ability to perform an act skillfully
5. assessment skills -- Correct Answer --acts that involve collecting data
6. Capitation -- Correct Answer --strategy for controlling health care costs by paying a fixed
amount per member
7. caring skills -- Correct Answer --nursing interventions that restore or maintain a person's
health
8. clinical pathways -- Correct Answer --standardized multidisciplinary plans for a specific
diagnosis or procedure that identify specific aspects of care to be performed during a
designated length of stay
9. comforting skills -- Correct Answer --interventions that provide stability and security
during a health-related crisis
