NURS-170 EXAM 1 DEFINITIONS
/ / / /
Assessment
/(212) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/During
/the
/first
/step
/of
/assessment,
/you
/collect /
a
/comprehensive
/set
/of
/data
/about /
a
/patient
/and
/recognize
/and
/identify
/patterns /that /begin /to /reflect /the /meaning /of /a /patient's /response /to /health /problems.
Back
/channeling
/(218) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
,/Also
/use
/back /channeling, /which /includes /active /listening /prompts /such /as /"all /right," /"go /on," /or /"uh-
huh."
Closed /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /ended /questions /(218) /- /You /will /sometimes /ask /direct /closed-
ended
/questions
/to
/seek
/specific
/information
/about /
a
/problem /or /situation. /Direct /questions /are /not /ideal /when /you /wish /a /patient /to /be /thorough
/in /describing /a /health /problem. /However, /this /problem-
seeking
/technique /reveals /details /to /identify /a /patient's /specific /problems /accurately /and /more /fully.
Cue /(222) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A /cue /is /information /you /obtain /through /the /use /of /senses.
Inference /(222) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Clinical /inference /is /part /of /the /clinical /decision-
making /process /that /occurs /before /you /determine /what /your /patient's /problems /are.
Nursing
/health
/history
/(219) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
A
/comprehensive
/history
,/covers
/all /health /dimensions; /Social, /Emotional, /Physical /and /Developmental, /Intellectual, /Spiritual.
Nursing /process /(211) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /The /nursing /process /is /a /critical /thinking /five-
step
/process
/that /professional /nurses /use /to /apply /the /best /available /evidence /to /deliver /nursing /care.
Objective
/data
/(214) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Objective
/data
/are
/the
/findings
/resulting /from /direct /observation /or /measurement, /including /what /you /see, /hear, /and /touch.
Open /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /ended /questions /(218) /- /An /open-
ended
/question
/gives /
a
/patient
/discretion
/about
/the
/extent
/of
/his
/or
/her
, /answer.
/For
/example, /"So,
/tell
/me
/more
/about /...." /or /"What /are /your /concerns /about /this?" /or /"Tell /me /how /you /have /been /feeling."
Review
/of
/systems
/(ROS)
/(221) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/The
/review
/of
/systems
/(ROS)
/is /
a
/systematic
/approach
/for /collecting /subjective /information /from /patients /about /the /presence /or /absence /of /health-
related /issues /in /each /body /system.
Subjective
/data
/(214) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Subjective
/data
/ / / /
Assessment
/(212) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/During
/the
/first
/step
/of
/assessment,
/you
/collect /
a
/comprehensive
/set
/of
/data
/about /
a
/patient
/and
/recognize
/and
/identify
/patterns /that /begin /to /reflect /the /meaning /of /a /patient's /response /to /health /problems.
Back
/channeling
/(218) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
,/Also
/use
/back /channeling, /which /includes /active /listening /prompts /such /as /"all /right," /"go /on," /or /"uh-
huh."
Closed /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /ended /questions /(218) /- /You /will /sometimes /ask /direct /closed-
ended
/questions
/to
/seek
/specific
/information
/about /
a
/problem /or /situation. /Direct /questions /are /not /ideal /when /you /wish /a /patient /to /be /thorough
/in /describing /a /health /problem. /However, /this /problem-
seeking
/technique /reveals /details /to /identify /a /patient's /specific /problems /accurately /and /more /fully.
Cue /(222) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A /cue /is /information /you /obtain /through /the /use /of /senses.
Inference /(222) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /Clinical /inference /is /part /of /the /clinical /decision-
making /process /that /occurs /before /you /determine /what /your /patient's /problems /are.
Nursing
/health
/history
/(219) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔ /
A
/comprehensive
/history
,/covers
/all /health /dimensions; /Social, /Emotional, /Physical /and /Developmental, /Intellectual, /Spiritual.
Nursing /process /(211) /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /The /nursing /process /is /a /critical /thinking /five-
step
/process
/that /professional /nurses /use /to /apply /the /best /available /evidence /to /deliver /nursing /care.
Objective
/data
/(214) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Objective
/data
/are
/the
/findings
/resulting /from /direct /observation /or /measurement, /including /what /you /see, /hear, /and /touch.
Open /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /ended /questions /(218) /- /An /open-
ended
/question
/gives /
a
/patient
/discretion
/about
/the
/extent
/of
/his
/or
/her
, /answer.
/For
/example, /"So,
/tell
/me
/more
/about /...." /or /"What /are /your /concerns /about /this?" /or /"Tell /me /how /you /have /been /feeling."
Review
/of
/systems
/(ROS)
/(221) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/The
/review
/of
/systems
/(ROS)
/is /
a
/systematic
/approach
/for /collecting /subjective /information /from /patients /about /the /presence /or /absence /of /health-
related /issues /in /each /body /system.
Subjective
/data
/(214) /-
/correct
/answer(s)
/✔✔
/Subjective
/data
