ECPI NUR165 Ch1, 2, 3, 7 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
abandonment of patient Correct Answers To desert or forsake
a patient in your charge; to leave a patient in your charge
without appropriate nursing replacement; wrongful termination
of care
ACA Correct Answers Affordable Care Act addresses cost
containment, pre-existing conditions, small business premiums,
and lifetime benefit caps
-preventative care and vaccinations are at no cost to consumer
and children could stay on parents' insurance until age 26
acronym that helps identify possible cancer Correct Answers
CAUTION
-change in bowel/bladder
-a sore throat that does not heal
-unusual bleeding or discharge
-thickening or a lump in breast or elsewhere
-indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
-obvious change in a wart or mole
-nagging cough or hoarseness
acute care hospital or medical center Correct Answers provide
emergency care, surgeries, inpatient care, diagnostic testing, and
usually some types of outpatient care, may be the only hospital
for many miles or one of several in the medical center complex
acute illness Correct Answers strikes suddenly and lasts for a
limited time
,ADN Correct Answers associate degree nurse
-2-3 year program
advance directive Correct Answers Written documentation
that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should
the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living
will or health care directive.
ambulatory surgery centers Correct Answers freestanding
health-care facilities that provide outpatient surgery only
Around 1000 AD, who provided nursing care? Correct Answers
family members and male priests
assault Correct Answers threat or attempt to injure
baccalaureate degree nurse Correct Answers 4 year program
but with more of an emphasis on management and leadership
battery Correct Answers to touch an individual without
consent
Being caring Correct Answers seeing patients as people who
have needs for touch and understanding as much as they have
needs for IV fluids and antibiotics
Being honest Correct Answers being willing and able to put
your patients' well-being first, before your pride
, Being organized Correct Answers keeping track of all of the
information pertaining to your patient including changing orders
while remembering that your patients are people, not tasks
Being responsible Correct Answers being able to think
critically about each patient while carrying out all of their
health-care providers' orders and handling unexpected
admissions and emergencies that may arise
Betty Neuman Correct Answers general systems theory
(nonnursing theory) reflects the nature of living organisms as
open systems
Callista Roy Correct Answers Adaptation Model
capitation Correct Answers System of payment used by
managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a
fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated
period regardless of the type and number of services provided;
reimbursement to the hospital on a per-member/per-month basis
to cover costs for the members of the plan.
cardiac rehad Correct Answers a medically supervised
program to help patients with cardiac disorders recover wuickly
and improve their overall physical, mental, and social
functioning by slowing or reversing progression
case management Correct Answers nurses act simultaneously
as coordinators, facilitators, impartial advocates and educators
performing tasks like handling workers comp to ensure care is
coordinated and cost effective
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
abandonment of patient Correct Answers To desert or forsake
a patient in your charge; to leave a patient in your charge
without appropriate nursing replacement; wrongful termination
of care
ACA Correct Answers Affordable Care Act addresses cost
containment, pre-existing conditions, small business premiums,
and lifetime benefit caps
-preventative care and vaccinations are at no cost to consumer
and children could stay on parents' insurance until age 26
acronym that helps identify possible cancer Correct Answers
CAUTION
-change in bowel/bladder
-a sore throat that does not heal
-unusual bleeding or discharge
-thickening or a lump in breast or elsewhere
-indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
-obvious change in a wart or mole
-nagging cough or hoarseness
acute care hospital or medical center Correct Answers provide
emergency care, surgeries, inpatient care, diagnostic testing, and
usually some types of outpatient care, may be the only hospital
for many miles or one of several in the medical center complex
acute illness Correct Answers strikes suddenly and lasts for a
limited time
,ADN Correct Answers associate degree nurse
-2-3 year program
advance directive Correct Answers Written documentation
that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should
the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living
will or health care directive.
ambulatory surgery centers Correct Answers freestanding
health-care facilities that provide outpatient surgery only
Around 1000 AD, who provided nursing care? Correct Answers
family members and male priests
assault Correct Answers threat or attempt to injure
baccalaureate degree nurse Correct Answers 4 year program
but with more of an emphasis on management and leadership
battery Correct Answers to touch an individual without
consent
Being caring Correct Answers seeing patients as people who
have needs for touch and understanding as much as they have
needs for IV fluids and antibiotics
Being honest Correct Answers being willing and able to put
your patients' well-being first, before your pride
, Being organized Correct Answers keeping track of all of the
information pertaining to your patient including changing orders
while remembering that your patients are people, not tasks
Being responsible Correct Answers being able to think
critically about each patient while carrying out all of their
health-care providers' orders and handling unexpected
admissions and emergencies that may arise
Betty Neuman Correct Answers general systems theory
(nonnursing theory) reflects the nature of living organisms as
open systems
Callista Roy Correct Answers Adaptation Model
capitation Correct Answers System of payment used by
managed care plans in which physicians and hospitals are paid a
fixed, per capita amount for each patient enrolled over a stated
period regardless of the type and number of services provided;
reimbursement to the hospital on a per-member/per-month basis
to cover costs for the members of the plan.
cardiac rehad Correct Answers a medically supervised
program to help patients with cardiac disorders recover wuickly
and improve their overall physical, mental, and social
functioning by slowing or reversing progression
case management Correct Answers nurses act simultaneously
as coordinators, facilitators, impartial advocates and educators
performing tasks like handling workers comp to ensure care is
coordinated and cost effective
