CORE NURSING COMPETENCIES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1.what is evidence-based Practice - ANSWER hard evidence to what you are doing
2. what does evidence-based care do? - ANSWER looks for the best scientific and clinical evidence for
treating and managing a problem; improves quality, safety, and patient outcomes; increases nurse
satisfaction; reduces costs
3. what does the best scientific evidence come from? - ANSWER well-designed, systematically conducted
research studies found in scientific, peer-reviewed journals
4. personal hygiene - ANSWER influences patients' comfort, safety, well-being; use communication skills
5. what influences personal hygiene practices? - ANSWER a variety of personal, social, financial, and
cultural factors
6. when providing hygiene - ANSWER integrate other nursing activities, including patient assessment and
interventions; always ensure privacy, convey respect, and foster a patient's independence, safety, and
comfort
7. scientific knowledge base - ANSWER Skin
Feet, Hands, Nails
Oral Cavity
Hair
Eyes, Ears, Nose
8. factors influencing personal hygiene - ANSWER social practices, personal preferences, body image,
socioeconomic status, health benefits and motivation, cultural variables
9. physical condition - ANSWER special need disabilities, casts, Cushing's disease, IV, chronic illness, know
pain limitations
,10. nursing process: assessment - recognize cues - ANSWER through the patient's eyes - assess patient
expectations about hygiene
assessment of self-care ability
assessment of the skin
assessment of the feet and nails
assessment of the oral cavity
assessment of the hair
assessment of eyes, ears, and nose
use of sensory aids
assessment of hygiene care practices
assessment of cultural influences
patients at risk for hygiene problems
11. common diagnoses associated with hygiene - ANSWER unable to tolerate activity
difficulty or unable to dress and groom self
unable to move around
unable to maintain health or ineffective health maintenance
skin breakdown
risk for infection
12. goals and outcomes - ANSWER Partner with the patient and family
Measurable, achievable, individualized
13. set priorities based on - ANSWER assistance required, extent of problems, nature of nursing
diagnoses
14. teamwork and collaboration - ANSWER Health care team members
Family
, Community agencies
15. use caring to - ANSWER reduce anxiety, promote comfort
16. assist to perform hygiene - ANSWER independently
17. health promotion - ANSWER make any instruction relevant based on your assessment or the
patient's knowledge, motivation, preferences, and health beliefs
adapt instructions to a patient's personal bathing facilities and resources
teach patients ways to avoid injury
reinforce infection control practices
knowledge and communication is key
make instructions relevant
promoting action that is healthful
adapt instruction to patient's facilities and resources
reinforce infection control practices
18. acute, restorative, and continuing care - ANSWER Hygiene measures vary by patient needs and
health care setting
19. bathing and skin care - ANSWER complete bed bath
perineal care
back rub
20. oral hygiene - ANSWER brushing
flossing
patients with special needs
denture care
A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS!!
1.what is evidence-based Practice - ANSWER hard evidence to what you are doing
2. what does evidence-based care do? - ANSWER looks for the best scientific and clinical evidence for
treating and managing a problem; improves quality, safety, and patient outcomes; increases nurse
satisfaction; reduces costs
3. what does the best scientific evidence come from? - ANSWER well-designed, systematically conducted
research studies found in scientific, peer-reviewed journals
4. personal hygiene - ANSWER influences patients' comfort, safety, well-being; use communication skills
5. what influences personal hygiene practices? - ANSWER a variety of personal, social, financial, and
cultural factors
6. when providing hygiene - ANSWER integrate other nursing activities, including patient assessment and
interventions; always ensure privacy, convey respect, and foster a patient's independence, safety, and
comfort
7. scientific knowledge base - ANSWER Skin
Feet, Hands, Nails
Oral Cavity
Hair
Eyes, Ears, Nose
8. factors influencing personal hygiene - ANSWER social practices, personal preferences, body image,
socioeconomic status, health benefits and motivation, cultural variables
9. physical condition - ANSWER special need disabilities, casts, Cushing's disease, IV, chronic illness, know
pain limitations
,10. nursing process: assessment - recognize cues - ANSWER through the patient's eyes - assess patient
expectations about hygiene
assessment of self-care ability
assessment of the skin
assessment of the feet and nails
assessment of the oral cavity
assessment of the hair
assessment of eyes, ears, and nose
use of sensory aids
assessment of hygiene care practices
assessment of cultural influences
patients at risk for hygiene problems
11. common diagnoses associated with hygiene - ANSWER unable to tolerate activity
difficulty or unable to dress and groom self
unable to move around
unable to maintain health or ineffective health maintenance
skin breakdown
risk for infection
12. goals and outcomes - ANSWER Partner with the patient and family
Measurable, achievable, individualized
13. set priorities based on - ANSWER assistance required, extent of problems, nature of nursing
diagnoses
14. teamwork and collaboration - ANSWER Health care team members
Family
, Community agencies
15. use caring to - ANSWER reduce anxiety, promote comfort
16. assist to perform hygiene - ANSWER independently
17. health promotion - ANSWER make any instruction relevant based on your assessment or the
patient's knowledge, motivation, preferences, and health beliefs
adapt instructions to a patient's personal bathing facilities and resources
teach patients ways to avoid injury
reinforce infection control practices
knowledge and communication is key
make instructions relevant
promoting action that is healthful
adapt instruction to patient's facilities and resources
reinforce infection control practices
18. acute, restorative, and continuing care - ANSWER Hygiene measures vary by patient needs and
health care setting
19. bathing and skin care - ANSWER complete bed bath
perineal care
back rub
20. oral hygiene - ANSWER brushing
flossing
patients with special needs
denture care
