Nursing 204 - Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions Rated A+
What is Nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER--protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities.
-prevention of illness and injury
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations.
What does it mean to assess? - CORRECT ANSWER-establish the database - holistic
health history, physical assessment, review of the patient record and nursing literature,
consultation of the patient's support people, and healthcare professionals. always make
sure you're updating, validating and communicating the database.
what is a diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-first, interpret and analyzing the patient
data. next, identify the strengths and health problems. after, formulate and validate
nursing diagnoses and lastly prioritize list of nursing diagnosis.
What is the Nursing Process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment, diagnosis, outcome
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation.
What is the nursing diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk for or leading to. Nursing
includes the family as well as the patient.
outcome identification and planning - CORRECT ANSWER-Here you write outcomes
and develop an evaluative strategy. You would want to select nursing interventions
along with communicate the plan of nursing care. This is the step where one's goal
would be prevent, reduce or resolve the problem.
,implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-This is the step where you carry out the plan of
care. One would still continue data collection, and modify the plan of care as needed.
The goal is to work towards the patient's desired outcome.
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-Here, you measure how well the patient has
achieved desired outcomes. One would identify factors that contribute to the patient's
success or failure.
What is the type of problem solving we use in nursing and how does it work? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Scientific -- First you identify the problem, then you collect data.
After data is collected, one makes the hypothesis and their plan of action. After, they
make hypothesis testing and interpretation. In conclusion, one evaluates followed by
intuitive thinking (what you feel or experienced).
Also, evidence based ***
What is critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-Evaluating the problem and seeing how
it applies; the thought process before one takes action.
What are the critical thinking skills (17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Identifying assumptions
Organized and comprehensive approach
Validation
Normal vs. abnormal
Making inferences
Clustering related cues
Relevant from irrelevant
recognizing inconsistencies
identifying patterns
missing information
, promoting health
actual and potential risk problems (assessing data)
setting priorities
Patient centered expected outcomes
specific interventions
evaluating and corrective thinking
comprehensive plan
What are the three levels of priorities - CORRECT ANSWER-First (urgent) -
CPR/compressions
Second level (If urgent is done) - intervention to prevent further issues (safety issues)
Third - (longer time to address) long term issues
What is evidence based data - CORRECT ANSWER-(p6)
utilizing best evidence in combination with experience + experience + values to decide
about a diagnosis and treatment.
What are the three important things in critical thinking?** - CORRECT ANSWER-
theoretical and experiential knowledge, critical thinking and character, intellectual and
manual skills
What is the most important thing that nurses do - CORRECT ANSWER-teaching -
giving clients the tool to succeed.
what are some factors that effect a patient's learning abilities? - CORRECT ANSWER-
age, family support, financial. cultural barriers, physical and mental maturity, literacy
and the most important, health literacy.
Complete Solutions Rated A+
What is Nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER--protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities.
-prevention of illness and injury
-advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations.
What does it mean to assess? - CORRECT ANSWER-establish the database - holistic
health history, physical assessment, review of the patient record and nursing literature,
consultation of the patient's support people, and healthcare professionals. always make
sure you're updating, validating and communicating the database.
what is a diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-first, interpret and analyzing the patient
data. next, identify the strengths and health problems. after, formulate and validate
nursing diagnoses and lastly prioritize list of nursing diagnosis.
What is the Nursing Process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment, diagnosis, outcome
identification, planning, implementation, evaluation.
What is the nursing diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Risk for or leading to. Nursing
includes the family as well as the patient.
outcome identification and planning - CORRECT ANSWER-Here you write outcomes
and develop an evaluative strategy. You would want to select nursing interventions
along with communicate the plan of nursing care. This is the step where one's goal
would be prevent, reduce or resolve the problem.
,implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-This is the step where you carry out the plan of
care. One would still continue data collection, and modify the plan of care as needed.
The goal is to work towards the patient's desired outcome.
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-Here, you measure how well the patient has
achieved desired outcomes. One would identify factors that contribute to the patient's
success or failure.
What is the type of problem solving we use in nursing and how does it work? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Scientific -- First you identify the problem, then you collect data.
After data is collected, one makes the hypothesis and their plan of action. After, they
make hypothesis testing and interpretation. In conclusion, one evaluates followed by
intuitive thinking (what you feel or experienced).
Also, evidence based ***
What is critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-Evaluating the problem and seeing how
it applies; the thought process before one takes action.
What are the critical thinking skills (17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Identifying assumptions
Organized and comprehensive approach
Validation
Normal vs. abnormal
Making inferences
Clustering related cues
Relevant from irrelevant
recognizing inconsistencies
identifying patterns
missing information
, promoting health
actual and potential risk problems (assessing data)
setting priorities
Patient centered expected outcomes
specific interventions
evaluating and corrective thinking
comprehensive plan
What are the three levels of priorities - CORRECT ANSWER-First (urgent) -
CPR/compressions
Second level (If urgent is done) - intervention to prevent further issues (safety issues)
Third - (longer time to address) long term issues
What is evidence based data - CORRECT ANSWER-(p6)
utilizing best evidence in combination with experience + experience + values to decide
about a diagnosis and treatment.
What are the three important things in critical thinking?** - CORRECT ANSWER-
theoretical and experiential knowledge, critical thinking and character, intellectual and
manual skills
What is the most important thing that nurses do - CORRECT ANSWER-teaching -
giving clients the tool to succeed.
what are some factors that effect a patient's learning abilities? - CORRECT ANSWER-
age, family support, financial. cultural barriers, physical and mental maturity, literacy
and the most important, health literacy.
