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Terms in this set (1668)
Counselor
As a counselor, the nurse helps clients identify and clarify health
problems and choose appropriate courses of action to solve those
Which role does a nurse play problems. As an educator, the nurse teaches clients and their
when helping clients to identify families to assume responsibility for their own health care. A nurse
and clarify health problems and acts as a change agent within a family system or as a mediator for
to choose appropriate courses of problems within a client's community; this involves identifying and
action to solve those problems? implementing new and more effective approaches to problems. As
a case manager, the nurse establishes an appropriate plan of care
on the basis of assessment findings and coordinates needed
resources and services for the client's well-being along a
continuum of care.
, Advocate
The nurse is caring for a client
who is in pain following surgery. The nurse acts as a client advocate by speaking to the primary
The nurse informs the primary health care provider on behalf of the client. The nurse acts as an
health care provider about the educator while teaching the client facts about health and the need
client's request for pain for routine care activities. The nurse manager uses appropriate
medication. What is the role of leadership styles to create a nursing environment for client-
the nurse in this situation? centered care. The nurse administrator manages client care and
delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency.
Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the
other
In Swanson's theory of caring process, knowing involves striving to
Which definition is involved in the understand an event as it has meaning in the life of another. The
caring process called knowing definition of being emotionally present for the other is related to
according to Swanson's theory of the caring process called being with. The definition of sustaining
caring? faith in the other's capacity to get through an event or transition is
related to the caring process called maintaining belief. The
definition of facilitating the other's passage through life transitions
and unfamiliar events is related to the caring process called
enabling.
, 1. Population based services
2.Clinical preventative services
3.Primary health care
4.Secondary health care
A nursing student is examining 5.Tertiary health care
the health services pyramid.
Keeping in mind that care According to the health services pyramid, population-based
services begin at the bottom of health care services come first. Clinical preventive services form
this pyramid, in which order the next level of the pyramid. A nurse should then address the
should care services be primary health care needs of clients; these needs include prenatal
arranged? and baby care and nutrition counseling. The next level of health
care is secondary health care services, which include emergency
care and acute medical-surgical care. Tertiary health care forms
the highest level of health care; these needs include intensive care
and subacute care.
Advocacy
The nurse has a professional duty to advocate for a client by
A nurse speaking in support of promoting what is best for the client. This is accomplished by
the best interest of a vulnerable ensuring that the client's needs are met and by protecting the
client reflects which nursing client's rights. Caring is a behavioral characteristic of the nurse.
duty? Veracity relates to the habitual observance of truth, fact, and
accuracy. Confidentiality is an ethical principle and legal right that
the nurse will hold secret all information relating to the client
unless the client gives consent to permit disclosure.
Normal Finding
A nurse is assessing a client's nails
and finds a slight convex curve at The client's nail, which has a slight convex curve at the angle from
the angle from the skin to nail the skin to nail base of about 160 degrees, is normal. In clubbing,
base of about 160 degrees. there is a change in the angle between the nail and the nail base
Which condition does the nurse that is larger than 180 degrees. Paronychia is the inflammation of
suspect? the skin at the base of nail. Koilonychia is the concave curves on
the nail.
, Sodium
Sodium is the most abundant extracellular fluid cation and
regulates serum (extracellular) osmolarity, as well as nerve impulse
When assessing a client's fluid transmission and acid-base balance. Potassium is the major
and electrolyte status, the nurse intracellular osmolarity regulator, and it also regulates metabolic
recalls that the regulator of activities, transmission and conduction of nerve impulses, cardiac
extracellular osmolarity is what? conduction, and smooth and skeletal muscle contraction. Chloride
is a major extracellular fluid anion and follows sodium. Calcium is
an extracellular cation necessary for bone and teeth formation,
blood clotting, hormone secretion, cardiac conduction,
transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction.
Trying to meet the client's comfort
In the "family as context" approach, the focus is on the client. The
nursing care aims at meeting the client's comfort, hygiene, and
Which intervention reflects the
nutritional needs. The "family as a client" approach focuses on the
nurse's approach of "family as a
family's needs as a whole to determine their coping skills. This
context"?
approach also includes assessment of the family's energy level to
determine if the family would be able to meet the client's needs. In
addition, the approach "family as a client" involves assessment of
the family's nutritional needs.
"A nurse should provide a personal point of view."
During the process of negotiating outcomes, the nurse is required
A registered nurse is educating a
to provide a personal point of view. Negotiations may take place
nursing student about the
informally at the client's bedside or in a formal setting. After
process of resolving an ethical
gathering relevant information regarding an ethical dilemma, the
dilemma. What information
nurse is required to examine his or her own values and formulate
should the nurse provide
an opinion regarding the matter. When verbalizing the problem,
regarding negotiation of
the group agrees to a statement of the problem to begin
outcomes?
discussions. This step is performed before negotiating outcomes.
Negotiations take place after determining all possible courses of
action.
All individuals must adapt to the following demands: meeting basic
Which statement regarding Roy's
physiological needs, developing a positive self-concept,
theory of nursing needs
performing social roles, and achieving a balance between
correction?
dependence and independence.
Fundamentals, HESI Fundamentals
Terms in this set (1668)
Counselor
As a counselor, the nurse helps clients identify and clarify health
problems and choose appropriate courses of action to solve those
Which role does a nurse play problems. As an educator, the nurse teaches clients and their
when helping clients to identify families to assume responsibility for their own health care. A nurse
and clarify health problems and acts as a change agent within a family system or as a mediator for
to choose appropriate courses of problems within a client's community; this involves identifying and
action to solve those problems? implementing new and more effective approaches to problems. As
a case manager, the nurse establishes an appropriate plan of care
on the basis of assessment findings and coordinates needed
resources and services for the client's well-being along a
continuum of care.
, Advocate
The nurse is caring for a client
who is in pain following surgery. The nurse acts as a client advocate by speaking to the primary
The nurse informs the primary health care provider on behalf of the client. The nurse acts as an
health care provider about the educator while teaching the client facts about health and the need
client's request for pain for routine care activities. The nurse manager uses appropriate
medication. What is the role of leadership styles to create a nursing environment for client-
the nurse in this situation? centered care. The nurse administrator manages client care and
delivery of specific nursing services within a health care agency.
Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the
other
In Swanson's theory of caring process, knowing involves striving to
Which definition is involved in the understand an event as it has meaning in the life of another. The
caring process called knowing definition of being emotionally present for the other is related to
according to Swanson's theory of the caring process called being with. The definition of sustaining
caring? faith in the other's capacity to get through an event or transition is
related to the caring process called maintaining belief. The
definition of facilitating the other's passage through life transitions
and unfamiliar events is related to the caring process called
enabling.
, 1. Population based services
2.Clinical preventative services
3.Primary health care
4.Secondary health care
A nursing student is examining 5.Tertiary health care
the health services pyramid.
Keeping in mind that care According to the health services pyramid, population-based
services begin at the bottom of health care services come first. Clinical preventive services form
this pyramid, in which order the next level of the pyramid. A nurse should then address the
should care services be primary health care needs of clients; these needs include prenatal
arranged? and baby care and nutrition counseling. The next level of health
care is secondary health care services, which include emergency
care and acute medical-surgical care. Tertiary health care forms
the highest level of health care; these needs include intensive care
and subacute care.
Advocacy
The nurse has a professional duty to advocate for a client by
A nurse speaking in support of promoting what is best for the client. This is accomplished by
the best interest of a vulnerable ensuring that the client's needs are met and by protecting the
client reflects which nursing client's rights. Caring is a behavioral characteristic of the nurse.
duty? Veracity relates to the habitual observance of truth, fact, and
accuracy. Confidentiality is an ethical principle and legal right that
the nurse will hold secret all information relating to the client
unless the client gives consent to permit disclosure.
Normal Finding
A nurse is assessing a client's nails
and finds a slight convex curve at The client's nail, which has a slight convex curve at the angle from
the angle from the skin to nail the skin to nail base of about 160 degrees, is normal. In clubbing,
base of about 160 degrees. there is a change in the angle between the nail and the nail base
Which condition does the nurse that is larger than 180 degrees. Paronychia is the inflammation of
suspect? the skin at the base of nail. Koilonychia is the concave curves on
the nail.
, Sodium
Sodium is the most abundant extracellular fluid cation and
regulates serum (extracellular) osmolarity, as well as nerve impulse
When assessing a client's fluid transmission and acid-base balance. Potassium is the major
and electrolyte status, the nurse intracellular osmolarity regulator, and it also regulates metabolic
recalls that the regulator of activities, transmission and conduction of nerve impulses, cardiac
extracellular osmolarity is what? conduction, and smooth and skeletal muscle contraction. Chloride
is a major extracellular fluid anion and follows sodium. Calcium is
an extracellular cation necessary for bone and teeth formation,
blood clotting, hormone secretion, cardiac conduction,
transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction.
Trying to meet the client's comfort
In the "family as context" approach, the focus is on the client. The
nursing care aims at meeting the client's comfort, hygiene, and
Which intervention reflects the
nutritional needs. The "family as a client" approach focuses on the
nurse's approach of "family as a
family's needs as a whole to determine their coping skills. This
context"?
approach also includes assessment of the family's energy level to
determine if the family would be able to meet the client's needs. In
addition, the approach "family as a client" involves assessment of
the family's nutritional needs.
"A nurse should provide a personal point of view."
During the process of negotiating outcomes, the nurse is required
A registered nurse is educating a
to provide a personal point of view. Negotiations may take place
nursing student about the
informally at the client's bedside or in a formal setting. After
process of resolving an ethical
gathering relevant information regarding an ethical dilemma, the
dilemma. What information
nurse is required to examine his or her own values and formulate
should the nurse provide
an opinion regarding the matter. When verbalizing the problem,
regarding negotiation of
the group agrees to a statement of the problem to begin
outcomes?
discussions. This step is performed before negotiating outcomes.
Negotiations take place after determining all possible courses of
action.
All individuals must adapt to the following demands: meeting basic
Which statement regarding Roy's
physiological needs, developing a positive self-concept,
theory of nursing needs
performing social roles, and achieving a balance between
correction?
dependence and independence.
