Potter and Perry\'s Fundamentals of Nursing notes

Exam 1 Review for Health Assessment II Topics: Skin Integrity & Wound Care Infection Prevention & Control Hand Hygiene Patient Safety & Quality Key points/practice questions/answers to practice questions

A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had coronary bypass surgery. Which are legal sources of standards of care the nurse uses to deliver safe health care? (Select all that apply.) 1. Information provided by the head nurse 2. Policies and procedures of the employing hospital 3. State Nurse Practice Act 4. Regulations identified in The Joint Commission's manual 5. The American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice - Answer Answer: 2,3,4,5. All of these sources govern...

A nurse is presenting information to a management class of nursing students on the topic of financial reimbursement for achievement of established, measurable patient outcomes. The nurse is presenting information to the class on which topic? A) Prospective payment system B) Pay for performance C) Capitation payment system D) Managed care systems - Answer B) Pay for performance Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit...

A registered nurse (RN) is the group leader of practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel. Which nursing care model is the RN using? a. Case management b. Total patient care c. Primary nursing d. Team nursing - Answer ANS: D A nurse is overseeing the care of patients with severe diabetes and patients with heart failure to improve cost-effectiveness and quality of care. Which nursing care delivery model is the nurse using? a. Team nursing b. Total patient care c. Primary n...

an RN observes - Answer -changes in patients -recognizes potential problems -ID new problems as they arise -takes immediate action when a patient's clinical condition worsens critical thinking - Answer -the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process -open mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance questions to ask - Answer -why? -what am i missing? -what do i really know about this patient's s...

Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on continuity and transition? A. The nurse asks the patient who in the family should have access to patient information B. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home C. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication D. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session - Answer A. Nursing interventions ...

• Levels of health care describe the scope of services and settings in which health care is delivered to patients in all stages of - Answer health and illness. • The primary level of health care includes - Answer -Medical health care services -Health education -Nutritional counseling -Maternal/child health care -Family Planning -Control of diseases • Rural Americans' access to health care is affected by - Answer economic factors (rural Americans are more likely to li...

1. A nurse working on a surgery floor is assigned five pts and has a pt care technician assisting her. Which of the following shows the nurse's understanding and ability to safely delegate to the pt care tech? (Select all that apply.) 1. The nurse considers the time available to gather routine vital signs on one pt before checking on a second pt arriving from a diagnostic test. 2. Determining what is the pt care technician's current workload. 3. The nurse chooses to delegate the measure...

1. reducing health care costs while maintaining high-quality care 2. improving access and coverage for more people 3. encouraging healthy behaviors - Answer What are the challenges to health care? 1. disease prevention 2. health promotion 3. primary, secondary, tertiary health care - Answer The health care system has levels of care for which health care providers offer services. These levels include _______ 1. tertiary care 2. secondary health care 3. primary health care 4. c...

NUFT 202 Exam 2 (Potter and Perry Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 - ATI Chapter 7) Questions With Complete Solutions

A nurse is caring for a patient who recently had coronary bypass surgery. Which are legal sources of standards of care the nurse uses to deliver safe health care? (Select all that apply.) 1. Information provided by the head nurse 2. Policies and procedures of the employing hospital 3. State Nurse Practice Act 4. Regulations identified in The Joint Commission's manual 5. The American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice - Answer Answer: 2,3,4,5. All of these sources govern...

an RN observes - Answer -changes in patients -recognizes potential problems -ID new problems as they arise -takes immediate action when a patient's clinical condition worsens critical thinking - Answer -the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process -open mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance questions to ask - Answer -why? -what am i missing? -what do i really know about this patient's s...

A registered nurse (RN) is the group leader of practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel. Which nursing care model is the RN using? a. Case management b. Total patient care c. Primary nursing d. Team nursing - Answer ANS: D A nurse is overseeing the care of patients with severe diabetes and patients with heart failure to improve cost-effectiveness and quality of care. Which nursing care delivery model is the nurse using? a. Team nursing b. Total patient care c. Primary n...

*Two pt deaths have occurred on a medical unit in the last month. The staff notices that everyone feels pressured and team members are getting into more arguments. As a nurse on the unit, what will best help you manage this stress* A. keep a journal B. participate in a unit meeting to discuss feelings about the pt deaths C. ask the nurse manager to assign you to less difficult patients D. review the policy and procedure manual on proper care of patients after death - Answer *Answer: B* R...

1. A nurse working on a surgery floor is assigned five pts and has a pt care technician assisting her. Which of the following shows the nurse's understanding and ability to safely delegate to the pt care tech? (Select all that apply.) 1. The nurse considers the time available to gather routine vital signs on one pt before checking on a second pt arriving from a diagnostic test. 2. Determining what is the pt care technician's current workload. 3. The nurse chooses to delegate the measure...

Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on continuity and transition? A. The nurse asks the patient who in the family should have access to patient information B. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home C. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication D. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session - Answer A. Nursing interventions ...

A nurse is presenting information to a management class of nursing students on the topic of financial reimbursement for achievement of established, measurable patient outcomes. The nurse is presenting information to the class on which topic? A) Prospective payment system B) Pay for performance C) Capitation payment system D) Managed care systems - Answer B) Pay for performance Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit...

A registered nurse is caring for a patient in the trauma unit who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Although the patient denied pain, during the nurse’s assessment, the nurse observed that the patient groaned when moving and was protective of the right arm. The nurse believed the patient had pain and reported it to the primary health care provider, who ordered a radiograph (x-ray) of the right arm. The radiograph revealed a fractured arm. Which technique did the nurse use? - Answe...

Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on continuity and transition? 1. The nurse ask the patient who in the family should have access to patient information 2. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home 3. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication 4. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session. - Answer 2. The nurse is teachin...