NUR 134 - TEST 4 KEY TERMS QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
Nursing Standards of Practice - Answers Standards of professional performance and care
-American Nurses Assocoation
-Standards of Clinical Nursing practice
Voluntary Standards - Answers -Not mandatory
-Guidelines for peer review
Admissions Nursing History Form - Answers Provides a baseline of data
-Includes past health hx
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - Answers Body's general response to stress
-Alarm stage, Resistance stage, and exhaustion stage
Patient's Bill of Right - Answers Patient's rights and responsibilities while receiving care
Situational Loss - Answers Loss resulting from an unexpected/unpredictable event
Altruism - Answers Concern for other's well-being
MAR - Answers Medication Administration Record
Inflammatory Response - Answers Defense mechanism to injury/infections to remove harm and
being healing
Bill of Rights for RN's - Answers Enables nurses to provide safer care
-And nurse empowerment
Mind-Body Interaction - Answers Stressors lead to physiological responses, which can manifest
psychologically
Human Dignity - Answers Respect for the worth of individuals and populations
Developmental Stress - Answers Predictable stressors requiring resolution of certain tasks
Fidelity - Answers Keep promises
Local Adaptation Syndrome (LAS) - Answers Localized response to stress involving specific body
parts
, Collaborative (Critical) Pathway - Answers Care plans, key interventions, and expected outcomes
for specific diseases/disorders
CDS - Answers Clinical Decision Support
Doctrine of Respondeat Superior - Answers If a patient is injured by a task that was delegated
and delegation isn't appropriate, the delegator (nurse) is liable
Collective Bargaining - Answers Representatives of organized workers negotiate on behalf of
employees
Allostasis - Answers Process that the body maintains stability/balance by adapting to stressors
Legal Standards - Answers Determines minimum standards for education and licensing
requirements
Source Oriented Medical Record - Answers Each discipline has a separate section to record data
-Paper format
Long Term Care Documentation - Answers Acuity is increasing and supports multidisciplinary
approach
Computerized Documentation - Answers New virtual reality
-Enables visualization and a virtual environment
Maturational Loss - Answers Experienced as a result of natural development process
-A child leaves for college, a person becomes a widower, etc.
Kardex & Patient Care Summary - Answers Helps eliminate constant referral to chart
-Contains baseline info, primary diagnosis, current MD orders
HIE - Answers Health Information Exchange
Palliative Care - Answers Care of the "whole person"
-Mind, body, and soul
MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) - Answers Legal medical documents
stating a patients wishes for life-sustaining care
Sentinel Events - Answers Unexpected events involving death, serious injury, or risk of injury
Intentional Tort - Answers Person that's committing an act is aware of their behavior
Litigation - Answers Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
2026/2027
Nursing Standards of Practice - Answers Standards of professional performance and care
-American Nurses Assocoation
-Standards of Clinical Nursing practice
Voluntary Standards - Answers -Not mandatory
-Guidelines for peer review
Admissions Nursing History Form - Answers Provides a baseline of data
-Includes past health hx
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - Answers Body's general response to stress
-Alarm stage, Resistance stage, and exhaustion stage
Patient's Bill of Right - Answers Patient's rights and responsibilities while receiving care
Situational Loss - Answers Loss resulting from an unexpected/unpredictable event
Altruism - Answers Concern for other's well-being
MAR - Answers Medication Administration Record
Inflammatory Response - Answers Defense mechanism to injury/infections to remove harm and
being healing
Bill of Rights for RN's - Answers Enables nurses to provide safer care
-And nurse empowerment
Mind-Body Interaction - Answers Stressors lead to physiological responses, which can manifest
psychologically
Human Dignity - Answers Respect for the worth of individuals and populations
Developmental Stress - Answers Predictable stressors requiring resolution of certain tasks
Fidelity - Answers Keep promises
Local Adaptation Syndrome (LAS) - Answers Localized response to stress involving specific body
parts
, Collaborative (Critical) Pathway - Answers Care plans, key interventions, and expected outcomes
for specific diseases/disorders
CDS - Answers Clinical Decision Support
Doctrine of Respondeat Superior - Answers If a patient is injured by a task that was delegated
and delegation isn't appropriate, the delegator (nurse) is liable
Collective Bargaining - Answers Representatives of organized workers negotiate on behalf of
employees
Allostasis - Answers Process that the body maintains stability/balance by adapting to stressors
Legal Standards - Answers Determines minimum standards for education and licensing
requirements
Source Oriented Medical Record - Answers Each discipline has a separate section to record data
-Paper format
Long Term Care Documentation - Answers Acuity is increasing and supports multidisciplinary
approach
Computerized Documentation - Answers New virtual reality
-Enables visualization and a virtual environment
Maturational Loss - Answers Experienced as a result of natural development process
-A child leaves for college, a person becomes a widower, etc.
Kardex & Patient Care Summary - Answers Helps eliminate constant referral to chart
-Contains baseline info, primary diagnosis, current MD orders
HIE - Answers Health Information Exchange
Palliative Care - Answers Care of the "whole person"
-Mind, body, and soul
MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) - Answers Legal medical documents
stating a patients wishes for life-sustaining care
Sentinel Events - Answers Unexpected events involving death, serious injury, or risk of injury
Intentional Tort - Answers Person that's committing an act is aware of their behavior
Litigation - Answers Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
