NURS 2750 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
_______ mandates confidentiality and protection of patients'
personal health information Correct Answers HIPPA (health
insurance portability and accountability act of 1996)
____________ allows you to individualize a nursing diagnosis
for a specific pt Correct Answers related factor
- Mr. Jones reports a pain level of a 3 or below by discharge
-Mr. Jones walks to the chair with no report of pain in a 12 hour
shift.
... examples of what? Correct Answers expected outcomes
-Mr. Jones will have no pain by discharge
.... example of what? Correct Answers goal
•An objective criterion for goal achievement Correct Answers
expected outcome
•any treatment based on clinical judgment and knowledge that a
nurse performs to enhance patient outcomes. Correct Answers
nursing intervention
•Delegating, supervising, and evaluating the work of other
health care team members Correct Answers indirect care
•Determine when a specific, patient-centered goal has been met
Correct Answers expected outcome
,4 hand hygiene techniques: Correct Answers hand washing
antiseptic hand wash
antiseptic hand rub
surgical hand antisepsis
5 moments to wash hands Correct Answers before pt contact
before aseptic task
after body fluid exposure risk
after pt contact
after contact with pt surroundings
A broad statement that describes the desired change in a
patient's condition or behavior Correct Answers goal
a clinical judgement of motivation, desire, and readiness to
enhance well being and actualize human health potential Correct
Answers health promotion nursing diagnosis
a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom,
or object that affects choices and behaviors Correct Answers
value
a deeply held personal belief about the worth a person holds for
an idea, a custom, or an object Correct Answers value
A nurse educator is reviewing with a newly hired nurse the
difference in manifestations of a localized versus a systemic
infection. The nurse indicates understanding when she states
which as manifestation(s) of a systemic infection? (Select all
that apply.)
,A. Fever
B. Malaise
C. Edema
D. Pain or tenderness
E. Increase in pulse and respiratory rate Correct Answers fever
malaise
increase in pulse and RR
A nurse is caring for a patient who decides not to have surgery
despite significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse
understands that this patient choice is an example of what ethical
principle? Correct Answers autonomy
A nurse is caring for a patient who reports a severe sore throat,
pain when swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes. The client is
experiencing which stage of an infectious disease? Correct
Answers illness stage
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities organ donation and procurement involve. When
the nurse explains that all patients waiting for kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications the students should
understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of
what ethical principle? Correct Answers justice
A nurse offers pain medication to a patient who is postoperative
prior to ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of
care delivery is an example of what ethical principle? Correct
Answers beneficence
, A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in
light of the patient's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse
understands that this action is an example of what ethical
principle? Correct Answers nonmaleficence
A patient's highest possible level of wellness and independence
in function Correct Answers patient centered goal
a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates
the conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a
clinician's expertise and patient preferences and values in
making decisions about patient care. Correct Answers evidence
based practice (EBP)
a process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacterial spores, from inanimate objects Correct
Answers disinfection
a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession
accept; a collective statement about the group's expectations and
standards of behavior Correct Answers code of ethics
A specific, measurable change in a patient's status that you
expect in response to nursing care Correct Answers expected
outcomes
a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and to
follow through Correct Answers responsibility
absence of pathogenic microorganisms Correct Answers asepsis
_______ mandates confidentiality and protection of patients'
personal health information Correct Answers HIPPA (health
insurance portability and accountability act of 1996)
____________ allows you to individualize a nursing diagnosis
for a specific pt Correct Answers related factor
- Mr. Jones reports a pain level of a 3 or below by discharge
-Mr. Jones walks to the chair with no report of pain in a 12 hour
shift.
... examples of what? Correct Answers expected outcomes
-Mr. Jones will have no pain by discharge
.... example of what? Correct Answers goal
•An objective criterion for goal achievement Correct Answers
expected outcome
•any treatment based on clinical judgment and knowledge that a
nurse performs to enhance patient outcomes. Correct Answers
nursing intervention
•Delegating, supervising, and evaluating the work of other
health care team members Correct Answers indirect care
•Determine when a specific, patient-centered goal has been met
Correct Answers expected outcome
,4 hand hygiene techniques: Correct Answers hand washing
antiseptic hand wash
antiseptic hand rub
surgical hand antisepsis
5 moments to wash hands Correct Answers before pt contact
before aseptic task
after body fluid exposure risk
after pt contact
after contact with pt surroundings
A broad statement that describes the desired change in a
patient's condition or behavior Correct Answers goal
a clinical judgement of motivation, desire, and readiness to
enhance well being and actualize human health potential Correct
Answers health promotion nursing diagnosis
a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom,
or object that affects choices and behaviors Correct Answers
value
a deeply held personal belief about the worth a person holds for
an idea, a custom, or an object Correct Answers value
A nurse educator is reviewing with a newly hired nurse the
difference in manifestations of a localized versus a systemic
infection. The nurse indicates understanding when she states
which as manifestation(s) of a systemic infection? (Select all
that apply.)
,A. Fever
B. Malaise
C. Edema
D. Pain or tenderness
E. Increase in pulse and respiratory rate Correct Answers fever
malaise
increase in pulse and RR
A nurse is caring for a patient who decides not to have surgery
despite significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse
understands that this patient choice is an example of what ethical
principle? Correct Answers autonomy
A nurse is caring for a patient who reports a severe sore throat,
pain when swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes. The client is
experiencing which stage of an infectious disease? Correct
Answers illness stage
A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the
responsibilities organ donation and procurement involve. When
the nurse explains that all patients waiting for kidney transplant
have to meet the same qualifications the students should
understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of
what ethical principle? Correct Answers justice
A nurse offers pain medication to a patient who is postoperative
prior to ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of
care delivery is an example of what ethical principle? Correct
Answers beneficence
, A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in
light of the patient's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse
understands that this action is an example of what ethical
principle? Correct Answers nonmaleficence
A patient's highest possible level of wellness and independence
in function Correct Answers patient centered goal
a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates
the conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a
clinician's expertise and patient preferences and values in
making decisions about patient care. Correct Answers evidence
based practice (EBP)
a process that eliminates many or all microorganisms, with the
exception of bacterial spores, from inanimate objects Correct
Answers disinfection
a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession
accept; a collective statement about the group's expectations and
standards of behavior Correct Answers code of ethics
A specific, measurable change in a patient's status that you
expect in response to nursing care Correct Answers expected
outcomes
a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and to
follow through Correct Answers responsibility
absence of pathogenic microorganisms Correct Answers asepsis
