NURS-1117 FINAL EXAM | 317 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION, ROCHESTER
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
Therapeutic communication Answer - Verbal and nonverbal communication
techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a
positive relationship.
Communication Answer - Process of exchanging information and process of
generating and transmitting meanings between 2 or more people
Nonverbal communication Answer - communication using body movements,
gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
What are the three communication channels? Answer - Auditory, visual and
kinesthetic
Communication techniques Answer - Helping relationship, dynamic,
purposeful and timely, professional, patient independent, improve health/well-
being, and increase feeling of worth
Physiological needs Answer - the most basic human needs to be satisfied-
water, food, shelter, and clothing
Safety and security needs Answer - Security of: body, employment, resources,
family, health, and property
,Love and belonging needs Answer - friendship, family, sexual intimacy
Self-esteem needs Answer - need to feel good about oneself and to believe
others hold one in high regard
Self-actualization needs Answer - need to live up to our fullest and unique
potential
Outcome statements need to be... Answer - Specific, measurable, attainable,
realistic, and timely
Examples of measurable outcome verbs Answer - Define, prepare, identify, list,
describe, explain, demonstrate
Implementing Answer - Nursing interventions identified in care plan as any
treatment or action, based upon clinical judgement and knowledge, that
nurses perform to enhance clients outcomes
Nurse-initiated intervention Answer - independent nursing actions that involve
carrying out nurse-prescribed interventions written on the nursing plan of care
Physician-initiated intervention Answer - dependent nursing actions, involving
carrying out physician-prescribed orders
Collaborative interventions Answer - interdependent nursing actions
performed jointly by nurses and other members of the health care team
,Evaluation process Answer - Identify evaluative criteria, collect data and
determine if outcome was met, interpret findings/document,
terminate/continue/modify
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Answer - Source-oriented records
Types of documentation Answer - Charting, white boards
Types of reporting Answer - Face-to-face, written, computer message, bedside
Types of conferring Answer - Rounds with disciplines, SBAR
Documentation data is used for Answer - Research, education, communication,
surveys, reviews, records, and reimbursment
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Answer - A
comprehensive set of standards and practices designed to give patients specific
rights regarding their personal health information.
Nursing process Answer - assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification,
planning, implementation, evaluation
Subjective Data Answer - What the patient states
Objective data Answer - what you observe through measurement, inspection,
palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Types of assessing Answer - VS, head-to-toe, listening to the patient, observing
the patient, asking questions about signs and symptoms
, Initial assessment Answer - Performed shortly after the patient is admitted to a
healthcare agency or service - within 24 hours/ASAP
Focused assessment Answer - The nurse gathers data about a specific problem
that has already been identified.
Emergency assessment Answer - rapid focused assessment conducted to
determine potentially fatal situations
Time-lapsed assessment Answer - an assessment that is scheduled to compare
a patient's current status to baseline data obtained earlier
Types of nursing diagnosis Answer - Problem-focused, risk, and health
promotion
Defining characteristics of a nursing diagnosis Answer - The subjective and
objective data that provides evidence of the actual/potential health problem
Etiology Answer - cause of disease
The 7 medication rights Answer - Right medication, patient, dose, route, time,
reason, and documentation
Ethical consideration of med administration Answer - Code of ethics, nursing
practice acts, liability, failure to assess/evaluate the response to drug, failure to
ensure safety, and medication errors
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION, ROCHESTER
COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE.
Therapeutic communication Answer - Verbal and nonverbal communication
techniques that encourage patients to express their feelings and to achieve a
positive relationship.
Communication Answer - Process of exchanging information and process of
generating and transmitting meanings between 2 or more people
Nonverbal communication Answer - communication using body movements,
gestures, and facial expressions rather than speech
What are the three communication channels? Answer - Auditory, visual and
kinesthetic
Communication techniques Answer - Helping relationship, dynamic,
purposeful and timely, professional, patient independent, improve health/well-
being, and increase feeling of worth
Physiological needs Answer - the most basic human needs to be satisfied-
water, food, shelter, and clothing
Safety and security needs Answer - Security of: body, employment, resources,
family, health, and property
,Love and belonging needs Answer - friendship, family, sexual intimacy
Self-esteem needs Answer - need to feel good about oneself and to believe
others hold one in high regard
Self-actualization needs Answer - need to live up to our fullest and unique
potential
Outcome statements need to be... Answer - Specific, measurable, attainable,
realistic, and timely
Examples of measurable outcome verbs Answer - Define, prepare, identify, list,
describe, explain, demonstrate
Implementing Answer - Nursing interventions identified in care plan as any
treatment or action, based upon clinical judgement and knowledge, that
nurses perform to enhance clients outcomes
Nurse-initiated intervention Answer - independent nursing actions that involve
carrying out nurse-prescribed interventions written on the nursing plan of care
Physician-initiated intervention Answer - dependent nursing actions, involving
carrying out physician-prescribed orders
Collaborative interventions Answer - interdependent nursing actions
performed jointly by nurses and other members of the health care team
,Evaluation process Answer - Identify evaluative criteria, collect data and
determine if outcome was met, interpret findings/document,
terminate/continue/modify
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Answer - Source-oriented records
Types of documentation Answer - Charting, white boards
Types of reporting Answer - Face-to-face, written, computer message, bedside
Types of conferring Answer - Rounds with disciplines, SBAR
Documentation data is used for Answer - Research, education, communication,
surveys, reviews, records, and reimbursment
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Answer - A
comprehensive set of standards and practices designed to give patients specific
rights regarding their personal health information.
Nursing process Answer - assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification,
planning, implementation, evaluation
Subjective Data Answer - What the patient states
Objective data Answer - what you observe through measurement, inspection,
palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Types of assessing Answer - VS, head-to-toe, listening to the patient, observing
the patient, asking questions about signs and symptoms
, Initial assessment Answer - Performed shortly after the patient is admitted to a
healthcare agency or service - within 24 hours/ASAP
Focused assessment Answer - The nurse gathers data about a specific problem
that has already been identified.
Emergency assessment Answer - rapid focused assessment conducted to
determine potentially fatal situations
Time-lapsed assessment Answer - an assessment that is scheduled to compare
a patient's current status to baseline data obtained earlier
Types of nursing diagnosis Answer - Problem-focused, risk, and health
promotion
Defining characteristics of a nursing diagnosis Answer - The subjective and
objective data that provides evidence of the actual/potential health problem
Etiology Answer - cause of disease
The 7 medication rights Answer - Right medication, patient, dose, route, time,
reason, and documentation
Ethical consideration of med administration Answer - Code of ethics, nursing
practice acts, liability, failure to assess/evaluate the response to drug, failure to
ensure safety, and medication errors
