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NUR 155 Exam 2 Study Guide: Nursing Fundamentals, Pharmacology & Patient Care

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Pass NUR 155 Exam 2 with this comprehensive study guide covering health promotion, nutrition, fluids/electrolytes, wound care, oxygenation, sensory function, ethics, pharmacology, pain management, and grief/loss. Essential for nursing fundamentals success.

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1. health promotion: behavior motivated to increase well being
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Not disease priented
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Motivated by personal positive "approach" to wellness
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Exercising to look good in a bikini
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2. health protection: fixing the problem
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Illness or injury specific
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Avoidance of illness n, n,




Walking 30 mins a day to prevent a heart attack
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3. primary prevention: focus on health promotion = decrease risk for exposure
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Ex: vaccines, family planning services, sanitation
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Well population
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4. secondary prevention: focus on identification of problems
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Ex: check ups, screening
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Population that is at risk n, n, n, n,




5. tertiary prevention: restoration and rehabilitation
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Physical therapy, support group, therapy
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Unwell population
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6. Concept of Individuality: Total care: considers all the principle and areas that
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apply when taking acre of any client of similar age and conditions
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Individual care: consider them an individual and applies total care principles that
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apple at this particular time
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,7. holism: consider the person as a whole , one area can affect the whole
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person Ex: Who they know, religion, family,
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--- patient loss of their spouse: must consider their sleep, religion, appetite, giving
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them space, stress level, mental health.
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8. Homeostasis: internal equilibrium n, n,




Physiological - temperature, O2 stat, glucose levels. n, n, n, n, n, n,


Negative feedback mechanisms
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Psychological - comes from lived experience n, n, n, n, n,


Must have stabe:
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Physical environment n,


Psychological environment
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Social environment
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Life experience
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9. Maslow's hierarchy of needs: 1). Physiological: Breathing,food,wa-
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ter,sex,sleep,homeostasis,excretion
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2).Safety: Security of body,employment,resources,morality,family,health and of prop-
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erty.
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Love and belonging
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,3). Esteem: Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by
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others.
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4).Self-Actualization: Morality, creativity, spontaneity, Problem Solving, lack of prej- n, n, n, n, n, n, n, n,


udice, acceptance of facts.
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10. Priortization: Airway: Access the airway to ensure it is not blocked. n, n, n, n, n, n, n, n, n, n,




-Breathing: Many disorders and injuries can make breathing difficult
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-Circulation: Circulation of blood, which depends on pumping and beating heart
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muscle, can stop during cardiac arrest.
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11. Kalish's Hierarchy of Needs: needs theorist : added stimulation to maslow's
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hierarchy of needs.
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Allows nurses to describe typical behaviors with age groups
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Guides nurses in education of thers
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12. stages of behavior change: Precontemplation stage: does not think about
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changing behavior
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Contemplation: thinks about change n, n, n,


Preparation: intends to take action in the future
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Action: actively implementing behavior change
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Maintenance: strives to prevent relapse
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Termination: confident they won't relapse
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13. Nurse role in health promotion: Model = show them you do it as
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well Facilitate = make them do it
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Teach = self care n, n, n,




assist to improve health
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educate
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guide
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, avocate

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14. health defined: Florence nightingale: state of well being
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World health organization: state of complete well being, unrelated to having disease.
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A holistic approach
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Traditional: present/ absence of disease n, n, n, n,




Many people: being symptom or pain free, keeping up with daily activities, being in
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a good spirit most of the time.
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Impacted by past experience (page 262)n, n, n, n, n,


Health is a process
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Wellness is a state of well being n, n, n, n, n, n,




15. 7 components of wellbeing: Environmental
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