NSG 214 Midterm Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nursing process - correct answer 1. Analyze/assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Evaluate/ outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
Evidence-based practice - correct answer interpret, validate, compare, identify, document.
Sbar - correct answer s: situation
B: background
A: assessment
R: recommendation
First-level priority - correct answer emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as
establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level priority - correct answer next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
Example: acute pain, infection risk, elimination problems.
Third-level priority - correct answer important to patient's health but can be addressed after
more urgent problems are addressed
4 types of data - correct answer emergency, follow-up, focussed/problem-centered,
complete/total health.
,Emergency database - correct answer rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
Follow-up database - correct answer used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or
chronic health problems
Example: heart failure (reevaluate medications, discuss coping strategies).
Focused or problem-centered database - correct answer for limited or short term problem.
Collect "mini" database, smaller in scope, concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one
body system
Example: 2 days after surgery person suddenly has shortness of breath.
Complete (total health) database - correct answer complete health history and physical
examination. It describes current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future
changes can be measured. Yields first diagnoses.
Evidence-based practice - correct answer clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Holistic health - correct answer the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole within the environment
Health disparities - correct answer differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
Cultural competence - correct answer an understanding of how a patient's cultural background
shapes his beliefs, values, and expectations for therapy.
Linguistic competence - correct answer ability of caregivers and organizations to understand
and effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care encounter
Acculturation - correct answer the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group
under the influence of another.
, Assimilation - correct answer the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony
with another
Ethnicity - correct answer a social division based on national origin, religion, language, and
often race.
Biculturalism - correct answer dual pattern of identification and often of divided loyalty
Spirituality - correct answer connectedness with self, others, a life force, or god that allows
people to find meaning in life
Religion - correct answer organized system of beliefs about a higher power; often includes set
forms of worship, spiritual practices, and codes of conduct
Health - correct answer the balance of the person, both within one's being (physical, mental, or
spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, or metaphysical).
Biomedical or scientific theory - correct answer assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect, that the human body functions more or less mechanically, that all life can be reduced or divided
into smaller parts, and that all of reality can be observed and measured
Naturalistic or holistic perspective - correct answer belief that human life is only one aspect of
nature and a part of the general order of the cosmos.
Yin/yang theory - correct answer health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect
balance.
Hot/ cold theory - correct answer the four humors of the body--blood, phlegm, black bile and
yellow bile--regulate basic bodily functions and are described in terms of temperature, dryness, and
moisture.
Western medicine - correct answer the most common form of medical care in the united states,
which uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Nursing process - correct answer 1. Analyze/assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Evaluate/ outcome identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
Evidence-based practice - correct answer interpret, validate, compare, identify, document.
Sbar - correct answer s: situation
B: background
A: assessment
R: recommendation
First-level priority - correct answer emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as
establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level priority - correct answer next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further
deterioration
Example: acute pain, infection risk, elimination problems.
Third-level priority - correct answer important to patient's health but can be addressed after
more urgent problems are addressed
4 types of data - correct answer emergency, follow-up, focussed/problem-centered,
complete/total health.
,Emergency database - correct answer rapid collection of the database, often compiled
concurrently with lifesaving measures
Follow-up database - correct answer used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or
chronic health problems
Example: heart failure (reevaluate medications, discuss coping strategies).
Focused or problem-centered database - correct answer for limited or short term problem.
Collect "mini" database, smaller in scope, concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one
body system
Example: 2 days after surgery person suddenly has shortness of breath.
Complete (total health) database - correct answer complete health history and physical
examination. It describes current and past health state and forms a baseline against which all future
changes can be measured. Yields first diagnoses.
Evidence-based practice - correct answer clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Holistic health - correct answer the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole within the environment
Health disparities - correct answer differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and
burden of diseases and other health conditions among specific population groups
Cultural competence - correct answer an understanding of how a patient's cultural background
shapes his beliefs, values, and expectations for therapy.
Linguistic competence - correct answer ability of caregivers and organizations to understand
and effectively respond to the linguistic needs of patients and their families in a health care encounter
Acculturation - correct answer the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group
under the influence of another.
, Assimilation - correct answer the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony
with another
Ethnicity - correct answer a social division based on national origin, religion, language, and
often race.
Biculturalism - correct answer dual pattern of identification and often of divided loyalty
Spirituality - correct answer connectedness with self, others, a life force, or god that allows
people to find meaning in life
Religion - correct answer organized system of beliefs about a higher power; often includes set
forms of worship, spiritual practices, and codes of conduct
Health - correct answer the balance of the person, both within one's being (physical, mental, or
spiritual) and in the outside world (natural, communal, or metaphysical).
Biomedical or scientific theory - correct answer assumes that all events in life have a cause and
effect, that the human body functions more or less mechanically, that all life can be reduced or divided
into smaller parts, and that all of reality can be observed and measured
Naturalistic or holistic perspective - correct answer belief that human life is only one aspect of
nature and a part of the general order of the cosmos.
Yin/yang theory - correct answer health exists when all aspects of the person are in perfect
balance.
Hot/ cold theory - correct answer the four humors of the body--blood, phlegm, black bile and
yellow bile--regulate basic bodily functions and are described in terms of temperature, dryness, and
moisture.
Western medicine - correct answer the most common form of medical care in the united states,
which uses medication and surgery to treat the signs and symptoms of illness
