NUR 215 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE KEY
NURSING CONCEPTS LATEST
UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS GRADED
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Professional Academic Assistance Services
Airway, Breathing, Circulation - Answer: ABCs
Identifying what patient or problem is the priority based on
critical factors. - Answer: Prioritization
Problem urgency, future consequences, patient preference,
computer-assisted diagnosing. - Answer: Factors influencing
prioritization
Activities that a nurse can perform without a doctor's order. -
Answer: RN's scope of practice
Turning a patient, providing comfort, raising the head of the
bed, grooming/bathing, ice packs/heat pads (some exceptions),
patient education, assistance in ADLs, preventing falls,
promoting hydration and nourishment (some exceptions). -
Answer: Activities a nurse can do without a doctor's order
,Refusing to practice beyond legal scope and using the formal
chain of command to verbalize concerns. - Answer: Out of scope
actions
Designed to prevent or slow the onset of disease. - Answer:
Primary prevention
Eating healthy foods, exercising, wearing sunscreen, obeying
seat belt laws, using car seats, using condoms, and keeping up
with immunizations. - Answer: Examples of primary prevention
Screening activities and education for detecting illnesses in the
early stages. - Answer: Secondary prevention
Breast self-exams, testicular exams, regular physical exams, BP
and diabetic screenings, bone density screenings, and TB skin
tests. - Answer: Examples of secondary prevention
Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and returning
the individual to the pre-illness phase. - Answer: Tertiary
prevention
Rehab. - Answer: Main intervention in tertiary prevention
, Preventing pressure ulcers, cardiac stent procedure, support
groups, physical rehab, and speech therapy. - Answer: Examples
of tertiary prevention
A systematic approach to patient care consisting of assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (ADPIE). -
Answer: Nursing process
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation. -
Answer: ADPIE
The nursing process is NOT linear. - Answer: Nursing process
characteristics
Involves gathering data about the patient and their health
status; Info is related to the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status of the
individual. - Answer: Assessment
Data obtained directly from the patient. - Answer: Primary data
What the patient SAYS/TELLS you. - Answer: Subjective data
What you can SEE for yourself. - Answer: Objective data
NURSING CONCEPTS LATEST
UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS GRADED
A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
Airway, Breathing, Circulation - Answer: ABCs
Identifying what patient or problem is the priority based on
critical factors. - Answer: Prioritization
Problem urgency, future consequences, patient preference,
computer-assisted diagnosing. - Answer: Factors influencing
prioritization
Activities that a nurse can perform without a doctor's order. -
Answer: RN's scope of practice
Turning a patient, providing comfort, raising the head of the
bed, grooming/bathing, ice packs/heat pads (some exceptions),
patient education, assistance in ADLs, preventing falls,
promoting hydration and nourishment (some exceptions). -
Answer: Activities a nurse can do without a doctor's order
,Refusing to practice beyond legal scope and using the formal
chain of command to verbalize concerns. - Answer: Out of scope
actions
Designed to prevent or slow the onset of disease. - Answer:
Primary prevention
Eating healthy foods, exercising, wearing sunscreen, obeying
seat belt laws, using car seats, using condoms, and keeping up
with immunizations. - Answer: Examples of primary prevention
Screening activities and education for detecting illnesses in the
early stages. - Answer: Secondary prevention
Breast self-exams, testicular exams, regular physical exams, BP
and diabetic screenings, bone density screenings, and TB skin
tests. - Answer: Examples of secondary prevention
Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and returning
the individual to the pre-illness phase. - Answer: Tertiary
prevention
Rehab. - Answer: Main intervention in tertiary prevention
, Preventing pressure ulcers, cardiac stent procedure, support
groups, physical rehab, and speech therapy. - Answer: Examples
of tertiary prevention
A systematic approach to patient care consisting of assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (ADPIE). -
Answer: Nursing process
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation. -
Answer: ADPIE
The nursing process is NOT linear. - Answer: Nursing process
characteristics
Involves gathering data about the patient and their health
status; Info is related to the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status of the
individual. - Answer: Assessment
Data obtained directly from the patient. - Answer: Primary data
What the patient SAYS/TELLS you. - Answer: Subjective data
What you can SEE for yourself. - Answer: Objective data
