ANSWERS
active listening correct answer Empathic listening in which the listener echoes,
restates, and clarifies. A feature of Rogers' client-centered therapy.
actual nursing diagnosis correct answer statement of a health problem that a
nurse is licensed and competent to treat
acute pain correct answer episode of pain that lasts from seconds to less than 6
months
Afebrile correct answer without fever
antipyretic correct answer Medication used to reduce a fever
apnea correct answer absence of breathing
Assessment correct answer The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or
ability of someone or something
autonomy correct answer independence
back rub correct answer ** expose the resident's back, keeping the rest of the
resident covered, rub their back to make them feel better
,Bioterrorism correct answer the use of biological agents, such as pathogens, for
terrorist purposes
Bradycardia correct answer slow heart rate
bradypnea correct answer abnormally slow breathing
caries correct answer cavities
cerumen correct answer ear wax
Channels correct answer means of conveying and receiving messages
chronic pain correct answer episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may
be intermittent or continuous
clinical pathways correct answer multidisciplinary plan that schedules clinical
interventions over an anticipated time frame for high risk, high volume, high cost
types of cases
collaborative interventions correct answer therapies that require the combined
knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals
complete bed bath correct answer bath in which the entire body of a patient is
washed in bed
, computerized plans of care correct answer plans of patient care developed by
computer software programs that enable the nurse to call up screens listing
causes, goals, and related nursing interventions for nursing diagnoses and medical
diagnoses
consultation correct answer process in which two or more individuals with varying
degrees of experience and expertise deliberate about a problem and its solution
decribe various aspects of verbal communication correct answer vocabulary,
denotative and connotative meaning, pacing, intonation, clarity and brevity,
timing and relevance
Define 3 levels of preventive care correct answer Primary: safety education
secondary: screenings, evaluations, counseling
tertiary: medication, therapy, surgery treatment
define bed bath correct answer giving patient a bath while they cant move from
bed
Define each part of the PERSON acronym and its relationship to man correct
answer P-Pyschosocial(social belonging, mental spiritual needs, love, self-concept
E- Elimination (ridding the bodywaste through metabolism, kidneys, urine, feces,
sweat, lungs reproduction)
R- Rest/Activtiy (sleep, mobility, muscoloskeltal, endocrine, your health depends
on this need)
S- Safe environment (no physical hazards, no pathogens, good sanitation, no
pollution, integrity of skin, cell strucutre, nervous/immune system)