NURS 170 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
acceptance correct answer acknowledgement of an inevitable end to physical life
accommodation correct answer -surrendering your own need in a desire to
smooth over the conflict
-involves a quick compromise or false reassurance
-you maintain peace, but you don't deal with the problem
acculturation correct answer how immigrants from a DIFFERENT CULTURE LEARN
AND CHOOSE TO ADAPT to norms of a different, NEW CULTURE, which holds
different expectations
action stage correct answer patient engages in concrete actions to effect needed
change
active listening correct answer a dynamically focused interpersonal process in
which a nurse hears a patient's message, decodes its meaning, asks questions for
clarification, and provides feedback to the patient
active listening techniques correct answer - body language
- asking open-ended questions
- careful observational listening prompts
-maintaining eye contact
-restating patient concerns
-summarizing conceptually
,acupuncture correct answer professional procedure using long, thin sterile
needles to penetrate the skin and stimulate, by hand and/or electrically,
anatomical points in the body to improve short and long-term physical function
acute grief correct answer somatic distress that occurs in waves with feelings of
tightness in the throat, shortness of breath, an empty feeling in the abdomen, a
sense of heaviness and lack of muscular power, and intense mental pain
acute stress correct answer requires immediate attention, creates a very intense
form of anxiety that could disable the person experiencing it
adjourning correct answer termination, ideally occurs when the group members
have achieved desired outcomes (plans move forward)
advanced beginner nurse correct answer A nurse who has had some level of
experience with the situation. This experience may only be observational in
nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of
nursing care.
advanced directives correct answer legal documents in which a client's decisions
related to healthcare are documented
affective domain of learning correct answer learning is based on EMOTIONS and
involves the client's feelings
, African Americans correct answer suffer more healthy disparities than any other
minority group, family centered, uses alternative methods rather than modern
medicine
alarm stage correct answer acute stress response (fight or flight)
allostasis correct answer theory of stress response, describes how the human
organism "maintains physiological homeostasis through changing circumstances"
allostatic accommodation correct answer the physiological process through which
the brain tries to find a new homeostasis, using a range of adaptive functioning
("stability through change")
allostatic load correct answer continued presence of a stressor that has caused
challenges or coping responses to be ineffective; causes "wear and tear" on the
body
alternative system of care correct answer indigenous knowledge, beliefs, and
experiences
alternative therapies correct answer methods of treatment that are used in place
of biomedical therapies
anger correct answer "why me"
angragoy correct answer ADULT learner tends to be self-directed, action-
oriented, and practical
ANSWERS
acceptance correct answer acknowledgement of an inevitable end to physical life
accommodation correct answer -surrendering your own need in a desire to
smooth over the conflict
-involves a quick compromise or false reassurance
-you maintain peace, but you don't deal with the problem
acculturation correct answer how immigrants from a DIFFERENT CULTURE LEARN
AND CHOOSE TO ADAPT to norms of a different, NEW CULTURE, which holds
different expectations
action stage correct answer patient engages in concrete actions to effect needed
change
active listening correct answer a dynamically focused interpersonal process in
which a nurse hears a patient's message, decodes its meaning, asks questions for
clarification, and provides feedback to the patient
active listening techniques correct answer - body language
- asking open-ended questions
- careful observational listening prompts
-maintaining eye contact
-restating patient concerns
-summarizing conceptually
,acupuncture correct answer professional procedure using long, thin sterile
needles to penetrate the skin and stimulate, by hand and/or electrically,
anatomical points in the body to improve short and long-term physical function
acute grief correct answer somatic distress that occurs in waves with feelings of
tightness in the throat, shortness of breath, an empty feeling in the abdomen, a
sense of heaviness and lack of muscular power, and intense mental pain
acute stress correct answer requires immediate attention, creates a very intense
form of anxiety that could disable the person experiencing it
adjourning correct answer termination, ideally occurs when the group members
have achieved desired outcomes (plans move forward)
advanced beginner nurse correct answer A nurse who has had some level of
experience with the situation. This experience may only be observational in
nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of
nursing care.
advanced directives correct answer legal documents in which a client's decisions
related to healthcare are documented
affective domain of learning correct answer learning is based on EMOTIONS and
involves the client's feelings
, African Americans correct answer suffer more healthy disparities than any other
minority group, family centered, uses alternative methods rather than modern
medicine
alarm stage correct answer acute stress response (fight or flight)
allostasis correct answer theory of stress response, describes how the human
organism "maintains physiological homeostasis through changing circumstances"
allostatic accommodation correct answer the physiological process through which
the brain tries to find a new homeostasis, using a range of adaptive functioning
("stability through change")
allostatic load correct answer continued presence of a stressor that has caused
challenges or coping responses to be ineffective; causes "wear and tear" on the
body
alternative system of care correct answer indigenous knowledge, beliefs, and
experiences
alternative therapies correct answer methods of treatment that are used in place
of biomedical therapies
anger correct answer "why me"
angragoy correct answer ADULT learner tends to be self-directed, action-
oriented, and practical
