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Topic: NURS 307 Final (exam 1)
1. What are the 5 phases of the nursing process?
Answer: 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation
2. What does entry-level nursing practice involve?
Answer: Providing direct patient care under supervision, focusing on basic skills, safety, and
competency.
3. What does certification in nursing mean?
Answer: It requires additional training and passing a standardized exam to demonstrate
specialized knowledge in a specific area (e.g., oncology, pediatrics).
4. What nursing roles require a master's degree?
Answer: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) roles such as Nurse Practitioner (NP),
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Midwife (CNM), or Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
5. What does a doctorate in Leadership, nursing prepare you for? Examples
Answer: advanced clinical expertise, or academic/research roles. include Doctor of Nursing
Practice (DNP) for clinical leadership and PhD in Nursing for research and education.
6. explain SBAR
Answer: S (Situation): What's happening right now? B (Background): What's her history and
why is she here? A (Assessment): What do you observe and measure? R (Recommendation):
What action do you think should be taken?
7. What tasks are outside the scope of an LPN/VN?
Answer: initial assessments, creating care plans, and caring for unstable patients.
8. What tasks can be delegated to UAPs?
Answer: Basic, routine tasks like bathing, feeding, ambulating, vital signs, repositioning, and
intake/output measurement.
9. What tasks cannot be delegated to UAPs?
Answer: Any tasks requiring nursing judgment, assessment, or patient education.
10. What are the Five Rights of Delegation?
Answer: 1. Right Task 2. Right Circumstances 3. Right Person 4. Right
Direction/Communication 5. Right Supervision/Evaluation
11. what is chronic unrelieved stress linked too?
Answer: Leading causes of death (cancer, accidents, suicide) impaired cognitive function
Negative changes in lifestyle behaviors
12. Due to long term stress exposure, catecholamines produced by excessive
activation of the SNS cause what?
Answer: increases risk of CV diseases Decreases control of metabolic conditions Makes us
more susceptible to infection
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