NURS 204 Exam 1 (100% correct answers)

In nursing assessment, the nurse uses their _____ to assess the patients correct answers Senses: Sight hearing smell touch feel logical order- Cassandra's example was "don't make the patient take their shirt off, then back on, then off, then stand up, then sit down, then stand up again" What are the 4 requirements for a proper assessment setting? correct answers Clean Quiet Private Safe True or false? An assessment setting should be public, so that other nurses can verify your findings correct answers False; Do that shit in private What is OBJECTIVE data? correct answers data collected using the nurse's senses What is subjective data? correct answers data collected from the patients description. "My arm hurts" "I'm feeling nauseous" Define baseline and why it is necessary to establish a baseline correct answers Baseline is the patient's "normal" results (pulse, respirations, etc." It is necessary for detecting abnormal findings for patients, since their vitals are individualized What are you looking for during the inspection aspect of assessment? correct answers Normal vs. Abnormal Color, shape, and symmetry Movement, pulsation, texture What are you looking for during the palpation aspect of assessment? correct answers Using fingertips and palms: size, shape, underlying structures of body parts body temp, skin moisture, turgor correct answers Senses: Sight hearing smell touch feel logical order- Cassandra's example was "don't make the patient take their shirt off, then back on, then off, then stand up, then sit down, then stand up again" What are the 4 requirements for a proper assessment setting? correct answers Clean Quiet Private Safe True or false? An assessment setting should be public, so that other nurses can verify your findings correct answers False; Do that shit in private What is OBJECTIVE data? correct answers data collected using the nurse's senses What is subjective data? correct answers data collected from the patients description. "My arm hurts" "I'm feeling nauseous" Define baseline and why it is necessary to establish a baseline correct answers Baseline is the patient's "normal" results (pulse, respirations, etc." It is necessary for detecting abnormal findings for patients, since their vitals are individualized What are you looking for during the inspection aspect of assessment? correct answers Normal vs. Abnormal Color, shape, and symmetry Movement, pulsation, texture What are you looking for during the palpation aspect of assessment? correct answers Using fingertips and palms: size, shape, underlying structures of body parts body temp, skin moisture, turgor