NUR155 / NUR 155 Exam 2 (Latest 2024 / 2025): Foundations of Nursing - Galen

NUR 155 Foundations of Nursing

Exam 2



Question:
What is subjective data?
Answer:
aka symptoms


apparent only to the person affected and can only be described/verified by
that person (Subjective patient Says)




Question:
What is objective data?
Answer:
aka signs


detectable by an observer or measured or tested against an acceptable
standard (Objective nurse Observes)

,Question:
What is nursing diagnosis?
Answer:
nurse's clinical judgement about the individual


describes human response


changes as client responds


*each problem is a separate nursing diagnosis*




Question:
What are the components of an "at risk" nursing diagnoses?
Answer:
1. problem
2. etiology (cause)




Question:
What are the components of a "actual" nursing diagnoses?
Answer:
1. Problem
2. Etiology

, 3. S/S




Question:
What are the categories of priority for nursing diagnosis/interventions?
Answer:
High priority-life threatening


Medium priority-health threatening


Low priority-developmental needs




Question:
What are dependent nursing interventions?
Answer:
Nurse must have doctors orders




Question:
What are independent nursing interventions?
Answer:
activites that nurses are licensed to initiate on the basis of their knowledge &
skills