NURS1014 Chapter Terms Exam
Study Guide
assessment - Answer the collection of objective and subjective data about a patients
health
critical thinking - Answer thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates
evidence, and assesses conclusions.
database - Answer a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use
of data
diagnostic reasoning - Answer the process of analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses
evidence informed practice - Answer a way of practice that does not just use
information from research but goes beyond to use many other sources of data to help
treat a patient. ex. intuition
health promotion - Answer the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health
medical diagnosis - Answer the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
nursing diagnosis - Answer used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual
or potential health problems
objective data - Answer information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer;
signs
social determinants of health - Answer The conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at
global, national, and local levels
subjective data - Answer things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
critical cultural perspective - Answer understanding culture as a cultural and relational
aspect of ourselves that shifts and changes over time, depending on our history, social
context, gender, past experiences, professional identity, and so on
culture - Answer Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
cultural competence - Answer the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes or personal
attributes required by nurses to maximize respectful relationships with diverse
,populations of clients and coworkers.
cultural safety - Answer both a process and an outcome whose goal is to promote
greater equity by focusing on the rot causes of power imbalances and inequitable social
relationships in health care
cultural sensitivity - Answer the idea that health care providers should be aware of and
accommodate peoples values, beliefs, customs, and practices.
ethnicity - Answer often implies geographical or national affiliation
clarification - Answer examiner's response used when the patient's word choice is
ambiguous or confusing
closed ended questions - Answer Questions that can be answered in short or single
word responses.
confrontation - Answer you observe a certain action, feeling, or statement and focus the
patients attention on it
distancing - Answer the use of impersonal speech to put space between one's self and a
threat
facilitation - Answer active listening response that encourages the patient to continue
with what they are saying
false assurance - Answer Using supportive yet false phrases in an attempt to offer
comfort; you promise something that will not occur or is unrealistic
jargon - Answer special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession
or group and are difficult for others to understand.
leading question - Answer Questions asked in a way that suggest you have a preferred
answer
open ended questions - Answer questions that allow respondents to answer however
they want
rapport - Answer A positive relationship
reflection - Answer an echo of the patients words to get them to focus on a certain part
of what they have said
summary - Answer a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
unwanted advice - Answer Taking over the patient's responsibility to make a decision.
verbal communication - Answer expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
biographical data - Answer Name
, Address and phone number
Age and birth date
Birthplace
Sex
Marital status
Race
Ethnic origin
Occupation: usual and present
current health status - Answer A composite picture of a number of factors in a patient's
life, such as dietary habits, current medications, allergies, exercise, alcohol or tobacco
use, recreational drug use, sleep patterns and disorders, and immunizations.
family history - Answer any significant illnesses that run in the patient's family
functional assessment - Answer screens the safety of independent living, the need for
home health services, and quality of life
past health - Answer Childhood Illnesses, Accidents or Injuries, Serious or Chronic
Illnesses, Hospitalizations, Operations, Obstetric History, Immunizations, Last
examination date, Allergies, Current Medications
reason for seeking care - Answer Brief, spontaneous statement in the person's own
words that describes the reason for the visit
review of systems - Answer description of individual body systems in order to discover
any symptoms not directly related to the main problem
sign - Answer an objective abnormality that you as the examiner could detect on
physical examination or in laboratory reports
source of history - Answer Record who furnishes the information, judge how reliable the
informant seems and how willing, note any special circumstances
symptom - Answer subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
affect - Answer Appearance of observable emotions
antecubital fossa - Answer interior depression of the elbow; blood pressure site
blood pressure - Answer the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of
blood vessels
Study Guide
assessment - Answer the collection of objective and subjective data about a patients
health
critical thinking - Answer thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and
conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates
evidence, and assesses conclusions.
database - Answer a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use
of data
diagnostic reasoning - Answer the process of analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses
evidence informed practice - Answer a way of practice that does not just use
information from research but goes beyond to use many other sources of data to help
treat a patient. ex. intuition
health promotion - Answer the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
to improve, their health
medical diagnosis - Answer the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
nursing diagnosis - Answer used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual
or potential health problems
objective data - Answer information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer;
signs
social determinants of health - Answer The conditions in which people are born, grow,
live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at
global, national, and local levels
subjective data - Answer things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
critical cultural perspective - Answer understanding culture as a cultural and relational
aspect of ourselves that shifts and changes over time, depending on our history, social
context, gender, past experiences, professional identity, and so on
culture - Answer Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
cultural competence - Answer the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes or personal
attributes required by nurses to maximize respectful relationships with diverse
,populations of clients and coworkers.
cultural safety - Answer both a process and an outcome whose goal is to promote
greater equity by focusing on the rot causes of power imbalances and inequitable social
relationships in health care
cultural sensitivity - Answer the idea that health care providers should be aware of and
accommodate peoples values, beliefs, customs, and practices.
ethnicity - Answer often implies geographical or national affiliation
clarification - Answer examiner's response used when the patient's word choice is
ambiguous or confusing
closed ended questions - Answer Questions that can be answered in short or single
word responses.
confrontation - Answer you observe a certain action, feeling, or statement and focus the
patients attention on it
distancing - Answer the use of impersonal speech to put space between one's self and a
threat
facilitation - Answer active listening response that encourages the patient to continue
with what they are saying
false assurance - Answer Using supportive yet false phrases in an attempt to offer
comfort; you promise something that will not occur or is unrealistic
jargon - Answer special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession
or group and are difficult for others to understand.
leading question - Answer Questions asked in a way that suggest you have a preferred
answer
open ended questions - Answer questions that allow respondents to answer however
they want
rapport - Answer A positive relationship
reflection - Answer an echo of the patients words to get them to focus on a certain part
of what they have said
summary - Answer a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
unwanted advice - Answer Taking over the patient's responsibility to make a decision.
verbal communication - Answer expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
biographical data - Answer Name
, Address and phone number
Age and birth date
Birthplace
Sex
Marital status
Race
Ethnic origin
Occupation: usual and present
current health status - Answer A composite picture of a number of factors in a patient's
life, such as dietary habits, current medications, allergies, exercise, alcohol or tobacco
use, recreational drug use, sleep patterns and disorders, and immunizations.
family history - Answer any significant illnesses that run in the patient's family
functional assessment - Answer screens the safety of independent living, the need for
home health services, and quality of life
past health - Answer Childhood Illnesses, Accidents or Injuries, Serious or Chronic
Illnesses, Hospitalizations, Operations, Obstetric History, Immunizations, Last
examination date, Allergies, Current Medications
reason for seeking care - Answer Brief, spontaneous statement in the person's own
words that describes the reason for the visit
review of systems - Answer description of individual body systems in order to discover
any symptoms not directly related to the main problem
sign - Answer an objective abnormality that you as the examiner could detect on
physical examination or in laboratory reports
source of history - Answer Record who furnishes the information, judge how reliable the
informant seems and how willing, note any special circumstances
symptom - Answer subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
affect - Answer Appearance of observable emotions
antecubital fossa - Answer interior depression of the elbow; blood pressure site
blood pressure - Answer the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of
blood vessels
