Exam 1- Nursing Concepts Questions
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
Therapeutic Process - Answer: desirable and beneficial
-assists idividuals to promote health, prevent illness, and cope with death
what is nursing? - Answer: -both an art and a science
-a discipline with a unique body of knowldge upon which diagnosis and treatment decisions are made
-critical thinking approach (nursing process)
What roles do nurses take on? - Answer: caregiver, manager, and a teacher of healthcare
Humanities in relation to nursing - Answer: history, ethics, performing arts, religon, philosophy, religon
Life Sciences in relation to nursing - Answer: biology, microbio, anatomy/physiology, pathophys
Communications in relation to nursing - Answer: informatics, therapeutics, english
Social Science in relation to nursing - Answer: health of populations, family ect.
-have to change society, not just individual
Physicians - Answer: -Physicians=highly involved in traumatic injuries
primary goal is to CURE, treating diseases
PT - Answer: physical therapist
-muscular/skeletal rehab, motility
OT - Answer: -functional living-restoring
,-occupational therapist
RT - Answer: -respiratory therapist
-ventilation and respiration
Pharmacist - Answer: -dispense meds, consults
social worker and pastoral care - Answer: reassurance and spirititual
Health Related discipline? - Answer: it is important to know other healthcare providers as a nurse... your
teammates!!!
Wellness/Illness - Answer: Wellness- state of well-being
Illness- diminished functioning ability
Health Promotion/Maintenance - Answer: Promotion- increasing wellness (eating habits/ physical
activity)
Maintenance- preventing disease, immunizations, washing your hands, contamination of water in the
enviorment you live in
Primary Healthcare Providers - Answer: family practicioner, NP, E.R. (those who dont have primarycare)
**they serve to treat common illnesses -basic routine care
ie...flu, virus
Collaboration - Answer: multi-disciplines=better outcomes!
Holistic Healthcare - Answer: treating patient physically, psychological, mentally, spiritually ect
Ex: yoga, accupuncture, relaxation, massage
Accountability/responsibility - Answer: -accountable=answerable to actions/decisions taken (outcomes)
, -responsable=duties layed out in job description, nursing standards based on ANA
Autonomy - Answer: -ability to make decisions freely and dependently due to your education
-physicians used to be the only ones who could diagnos a patient
-more educated=more knowledgable=better autonomist
Patient's Rights - Answer: Bill of rights 1973
-www.patienttalk.info/AHA-Patient_Bill_of_rights.htm
Advanced Directives - Answer: -tell people what you want and dont want
-in patient's bill of rights
-advanced preparation of healthcare directions (DNR)
What are the goals of the Healthcare system? - Answer: safety
effectiveness
patient-centeredness
-timeliness
-efficency
-equity
Safety - Answer: -avoid injury and harm from care that is meant to aid the patient (errors in the hospital
are the 5th leading cause of death)
-duty as a nurse=not making medication errors
Effectiveness - Answer: assuring the "evidence-based" care is actually deliverd (AVOID overuse of
medically unproven care and underuse of medically sound care)
-give patient benefit/risk treatment
timeliness - Answer: avoiding unwanted delays
and Complete Solutions Graded A+
Therapeutic Process - Answer: desirable and beneficial
-assists idividuals to promote health, prevent illness, and cope with death
what is nursing? - Answer: -both an art and a science
-a discipline with a unique body of knowldge upon which diagnosis and treatment decisions are made
-critical thinking approach (nursing process)
What roles do nurses take on? - Answer: caregiver, manager, and a teacher of healthcare
Humanities in relation to nursing - Answer: history, ethics, performing arts, religon, philosophy, religon
Life Sciences in relation to nursing - Answer: biology, microbio, anatomy/physiology, pathophys
Communications in relation to nursing - Answer: informatics, therapeutics, english
Social Science in relation to nursing - Answer: health of populations, family ect.
-have to change society, not just individual
Physicians - Answer: -Physicians=highly involved in traumatic injuries
primary goal is to CURE, treating diseases
PT - Answer: physical therapist
-muscular/skeletal rehab, motility
OT - Answer: -functional living-restoring
,-occupational therapist
RT - Answer: -respiratory therapist
-ventilation and respiration
Pharmacist - Answer: -dispense meds, consults
social worker and pastoral care - Answer: reassurance and spirititual
Health Related discipline? - Answer: it is important to know other healthcare providers as a nurse... your
teammates!!!
Wellness/Illness - Answer: Wellness- state of well-being
Illness- diminished functioning ability
Health Promotion/Maintenance - Answer: Promotion- increasing wellness (eating habits/ physical
activity)
Maintenance- preventing disease, immunizations, washing your hands, contamination of water in the
enviorment you live in
Primary Healthcare Providers - Answer: family practicioner, NP, E.R. (those who dont have primarycare)
**they serve to treat common illnesses -basic routine care
ie...flu, virus
Collaboration - Answer: multi-disciplines=better outcomes!
Holistic Healthcare - Answer: treating patient physically, psychological, mentally, spiritually ect
Ex: yoga, accupuncture, relaxation, massage
Accountability/responsibility - Answer: -accountable=answerable to actions/decisions taken (outcomes)
, -responsable=duties layed out in job description, nursing standards based on ANA
Autonomy - Answer: -ability to make decisions freely and dependently due to your education
-physicians used to be the only ones who could diagnos a patient
-more educated=more knowledgable=better autonomist
Patient's Rights - Answer: Bill of rights 1973
-www.patienttalk.info/AHA-Patient_Bill_of_rights.htm
Advanced Directives - Answer: -tell people what you want and dont want
-in patient's bill of rights
-advanced preparation of healthcare directions (DNR)
What are the goals of the Healthcare system? - Answer: safety
effectiveness
patient-centeredness
-timeliness
-efficency
-equity
Safety - Answer: -avoid injury and harm from care that is meant to aid the patient (errors in the hospital
are the 5th leading cause of death)
-duty as a nurse=not making medication errors
Effectiveness - Answer: assuring the "evidence-based" care is actually deliverd (AVOID overuse of
medically unproven care and underuse of medically sound care)
-give patient benefit/risk treatment
timeliness - Answer: avoiding unwanted delays
