HESI SPECIALTY EXAM questions with complete
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1. Evidence-Based Assessment ´Current and best clinical practice based on research sta
dards focused on systematic reviews of randomized
clinical trials (RCTs)
´Utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction
with provider experience will lead to better health
outcomes for patients
´Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels will assist health
educators to make EBP the "gold standard" of
practice
2. Nursing Process ´Assessment: Collection of subjective and objective data
´Diagnoses: Analysis of subjective and objective data to
make a professional nursing judgement.
´Planning: Developing a plan of nursing care and
outcome criteria.
´Implementation: Carrying out the plan of care.
´Evaluation: Assessing whether outcome criteria have
been met and revising the plan of care if necessary.
3. subjective data Sensations or symptoms that can be verified only by the
client (e.g., pain).
4. objective data Findings directly observed or indirectly observed
through measurements (e.g., body temperature).
5. Comprehensive health assess- ´When a client enters the hospital for an elective
surgical
ment: procedure. The purpose is to arrive at conclusions about the
patient's health.
6. Ongoing or partial includes a brief reassessment of the patient's normal
assess- ment:
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body system.
7. ´First-level priority ´Emergent, life threatening, and immediate
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8. ´Second-level priority ´Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid furth
deterioration
9. ´Third-level priority ´Important to patient's health but can be addressed afte
more urgent problems are addressed
10. ´Collaborative problems ´Approach to treatment involves multiple disciplines
11. Holistic Model of Health ´Mind, body and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole
12. ´Mind, body and spirit ´Thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values,
are in- terdependent and and in- stitutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social
function as a whole groups
13. ´Characteristics of culture ´Learned
´Shared
´Adapted
´Dynamic
14. culturally sensitive Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitude
to-
ward diverse cultural populations
15. cultural apppriate applying underlying background knowledge necessary
to
provide the best possible health care
16. culturally competent ´Understanding and attending to total context of patient'
situation including the following:
´Immigration status
´Stress and social factors
´Cultural similarities and ditterences
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solutions updated to pass
1. Evidence-Based Assessment ´Current and best clinical practice based on research sta
dards focused on systematic reviews of randomized
clinical trials (RCTs)
´Utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction
with provider experience will lead to better health
outcomes for patients
´Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels will assist health
educators to make EBP the "gold standard" of
practice
2. Nursing Process ´Assessment: Collection of subjective and objective data
´Diagnoses: Analysis of subjective and objective data to
make a professional nursing judgement.
´Planning: Developing a plan of nursing care and
outcome criteria.
´Implementation: Carrying out the plan of care.
´Evaluation: Assessing whether outcome criteria have
been met and revising the plan of care if necessary.
3. subjective data Sensations or symptoms that can be verified only by the
client (e.g., pain).
4. objective data Findings directly observed or indirectly observed
through measurements (e.g., body temperature).
5. Comprehensive health assess- ´When a client enters the hospital for an elective
surgical
ment: procedure. The purpose is to arrive at conclusions about the
patient's health.
6. Ongoing or partial includes a brief reassessment of the patient's normal
assess- ment:
1/
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solutions updated to pass
body system.
7. ´First-level priority ´Emergent, life threatening, and immediate
2/
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solutions updated to pass
8. ´Second-level priority ´Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid furth
deterioration
9. ´Third-level priority ´Important to patient's health but can be addressed afte
more urgent problems are addressed
10. ´Collaborative problems ´Approach to treatment involves multiple disciplines
11. Holistic Model of Health ´Mind, body and spirit are interdependent and
function as a whole
12. ´Mind, body and spirit ´Thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values,
are in- terdependent and and in- stitutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social
function as a whole groups
13. ´Characteristics of culture ´Learned
´Shared
´Adapted
´Dynamic
14. culturally sensitive Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitude
to-
ward diverse cultural populations
15. cultural apppriate applying underlying background knowledge necessary
to
provide the best possible health care
16. culturally competent ´Understanding and attending to total context of patient'
situation including the following:
´Immigration status
´Stress and social factors
´Cultural similarities and ditterences
3/
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solutions updated to pass
17. the interview
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