Fundamentals (NUR215) Exam 1
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Important qualities for nurses - ✔✔-Critical-Thinking Skills.
-Caring and Compassion.
-Detail Oriented.
-Organizational Skills.
-Speaking Skills.
-Listening Skills.
-Patience.
-Competence.
-Emotional stability
-Physical stamina
ICN definition of nursing - ✔✔Encompasses autonomy and collaborative care of
individuals of all ages
direct care - ✔✔involves personal interaction between nurse and clients
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,- restraints, administering meds, wound care
indirect care - ✔✔working on behalf of clients to improve their health status (ex.
ordering unit supplies)
- documenting, communicating w others ab pt, attending care conferences
acute care - ✔✔treat acute, sudden, often unexpected, urgent or emergent episodes of
injury and illness that can lead to death or disability without rapid intervention
steps of nursing process - ✔✔- assessment
- diagnosis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
assessment (step 1 of NP) - ✔✔gathering of info about patient related to physiological,
psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status
- observation
- physical assessment
- interview
HELP - ✔✔H: help. observe first signs the pt may be in distress
E: environment... look for safety hazards, look at machines and lines
L: look... at patient, examine thoroughly
P: people... who's in the room?
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,comprehensive asessment - ✔✔holistic information about pts overall health status,
helps identify problems and strengths
focused assessment - ✔✔assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses on
pertinent history and body regions
special needs assessment - ✔✔A type of focused assessment, provides in depth
information about a particular area of client functioning and often involves using a
specially designed form
- nutritional
- pain
- cultural
- spiritual
- psychosocial
- family
- wellness
- community
Karnofsky Performance Scale - ✔✔Used primarily in palliative care settings to assess
functional abilities at the end of life
health history components - ✔✔- biographical data
- c/c
- HPI
- clients perception of health status
- PMH/surgeries
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, - family health history
- social history
- medications (dose, time, last intake)
- allergies and rxn
- review of body systems
diagnosis (step 2 of NP) - ✔✔what could be wrong with the pt, actual or potential
condition
planning (step 3 of NP) - ✔✔- need complete assessment data
- develop a plan of care with realistic goals and effective interventions
- initial, ongoing, discharge planning
components of nursing order - ✔✔Date, subject, action verb, times and limits, signature
implementation (step 4 of NP) - ✔✔doing, delegating, and documenting
- check knowledge and abilities
- be organized
- prepare pt
delegation - ✔✔takes place when the RN, who holds the authority for nursing care
delivery, transfers responsibility for the performance of a task to a UAP while retaining
accountability for a safe outcome
5 rights of delegation - ✔✔1. Right task
2. Right circumstance
3. Right person
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Pass
Important qualities for nurses - ✔✔-Critical-Thinking Skills.
-Caring and Compassion.
-Detail Oriented.
-Organizational Skills.
-Speaking Skills.
-Listening Skills.
-Patience.
-Competence.
-Emotional stability
-Physical stamina
ICN definition of nursing - ✔✔Encompasses autonomy and collaborative care of
individuals of all ages
direct care - ✔✔involves personal interaction between nurse and clients
COPYRIGHT © 2025 BY GRACE AMELIA, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,- restraints, administering meds, wound care
indirect care - ✔✔working on behalf of clients to improve their health status (ex.
ordering unit supplies)
- documenting, communicating w others ab pt, attending care conferences
acute care - ✔✔treat acute, sudden, often unexpected, urgent or emergent episodes of
injury and illness that can lead to death or disability without rapid intervention
steps of nursing process - ✔✔- assessment
- diagnosis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
assessment (step 1 of NP) - ✔✔gathering of info about patient related to physiological,
psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status
- observation
- physical assessment
- interview
HELP - ✔✔H: help. observe first signs the pt may be in distress
E: environment... look for safety hazards, look at machines and lines
L: look... at patient, examine thoroughly
P: people... who's in the room?
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,comprehensive asessment - ✔✔holistic information about pts overall health status,
helps identify problems and strengths
focused assessment - ✔✔assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses on
pertinent history and body regions
special needs assessment - ✔✔A type of focused assessment, provides in depth
information about a particular area of client functioning and often involves using a
specially designed form
- nutritional
- pain
- cultural
- spiritual
- psychosocial
- family
- wellness
- community
Karnofsky Performance Scale - ✔✔Used primarily in palliative care settings to assess
functional abilities at the end of life
health history components - ✔✔- biographical data
- c/c
- HPI
- clients perception of health status
- PMH/surgeries
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, - family health history
- social history
- medications (dose, time, last intake)
- allergies and rxn
- review of body systems
diagnosis (step 2 of NP) - ✔✔what could be wrong with the pt, actual or potential
condition
planning (step 3 of NP) - ✔✔- need complete assessment data
- develop a plan of care with realistic goals and effective interventions
- initial, ongoing, discharge planning
components of nursing order - ✔✔Date, subject, action verb, times and limits, signature
implementation (step 4 of NP) - ✔✔doing, delegating, and documenting
- check knowledge and abilities
- be organized
- prepare pt
delegation - ✔✔takes place when the RN, who holds the authority for nursing care
delivery, transfers responsibility for the performance of a task to a UAP while retaining
accountability for a safe outcome
5 rights of delegation - ✔✔1. Right task
2. Right circumstance
3. Right person
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