NURS 215 Exam Modules 1 + 2 2025
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Nursing Diagnosis - ✔✔A form of secondary health care, the stage in which you
analyze the data you gathered during the assessment stage. It also begins during the
assessment phase. The purpose is to identify the client's health status.
Prioritize - ✔✔Airway, Breathing, Circulation. Or use Maslow's hierarchy to develop a
plan of care that is correctly prioritized. Acute vs. Chronic, Urgent vs. Non-urgent,
Stable vs. Unstable.
Scopes of Practice - ✔✔Legally refers to permissible boundaries of practice and is
defined by state statutes (written law) rules and regulations, or a combination of the
two.
HIPPA - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ✔✔physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem,
self-actualization
Primary Disease Prevention - ✔✔Prevent disease occurrence (e.g., HPV vaccination,
smoking cessation, exercise)
Secondary Disease Prevention - ✔✔Screening and education early for disease to
promote intervention (e.g., Pap smear, HIV testing, mammograms)
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, Tertiary Prevention - ✔✔Focuses on returning the client to highest level of function.
(e.g., rehab, hospice, palliative care)
Patient Safety - ✔✔PPE, hand washing, personal hygiene, physical environment, follow
protocols, and educate.
Delegation - ✔✔Takes place when the RN, who holds the authority for nursing care
delivery, transfers responsibility for the performance of a task to UAP while retaining
accountability for a safe outcome. Five "rights"
The five "Rights" of delegation - ✔✔right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ✔✔Defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing
practice; vary from state to state
Occupation - ✔✔A job, can be used to describe nursing as it is an hourly job and they
do not have control over their working environment.
Profession - ✔✔Must have scientific and theoretical knowledge, be kept in check by
peers, and have a code of ethics. Nursing meets criteria for being a profession.
Ideal Nursing Traits - ✔✔Altruism, Autonomy, Human Dignity, Integrity, Social
Justice, Caring, Competence, Fidelity
Standards of Care - ✔✔Define and direct the level of care nurses should give, and
implicate those who don't follow them. Set by entities such as the ANA, AACN, and
AAOHN. Can vary from state to state.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Nursing Diagnosis - ✔✔A form of secondary health care, the stage in which you
analyze the data you gathered during the assessment stage. It also begins during the
assessment phase. The purpose is to identify the client's health status.
Prioritize - ✔✔Airway, Breathing, Circulation. Or use Maslow's hierarchy to develop a
plan of care that is correctly prioritized. Acute vs. Chronic, Urgent vs. Non-urgent,
Stable vs. Unstable.
Scopes of Practice - ✔✔Legally refers to permissible boundaries of practice and is
defined by state statutes (written law) rules and regulations, or a combination of the
two.
HIPPA - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ✔✔physiological needs, safety, love/belonging, esteem,
self-actualization
Primary Disease Prevention - ✔✔Prevent disease occurrence (e.g., HPV vaccination,
smoking cessation, exercise)
Secondary Disease Prevention - ✔✔Screening and education early for disease to
promote intervention (e.g., Pap smear, HIV testing, mammograms)
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, Tertiary Prevention - ✔✔Focuses on returning the client to highest level of function.
(e.g., rehab, hospice, palliative care)
Patient Safety - ✔✔PPE, hand washing, personal hygiene, physical environment, follow
protocols, and educate.
Delegation - ✔✔Takes place when the RN, who holds the authority for nursing care
delivery, transfers responsibility for the performance of a task to UAP while retaining
accountability for a safe outcome. Five "rights"
The five "Rights" of delegation - ✔✔right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) - ✔✔Defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing
practice; vary from state to state
Occupation - ✔✔A job, can be used to describe nursing as it is an hourly job and they
do not have control over their working environment.
Profession - ✔✔Must have scientific and theoretical knowledge, be kept in check by
peers, and have a code of ethics. Nursing meets criteria for being a profession.
Ideal Nursing Traits - ✔✔Altruism, Autonomy, Human Dignity, Integrity, Social
Justice, Caring, Competence, Fidelity
Standards of Care - ✔✔Define and direct the level of care nurses should give, and
implicate those who don't follow them. Set by entities such as the ANA, AACN, and
AAOHN. Can vary from state to state.
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