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STUDY GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 6th EDITION.

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STUDY GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 6th EDITION. STUDY GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 6th EDITION.

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STUDY GUIDE FOR
UNDERSTANDING
MEDICAL SURGICAL
th
NURSING 6 EDITION.

, Answers
CHAPTERs11 Subjectives1Data
CRITICALs1THINKINGs1AND Definition:s 1 Informations 1 thats 1 iss 1 provideds 1 verballys
1 bys 1 thes1patients1ands1referreds1tos1ass1symptoms.
THEs1NURSINGs1PROCESS
Nursings1Diagnosis
AUDIOs1CASEs1STUDY
Definition:s1Pers1NANDAs1International,s1as1nursings1diagn
Janes1ands1thes1Nursings1Process osiss1iss1as1“clinicals1judgments1concernings1as1humans1res
1. Assessment/datas1collection,s1diagnosis,s1planning,s1im ponses1tos1healths1conditions/lifes1processes,s1ors1as1vulnera
ple-s1mentation,s1ands1evaluation. bilitys1fors1thats1response,
2. Janes1wass1exhausted,s1faileds1as1test,s1ands1wass1pull bys1ans1individual,s1family,s1groups1ors1community.s1As1nursi
eds1ins1toos1manys1directions. ngs1diag-
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es1froms1work,s1ands1wasteds1times1betweens1classess1t erventionss1tos1achieves1outcomess1fors1whichs1thes1nurses1h
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VOCABULARY Evaluation
Nursings1Process Definition:s1Examinations1ofs1outcomess1ands1interventionss1
Definition:s1Ans1organizings1frameworks1thats1linkss1thinkings1 tos1de-
withs1nursings1actions.s1Stepss1includes1assessment/datas1coll s1termines1progresss1towards1desireds1outcomess1ands1effectiv
ection,s1nursings1diagnosis,s1planning,s1implementation,s1ands1 enesss1ofs1interventions.
evaluation.
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3. (1)s 1 iss 1 correct.s 1 Thes 1 nurses 1 whos 1 keepss 1 tryin es 1 datas 1 thats 1 thes 1 patients1musts 1 report.
gs 1 untils 1 theos 1 prob- 9. (2)s 1 indicatess 1 thats 1 thes 1 patients 1 iss 1 concerneds
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2,s 1 3,s 1 4)s1ares 1 incorrect. )s 1 relatess 1 tos 1 basics 1 nees1dss 1 suchs 1 ass 1 air,s 1 o
4. (3,s 1 4,s 1 5,s 1 1,s 1 2)s 1 iss 1 thes 1 corrects 1 order. xygen,s 1 ands 1 water.s 1 (3)s 1 relatess 1 tos 1 fees1lings 1
5. (1)s 1 iss 1 thes 1 bests 1 definition.s 1 (2,s 1 3,s 1 4)s 1 do loved.s 1 (4)s 1 iss 1 relateds 1 tos 1 havings 1 positives 1 se
s 1 nots 1 defines1criticals 1 thinkings 1 buts 1 ares 1 exa lf-s1esteem.
mpless 1 ofs 1 goods 1 thinkins1g. 10. (4)s 1 iss 1 objective,s 1 realistic,s 1 ands 1 measurables 1 withs 1 as 1 tim
REVIEWs1 QUESTIONS—
TESTs 1 PREPARATION
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airways 1 clearance,s 1 nutrition,s 1 ands 1 strength,s 1 nots
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1 directlys1tos 1 swallowing.
6. (4)s 1 iss 1 correct.s 1 Evaluations 1 determiness 1 whether 11. s1(2)s 1 iss 1 correct.s 1 Thes 1 threes 1 partss 1 ofs 1 as 1 di
s 1 goalss 1 as1res 1 achieveds 1 ands 1 interventionss 1 effe agnosiss 1 inclus1des 1 thes 1 problems 1 (froms 1 thes 1
ctive.s 1 (2)s 1 iss 1 thes 1 rols1es 1 ofs 1 thes 1 physician.s 1 ( NANDAs 1 Internationals 1 [s1NANDA-
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7. (1)s 1 iss 1 correct.s 1 Thes 1 licenseds 1 practicals 1 nurse/li oms.s 1 (3)s1iss 1 as 1 medicals 1 diagnosis.s 1 (4)s 1 iss 1
censeds 1 vs1oca- nots 1 as 1 NANDA-
tionals 1 nurses 1 cans 1 collects 1 data,s 1 whichs 1 includ Is 1 diagnosis,s 1 ands 1 thes 1 evidences 1 iss 1 nots 1 relat
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, Answers
CHAPTERs12
6.s 1 Healths 1 literacy:s 1 Degrees 1 tos 1 whichs 1 as 1 persons 1 hass 1

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makings 1 betweens 1 thes 1 healths 1 cares 1 providers 1 ands 1
EVIDENCE- s 1 pas1tient.
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selys 1 changes 1 thes 1 resultss 1 ares 1 controlled.
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s 1 Searchs 1 ans 1 ds 1 collects 1 thes 1 mosts 1 relevants 1 a
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taffs1cans1increases1patients’s1successs1ins1quittings1ss1
moking,s 1 especiallys 1 ins 1 as 1 hospitals 1 setting.

VOCABULARY
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baseds 1 practice:s 1 As 1 systematics 1 processs 1 thats 1 us
ess 1 curres1nts 1 evidences 1 ins 1 makings 1 decisionss 1 a
bouts 1 patients 1 care.
2. Evidence-
informeds 1 practice:s 1 Considerations 1 ofs 1 patients 1 fac-
torss 1 alongs 1 withs 1 thes 1 uses 1 ofs 1 evidences 1 fors
1 shareds 1 decis1sion-
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