NUR 305 FINAL - MODULE 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
What are the four broad goal of the american nurses association? - answer -1. Promote
health
2. To prevent illness
3. To treat responses to health or illness
4. To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
Nurse as a provider of care - answer -◦nursesprovide direct care to restore health
◦nurses focus on how a disease affects activity levels, abilities for tasks, coping skills,
and loss of function
◦nurses collaborate with other hcps
Independent nursing functions: - answer -◦teaching
◦therapeutic communication
◦physical procedures: (that can be done without an order)ambulate, bed baths, vital
signs
Nurse as a manager of care - answer -◦they know their patients/families (and their
needs)
◦communicate findings
◦referrals
◦documentation is key
Core nursing values include: - answer -◦respect
◦unity
◦diversity
◦integrity
◦excellencedo the best that you can all the time
What are the steps of the nursing process? - answer -assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is key to resolving problems? - answer -critical thinking
What is diagnostic reasoning? What is the seven-step process? - answer -uses critical
thinking to cluster the assessment info and to draw inferences and propose diagnoses
1. Identify strength and abnormal data
, 2. Cluster data
3. Draw inferences
4. Propose possible nursing diagnoses
5. Check for defining characteristics
6. Confirm or rule out diagnoses
7. Document conclusions
What are the three types of assessments and when would you use them? - answer --
emergency: life threatening or unstable situations
-comprehensive: (complete health history and physical assessment) upon hospital or
long term care admission, and annually for outpatients
-focused: (smaller in scope but more in depth on a specific issue) occurs in all settings
Emergency assessments are based on the mnemonic abcde.... Explain. - answer -a-
airway: cervical spine protection if suspected injury
B- breathing: rate and depth and use of accessory muscles
C- circulation: pulse rate and rythem; skin color
D- disability: pupils, movement , and loc
E- exposure
What is a comprehensive assessment? What does it include? - answer -includes a
complete health history and physical assessment
Includes all body systems and areas, usually in a head-to-toe format
What is a focused assessment? - answer -based on the patient's health issues
Smaller in scope than comprehensive, but more in depth on the specific issue(s)
What is. Subjective data? What is it based on? - answer -what the patient tells you
Based in the patient's experiences and perceptions
What is objective data? - answer -what you observe
Measurable and usually collected as part of the physical assessment
What is the difference between wellness and health? - answer --wellness: emotional,
spiritual and physical
-health: physical
Wellness is an example of a reason nurses would __________. What are some ways
you can facilitate wellness? - answer --collaborate
-health promotion and teaching
Most people live between _____ and _____ - answer -wellness and illness
What are the four broad goal of the american nurses association? - answer -1. Promote
health
2. To prevent illness
3. To treat responses to health or illness
4. To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
Nurse as a provider of care - answer -◦nursesprovide direct care to restore health
◦nurses focus on how a disease affects activity levels, abilities for tasks, coping skills,
and loss of function
◦nurses collaborate with other hcps
Independent nursing functions: - answer -◦teaching
◦therapeutic communication
◦physical procedures: (that can be done without an order)ambulate, bed baths, vital
signs
Nurse as a manager of care - answer -◦they know their patients/families (and their
needs)
◦communicate findings
◦referrals
◦documentation is key
Core nursing values include: - answer -◦respect
◦unity
◦diversity
◦integrity
◦excellencedo the best that you can all the time
What are the steps of the nursing process? - answer -assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is key to resolving problems? - answer -critical thinking
What is diagnostic reasoning? What is the seven-step process? - answer -uses critical
thinking to cluster the assessment info and to draw inferences and propose diagnoses
1. Identify strength and abnormal data
, 2. Cluster data
3. Draw inferences
4. Propose possible nursing diagnoses
5. Check for defining characteristics
6. Confirm or rule out diagnoses
7. Document conclusions
What are the three types of assessments and when would you use them? - answer --
emergency: life threatening or unstable situations
-comprehensive: (complete health history and physical assessment) upon hospital or
long term care admission, and annually for outpatients
-focused: (smaller in scope but more in depth on a specific issue) occurs in all settings
Emergency assessments are based on the mnemonic abcde.... Explain. - answer -a-
airway: cervical spine protection if suspected injury
B- breathing: rate and depth and use of accessory muscles
C- circulation: pulse rate and rythem; skin color
D- disability: pupils, movement , and loc
E- exposure
What is a comprehensive assessment? What does it include? - answer -includes a
complete health history and physical assessment
Includes all body systems and areas, usually in a head-to-toe format
What is a focused assessment? - answer -based on the patient's health issues
Smaller in scope than comprehensive, but more in depth on the specific issue(s)
What is. Subjective data? What is it based on? - answer -what the patient tells you
Based in the patient's experiences and perceptions
What is objective data? - answer -what you observe
Measurable and usually collected as part of the physical assessment
What is the difference between wellness and health? - answer --wellness: emotional,
spiritual and physical
-health: physical
Wellness is an example of a reason nurses would __________. What are some ways
you can facilitate wellness? - answer --collaborate
-health promotion and teaching
Most people live between _____ and _____ - answer -wellness and illness
