NUR 215 Module 1 to 2
Roles of a nurse - answer direct care provider
communicator
client/family educator
client advocate
counselor
change agent
leader
manager
case manager
research consumer
Important qualities of a nurse - answer Critical thinking
Caring and compassion
detail oriented
organizational skills
Speaking skills
Listening Skills
patience
competence
emotional stability
physical stamina
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerphysiological,
safety,
love/belonging,
esteem,
self-actualization
Nursing Process (RN Steps) - answerAssessment
Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Air, Breathing, and Circulation - answerCritical for survival
1st is Airway
2nd is Breathing
3rd is Circulation
Least Restrictive - answerProtects clients civil and legal rights
Unauthorized use of restraints can be: assault and batter, false imprisonment
, Use least restrictive methods of restraining first
Physical restraints only when the client, staff, or others' safety is at risk
Least invasive - answerReduce number of organisms introduced into body to reduce
hospital acquired infections
Reduce client infections to reduce need for antibiotics
Emergent - answerClass I - Life threatening injuries
Immediate treatment = chance for survival
Highest priority
Urgent - answerClass II - Serious and extensive injuries
Does not pose an immediate threat to life = Potential for survival with delay treatment
Non-urgent - answerClass III - less serious and less extensive injuries
Do not pose a threat to life
No threat to life even with delayed treatment
Expectant - answerClass IV - injuries are not compatible with life
Potential for survival does not exist, even with treatment
Scarce resources reserved for Classes I, II, III
Nursing process - answerA cyclical, critical thinking process that consists of five steps to
follow in a purposeful, goal-directed five steps to follow in a purposeful, goal-directed
systematic way to achieve optimal client outcomes.systematic way to achieve optimal
client outcome
A nurse give the patient their pain medication for post-operative pain. This is an
example of what part post-operative pain. This is an example of what part of the nursing
process.of the nursing process. - answerImplementation
The nurse is doing which part of the nursing process when they evaluate the
effectiveness of the pain when they evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medication
that was just given to the patient.medication that was just given to the patient. -
answerEvaluation
A patient is found down on the floor in the bathroom. The nurse will do this first.
bathroom. The nurse will do this first. - answerAsses
American Nursing Association (ANA) - answerNursing is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of
suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Benner's Model - answernovice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
Roles of a nurse - answer direct care provider
communicator
client/family educator
client advocate
counselor
change agent
leader
manager
case manager
research consumer
Important qualities of a nurse - answer Critical thinking
Caring and compassion
detail oriented
organizational skills
Speaking skills
Listening Skills
patience
competence
emotional stability
physical stamina
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - answerphysiological,
safety,
love/belonging,
esteem,
self-actualization
Nursing Process (RN Steps) - answerAssessment
Analysis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Air, Breathing, and Circulation - answerCritical for survival
1st is Airway
2nd is Breathing
3rd is Circulation
Least Restrictive - answerProtects clients civil and legal rights
Unauthorized use of restraints can be: assault and batter, false imprisonment
, Use least restrictive methods of restraining first
Physical restraints only when the client, staff, or others' safety is at risk
Least invasive - answerReduce number of organisms introduced into body to reduce
hospital acquired infections
Reduce client infections to reduce need for antibiotics
Emergent - answerClass I - Life threatening injuries
Immediate treatment = chance for survival
Highest priority
Urgent - answerClass II - Serious and extensive injuries
Does not pose an immediate threat to life = Potential for survival with delay treatment
Non-urgent - answerClass III - less serious and less extensive injuries
Do not pose a threat to life
No threat to life even with delayed treatment
Expectant - answerClass IV - injuries are not compatible with life
Potential for survival does not exist, even with treatment
Scarce resources reserved for Classes I, II, III
Nursing process - answerA cyclical, critical thinking process that consists of five steps to
follow in a purposeful, goal-directed five steps to follow in a purposeful, goal-directed
systematic way to achieve optimal client outcomes.systematic way to achieve optimal
client outcome
A nurse give the patient their pain medication for post-operative pain. This is an
example of what part post-operative pain. This is an example of what part of the nursing
process.of the nursing process. - answerImplementation
The nurse is doing which part of the nursing process when they evaluate the
effectiveness of the pain when they evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medication
that was just given to the patient.medication that was just given to the patient. -
answerEvaluation
A patient is found down on the floor in the bathroom. The nurse will do this first.
bathroom. The nurse will do this first. - answerAsses
American Nursing Association (ANA) - answerNursing is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of
suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
Benner's Model - answernovice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
