NURS 6001 EXAM 1 Questions with Answers (100% Correct
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comprehensive assessment —Answer: (initial) results in baseline data for problem
identification and care planning, time consuming, complete, all aspects of preventive
health/physical disease
episodic/problem-focused assessment —Answer: based on the patient's health issues, involves
one or two body systems. smaller scope, but more in depth
What is the nursing process? —Answer: systematic problem-solving approach to identifying
and treating human responses to actual or potential health difficulties. patient centered and
focuses on problem solving and inhaling strengths. uses ADPIE
emergency assessment —Answer: involves life threatening or unstable situation, traumatic
injury, uses ABCDE
ABCDE —Answer: airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
ADPIE —Answer: assessment of patient, nursing diagnosis, planning care, implementing and
then evaluating patients status
implementation —Answer: collaboration with other team members, involvement of patient
and family, actually doing the phase
evaluation —Answer: how effective is nursing care and each phases affects the other
nursing diagnosis vs medical diagnosis —Answer: medical focuses on diagnosis and treatment
of disease whereas nursing focuses on the human response to actual or potential health
problems
assessment —Answer: establish baseline, review history, physical assessment
diagnosis —Answer: clustering of data to make a judgement or statement about the patient's
difficulties or condition
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, Nanda diagnosis for nursing —Answer: a clinical judgement about individual, family, or
community responses to actual or potential health difficulties/life processes. Provides the basis
for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable
Pulse Ratings —Answer: 0= absent
+1 = weak, diminished
+2 = normal
+3 = full, increased
+4 = bounding
normal oral temperature range —Answer: 97.7-99.5 F
normal range for Temporal range —Answer: 98.7-100.5 F
COLDERR —Answer: characteristic, onset, location, duration, exacerbation, relief, radiation
6 stages of infection cycles —Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent —Answer: bacteria, viruses, and fungi
reservoir —Answer: place for growth and multiplication of microorganisms is the natural
habitat of the organism (other people, animals, soil, food, water, milk and inanimate objects)
portal of exit —Answer: point of escape for the organism from the reservoir (respiratory,
gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts, as well as breaks in the skin and blood and tissue
means of transmission —Answer: how an organism is transmitted from its reservoir, through
touching, kissing, sexual intercourse, contaminated instrument, blood, food, water, or
inanimate objects, vectors like mosquitos, ticks, and lice
portal of entry —Answer: point at which organisms enter a new host, same as exit route...
urinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal tracts
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Answers)
comprehensive assessment —Answer: (initial) results in baseline data for problem
identification and care planning, time consuming, complete, all aspects of preventive
health/physical disease
episodic/problem-focused assessment —Answer: based on the patient's health issues, involves
one or two body systems. smaller scope, but more in depth
What is the nursing process? —Answer: systematic problem-solving approach to identifying
and treating human responses to actual or potential health difficulties. patient centered and
focuses on problem solving and inhaling strengths. uses ADPIE
emergency assessment —Answer: involves life threatening or unstable situation, traumatic
injury, uses ABCDE
ABCDE —Answer: airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure
ADPIE —Answer: assessment of patient, nursing diagnosis, planning care, implementing and
then evaluating patients status
implementation —Answer: collaboration with other team members, involvement of patient
and family, actually doing the phase
evaluation —Answer: how effective is nursing care and each phases affects the other
nursing diagnosis vs medical diagnosis —Answer: medical focuses on diagnosis and treatment
of disease whereas nursing focuses on the human response to actual or potential health
problems
assessment —Answer: establish baseline, review history, physical assessment
diagnosis —Answer: clustering of data to make a judgement or statement about the patient's
difficulties or condition
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, Nanda diagnosis for nursing —Answer: a clinical judgement about individual, family, or
community responses to actual or potential health difficulties/life processes. Provides the basis
for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable
Pulse Ratings —Answer: 0= absent
+1 = weak, diminished
+2 = normal
+3 = full, increased
+4 = bounding
normal oral temperature range —Answer: 97.7-99.5 F
normal range for Temporal range —Answer: 98.7-100.5 F
COLDERR —Answer: characteristic, onset, location, duration, exacerbation, relief, radiation
6 stages of infection cycles —Answer: infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of
transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
infectious agent —Answer: bacteria, viruses, and fungi
reservoir —Answer: place for growth and multiplication of microorganisms is the natural
habitat of the organism (other people, animals, soil, food, water, milk and inanimate objects)
portal of exit —Answer: point of escape for the organism from the reservoir (respiratory,
gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts, as well as breaks in the skin and blood and tissue
means of transmission —Answer: how an organism is transmitted from its reservoir, through
touching, kissing, sexual intercourse, contaminated instrument, blood, food, water, or
inanimate objects, vectors like mosquitos, ticks, and lice
portal of entry —Answer: point at which organisms enter a new host, same as exit route...
urinary, respiratory, and gastrointestinal tracts
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