NFDN 2003 MIDTERM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Priority Setting - correct answer_ -Self actualization
-esteem
-belonging
-safety
-physiological
first order - correct answer_ ABC'S (airway, breathing, and circulation)
second order - correct answer_ Actual problems needing immediate
help (elimination, pain, and nutrition)
Third Order - correct answer_ comfort, coping, early actual or potential
problems (Prevention)
Fourth oder - correct answer_ Potential problems in the future
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clinical pathways - correct answer_ Tools for tracking a patients
progress toward achieving positive outcomes within a specific
timeframe
-plan from admission to discharge
-benchmarks for patient to meet
-case management for client care
-developed using research, and clinical outcomes
-used for specific medical injuries
variance record - correct answer_ Any deviation off the clinical pathway
Roles of the practical nurse when using clinical pathways - correct
answer_ -monitor progress
-each event takes place including interventions
-monitor results
-document progress
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Care Mapping - correct answer_ Clinical guidelines to help facilitate the
coordination of care and education throughout hospitalization and
discharge
-outlines stages of the patient
-more of an algorithm: gives desired outcomes
-clients will be continually assessed
-no set timeframes: more base on assessment
Legal and Ethical Principles - correct answer_ -Canada health act
-CLPNA competencies
-Policies of agency
-standards of practice
chronic venous insufficiency/ Post thrombotic syndrome - correct
answer_ Results from obstruction of the venous valves
chronic venous insufficiency/ Post thrombotic syndrome (Clinical
Manifestations) - correct answer_ -might notice symptoms more in the
mornings
-will cause edema, altered pigmentation, pain, and status dermatitis
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-difficult to treat
-statis ulcers develop as a result: causing brownish discolouration of the
tissues
chronic venous insufficiency/ Post thrombotic syndrome
(Complications) - correct answer_ -Venous ulcerations
chronic venous insufficiency/ Post thrombotic syndrome (Management)
- correct answer_ -elevate the legs
-compression stockings
Leg ulcers - correct answer_ -an excavation of the skin that occurs when
inflamed necrotic tissue sloughs off
Leg ulcers (Pathophysiology) - correct answer_ -inadequate exchange of
oxygen and other nutrients in the tissue is the metabolic abnormality
that underlies the documentation of leg ulcers