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NUR 200 Exam 1
NUR 200 Exam 1 (A+ Solution guide)

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1. Noticing Indicate when a situation is normal,
abnormal or has changed. Get an ini-
tial grasp on the situation

2. Application to thinking noticing Collect: Subjective & objective data
VS, Complaints, self-described symp-
toms. What nurse notices, such as
rashes, swelling, bruising, etc

3. Identifying signs and symptoms Noticing

4. Gathering Complete and Accurate Data Noticing

5. Assessing Systematically and Comprehen- Noticing
sively

6. Predicting (and Managing) Potential Compli- Noticing
cations

7. Identifying Assumptions Noticing

8. 5 concepts of critical thinking Standards Attitudes Competencies Ex-
perience Specific Knowledge Base

9. Nursing Process The nursing process is a variation of
scientific reasoning that involves five
steps: assessment, nursing diagnosis,
planning, implementation, and evalu-
ation.Assess (collection verification of
data and analysis of data) Diagnose,
Plan, Implement, Evaluate





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10. cue obtain information that you obtain
through sense. (Lies still with arms
along side: tense. States has not
turned in some time. Reports pain a 7
and on scale of 0-10)

11. Sources of Data Patient, family and significant other,
health care team, medical records,
other records and scientific literature

12. An initial patient-centered interview involves (1) setting the stage, (2) gathering
information about the patient's prob-
lems and setting an agenda, (3) col-
lecting the assessment or a nursing
health history, and (4) terminating the
interview.

13. A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the Health perception-health manage-
pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been over 6 ment pattern
months since you've been here, but your ap-
pointment was for every 2 months. Tell me
about that. Also I see from your last visit that
the doctor recommended routine exercise.
Can you tell me how successful you've been
in following his plan?" The nurse's assessment



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covers which of Gordon's functional health
patterns?

14. The nurse observes a patient walking down Clinical inference.
the hall with a shuffling gait. When the patient
returns to bed, the nurse checks the strength
in both of the patient's legs. The nurse applies
the information gained to suspect that the pa-
tient has a mobility problem. This conclusion
is an example of:

15. A 72-year-old male patient comes to the A problem-oriented approach
health clinic for an annual follow-up. The
nurse enters the patient's room and notices
him to be diaphoretic, holding his chest and
breathing with difficulty. The nurse immedi-
ately checks the patient's heart rate and blood
pressure and asks him, "Tell me where your
pain is." Which of the following assessment
approaches does this scenario describe?

16. The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a Working phase
typical night's sleep. What do you do to fall
asleep? Do you have difficulty falling or stay-
ing asleep? This series of questions would like-
ly occur during which phase of a patient-cen-
tered interview?

17. A nurse is assigned to a 42-year-old mother "You have four children; do you have
of 4 who weighs 136.2 kg (300 lbs), has dia- any concerns about going home and
betes, and works part time in the kitchen of caring for them?"
a restaurant. The patient is facing surgery for
gallbladder disease. Which of the following

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