NR 224 Fundamentals 1 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
requires skills and experience as well as knowledge
Critical thinking in nursing
influenced by professional standards and codes of ethics
a) Basic Critical thinking - results from limited knowledge and experience
b) Complex critical thinking - expresses autonomy by analyzing and examining data
Levels of critical thinking to determine best alternatives
c) Commitment - results from an expert level of knowledge, experience, developed
intuition, and reflective flexible attitudes
A tool used to clarify concepts through reflection by thinking back or recalling
How can reflective journaling be helpful to
situation
a nurse?
-Gives the chance to define and express clinical experiences in own words
A visual representation of patient problems and interventions that shows their
relationships to one another
What is concept mapping and how is it
-primary purpose of concept mapping is to better synthesize relevant data about a
helpful?
patient, including assessment data, nursing diagnoses, health needs, nursing
interventions, and evaluation measures
Nursing diagnoses, goals and expected outcomes, and nursing interventions, and a
What is a nursing care plan? section for evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patient's
clinical needs and situation
Who is ultimately responsible for the The nurse
patient, even when delegation is invovled?
clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical
Evidence-based practice
expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Assessment
Diagnosis
Nursing process Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
, Assessment- gather information about the patients condition
Diagnose- identify the patients problems
Plan- Set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing
Nursing Process steps
actions
Implement- Perform the nursing actions identified in planning
Evaluate- Determine if goals and expected outcomes are achieved
Interpretation
Analysis
Inference
Critical thinking skills
Evaluation
Explanation
Self-Regulation
Reflection
Aspects of critical thinking Language
Intuition
-Only share information with those the patient gives permission too. If patient has
altered LOC use best judgement
-Do not display patients’ identifying information (name, social security number,
address, telephone number) in public places
-Computer workstations should be password protected so that the agency can
track who is accessing patients’ records
-Be sure to sign off from your workstation each time you leave the console so that
In regards to HIPPA in the workplace what
other individuals do not use your password
is important to remember to help protect
-Keep computer workstations shielded from others view
your patients privacy?
-Shred unkept medical records so privacy of PHI is maintained
-Communicate orally in a way that others not involved in the patient’s care cannot
hear you.
-When transferring PHI via fax or computer, follow your agency’s policies and
procedures.
-Communicate by telephone using a private line, and verify the identity of the
person or agency receiving the information.
Give patients new rights to access their medical records, restrict access by others,
request changes, and learn how they have been accessed
Restrict most disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to the minimum
needed for health care treatment and business operations
Provide that all patients are formally notified of covered entities' privacy practices
HIPPA Privacy Rule Enable patients to decide whether or not they will authorize disclosure of their PHI
for uses other than treatment or health care business operations
Establish new criminal and civil sanctions for improper use or disclosure of PHI
Establish new requirements for access to records by researchers and others
Establish business associate agreements with business partners who safeguard their
use and disclosure of PHI
*PQRSTU* stands for *P*rovocative or palliative, *Q*uality or quantity, *R*egion or
PQRSTU radiation, *S*everity scale, *T*iming, and *U*nderstanding the patient's perception of
the problem.
the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in
What is an infection?
disease
the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion
What is a Colonization?
or damage
TRUE or FALSE: Disease or infection results TRUE
only if the pathogens multiply and alter
normal tissue function
CORRECT Answers
requires skills and experience as well as knowledge
Critical thinking in nursing
influenced by professional standards and codes of ethics
a) Basic Critical thinking - results from limited knowledge and experience
b) Complex critical thinking - expresses autonomy by analyzing and examining data
Levels of critical thinking to determine best alternatives
c) Commitment - results from an expert level of knowledge, experience, developed
intuition, and reflective flexible attitudes
A tool used to clarify concepts through reflection by thinking back or recalling
How can reflective journaling be helpful to
situation
a nurse?
-Gives the chance to define and express clinical experiences in own words
A visual representation of patient problems and interventions that shows their
relationships to one another
What is concept mapping and how is it
-primary purpose of concept mapping is to better synthesize relevant data about a
helpful?
patient, including assessment data, nursing diagnoses, health needs, nursing
interventions, and evaluation measures
Nursing diagnoses, goals and expected outcomes, and nursing interventions, and a
What is a nursing care plan? section for evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patient's
clinical needs and situation
Who is ultimately responsible for the The nurse
patient, even when delegation is invovled?
clinical decision making that integrates the best available research with clinical
Evidence-based practice
expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
Assessment
Diagnosis
Nursing process Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
, Assessment- gather information about the patients condition
Diagnose- identify the patients problems
Plan- Set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing
Nursing Process steps
actions
Implement- Perform the nursing actions identified in planning
Evaluate- Determine if goals and expected outcomes are achieved
Interpretation
Analysis
Inference
Critical thinking skills
Evaluation
Explanation
Self-Regulation
Reflection
Aspects of critical thinking Language
Intuition
-Only share information with those the patient gives permission too. If patient has
altered LOC use best judgement
-Do not display patients’ identifying information (name, social security number,
address, telephone number) in public places
-Computer workstations should be password protected so that the agency can
track who is accessing patients’ records
-Be sure to sign off from your workstation each time you leave the console so that
In regards to HIPPA in the workplace what
other individuals do not use your password
is important to remember to help protect
-Keep computer workstations shielded from others view
your patients privacy?
-Shred unkept medical records so privacy of PHI is maintained
-Communicate orally in a way that others not involved in the patient’s care cannot
hear you.
-When transferring PHI via fax or computer, follow your agency’s policies and
procedures.
-Communicate by telephone using a private line, and verify the identity of the
person or agency receiving the information.
Give patients new rights to access their medical records, restrict access by others,
request changes, and learn how they have been accessed
Restrict most disclosures of protected health information (PHI) to the minimum
needed for health care treatment and business operations
Provide that all patients are formally notified of covered entities' privacy practices
HIPPA Privacy Rule Enable patients to decide whether or not they will authorize disclosure of their PHI
for uses other than treatment or health care business operations
Establish new criminal and civil sanctions for improper use or disclosure of PHI
Establish new requirements for access to records by researchers and others
Establish business associate agreements with business partners who safeguard their
use and disclosure of PHI
*PQRSTU* stands for *P*rovocative or palliative, *Q*uality or quantity, *R*egion or
PQRSTU radiation, *S*everity scale, *T*iming, and *U*nderstanding the patient's perception of
the problem.
the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in
What is an infection?
disease
the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but without tissue invasion
What is a Colonization?
or damage
TRUE or FALSE: Disease or infection results TRUE
only if the pathogens multiply and alter
normal tissue function
