5 Qsen compentencies Correct Answers 1. patient centered
care, 2. teamwork & collaboration, 3. evidence based practice, 4.
quality improvement and informatics, 5. safety
Acculteration Correct Answers culture of a minority is
gradually displaced by the culture of a dominant group
Acrocyanosis Correct Answers Blue hands or feet
Active listening: Correct Answers being attentive to what a
patient is saying both verbally and nonverbally; involves the use
of SOLER
advance directives include Correct Answers living wills
health care proxies
durable power of attorney for health care
advance directives: Correct Answers specifies what they want
done should they have an irreversible terminal illness
Advantages of NIS Correct Answers Increased time to spend
with clients
better access to info
enhanced quality of documentation
reduced errors of omission
reduced hospital cost
increased nurse job satisfaction
compliance with accrediting agencies
development of a common database
,Aggressiveness: Correct Answers going for what you want
without regards for others (tendency to act in a hostile fashion)
walk over someone and hurting them in some way
alternative medicine/folk remedies Correct Answers
Manipulative therapy
biologic therapies
energy therapy
mind-body interventions
acupuncture
Americans with Disabilities Act: Correct Answers federal
statute that protects the rights of people with physical or mental
disabilities; It also protects the right of HIV individuals and/or
employees
Among traditional Vietmamese and Koreans, a newborn is _ _ at
birth? Correct Answers Year old
an example of civil law violation for a nurse is Correct Answers
negligence
malpractice
Anisocoria Correct Answers Difference in pupil size
Anosmia Correct Answers loss of smell
Anuria Correct Answers decreased urination
APETM Correct Answers Aortic (S2 Clearest)
,Pulmonic
2nd Pulmonic
Tricuspid
Mitral (S1 Clearest)
Aphasia Correct Answers difficulty speaking
Arrhythmia Correct Answers Irregular heartbeat
Arterial Pulses Correct Answers Carotid - neck
Radial - wrist
Brachial - Upper arm
Femoral - Upper inner thigh
Popliteal - posterior knee
Posterior tibial - inner ankle
Dosalis pedis - top of the foot
Aspects of verbal communication Correct Answers vocabulary
pacing
intonation (tone of voice)
clarity and brevity
timing and relevance
denotative and connotative meaning
Assault Correct Answers threat
assault: Correct Answers verbal threat to bring about harmful or
offensive contact with another. (Ex if you don't sit still I'm going
to restrain you)
, Assertiveness: Correct Answers allows you to express feelings
and ideas without judging or hurting others; intermittent eye
contact
assessing older adults Correct Answers ADLs, don't stereotype,
recognize sensory or physical limitations will govern how
quickly you conduct the PE, during exam use patience, perform
the exam near bathroom facilities, be alert to signs of fatigue,
know about elderly protective services
Assimilation Correct Answers members of an ethno-cultural
community are absorbed into another community and lose their
unique characteristics such as language, customs, and ethnicity
Auscultation Correct Answers stethoscope placed on naked skin
to hear "internal" body sounds (blood, air, gastric contents)
bell- low sounds such as vascular and certain heart sounds
diaphragm- high pitched sounds in the bowel and lungs
Autonomy: Correct Answers being self-directed and
independent in accomplishing goals and advocating goals for
others
Basic designs of the NIS Correct Answers Nursing process
design
protocol/critical pathway design
Basic elements of the communication process: Correct Answers
Referent
Sender
Receiver