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Test Bank for Nursing Concepts and Skills, 6th
Edition
1. Nursing priorities - ANSWER Address patients with life-threatening
concerns first.
2. Subjective data - ANSWER Symptoms that only the patient can identify.
3. Problem-solving approach - ANSWER Requires that a problem be clearly
identified, all possible alternative solutions be examined, outcomes of
solutions be considered, probability of outcome occurring be predicted, and
the best alternative be chosen.
4. Structured format for gathering data - ANSWER An example is Gordon's 11
Health Patterns.
5. Assessment phase of the nursing process - ANSWER Gathering, organizing,
and documenting data in a logical database.
6. Admission interview goal - ANSWER Identify the patient's major
complaints.
7. Nursing diagnosis - ANSWER Consists of diagnostic labels formulated by
the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association-International (NANDA-
I).
8. Assessment data - ANSWER Includes both subjective and objective data.
9. Patient assessment after admission - ANSWER The patient should be briefly
assessed at the beginning of each shift.
10.Interviewing older adults - ANSWER Allow more time for a response to
questions.
11.Cognitive Level: Analysis - ANSWER Refers to the ability to break down
information into components.
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12.Cognitive Level: Knowledge - ANSWER Refers to the recall of facts and
basic concepts.
13.Cognitive Level: Application - ANSWER Refers to the ability to use
information in new situations.
14.Cognitive Level: Comprehension - ANSWER Refers to the ability to
understand information and interpret it.
15.Gordon's 11 Health Patterns - ANSWER Mary Gordon's assessment guide is
a structured format for gathering data.
16.NANDA-I - ANSWER Formulated an official list of nursing diagnoses to
identify patient problems.
17.IV fluids for dehydration - ANSWER Administered to patients suffering
from dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea.
18.Tracheal swelling - ANSWER A concern for patients just awakening from
neck surgery.
19.Compromised limb - ANSWER A patient with a limb injury requiring
prioritization in care.
20.Ice skating accident - ANSWER The cause of a left femoral artery injury in
a patient.
21.Data Collection - ANSWER The process of gathering and organizing patient
information.
22.Physical Assessment - ANSWER Involves assessing the patient briefly at
the beginning of each shift.
23.Nursing Process Step: Assessment - ANSWER The step in the nursing
process where data is gathered and organized.
24.Nursing Process Step: Intervention - ANSWER The step in the nursing
process where actions are taken based on assessment.
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25.Nursing Process Step: N/A - ANSWER Indicates that a specific step is not
applicable in that context.
26.Florence Nightingale's contributions - ANSWER A major factor in reducing
the death rate in the Crimean War.
27.Early nursing education in the United States - ANSWER Provided
independence for women through education and employment.
28.Roles of the LPN - ANSWER Caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
29.Common concepts in nursing theories - ANSWER Human relationships, the
environment, and health.
30.Standards of care for LPN - ANSWER Established by the National
Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
31.Evidence-based practice - ANSWER Using scientific information to guide
decision making.
32.Henry Street Settlement Service - ANSWER Established in New York in
1893 by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster to provide health care to poor
persons living in tenements.
33.LPN/LVN educational pathway - ANSWER Refers to an LPN/LVN
obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
34.Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - ANSWER Established by Medicare in
1983 to contain the costs of health care.
35.Nursing documentation for DRGs - ANSWER Nurses must record
supportive documentation to confirm a patient's need for care in order to
qualify for reimbursement.
36.Health maintenance organization (HMO) - ANSWER Participants must see
their primary provider to receive a referral for a specialist in order for the
HMO to pay for the care.
37.Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) - ANSWER An advantage is that
they make insurance coverage of employees less expensive to employers.
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38.NCLEX PN - ANSWER National Council Licensure Examination for
Practical Nurses, qualifying the nurse for additional certification.
39.Additional certification options for LPNs - ANSWER Pharmacology or
long-term care.
40.Nursing interventions - ANSWER Activities taken to improve, maintain, or
restore health.
41.Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER Legal scope of an LPN's practice, written
and enforced by each state.
42.Dorothea Dix - ANSWER Organized women volunteers to give nursing care
to wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
43.Sister Calista Roy's nursing theory - ANSWER Based on adaptation modes:
physiological, psychological, sociological, and independence.
44.Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the Red Cross.
45.Virginia Henderson - ANSWER Nursing theory framework based on 14
fundamental needs.
46.Dorothy Johnson - ANSWER Nursing theory that uses seven behavioral
subsystems in an adaptation model.
47.Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER Designed to guide the LPN to
deliver safe, knowledgeable care.
48.Nurse Practice Act purpose - ANSWER Designed to protect the public.
49.Cognitive Level: Knowledge - ANSWER Refers to the understanding and
recall of information.
50.Cognitive Level: Comprehension - ANSWER Refers to the understanding of
meaning and interpretation of information.
51.Nursing Process Step: Planning - ANSWER Involves organizing and
preparing for patient care.
Test Bank for Nursing Concepts and Skills, 6th
Edition
1. Nursing priorities - ANSWER Address patients with life-threatening
concerns first.
2. Subjective data - ANSWER Symptoms that only the patient can identify.
3. Problem-solving approach - ANSWER Requires that a problem be clearly
identified, all possible alternative solutions be examined, outcomes of
solutions be considered, probability of outcome occurring be predicted, and
the best alternative be chosen.
4. Structured format for gathering data - ANSWER An example is Gordon's 11
Health Patterns.
5. Assessment phase of the nursing process - ANSWER Gathering, organizing,
and documenting data in a logical database.
6. Admission interview goal - ANSWER Identify the patient's major
complaints.
7. Nursing diagnosis - ANSWER Consists of diagnostic labels formulated by
the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association-International (NANDA-
I).
8. Assessment data - ANSWER Includes both subjective and objective data.
9. Patient assessment after admission - ANSWER The patient should be briefly
assessed at the beginning of each shift.
10.Interviewing older adults - ANSWER Allow more time for a response to
questions.
11.Cognitive Level: Analysis - ANSWER Refers to the ability to break down
information into components.
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12.Cognitive Level: Knowledge - ANSWER Refers to the recall of facts and
basic concepts.
13.Cognitive Level: Application - ANSWER Refers to the ability to use
information in new situations.
14.Cognitive Level: Comprehension - ANSWER Refers to the ability to
understand information and interpret it.
15.Gordon's 11 Health Patterns - ANSWER Mary Gordon's assessment guide is
a structured format for gathering data.
16.NANDA-I - ANSWER Formulated an official list of nursing diagnoses to
identify patient problems.
17.IV fluids for dehydration - ANSWER Administered to patients suffering
from dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea.
18.Tracheal swelling - ANSWER A concern for patients just awakening from
neck surgery.
19.Compromised limb - ANSWER A patient with a limb injury requiring
prioritization in care.
20.Ice skating accident - ANSWER The cause of a left femoral artery injury in
a patient.
21.Data Collection - ANSWER The process of gathering and organizing patient
information.
22.Physical Assessment - ANSWER Involves assessing the patient briefly at
the beginning of each shift.
23.Nursing Process Step: Assessment - ANSWER The step in the nursing
process where data is gathered and organized.
24.Nursing Process Step: Intervention - ANSWER The step in the nursing
process where actions are taken based on assessment.
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25.Nursing Process Step: N/A - ANSWER Indicates that a specific step is not
applicable in that context.
26.Florence Nightingale's contributions - ANSWER A major factor in reducing
the death rate in the Crimean War.
27.Early nursing education in the United States - ANSWER Provided
independence for women through education and employment.
28.Roles of the LPN - ANSWER Caregiver, educator, and collaborator.
29.Common concepts in nursing theories - ANSWER Human relationships, the
environment, and health.
30.Standards of care for LPN - ANSWER Established by the National
Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses.
31.Evidence-based practice - ANSWER Using scientific information to guide
decision making.
32.Henry Street Settlement Service - ANSWER Established in New York in
1893 by Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster to provide health care to poor
persons living in tenements.
33.LPN/LVN educational pathway - ANSWER Refers to an LPN/LVN
obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
34.Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - ANSWER Established by Medicare in
1983 to contain the costs of health care.
35.Nursing documentation for DRGs - ANSWER Nurses must record
supportive documentation to confirm a patient's need for care in order to
qualify for reimbursement.
36.Health maintenance organization (HMO) - ANSWER Participants must see
their primary provider to receive a referral for a specialist in order for the
HMO to pay for the care.
37.Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) - ANSWER An advantage is that
they make insurance coverage of employees less expensive to employers.
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38.NCLEX PN - ANSWER National Council Licensure Examination for
Practical Nurses, qualifying the nurse for additional certification.
39.Additional certification options for LPNs - ANSWER Pharmacology or
long-term care.
40.Nursing interventions - ANSWER Activities taken to improve, maintain, or
restore health.
41.Nurse Practice Acts - ANSWER Legal scope of an LPN's practice, written
and enforced by each state.
42.Dorothea Dix - ANSWER Organized women volunteers to give nursing care
to wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
43.Sister Calista Roy's nursing theory - ANSWER Based on adaptation modes:
physiological, psychological, sociological, and independence.
44.Clara Barton - ANSWER Founded the Red Cross.
45.Virginia Henderson - ANSWER Nursing theory framework based on 14
fundamental needs.
46.Dorothy Johnson - ANSWER Nursing theory that uses seven behavioral
subsystems in an adaptation model.
47.Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER Designed to guide the LPN to
deliver safe, knowledgeable care.
48.Nurse Practice Act purpose - ANSWER Designed to protect the public.
49.Cognitive Level: Knowledge - ANSWER Refers to the understanding and
recall of information.
50.Cognitive Level: Comprehension - ANSWER Refers to the understanding of
meaning and interpretation of information.
51.Nursing Process Step: Planning - ANSWER Involves organizing and
preparing for patient care.
