NUR 155 Narrative Exam Review
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1. Step 1: Getting the Information: Competencies:
Determining important information to collect
Scanning the environment
identifying signs and symptoms
assessing systematically and comprehensively
ensuring accurate information
2. Determining important information to collect: (G): Collecting data that will affect the plan
of the initial care of the patient as well as what information requires vigilant monitoring of the patient.
3. Scanning the environment: (G): to quickly look over a location (immediate surroundings) of interest;
use one's senses to perceive the elements and events in an environment to determine their meaning, identify their
meaning, identify any dangers or threats, and use information to make decisions
4. Identifying Signs and Symptoms: (G): Signs: objective data a nurse can measure or observe
Symptoms: subjective data the patient, family members, or others tell the nurse which is not objectively measured.
5. Ensuring accurate information: (G): Verifying that collected information is accurate.
6. Step 2: Making Meaning of the Information: Clustering Related Information
Identifying Assumptions
Recognizing Inconsistencies
Distinguishing Relevant from Irrelevant Information
Judging How Much Ambiguity is Acceptable
Comparing and Contrasting
Predicting Potential Complications
Collaborating with healthcare team members
Determining patient care needs/healthcare environment issues
7. Clustering Related Information: (M): Grouping together information with a common theme
8. Identifying Assumptions: (M): Recognizing when something is taken for granted or presented as a
fact without supporting evidence
9. Recognizing Inconsistencies: (M): realizing when pieces of information contradict each other
10. Distinguishing Relevant from Irrelevant Information: (M): pertinent information that
bears upon or is connected to the situation or matter at hand.
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1. Step 1: Getting the Information: Competencies:
Determining important information to collect
Scanning the environment
identifying signs and symptoms
assessing systematically and comprehensively
ensuring accurate information
2. Determining important information to collect: (G): Collecting data that will affect the plan
of the initial care of the patient as well as what information requires vigilant monitoring of the patient.
3. Scanning the environment: (G): to quickly look over a location (immediate surroundings) of interest;
use one's senses to perceive the elements and events in an environment to determine their meaning, identify their
meaning, identify any dangers or threats, and use information to make decisions
4. Identifying Signs and Symptoms: (G): Signs: objective data a nurse can measure or observe
Symptoms: subjective data the patient, family members, or others tell the nurse which is not objectively measured.
5. Ensuring accurate information: (G): Verifying that collected information is accurate.
6. Step 2: Making Meaning of the Information: Clustering Related Information
Identifying Assumptions
Recognizing Inconsistencies
Distinguishing Relevant from Irrelevant Information
Judging How Much Ambiguity is Acceptable
Comparing and Contrasting
Predicting Potential Complications
Collaborating with healthcare team members
Determining patient care needs/healthcare environment issues
7. Clustering Related Information: (M): Grouping together information with a common theme
8. Identifying Assumptions: (M): Recognizing when something is taken for granted or presented as a
fact without supporting evidence
9. Recognizing Inconsistencies: (M): realizing when pieces of information contradict each other
10. Distinguishing Relevant from Irrelevant Information: (M): pertinent information that
bears upon or is connected to the situation or matter at hand.
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