NURS 251 Exam 1 Pharmacology |
Questions and correct detailed Answers
| 2026 Updates | 100% correct
Nursing Process - ANSWER- -Identifying and treating human responses to actual or potential
health problems; continual; revise as necessary
Nursing Process 5 Steps - ANSWER- -Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWER- -Clinical judgement about clients, family, community
responses to actual or potential health problems
Assessment - ANSWER- -Collecting subjective and objective data; establish data base with
client's wellness, health practices, past illnesses, and establish goals
Subjective Data - ANSWER- -Sensations or symptoms, perceptions, desires, preferences,
beliefs, ideas, values, and personal information stated by the patient
Objective Data - ANSWER- -Physical characteristics, body functions (heart rate), appearance,
behavior, measurements, results of labs; observed by examiner
Types of Assessment - ANSWER- -Initial comprehensive, ongoing or partial, focused or
problem-oriented, and emergency
Initial Comprehensive Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs when clients first present to health
care system; collect both subjective and objective
, Ongoing or Partial Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs after comprehensive database is
established; reassessment of initial problem looking for improvement or deterioration
Focused or Problem-Oriented Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs because of a specific health
concern
Emergency Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs when life saving action needs to be taken; ABC's
(airway, breathing, cardiac)
Culture - ANSWER- -The learned, shared, and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and way of
life of a particular group that guides their thinking, decisions, and action in patterned ways
Cultural Sensitivity - ANSWER- -Recognize that some cultural groups have definitions of
health and illness, as well as practices that attempt to promote health and cure illness, that may
differ from your own
Cultural Competence - ANSWER- -Be willing to modify health care delivery in keeping with
the client's cultural background; Do not expect all members of one cultural group to behave in
exactly the same way
Spiritual Assessment - ANSWER- -An RN may conduct this to understand the patient's source
of strength and guidance and to respect their rituals and beliefs
Spirituality Impacts Care - ANSWER- -Changing the course of treatment; health care
providers may need to modify treatment plans
Stereotype - ANSWER- -A simplified generally inflexible conception of the members of a
group or subgroup
Questions and correct detailed Answers
| 2026 Updates | 100% correct
Nursing Process - ANSWER- -Identifying and treating human responses to actual or potential
health problems; continual; revise as necessary
Nursing Process 5 Steps - ANSWER- -Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
Evaluation
Nursing Diagnosis - ANSWER- -Clinical judgement about clients, family, community
responses to actual or potential health problems
Assessment - ANSWER- -Collecting subjective and objective data; establish data base with
client's wellness, health practices, past illnesses, and establish goals
Subjective Data - ANSWER- -Sensations or symptoms, perceptions, desires, preferences,
beliefs, ideas, values, and personal information stated by the patient
Objective Data - ANSWER- -Physical characteristics, body functions (heart rate), appearance,
behavior, measurements, results of labs; observed by examiner
Types of Assessment - ANSWER- -Initial comprehensive, ongoing or partial, focused or
problem-oriented, and emergency
Initial Comprehensive Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs when clients first present to health
care system; collect both subjective and objective
, Ongoing or Partial Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs after comprehensive database is
established; reassessment of initial problem looking for improvement or deterioration
Focused or Problem-Oriented Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs because of a specific health
concern
Emergency Assessment - ANSWER- -Occurs when life saving action needs to be taken; ABC's
(airway, breathing, cardiac)
Culture - ANSWER- -The learned, shared, and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and way of
life of a particular group that guides their thinking, decisions, and action in patterned ways
Cultural Sensitivity - ANSWER- -Recognize that some cultural groups have definitions of
health and illness, as well as practices that attempt to promote health and cure illness, that may
differ from your own
Cultural Competence - ANSWER- -Be willing to modify health care delivery in keeping with
the client's cultural background; Do not expect all members of one cultural group to behave in
exactly the same way
Spiritual Assessment - ANSWER- -An RN may conduct this to understand the patient's source
of strength and guidance and to respect their rituals and beliefs
Spirituality Impacts Care - ANSWER- -Changing the course of treatment; health care
providers may need to modify treatment plans
Stereotype - ANSWER- -A simplified generally inflexible conception of the members of a
group or subgroup
