Fundamentals
Nursing Skills and
Concepts
-WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
,managed care practices - CORRECT ANSWERS-cost-containment strategies used to
plan and coordinate a client's care to avoid delays, unnecessary services, or overuse of
expensive resources
Multicultural diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS-Unique characteristics of ethics groups
nursing skills - CORRECT ANSWERS-activities unique to the practice of nursing
nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-proposal of what is involved in the process of
nursing
Quality Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of promoting care that reflects
established agency standards
science - CORRECT ANSWERS-body of knowledge unique to a particular subject
sympathy - CORRECT ANSWERS-feeling as emotionally distraught as the client
theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-opinion, belief, or view that explains a process
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) - CORRECT ANSWERS-perform tasks and
duties assigned by RNs and/or LPN/LVNs for clients
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-the systematic process of gathering information
collaborative problems - CORRECT ANSWERS-physiologic complication whose
treatment requires both nurse- and physician-prescribed interventions
concept mapping - CORRECT ANSWERS-organizing information in a graphic or
pictorial form
, critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of objective reasoning; analyzing facts
to reach a valid conclusion
Database assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-initial information about the client's
physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-identification of health-related problems
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of determining whether a goal has been
reached
focus assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-determining a person's ability to perform
self-care task
goals - CORRECT ANSWERS-expected or desired outcome
health promotion diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-a concern with which a healthy
person desires nursing assistance to maintain or achieve a higher level of wellness
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS-carrying out the plan of care
long-term goals - CORRECT ANSWERS-desirable outcomes that take weeks or
months to accomplish
NANDA International - CORRECT ANSWERS-the authoritative organization for
developing and approving nursing diagnoses
nursing care plans - CORRECT ANSWERS-written assignments on a standardized
worksheet that contains a column for nursing diagnoses, outcome criteria, nursing
interventions, and their rationale for each assigned client
Nursing Skills and
Concepts
-WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
,managed care practices - CORRECT ANSWERS-cost-containment strategies used to
plan and coordinate a client's care to avoid delays, unnecessary services, or overuse of
expensive resources
Multicultural diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS-Unique characteristics of ethics groups
nursing skills - CORRECT ANSWERS-activities unique to the practice of nursing
nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-proposal of what is involved in the process of
nursing
Quality Assurance - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of promoting care that reflects
established agency standards
science - CORRECT ANSWERS-body of knowledge unique to a particular subject
sympathy - CORRECT ANSWERS-feeling as emotionally distraught as the client
theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-opinion, belief, or view that explains a process
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) - CORRECT ANSWERS-perform tasks and
duties assigned by RNs and/or LPN/LVNs for clients
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-the systematic process of gathering information
collaborative problems - CORRECT ANSWERS-physiologic complication whose
treatment requires both nurse- and physician-prescribed interventions
concept mapping - CORRECT ANSWERS-organizing information in a graphic or
pictorial form
, critical thinking - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of objective reasoning; analyzing facts
to reach a valid conclusion
Database assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-initial information about the client's
physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-identification of health-related problems
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS-process of determining whether a goal has been
reached
focus assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS-determining a person's ability to perform
self-care task
goals - CORRECT ANSWERS-expected or desired outcome
health promotion diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-a concern with which a healthy
person desires nursing assistance to maintain or achieve a higher level of wellness
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS-carrying out the plan of care
long-term goals - CORRECT ANSWERS-desirable outcomes that take weeks or
months to accomplish
NANDA International - CORRECT ANSWERS-the authoritative organization for
developing and approving nursing diagnoses
nursing care plans - CORRECT ANSWERS-written assignments on a standardized
worksheet that contains a column for nursing diagnoses, outcome criteria, nursing
interventions, and their rationale for each assigned client
