2024 FOUNDATION MIDTERM
JERSEY COLLEGE LATEST EXAM
Informed consent includes - ANSWER-disclosure, comprehension, competence, and
voluntariness
delegating - ANSWER-as a nurse you remain accountable for any actions you delegate.
You cant delegate the nursing process
documentation - ANSWER-A crucial legal safeguard for the nurse. Must be factual,
accurate, complete, and done in a timely fashion
incident report - ANSWER-Also called a variance or occurrence report, is a tool used by
healthcare agencies to document the occurrence of anything out of the ordinary that
results in or has the potential to result in harm to a patient, employee, or visitor.
Student liability - ANSWER-As a student nurse you are responsible for your own acts of
negligence if these result in patient injury and are held to the same standards of care
that would be used to evaluate a the actions of a registered nurse. For no reason should
you attempt a clinical procedure if you are unsure of the correct steps involved. As a
,student nurse you are also responsible for being familiar with agency policies and
procedures.
Primary Health Care - ANSWER-family planning, prenatal care, immunization, health
education, medications, diagnostic test
Secondary Health Care - ANSWER-Disease identification and management
Tertiary Health Care - ANSWER-Management of rare and complex disorders
medical home - ANSWER-an enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-
person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
DRGs - ANSWER-Diagnosis Related Groups-a classification system for hospital
inpatients based on the principal diagnosis; reimbursement is usually based on days of
stay.
shorter hospital stays reflects - ANSWER-means that most hospital care is focused on
the acute needs of the patient. Improved treatment of diseases, increased emphasis on
preventative care, federal regulations, and other health care reimbursement policies
hospice - ANSWER-provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and
their families
palliative care - ANSWER-Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical
and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family.
Trends in Health care Delivery - ANSWER--Increasing Diversity
-Changing demographics
-Technology explosion
-Globalization of economy and society
-Educated and engaged consumers
-Cost of Healthcare
-Effect of health policy and regulation
-Shortages of key health professionals
Community based care - ANSWER-health care that is provided to people who live
within a defined geographic region or who have common needs; designed to meet the
needs of people as they move between and among health care settings
ISBARQ - ANSWER-I - Introduction
S - Situation
B - Background
A - Assessment
R - Recommendation
Q - Question and answer
, Collaborative practice - ANSWER-what happens when multiple health workers from
different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers, and
communities to deliver the highest quality of care.
Admission - ANSWER-during admission the nurse acts not only as a health care
provider but as an advocate concerned about the welfare of the patient
Transfer withing the hospital - ANSWER-personal belonging must be moved to the new
room
Transfer to a new unit - ANSWER-The nurse gives a verbal report about the patient to
the nurse in the new area using the approved hand off technique
discharge planning - ANSWER-- an interdisciplinary process started by nurse at time of
admission
-conducted with both client and client's family for optimal results
Leaving the Hospital Against Medical Advice - ANSWER-must sign a form that releases
the provider and healthcare institution from any legal responsibility for the patients
health status
Home Health care patient rights - ANSWER-voice grievances, reasonable continuity of
care, timely responses from the facility, refuse treatment, choice of care providers, be
fully informed of patient rights
Newborns Normal Vital Signs - ANSWER-Temperature: 96.7-98.5
Pulse BPM: 70-190
Respirations Breaths PM: 30-40
BP: 73/55
Adult Normal Vital Signs - ANSWER-Temperature: 96.4-99.5
Pulse BPM: 60-100
Respirations Breaths PM: 12-20
BP: 120/80
Factors Affecting body Temperature - ANSWER-* Time of day.
* Age.
* Gender.
* Physical activity.
* State of health.
* Environment temperatures.
heat transfer - ANSWER-conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Hypothermia - ANSWER-abnormally low body temperature
JERSEY COLLEGE LATEST EXAM
Informed consent includes - ANSWER-disclosure, comprehension, competence, and
voluntariness
delegating - ANSWER-as a nurse you remain accountable for any actions you delegate.
You cant delegate the nursing process
documentation - ANSWER-A crucial legal safeguard for the nurse. Must be factual,
accurate, complete, and done in a timely fashion
incident report - ANSWER-Also called a variance or occurrence report, is a tool used by
healthcare agencies to document the occurrence of anything out of the ordinary that
results in or has the potential to result in harm to a patient, employee, or visitor.
Student liability - ANSWER-As a student nurse you are responsible for your own acts of
negligence if these result in patient injury and are held to the same standards of care
that would be used to evaluate a the actions of a registered nurse. For no reason should
you attempt a clinical procedure if you are unsure of the correct steps involved. As a
,student nurse you are also responsible for being familiar with agency policies and
procedures.
Primary Health Care - ANSWER-family planning, prenatal care, immunization, health
education, medications, diagnostic test
Secondary Health Care - ANSWER-Disease identification and management
Tertiary Health Care - ANSWER-Management of rare and complex disorders
medical home - ANSWER-an enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-
person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
DRGs - ANSWER-Diagnosis Related Groups-a classification system for hospital
inpatients based on the principal diagnosis; reimbursement is usually based on days of
stay.
shorter hospital stays reflects - ANSWER-means that most hospital care is focused on
the acute needs of the patient. Improved treatment of diseases, increased emphasis on
preventative care, federal regulations, and other health care reimbursement policies
hospice - ANSWER-provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and
their families
palliative care - ANSWER-Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide physical
and emotional comfort to the patient and support and guidance to his or her family.
Trends in Health care Delivery - ANSWER--Increasing Diversity
-Changing demographics
-Technology explosion
-Globalization of economy and society
-Educated and engaged consumers
-Cost of Healthcare
-Effect of health policy and regulation
-Shortages of key health professionals
Community based care - ANSWER-health care that is provided to people who live
within a defined geographic region or who have common needs; designed to meet the
needs of people as they move between and among health care settings
ISBARQ - ANSWER-I - Introduction
S - Situation
B - Background
A - Assessment
R - Recommendation
Q - Question and answer
, Collaborative practice - ANSWER-what happens when multiple health workers from
different professional backgrounds work together with patients, families, carers, and
communities to deliver the highest quality of care.
Admission - ANSWER-during admission the nurse acts not only as a health care
provider but as an advocate concerned about the welfare of the patient
Transfer withing the hospital - ANSWER-personal belonging must be moved to the new
room
Transfer to a new unit - ANSWER-The nurse gives a verbal report about the patient to
the nurse in the new area using the approved hand off technique
discharge planning - ANSWER-- an interdisciplinary process started by nurse at time of
admission
-conducted with both client and client's family for optimal results
Leaving the Hospital Against Medical Advice - ANSWER-must sign a form that releases
the provider and healthcare institution from any legal responsibility for the patients
health status
Home Health care patient rights - ANSWER-voice grievances, reasonable continuity of
care, timely responses from the facility, refuse treatment, choice of care providers, be
fully informed of patient rights
Newborns Normal Vital Signs - ANSWER-Temperature: 96.7-98.5
Pulse BPM: 70-190
Respirations Breaths PM: 30-40
BP: 73/55
Adult Normal Vital Signs - ANSWER-Temperature: 96.4-99.5
Pulse BPM: 60-100
Respirations Breaths PM: 12-20
BP: 120/80
Factors Affecting body Temperature - ANSWER-* Time of day.
* Age.
* Gender.
* Physical activity.
* State of health.
* Environment temperatures.
heat transfer - ANSWER-conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation
Hypothermia - ANSWER-abnormally low body temperature
