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NURS1014 Chapter terms Study Guide.
Assessment - Answers✔the collection of objective and subjective data about a patients health
critical thinking - Answers✔thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions.
Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
database - Answers✔a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data
diagnostic reasoning - Answers✔the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to
identify diagnoses
evidence informed practice - Answers✔a way of practice that does not just use information from
research but goes beyond to use many other sources of data to help treat a patient. ex. intuition
health promotion - Answers✔the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to
improve, their health
medical diagnosis - Answers✔the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
nursing diagnosis - Answers✔used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or
potential health problems
objective data - Answers✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
social determinants of health - Answers✔The conditions in which people are born, grow, live,
work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and
local levels
subjective data - Answers✔things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
critical cultural perspective - Answers✔understanding culture as a cultural and relational aspect
of ourselves that shifts and changes over time, depending on our history, social context, gender,
past experiences, professional identity, and so on
culture - Answers✔Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
cultural competence - Answers✔the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes or personal
attributes required by nurses to maximize respectful relationships with diverse populations of
clients and coworkers.
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cultural safety - Answers✔both a process and an outcome whose goal is to promote greater
equity by focusing on the rot causes of power imbalances and inequitable social relationships in
health care
cultural sensitivity - Answers✔the idea that health care providers should be aware of and
accommodate peoples values, beliefs, customs, and practices.
ethnicity - Answers✔often implies geographical or national affiliation
clarification - Answers✔examiner's response used when the patient's word choice is ambiguous
or confusing
closed ended questions - Answers✔Questions that can be answered in short or single word
responses.
confrontation - Answers✔you observe a certain action, feeling, or statement and focus the
patients attention on it
distancing - Answers✔the use of impersonal speech to put space between one's self and a threat
facilitation - Answers✔active listening response that encourages the patient to continue with
what they are saying
false assurance - Answers✔Using supportive yet false phrases in an attempt to offer comfort;
you promise something that will not occur or is unrealistic
jargon - Answers✔special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group
and are difficult for others to understand.
leading question - Answers✔Questions asked in a way that suggest you have a preferred answer
open ended questions - Answers✔questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
rapport - Answers✔A positive relationship
reflection - Answers✔an echo of the patients words to get them to focus on a certain part of what
they have said
summary - Answers✔a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
unwanted advice - Answers✔Taking over the patient's responsibility to make a decision.
verbal communication - Answers✔expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
biographical data - Answers✔Name
Address and phone number
Age and birth date
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NURS1014 Chapter terms Study Guide.
Assessment - Answers✔the collection of objective and subjective data about a patients health
critical thinking - Answers✔thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions.
Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions.
database - Answers✔a collection of organized data that allows access, retrieval, and use of data
diagnostic reasoning - Answers✔the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to
identify diagnoses
evidence informed practice - Answers✔a way of practice that does not just use information from
research but goes beyond to use many other sources of data to help treat a patient. ex. intuition
health promotion - Answers✔the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to
improve, their health
medical diagnosis - Answers✔the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
nursing diagnosis - Answers✔used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or
potential health problems
objective data - Answers✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
social determinants of health - Answers✔The conditions in which people are born, grow, live,
work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and
local levels
subjective data - Answers✔things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your
senses; symptoms
critical cultural perspective - Answers✔understanding culture as a cultural and relational aspect
of ourselves that shifts and changes over time, depending on our history, social context, gender,
past experiences, professional identity, and so on
culture - Answers✔Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
cultural competence - Answers✔the application of knowledge, skills, attitudes or personal
attributes required by nurses to maximize respectful relationships with diverse populations of
clients and coworkers.
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, ©FYNDLAY.
cultural safety - Answers✔both a process and an outcome whose goal is to promote greater
equity by focusing on the rot causes of power imbalances and inequitable social relationships in
health care
cultural sensitivity - Answers✔the idea that health care providers should be aware of and
accommodate peoples values, beliefs, customs, and practices.
ethnicity - Answers✔often implies geographical or national affiliation
clarification - Answers✔examiner's response used when the patient's word choice is ambiguous
or confusing
closed ended questions - Answers✔Questions that can be answered in short or single word
responses.
confrontation - Answers✔you observe a certain action, feeling, or statement and focus the
patients attention on it
distancing - Answers✔the use of impersonal speech to put space between one's self and a threat
facilitation - Answers✔active listening response that encourages the patient to continue with
what they are saying
false assurance - Answers✔Using supportive yet false phrases in an attempt to offer comfort;
you promise something that will not occur or is unrealistic
jargon - Answers✔special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group
and are difficult for others to understand.
leading question - Answers✔Questions asked in a way that suggest you have a preferred answer
open ended questions - Answers✔questions that allow respondents to answer however they want
rapport - Answers✔A positive relationship
reflection - Answers✔an echo of the patients words to get them to focus on a certain part of what
they have said
summary - Answers✔a brief statement or account of the main points of something.
unwanted advice - Answers✔Taking over the patient's responsibility to make a decision.
verbal communication - Answers✔expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
biographical data - Answers✔Name
Address and phone number
Age and birth date
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