N138 Final Study Guide
Acceptance and Participation Correct Answers Adjusting to
illness
-The patient has acknowledged the reality of illness and may be
ready to participate in decisions about treatment.
-Active involvement and the hope attached to pursuing treatment
usually lead to increased feelings of mastery of the illness.
-Patients with long-term chronic illnesses become experts in
their own care and management of their condition.
Acute illness Correct Answers -Sudden onset of symptoms
-Symptoms progress quickly from mild to severe
-Patient usually returns to former level of functioning
-Changes often not permanent but may progress to chronic
illness
-Does not usually require long-term behavioral change or
treatment
-May represent a life crisis
Assessment Correct Answers A in SBAR
Attempting to gain control Correct Answers Adjusting to
illness
-People may consult their health care provider or use over-the-
counter medications, folk practices, or home remedies.
-They are aware that they are ill and usually experience some
concern or even fear about the outcome.
-These fears usually stimulate treatment-seeking behavior as a
way of gaining control over the illness, but fears may also lead
to further denial and avoidance.
, autonomy Correct Answers Individuals have the right to
determine their own actions and freedom to make their own
decisions
based on:
Individuals' values
Adequate information
Freedom from coercion
Reason and deliberation
avoid legal liability Correct Answers 1. know the law
2. practice within the boundaries
3. Positive nurse-client relationship
4. Documentation
Background Correct Answers B in SBAR
beneficence Correct Answers -the doing of good
-may conflict with autonomy (patient refuses treatment)
Benefits of SBAR Correct Answers -structured way of relaying
critical information in spoken form
-clear, complete, concise and structured
-efficient and accurate
-decreases the inherently unsafe and dysfunctional hierarchy of
providers
California board of registered nursing Correct Answers
California state agency that regulates nursing
Acceptance and Participation Correct Answers Adjusting to
illness
-The patient has acknowledged the reality of illness and may be
ready to participate in decisions about treatment.
-Active involvement and the hope attached to pursuing treatment
usually lead to increased feelings of mastery of the illness.
-Patients with long-term chronic illnesses become experts in
their own care and management of their condition.
Acute illness Correct Answers -Sudden onset of symptoms
-Symptoms progress quickly from mild to severe
-Patient usually returns to former level of functioning
-Changes often not permanent but may progress to chronic
illness
-Does not usually require long-term behavioral change or
treatment
-May represent a life crisis
Assessment Correct Answers A in SBAR
Attempting to gain control Correct Answers Adjusting to
illness
-People may consult their health care provider or use over-the-
counter medications, folk practices, or home remedies.
-They are aware that they are ill and usually experience some
concern or even fear about the outcome.
-These fears usually stimulate treatment-seeking behavior as a
way of gaining control over the illness, but fears may also lead
to further denial and avoidance.
, autonomy Correct Answers Individuals have the right to
determine their own actions and freedom to make their own
decisions
based on:
Individuals' values
Adequate information
Freedom from coercion
Reason and deliberation
avoid legal liability Correct Answers 1. know the law
2. practice within the boundaries
3. Positive nurse-client relationship
4. Documentation
Background Correct Answers B in SBAR
beneficence Correct Answers -the doing of good
-may conflict with autonomy (patient refuses treatment)
Benefits of SBAR Correct Answers -structured way of relaying
critical information in spoken form
-clear, complete, concise and structured
-efficient and accurate
-decreases the inherently unsafe and dysfunctional hierarchy of
providers
California board of registered nursing Correct Answers
California state agency that regulates nursing
