Nursing correct answers ANA social policy statement: __ is the protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury , alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, communities, and populations
caring correct answers __ is the "essence of nursing". More than any other profession, nursing
has "the distinction of being responsible for caring that clients receive in the health care system."
caring
an art
science
holistic
patient centered
adaptive
helping profession
concerned with health promotion, maintenance, and restoration correct answers nursing is...
o Procedure and skill oriented culture
o Different levels of nursing correct answers Watson feels that caring in nursing is threatened by
• Caring is central to nursing
• It is a moral ideal, rather than a behavior
• It is difficult to quantify
• It is not inherited, but can be learned/matured into correct answers Watson's Philosophy and
Science of Caring
1. Altruistic values- "why are you here to be a nurse?"
,2. Sensitivity to others
3. A warm, genuine, & empathetic helping-trust relationship
4. Interpersonal teaching-learning
5. Scientific problem solving (nursing process)
6. Acceptance of own feelings
7. Acceptance of others' feelings
8. Providing for comfortable, private, safe environment
9. Assist the patient with attaining lower & higher order needs
10. Phenomenology of existential psychology - question of existence correct answers Watson's
10 Carative Factors
critical thinking/ reasoning correct answers an intellectual process that involves developing
rational, justifiable response to situations where there are no definitive answers and where not all
relevant information is available
it requires knowledge, but i more than gathering and stating facts and concepts. It is the ability to
use knowledge in situations of ambiguity, uncertainty, and risk.
multilogical thinking correct answers requires knowledge of more than one fact to logically and
systematically apply concepts to a clinical problem
multilogical problems correct answers problems that can be analyzed and approached from more
than one perspective; often form conflicting points of view or frames of reference
emotional intelligence correct answers How we manage ourselves (personal competence)
How we handle relationships (social competence)
personal competence correct answers our motivation, self-awareness, and self regulation
,self awareness correct answers knowing one's internal states, preferences, resources & intuitions
emotional awareness correct answers Recognizing one's emotions & their effects
self regulation correct answers managing one's internal state's, impulses, & resources
self control correct answers keep disruptive emotions & impulses in check
trustworthiness correct answers maintaining standards of honesty & integrity (important not to
cheat)
conscientiousness correct answers taking responsibilities for personal performance (ex: being on
time, do not be late)
social skills correct answers adeptness at inducing desirable responses in others
communication correct answers listening openly and sending convincing messages
patient centered care correct answers Letting the patient coordinate their own care, they should
be directing what is done. We have to take into account their feelings and needs and let them be a
part of the plan
5 million lives correct answers Initiative of the IHI (Institute for Health Improvement) to "do no
harm" in order to prevent 5 million incidents of medical harm over a period of 2 years
speak up correct answers (tells patient what do in order to stay safe)- Initiative to include patients
in own care and increase patient awareness /react-text; teach patients to recognize when nurse
walks in and may not wash hands
, Health care problem (HCP) correct answers not a symptom, the result; A _ is what is causing the
human response.
• All medical diagnoses- 1st place to look for HCPs
• Dysfunction in a body system or health pattern
• Unmet needs (lack of air, food, $, etc. - does not have to be medical problem)
• Ex: anxiety, grief, GSW, amputation
• The starting point for the nursing Dx
assessment correct answers nursing process: Data gathering (Most important phase); Must have
accurate __ to get enough data to make a clinical judgment
diagnosis correct answers nursing process: Clinical judgments (analysis)
planning correct answers nursing process: Setting nursing goals & patient outcome criteria
outcome criteria correct answers what you want to see the pt exhibit after the interventions have
helped achieve the nursing goal; should prove NG has been met; ex: pt states/is free of pain/is
reduced and rating is less than 2
interventions/implementation correct answers nursing process: what the nurse will do to
accomplish the nursing goals. Have to plan these. "I want to alleviate pain by elevating pts
arms". Do something active to help achieve pts goals.
evaluation correct answers nursing process: assessing if goals have been met; see if the
intervention worked; patient response
evaluation correct answers nursing process: Identify expected outcomes
o Assess patient
o Compare patient data with outcome criteria