NUR2092 / NUR 2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Assessments and Health and Illness Beliefs 2 A consideration of the patient’s culture is paramount in the process of the interview, diagnosis, and treatment of culturally diverse individuals. Healthcare can be a complex issue. Cultural and language barriers can complicate the situation even more. Assessment of these patients can raise many issues that the nurse needs to be aware of and address in order to come up with a specific diagnosis and an acceptable plan of treatment that respects ...

NUR 2092/ NUR 2092 Health Assessment Exam 1 study guide/ NUR 2092/ NUR 2092 Health Assessment Exam 1 study guide/ NUR 2092/ NUR 2092 Health Assessment Exam 1 study guide

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 CHAPTER 18,19,20,21,22,23 EXAM STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 18 STUDY GUIDE 1. Describe the most important points about the health history for the respiratory system. cough, shortness of breath, history of smoking, environmental exposures, chest pain with breathing, history of respiratory infections 2. Describe the pleura and its function. Thin and slippery, serous membranes which form an envelope between the lung and the chest wall. Visceral pleura lines t...

RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM What are the 6 steps of the nursing process? 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation Assessment Definition (nursing process) 1. Collect data 2. Use evidence-based assessment techniques 3. Document relevant data Diagnosis Definition (nursing process) 1. Compare clinical findings with normal and abnormal variation and developmental events 2. Interpret data-- make & test hypotheses 3. Validate diagn...

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM QUIZ 1,2,3 • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which statement defines dementia? Selected Answer: a gradual progressive decrease in cognition which is not reversible Answers: a) a gradual progressive decrease in cognition which is not reversible b) acute confusional change which resolves with treatment c) being aware of one’s existence or feelings d) unwanted persistent thoughts or impulses • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Dur...

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM QUIZ 1 • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which statement defines dementia? Selected Answer: a gradual progressive decrease in cognition which is not reversible Answers: a) a gradual progressive decrease in cognition which is not reversible b) acute confusional change which resolves with treatment c) being aware of one’s existence or feelings d) unwanted persistent thoughts or impulses • Question 2 1 out of 1 points During ...

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM QUIZ 1 • Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which intervention by the nurse first helps to establish a trusting nurse-patient relationship? Selected Answer: greeting the patient by name whenever entering the patient’s room Answers: a) provoke emotional responses from the patient b) not listening to the patient while performing care activities c) performing care interventions quickly and efficiently d) greeting the patient by name whene...

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. What does subjective mean? ANSWER: What someone tells you (history) 2. What does objective mean? ANSWER: Measurement/reading (Phys exam) 3. What are the 2 components of clinical reasoning? ANSWER: Diagnostic & Critical Thinking 4. What is diagnostics composed of ANSWER: • Cues • Info • Signs • Symptoms • Lab data 5. What is the difference between a sign and symptom? ANSWER: • Sign= you can see it • Sympt...

RASMUSSEN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSESSMENT NUR 2092 EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 1.What are some vascular lesions? ANSWER: • Petechiae • Purpura • Hematoma • Contusion 2.What is petechiae/purpura ANSWER: Small purple color 3.What is hematoma ANSWER: A bruise you can feel 4.What is a contusion ANSWER: Another word for bruise 5.What are the phase/coloration of bruises? ANSWER: • Red • Blue-Purple • Blue-Green • Yellow • Brown-Vanishing is a "pattern" injury ANSWER: A bruise or w...