NU 116 Exam 1 Guide With
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What is Nursing? - ANSWER diagnosis of how body responds to a disease +
treatment
Who is the Consumer? - ANSWER -Patient
-Person seeking care
What is Health? - ANSWER a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is Wellness? - ANSWER An active process where people make choices
towards better health.
health = wellness
Influences on Health Care - ANSWER -Shifts in population
-Increased Diversity
-Increased Tech
-Higher Health Costs
-Change to health care financing
What is Evidence-Based Practice? - ANSWER Theories.
-set of ideas + concepts that can be changed
Healthy People 2030 - ANSWER Goal is to reduce illness, disability and
,premature death in communities by 2030.
Health Care Concepts Today - ANSWER -increased complexity of care
-behavioral + social detriments of health
-available + new tech
-new approaches to population management
-interprofessional care practice
How to have Effective Communication? - ANSWER -establish a raport
-maintain eye contact
-listen
-pay attention to nonverbal cues
-avoid medical jargon
summarize at the end of the visit
Effective Communication is ....? - ANSWER Valid Research.
Triple Aim of Health Care - ANSWER Saving pt's the per capita costs
-improve population
-improve pt care experience
Maslows Hierarchy - ANSWER A theory that arranges the five basic needs of
people—physiological, security, social, esteem, and self-actualization—into
the order in which people strive to satisfy them
*Physiological needs are the basic needs that need to be met first!*
, Health Promotion - ANSWER Focus on making alterations to pt's lifestyles
and habits to improve health
Ex) stress reduction + nutritional awareness
Older Adult - ANSWER Health Conscious + Maintaining Independence
QSEN? What does it mean? - ANSWER Quality + Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN Care Competencies - ANSWER -provides pt centered care
-collaborate w/ health team
-implement Evidence-Based Practices
-use informatics
What are the types of Preventative Care? - ANSWER Primary, Secondary +
Tertiary
Primary Care - ANSWER Promote + Prevent
Secondary Care - ANSWER Maintenance + Detection
Tertiary Care - ANSWER Highly specialized care meant to improve QoL.
Nursing Skills Needed? - ANSWER -critical thinking
-clinical reasoning
-clinical judgement
Critical Thinking Involves... ? - ANSWER -identify
-gather + validate
Complete Solution
What is Nursing? - ANSWER diagnosis of how body responds to a disease +
treatment
Who is the Consumer? - ANSWER -Patient
-Person seeking care
What is Health? - ANSWER a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
What is Wellness? - ANSWER An active process where people make choices
towards better health.
health = wellness
Influences on Health Care - ANSWER -Shifts in population
-Increased Diversity
-Increased Tech
-Higher Health Costs
-Change to health care financing
What is Evidence-Based Practice? - ANSWER Theories.
-set of ideas + concepts that can be changed
Healthy People 2030 - ANSWER Goal is to reduce illness, disability and
,premature death in communities by 2030.
Health Care Concepts Today - ANSWER -increased complexity of care
-behavioral + social detriments of health
-available + new tech
-new approaches to population management
-interprofessional care practice
How to have Effective Communication? - ANSWER -establish a raport
-maintain eye contact
-listen
-pay attention to nonverbal cues
-avoid medical jargon
summarize at the end of the visit
Effective Communication is ....? - ANSWER Valid Research.
Triple Aim of Health Care - ANSWER Saving pt's the per capita costs
-improve population
-improve pt care experience
Maslows Hierarchy - ANSWER A theory that arranges the five basic needs of
people—physiological, security, social, esteem, and self-actualization—into
the order in which people strive to satisfy them
*Physiological needs are the basic needs that need to be met first!*
, Health Promotion - ANSWER Focus on making alterations to pt's lifestyles
and habits to improve health
Ex) stress reduction + nutritional awareness
Older Adult - ANSWER Health Conscious + Maintaining Independence
QSEN? What does it mean? - ANSWER Quality + Safety Education for Nurses
QSEN Care Competencies - ANSWER -provides pt centered care
-collaborate w/ health team
-implement Evidence-Based Practices
-use informatics
What are the types of Preventative Care? - ANSWER Primary, Secondary +
Tertiary
Primary Care - ANSWER Promote + Prevent
Secondary Care - ANSWER Maintenance + Detection
Tertiary Care - ANSWER Highly specialized care meant to improve QoL.
Nursing Skills Needed? - ANSWER -critical thinking
-clinical reasoning
-clinical judgement
Critical Thinking Involves... ? - ANSWER -identify
-gather + validate
