Nurs 404 Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in management positions? correct answersLeadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses have expert knowledge and are interacting with and influencing others Leadership is defined as which of the following? correct answersA process that occurs between a leader and another to participate in the achievement of goals Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is best described...

Define Health correct answers complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just the absence of disease) Define Community correct answers - group usually in similar geographical area - have roles and relationships, and an awareness of their involvement in - share common beliefs/values - common needs and a commitment to meeting them Evolution of Health Theory correct answers 1. Miasma Phase - health & disease caused by pollution and bad air 2. Bacteriology Phase - dise...

Definition of Communication correct answers Sharing of health-related information between patient and nurse, with both patient and nurse sending and recieving information. Can be verbal, written or spoken, culturally appropriate, personal or impersonal, issue specific, relationship oriented. Nightingale's definition of nursing correct answers "The act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery" Definition of Self correct answers personal definition of ...

infectious disease correct answers •Leading cause of death in developing countries - •Half of all deaths attributed to three (3) •Tuberculosis (TB) •Malaria •HIV/AIDS decrease in rates predicted, however, correct answers •New pathogenic microorganisms have emerged •News strains of known microorganisms that are more virulent •Resistance to antibiotics •Means of terrorism where is the US? correct answers •Great advances in the 20th Century • •Pu...

leadership correct answers process of influencing people to accomplish goals management correct answers coordination and integration of resources through planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and controlling to accomplish institutional goals and objectives diagnosing correct answers involves being able to understand the situation and the problem to be solved or resolved. This is a cognitive competency adapting correct answers involves being able to adapt behaviors and other res...

The nurse should do which of the following when placing a bedpan under an immobilized patient? A. Lift the patient's hips off the bed and slide the bedpan under the patient B. After positioning the patient on the bedpan, elevate the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle C. Adjust the head of the bed so it is lower than the feet and use gentle but firm pressure to push the bedpan under the patient D. Have the patient stand beside the bed and then have him or her sit on the bedpan on the edge...

Health Belief Model correct answers certain variables or modifying factors can influence a patients beliefs including demographic characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity; perceived threats; and cues to action (advice, advertising, illness in a family member) Orlando's Theory correct answers Step 1: Patient behavior - patient sends a cue in the form of behavior Step 2: Nurses reaction - the nurse responds to the patient behavior Step 3: has two responses- "Non-observable response"- ...

what is the placenta responsible for correct answers nutrient and gas exchange for the baby uteroplacental blood flow at term correct answers 500-600 mL/min where is uterine perfusion (fetal circulation) most efficient correct answers left lateral position polyhydramnios correct answers excessive amount of amniotic fluid oligohydramnios correct answers too little amniotic fluid what is the umbilical cord composed of correct answers one vein and two arteries what does the vein d...

Normal range for temp correct answers 97.8-99 (36.5-37.2) rectal: .5-.7 higher then oral axillary: .3-.4 lower than oral Normal BP correct answers 120/80 elevated: 120-129/80 phase 1: 130-139/80-89 phase 2: 140+/90+ Normal HR correct answers 60-100 bpm Normal RR correct answers 12-16 When does the PCT take vital signs for the nurse? correct answers when the patient is stable parasympathetic simulaiton correct answers decreased pupil size, HR and BP sympathetic simulatio...