Health sci prn0291 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving san...

Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving san...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When the patient complains of nausea and dizziness, the nurse recognizes these complaints as data. a. objective b. medical c. subjective d. adjunct ANS: C Subjective data are symptoms that only the patient can identify. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 58 OBJ: Theory #3 TOP: Assessment Data KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort 2. The major goal of the admission interview (usually performe...

3. An example of a structured format for gathering data that aids in forming a database is: a. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association–International (NANDA-I). b. Maslow’s hierarchy. c. QSENl d. Gordon’s 11 Health Patterns. ANS: D Mary Gordon’s assessment guide is a guided path to cover 11 health points. Although Maslow may be used, it is not structured. DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 58|Box 5-1 OBJ: Theory # 2 TOP: Gordon’s 11 Health Patterns KEY: Nursing Pro...

Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Florence Nightingale‘s contributions to nursing practice and education: a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today. b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time. c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War. d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic wounds. ANS: C By improving san...