NURS 1100 Midterm (Chapters 1-7) Questions With Complete Solutions
Standard I of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Assessment - the nurse collects patient health data.
Standard II of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Diagnosis - analyzing assessment data to determine problems.
Standard III of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Outcome Identification - setting individualized expected
outcomes.
Standard IV of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Planning - developing a care plan with interventions.
Standard V of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Implementation - carrying out nursing interventions.
Standard VI of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Evaluation - determining if outcomes are met.
homeostasis - (ANSWER)A stable state of internal physiologic equilibrium.
holism - (ANSWER)Viewing the person as a whole — body, mind, social, and spiritual components.
adaptation - (ANSWER)The process of responding to change to maintain homeostasis.
four categories of stressors - (ANSWER)Physiologic, psychological, social, spiritual.
three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome - (ANSWER)Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion.
purpose of neurotransmitters in stress response - (ANSWER)They allow communication between
neurons and regulate adaptive responses.
constitutional laws - (ANSWER)Laws that protect basic rights and freedoms of citizens.
Nurse Practice Act - (ANSWER)A statute defining nursing roles, scope, and disciplinary actions.
Standard I of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Assessment - the nurse collects patient health data.
Standard II of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Diagnosis - analyzing assessment data to determine problems.
Standard III of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Outcome Identification - setting individualized expected
outcomes.
Standard IV of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Planning - developing a care plan with interventions.
Standard V of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Implementation - carrying out nursing interventions.
Standard VI of nursing practice - (ANSWER)Evaluation - determining if outcomes are met.
homeostasis - (ANSWER)A stable state of internal physiologic equilibrium.
holism - (ANSWER)Viewing the person as a whole — body, mind, social, and spiritual components.
adaptation - (ANSWER)The process of responding to change to maintain homeostasis.
four categories of stressors - (ANSWER)Physiologic, psychological, social, spiritual.
three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome - (ANSWER)Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion.
purpose of neurotransmitters in stress response - (ANSWER)They allow communication between
neurons and regulate adaptive responses.
constitutional laws - (ANSWER)Laws that protect basic rights and freedoms of citizens.
Nurse Practice Act - (ANSWER)A statute defining nursing roles, scope, and disciplinary actions.
