NSG 240 Fundamentals Exam 1 Study
Guide Questions and Verified Answers
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1. How would you do patient teaching in way to better educate your patient?
- Patient teach-back method
- Speak in simple terms (not medical terminology)
- Explain slowly
2. If a patient is newly diagnosed with COPD, how would you assess their health
literacy?
- Assess their cognitive level
- Assess if they are willing to learn
- Assess their level of health literacy
- Knowledge of the disease
- See if they have their own support system/motivation
- Know there own personal health values in regards to their religion/personal
beliefs
3. What is maleficence, justice, and beneficence?
Maleficence - deliberate infliction of a negative act or effect on another
individual/group
Justice - treatment of patients fairly and equitably
Beneficence - obligation of HCP to act for the benefit of the patient; prevent harm
4. Which population group are vulnerable and experience a lot of health
disparities?
, - Populations in rural/low income/crowded areas
- They are at higher risk for infections
5. How is quality improvement conducted, and how do we use it to identify
infectious areas?
- Chart auditing
- surveying/audit by manager/charge nurse
- rounding/fall risk signs
6. What is an incident report?
- A detailed, written account of an adverse event
- ie: medication given at wrong time/med error, patient fall, etc
7. What is evidence-based practice?
- Providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date research
8. What do the terms justice, autonomy, and veracity?
Veracity - telling the truth (ethical principle of honesty and truthfulness)
Justice - fairness or an equal distribution of benefits
Autonomy - providing adequate information to allow patients to make their own
decisions based on their beliefs and values
9. In terms of charting, how do you chart?
- Using objective data in a timely manner to prevent charting error
- Reporting pain as subjective data
- You can still give the medication even though the patient is not visibly in pain
10. Know what could possibly be missing from prescription?
- Dosage
- Route
- Frequency
- Expiration
- Medication itself
Guide Questions and Verified Answers
|Already Graded A+| 2026 Brand New
Version!!!
1. How would you do patient teaching in way to better educate your patient?
- Patient teach-back method
- Speak in simple terms (not medical terminology)
- Explain slowly
2. If a patient is newly diagnosed with COPD, how would you assess their health
literacy?
- Assess their cognitive level
- Assess if they are willing to learn
- Assess their level of health literacy
- Knowledge of the disease
- See if they have their own support system/motivation
- Know there own personal health values in regards to their religion/personal
beliefs
3. What is maleficence, justice, and beneficence?
Maleficence - deliberate infliction of a negative act or effect on another
individual/group
Justice - treatment of patients fairly and equitably
Beneficence - obligation of HCP to act for the benefit of the patient; prevent harm
4. Which population group are vulnerable and experience a lot of health
disparities?
, - Populations in rural/low income/crowded areas
- They are at higher risk for infections
5. How is quality improvement conducted, and how do we use it to identify
infectious areas?
- Chart auditing
- surveying/audit by manager/charge nurse
- rounding/fall risk signs
6. What is an incident report?
- A detailed, written account of an adverse event
- ie: medication given at wrong time/med error, patient fall, etc
7. What is evidence-based practice?
- Providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date research
8. What do the terms justice, autonomy, and veracity?
Veracity - telling the truth (ethical principle of honesty and truthfulness)
Justice - fairness or an equal distribution of benefits
Autonomy - providing adequate information to allow patients to make their own
decisions based on their beliefs and values
9. In terms of charting, how do you chart?
- Using objective data in a timely manner to prevent charting error
- Reporting pain as subjective data
- You can still give the medication even though the patient is not visibly in pain
10. Know what could possibly be missing from prescription?
- Dosage
- Route
- Frequency
- Expiration
- Medication itself
