FUNDAMENTALS OF PN NUR 160 STUDY GUIDE
One-way communication - Answers - A process in which information flows in only one
direction—from the sender to the receiver, with no feedback loop.
Two-way communication - Answers - A process in which information flows in two
directions—the receiver provides feedback, and the sender is receptive to the feedback.
verbal communication - Answers - expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
cognitive - Answers - Your meaning
Denotative - Answers - dictionary definition
nonverbal communication - Answers - communication using body movements, gestures,
and facial expressions rather than speech
assertive communication - Answers - communication that takes a listener's feelings and
rights into account
aggressive communication - Answers - self-serving communication that does not take a
listener's feelings and rights into account and is overpowering and forceful AVOID!
Unassertive Communication - Answers - Aggressing to do what is requested and can
create additional problems
Therapeutic communication for nurses - Answers - Interaction between a nurse and the
patient is caring, sincere, empathetic, and trustworthy, we want to establish a
therapeutic relationship
Non-therapeutic communication - Answers - Blocks the development of a trust and
therapeutic relationship, AVOID!
Communication - Answers - A process through which you send messages to and
receive messages from others.
What are the 6 rights of medication administration? - Answers - right drug, right dose,
right route, right time, right Pt, right documentation
SBAR - Answers - Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
Nursing Process - Answers - five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating (ADPIE)
, Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Answers - Accurate and timely documentation in the
patient record, important source of information in the patients record, and major means
of communication between members of the team, legal documentation and evidence of
providers action
(if it is not documented, it didn't happen, document what you see and what you do)
Why do we do a physical assessment? - Answers - To get a overall idea and gather
data to figure out a care plane for the patient
Signs and symptoms - Answers - Signs is objective data that can be seen, heard or
measured, while symptoms is subjective and is perceived by the patient
Nursing healthy history - Answers - Biographical information, client expectations,
present illness or health concerns, health history, family history, environmental history,
psychosocial history, spiritual health, review of systems, documentation of findings.
sensory perception - Answers - How you interpret your environment around you, using
your senses
Vision risk factors include - Answers - Fall risk, use of medication causing blurry vision,
cataracts, glaucoma, age related degeneration, lifestyles, and occupstions
Assessment techniques for checking vision - Answers - PERRLA, inspect eye
structures, symmetry, redness, irritation, snellen chart, eye test
Nursing interventions for vision - Answers - Encourage use of magnifying glass, remove
throw rugs for fall risk, clear pathways, refer to ophthalmologist annually, clean eye
wear daily, educate the patient, adaptive methods like brain or large printing
Medicinal treatments for vision include - Answers - Glass, contacts, surgery,
medications, adaptive methods
Cataracts - Answers - clouding of the lens
Patients with cataracts may say they see - Answers - Doubled/blurred vision, maybe
sensitive to light and glare, "misty vision"
Cataracts Nursing Interventions - Answers - Pre and post care, speak directly to them
when approaching the patient, educate the patient
Glaucoma - Answers - increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina
and optic nerve with loss of vision (normal 10-22mm/HG)
The patient may say they see - Answers - A "halo", the eye will look completely
covered, talk to the patient directly
One-way communication - Answers - A process in which information flows in only one
direction—from the sender to the receiver, with no feedback loop.
Two-way communication - Answers - A process in which information flows in two
directions—the receiver provides feedback, and the sender is receptive to the feedback.
verbal communication - Answers - expressing ideas to others by using spoken words
cognitive - Answers - Your meaning
Denotative - Answers - dictionary definition
nonverbal communication - Answers - communication using body movements, gestures,
and facial expressions rather than speech
assertive communication - Answers - communication that takes a listener's feelings and
rights into account
aggressive communication - Answers - self-serving communication that does not take a
listener's feelings and rights into account and is overpowering and forceful AVOID!
Unassertive Communication - Answers - Aggressing to do what is requested and can
create additional problems
Therapeutic communication for nurses - Answers - Interaction between a nurse and the
patient is caring, sincere, empathetic, and trustworthy, we want to establish a
therapeutic relationship
Non-therapeutic communication - Answers - Blocks the development of a trust and
therapeutic relationship, AVOID!
Communication - Answers - A process through which you send messages to and
receive messages from others.
What are the 6 rights of medication administration? - Answers - right drug, right dose,
right route, right time, right Pt, right documentation
SBAR - Answers - Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
Nursing Process - Answers - five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating (ADPIE)
, Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Answers - Accurate and timely documentation in the
patient record, important source of information in the patients record, and major means
of communication between members of the team, legal documentation and evidence of
providers action
(if it is not documented, it didn't happen, document what you see and what you do)
Why do we do a physical assessment? - Answers - To get a overall idea and gather
data to figure out a care plane for the patient
Signs and symptoms - Answers - Signs is objective data that can be seen, heard or
measured, while symptoms is subjective and is perceived by the patient
Nursing healthy history - Answers - Biographical information, client expectations,
present illness or health concerns, health history, family history, environmental history,
psychosocial history, spiritual health, review of systems, documentation of findings.
sensory perception - Answers - How you interpret your environment around you, using
your senses
Vision risk factors include - Answers - Fall risk, use of medication causing blurry vision,
cataracts, glaucoma, age related degeneration, lifestyles, and occupstions
Assessment techniques for checking vision - Answers - PERRLA, inspect eye
structures, symmetry, redness, irritation, snellen chart, eye test
Nursing interventions for vision - Answers - Encourage use of magnifying glass, remove
throw rugs for fall risk, clear pathways, refer to ophthalmologist annually, clean eye
wear daily, educate the patient, adaptive methods like brain or large printing
Medicinal treatments for vision include - Answers - Glass, contacts, surgery,
medications, adaptive methods
Cataracts - Answers - clouding of the lens
Patients with cataracts may say they see - Answers - Doubled/blurred vision, maybe
sensitive to light and glare, "misty vision"
Cataracts Nursing Interventions - Answers - Pre and post care, speak directly to them
when approaching the patient, educate the patient
Glaucoma - Answers - increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina
and optic nerve with loss of vision (normal 10-22mm/HG)
The patient may say they see - Answers - A "halo", the eye will look completely
covered, talk to the patient directly
