FOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM (STUDY GUIDE)
QUIZZES WITH RIGHT ACCURATE ANSWERS .
what is the nursing process - Correct Answer -Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning (x2) (plan for outcomes and then plan for education)
Implementation
Evaluation
universal tool used by nurses to care for a patient, and regulate how they are cared for
what are the 3 parts of a nursing diagnosis - Correct Answer -"problem" nursing diagnosis, "risk"
nursing diagnosis, health promotion diagnosis
Aims of Nursing - Correct Answer -promote health, prevent illness, restore health, facilitate
coping with disability or death
intellectual dimension - Correct Answer -cognitive ability, education
examples of promoting health (aims of nursing); : Identifying, analyzing, and maximizing each
patient's own individual strengths as components of preventing illness, restoring health,
facilitating coping with disability & death - Correct Answer -facilitate patients decisions about
lifestyle that enhance the quality of the life and encourage acceptance of responsibility for their
own health, increase patients health awareness (health is more than just not being ill), teach
selfcare activities, serve as a role model, encourage health promotion
environmental dimension - Correct Answer -house, climate, food
spiritual dimension - Correct Answer -beliefs and values
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,examples of preventing illness (aims of nursing); Often accomplished by teaching and by
personal example. - Correct Answer -prenatala education, smoking-cessation programs, stress-
reduction seminars, community programs and resources (exercise classes and physical fitness
programs), literature, TV, etc information on a healthy diet, regular exercise, and the importance
of good health habits, health assessments identify areas of strength and risks for illness
examples of restoring health (aims of nursing); Historically considered to be the nurse's
responsibility. Focus on the person with an illness, and range from early detection of a disease to
rehabilitation and teaching during recovery. - Correct Answer -performing assessments that
detect illness, referring questions and abnormal findings to health care providers, providing
direct care by carryinng out procedures and treatments, planning teaching and carrying out rehab
for illnesses, collaborating with other health care providers, working in mental health, and
chemical-dependency programs
sociocultural dimension - Correct Answer -family income and lifestyle
examples of facailitating coping with disability or death (aims of nursing); Nurses also facilitate
patient and family coping with altered function, life crisis....and death. - Correct Answer -for the
patient who with the inability to carry out activities of daily living (ADLs), nurses facilitate an
optimal level of function through maximizing the persons strengths and potentials through
teaching, nurses provide care to both patients and families at the end of life in hospitals, long-
term care facilities, hospices, and patient/family homes, preparring for death and living as
comfortable as possible until death occurs
emotional dimension - Correct Answer -how mind affects functions and responses
physical dimension - Correct Answer -genetics, age, race, sex
levels of health promotion and illness prevention - Correct Answer -primary, secondary, tertiary
Primary prevention examples - Correct Answer -health risk assessment, immunizations, good
hygiene practices, protecting eyes, dental hygiene, diet and exercise education, accident
prevention: occupational safety, safe sex education: family planning, safety in environment
(home, work, car), proper use of sunscreen
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, secondary prevention examples - Correct Answer -child well checks, blood pressure screenings,
high cholesterol, skin cancer screenings, mammograms and GYN exams for women; TSE for
men, colonoscopy, receiving regular eye, dental, medical check-ups, counseling, medical
interventions and collaborative interventions
tertiary prevention examples - Correct Answer -ongoing medications and treatments,
rehabilitation, education about s/s disease progression or complications, education about how to
manage symptoms, referral to support groups
health belief model - Correct Answer -individual perceptions, modifying factors, likelihood of
action
This model helps the nurse understand that which influences our patients perceptions beliefs and
behaviors as we develop a plan of care for that patient
holistic health model - Correct Answer -comprehensive view of a person as a biophysical and
spiritual being. Interconnectedness with those human dimensions. Focus on the body's natural
healing abilities and we see complementary and alternative interventions
Maslows Hierarchy of Basic Needs - Correct Answer -helps a nurse understand the inter-
relationships of basic needs. Focus is on the patients needs, every patient is unique and patient
needs are ever-dynamic.
oxygenation, circulation, body temp, elimination, movement, sexuality, rest
safety and security (maslows) - Correct Answer -protection, emotional and physical safety and
security, order, law, stability, shelter, reduce fall risks, HIPAA is followed, use protection when
having sex
love and belonging (maslows) - Correct Answer -ask about the patients family and significant
others, include family, refer to a support group
self-esteem (maslows) - Correct Answer -be respectful of values and beliefs, incorporate cultural
sensibility and sensitivity into patient care, refer to counseling if needed
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QUIZZES WITH RIGHT ACCURATE ANSWERS .
what is the nursing process - Correct Answer -Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning (x2) (plan for outcomes and then plan for education)
Implementation
Evaluation
universal tool used by nurses to care for a patient, and regulate how they are cared for
what are the 3 parts of a nursing diagnosis - Correct Answer -"problem" nursing diagnosis, "risk"
nursing diagnosis, health promotion diagnosis
Aims of Nursing - Correct Answer -promote health, prevent illness, restore health, facilitate
coping with disability or death
intellectual dimension - Correct Answer -cognitive ability, education
examples of promoting health (aims of nursing); : Identifying, analyzing, and maximizing each
patient's own individual strengths as components of preventing illness, restoring health,
facilitating coping with disability & death - Correct Answer -facilitate patients decisions about
lifestyle that enhance the quality of the life and encourage acceptance of responsibility for their
own health, increase patients health awareness (health is more than just not being ill), teach
selfcare activities, serve as a role model, encourage health promotion
environmental dimension - Correct Answer -house, climate, food
spiritual dimension - Correct Answer -beliefs and values
1
,examples of preventing illness (aims of nursing); Often accomplished by teaching and by
personal example. - Correct Answer -prenatala education, smoking-cessation programs, stress-
reduction seminars, community programs and resources (exercise classes and physical fitness
programs), literature, TV, etc information on a healthy diet, regular exercise, and the importance
of good health habits, health assessments identify areas of strength and risks for illness
examples of restoring health (aims of nursing); Historically considered to be the nurse's
responsibility. Focus on the person with an illness, and range from early detection of a disease to
rehabilitation and teaching during recovery. - Correct Answer -performing assessments that
detect illness, referring questions and abnormal findings to health care providers, providing
direct care by carryinng out procedures and treatments, planning teaching and carrying out rehab
for illnesses, collaborating with other health care providers, working in mental health, and
chemical-dependency programs
sociocultural dimension - Correct Answer -family income and lifestyle
examples of facailitating coping with disability or death (aims of nursing); Nurses also facilitate
patient and family coping with altered function, life crisis....and death. - Correct Answer -for the
patient who with the inability to carry out activities of daily living (ADLs), nurses facilitate an
optimal level of function through maximizing the persons strengths and potentials through
teaching, nurses provide care to both patients and families at the end of life in hospitals, long-
term care facilities, hospices, and patient/family homes, preparring for death and living as
comfortable as possible until death occurs
emotional dimension - Correct Answer -how mind affects functions and responses
physical dimension - Correct Answer -genetics, age, race, sex
levels of health promotion and illness prevention - Correct Answer -primary, secondary, tertiary
Primary prevention examples - Correct Answer -health risk assessment, immunizations, good
hygiene practices, protecting eyes, dental hygiene, diet and exercise education, accident
prevention: occupational safety, safe sex education: family planning, safety in environment
(home, work, car), proper use of sunscreen
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, secondary prevention examples - Correct Answer -child well checks, blood pressure screenings,
high cholesterol, skin cancer screenings, mammograms and GYN exams for women; TSE for
men, colonoscopy, receiving regular eye, dental, medical check-ups, counseling, medical
interventions and collaborative interventions
tertiary prevention examples - Correct Answer -ongoing medications and treatments,
rehabilitation, education about s/s disease progression or complications, education about how to
manage symptoms, referral to support groups
health belief model - Correct Answer -individual perceptions, modifying factors, likelihood of
action
This model helps the nurse understand that which influences our patients perceptions beliefs and
behaviors as we develop a plan of care for that patient
holistic health model - Correct Answer -comprehensive view of a person as a biophysical and
spiritual being. Interconnectedness with those human dimensions. Focus on the body's natural
healing abilities and we see complementary and alternative interventions
Maslows Hierarchy of Basic Needs - Correct Answer -helps a nurse understand the inter-
relationships of basic needs. Focus is on the patients needs, every patient is unique and patient
needs are ever-dynamic.
oxygenation, circulation, body temp, elimination, movement, sexuality, rest
safety and security (maslows) - Correct Answer -protection, emotional and physical safety and
security, order, law, stability, shelter, reduce fall risks, HIPAA is followed, use protection when
having sex
love and belonging (maslows) - Correct Answer -ask about the patients family and significant
others, include family, refer to a support group
self-esteem (maslows) - Correct Answer -be respectful of values and beliefs, incorporate cultural
sensibility and sensitivity into patient care, refer to counseling if needed
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