NURS 3311 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Database - CORRECT ANSWER -Formed from subjective and objective data, plus patient's record
and laboratory studies
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -What the patient says about himself during history talking
*He did not lose consciousness
*The iPod in the right pocket of his jacket shattered
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating patient during physical examination
*A urine sample reveals gross hematuria
Complete total database... - CORRECT ANSWER -Complete health history and full physical
examination
-Describes current and past health state and forms baseline to measure all future changes
-Yields first diagnosis
Prioritizing - CORRECT ANSWER -Depends on the acuity of the illness
-determines who is provided with medical care first
First-level priority problems - CORRECT ANSWER -Problems that are emergent, life-threatening,
and immediate, such as establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level problems - CORRECT ANSWER -Next in urgency, those requiring your prompt
intervention to forestall further deterioration...ex. mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary
elimination problems, untreated medical problems
Cultural Competency - CORRECT ANSWER -What are you meeting for the first time?
, -Where does the patient come from?
-What is his or her heritage?
-What is his her cultural background: ethnicity and religion?
-Does the patient understand, speak, and read English?
-What language does he or she understand , speak, read?
-What is his or her health and illness beliefs and practices?
Cultural Care - CORRECT ANSWER -R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
*Realize that you MUST know and understand your heritage and that of your patient
*Examine the patient within the context of his or her cultural Health and Illness practices
*Select questions that are not complex, and do not ask questions rapidly
*Pace questions throughout the physical examination
*Encourage the patient to discuss the meanings of health and illness with you
*Check for the patient's understanding and acceptance of recommendations, and blind on cultural health
practices when indicated
*Touch the patient within the cultural boundaries of his or her heritage-manners are a vital component of
the nurse-[atient relationship
Culturally sensitive - CORRECT ANSWER -Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive
attitudes toward divers cultural populations
Culturally appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER -Applying underlying background knowledge
necessary to provide the best possible health care
Culturally competent - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding and attending to total context of
patient's situation including:
*immigration status
*stress factors
*social factors
*cultural similarities and differences
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Database - CORRECT ANSWER -Formed from subjective and objective data, plus patient's record
and laboratory studies
Subjective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -What the patient says about himself during history talking
*He did not lose consciousness
*The iPod in the right pocket of his jacket shattered
Objective Data - CORRECT ANSWER -Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating patient during physical examination
*A urine sample reveals gross hematuria
Complete total database... - CORRECT ANSWER -Complete health history and full physical
examination
-Describes current and past health state and forms baseline to measure all future changes
-Yields first diagnosis
Prioritizing - CORRECT ANSWER -Depends on the acuity of the illness
-determines who is provided with medical care first
First-level priority problems - CORRECT ANSWER -Problems that are emergent, life-threatening,
and immediate, such as establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level problems - CORRECT ANSWER -Next in urgency, those requiring your prompt
intervention to forestall further deterioration...ex. mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary
elimination problems, untreated medical problems
Cultural Competency - CORRECT ANSWER -What are you meeting for the first time?
, -Where does the patient come from?
-What is his or her heritage?
-What is his her cultural background: ethnicity and religion?
-Does the patient understand, speak, and read English?
-What language does he or she understand , speak, read?
-What is his or her health and illness beliefs and practices?
Cultural Care - CORRECT ANSWER -R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
*Realize that you MUST know and understand your heritage and that of your patient
*Examine the patient within the context of his or her cultural Health and Illness practices
*Select questions that are not complex, and do not ask questions rapidly
*Pace questions throughout the physical examination
*Encourage the patient to discuss the meanings of health and illness with you
*Check for the patient's understanding and acceptance of recommendations, and blind on cultural health
practices when indicated
*Touch the patient within the cultural boundaries of his or her heritage-manners are a vital component of
the nurse-[atient relationship
Culturally sensitive - CORRECT ANSWER -Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive
attitudes toward divers cultural populations
Culturally appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER -Applying underlying background knowledge
necessary to provide the best possible health care
Culturally competent - CORRECT ANSWER -Understanding and attending to total context of
patient's situation including:
*immigration status
*stress factors
*social factors
*cultural similarities and differences
