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T OR F: SOME PROCEDURES REQUIRE BOTH STANDARD
PRECAUTIONS AND STERILE TECHNIQUE
TRUE
T OR F: NURSING AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS INCREASE A
PATIENT'S RISK OF INFECTION
TRUE
T OR F: SPECIFIC IMMUNITY IS A SECONDARY DEFENSE
MECHANISM
FALSE
WHICH PART(S) OF A STERILE FIELD ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
UNSTERILE?
THE OUTER 1-INCH BORDER
RESERVOIRS OF INFECTION:
- FLOORS IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- STAGNANT WATER
- INSECTS
- ANIMALS
- FOOD
THE NURSE DEVELOPS A PLAN OF CARE FOR A PATIENT WHO IS
AT RISK FOR IMPAIRED SKIN INTEGRITY. INTERVENTIONS
INCLUDE CHANGING THE PATIENT'S POSITION EVERY 2 HOURS
AND KEEPING THE SKIN CLEAN AND DRY. DURING THE
EVALUATION PHASE OF THE NURSING PROCESS, WHICH
FINDING VALIDATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN OF
CARE?
REASSESSMENT INDICATES MAINTENANCE OR IMPROVEMENT OF
THE CONDITION
THE NURSE IS ASSIGNED TO THE CLINICAL CARE OF A NEWLY
ADMITTED PATIENT. TO KNOW HOW BEST TO CARE FOR THE
,PATIENT, THE NURSE DEVELOPS A PLAN OF CARE. WHICH
ACTION WILL THE NURSE INITIALLY PERFORM?
MAKE AN ASSESSMENT
A NURSE ADMITS A PATIENT TO THE UNIT AFTER COMPLETING
A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
WHICH ACTION DOES THE NURSE TAKE TO DEVELOP A NURSING
DIAGNOSIS?
ANALYZE THE ASSESSMENT DATA
NURSING EDUCATION DOES NOT OVERRIDE OR DIMINISH SELF-
KNOWLEDGE. WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR
NURSES TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL SELF-
KNOWLEDGE?
HELPS IDENTIFY ERRORS IN NURSES JUDGMENT
THE NURSE ENTERS A ROOM TO FIND THE CLIENT SITTING UP
IN THE CHAIR AND CRYING. WHICH ACTION BY THE
NURSE BESTDISPLAYS BOTH A CRITICAL-THINKING AND
CARING ATTITUDE?
USING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO DETERMINE THE REASONS
FOR THE CLIENT'S CRYING
WHICH COMMONALITY IS SHARED BY BOTH CRITICAL
THINKING AND THE NURSING PROCESS
THEY ARE BOTH THINKING METHODS USED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
THE NURSE WORKS ON A POSTSURGICAL UNIT WITH A BROAD
AND RAPIDLY CHANGING PATIENT CENSUS. WHICH CRITICAL-
THINKING ATTITUDE IS MOST LIKELY TO BEST SERVE THIS
NURSE
HAS A LIVELY CURIOSITY AND ENJOYS LEARNING NEW WAYS TO
DO THINGS
THE NURSE WORKS IN AN ACUTE CARE FACILITY WITH A
CULTURALLY DIVERSE CLIENT POPULATION. USING CRITICAL
THINKING, WHICH ASPECTS OF HEALTHCARE DOES THE NURSE
RECOGNIZE AS BEING AFFECTED BY A CLIENT'S CULTURE?
- HOW THE CLIENT VIEWS HEALTHCARE
- HOW THE CLIENT VIEWS ILLNESS
,- THE TYPES OF TREATMENTS THE CLIENT WILL ACCEPT
- WHEN THE CLIENT WILL SEEK HEALTHCARE SERVICES
WHICH IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF THE NURSING PROCESS?
A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR THE DELIVERY OF NURSING CARE
WHAT IS CLINICAL JUDGMENT DEFINED AS?
PROCESSES THAT PROMOTE SAFE CLIENT CARE DECISIONS AND
OUTCOMES
THE NURSE IS ADMINISTERING PAIN MEDICATION TO AN
ASSIGNED PATIENT EVERY 4 HOURS AS PRESCRIBED AND BASED
ON PATIENT-STATED PAIN LEVELS. THE NURSE'S ACTIONS ARE
AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH ASPECT OF PATIENT CARE?
NURSING INTERVENTION
THE NURSE IN AN ACUTE CARE FACILITY IS APPOINTED TO A
COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS THE DELIVERY OF PATIENT CARE.
WHICH PRIMARY PURPOSE OF USING THE FULL-SPECTRUM
NURSING MODEL DOES THE NURSE RECOGNIZE?
IMPLEMENTATION HAS A POSITIVE EFFECT ON CLIENT HEALTH
OUTCOMES
CARING IS A CENTRAL CONCEPT IN NURSING. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING EXEMPLIFIES A NURSE EXHIBITING THE CONCEPT
OF CARING AND THE USE OF CRITICAL-THINKING ATTITUDES?
- TREATING CLIENTS AS UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS
- RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO CLIENT NEEDS
- ACTING IN WAYS TO PRESERVE HUMAN DIGNITY
- CONNECTING WITH OTHERS TO GIVE AND RECEIVE HELP
- USING THE COMMUNICATION SKILL OF ACTIVE LISTENING
THE NURSE USES FULL-SPECTRUM NURSING AND A CRITICAL-
THINKING MODEL TO ORGANIZE PATIENT CARE. IF THE NURSE
LACKS FACTS ABOUT THE PATIENT'S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, A
CREDIBLE SOURCE IS USED FOR THE INFORMATION. THE
NURSE CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS FOR
IMPLEMENTING CARE, FACTORING IN THE UNIQUE QUALITIES
OF THE PATIENT. WHICH CRITICAL-THINKING CONCEPT IS THE
NURSE DEMONSTRATING?
, MOVING APPROPRIATELY BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN STEPS
THE NURSE DOCUMENTS IN A CLIENT'S PLAN OF CARE THAT
WOUND TREATMENT TO THE CLIENT'S LEFT FOOT RESULTED
IN WOUND HEALING. THE NURSE THEN REMOVES THE SKIN
INTEGRITY DIAGNOSIS FROM THE PLAN OF CARE. WHICH
ASPECT OF THE NURSING PROCESS IS THE NURSE
PERFORMING?
EVALUATION
THE NURSE IS PROVIDING CARE FOR A CLIENT WITH HEART
FAILURE. THE NURSE OBTAINS THE CLIENT'S MEDICAL AND
PERSONAL HISTORIES, MEASURES VITAL SIGNS, AND THEN
AUSCULTATES BREATH SOUNDS. WHICH ASPECT OF THE
NURSING PROCESS IS THE NURSE DEMONSTRATING?
ASSESSMENT
WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR NURSES TO BE
CRITICAL THINKERS?
NURSES CARE FOR CLIENTS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE HEALTH
PROBLEMS
THE NURSE IS CARING FOR A PATIENT WITH DIABETES
MELLITUS AND IMPAIRED SKIN INTEGRITY. WHEN PREPARING A
PLAN OF CARE, THE NURSE USES KNOWLEDGE OF THE
PATIENT'S MEDICAL CONDITION AND THE LATEST GUIDELINES
FOR PROVIDING SKIN CARE. APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS
ARE INITIATED, AND THE NURSE BEGINS REGULAR
MONITORING FOR INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS. WHICH
NURSING CONCEPT IS BEING USED?
FULL-SPECTRUM NURSING
A FEW NURSES ON A UNIT HAVE PROPOSED TO THE NURSE
MANAGER CHANGES IN THE PROCESS FOR DOCUMENTING
CARE ON THE UNIT. THE NURSES DESCRIBE A COMPLETELY
NEW SYSTEM. FOR WHICH REASON IS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE
NURSE MANAGER TO HAVE A CRITICAL ATTITUDE?
AN OPEN MIND ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGE NEEDS TO BE
MAINTAINED