NURS 202 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
define a complete (total) database correct answer - Complete health history and
results of a full physical examination
- Describes current and past health states
- Yields first diagnoses
- Complied in a family care setting (family doctor)
define affect correct answer the capacity of an individual to vary emotional
expression
- Related to mood but not apart of it
- "how are you feeling today?" is a question about affect
Define appearance and behaviour in the emotional section of the mental status
exam correct answer appearance: posture, body movements, dress, grooming &
hygiene
behaviour: level of consciousness, facial expression, speech, mood and affect
define asepsis correct answer - no sepsis, process of keeping awake disease-
producing microorganisms
- Sepsis: spreading of disease throughout the body, can lead to dying
- Contamination
define clinical reasoning correct answer a cognitive process that uses formal and
informal thinking strategies to father and analyze client info, evaluate the
significance of this info and determine the value of alternative actions
,define cognition correct answer the mental process of how we acquire
knowledge; our "awareness with perception, reasoning, judgment, intuition, and
memory" from reality previously acquired; inputs and throughput
define collaborative problems correct answer Those in which the approach to
treatment involves multiple disciplines
Define combining vowels in med term correct answer - Usually an "o"
- No meaning
- Used between
define cultural competence correct answer to go beyond passive sensitivity and
instead calls on nurses to examine how patients' beliefs can influence health and
health care
define cultural safety correct answer a form of cultural competence that is both a
process and an outcome
- Meant to increase equity by acknowledging injustices and challenges
define cultural sensitivity correct answer awareness and accommodation to
patient's beliefs, as nurse we also have to have an understanding of context,
demographic, etc
define culturalism correct answer the process of conceptualizing culture in fairly
narrow terms, or assuming that people act in particular ways because of their
culture
, define culture correct answer a universal phenomenon that shapes the health and
well-being of every person
- Visible and invisible elements
define delirium correct answer acute confusion
define dementia correct answer chronic confusion
- pt feels like they are living in a context of their past life
define depression correct answer - prolonged sadness/emptiness
- Mood disorder that manifests itself in living, quality or happy/pleasurable life
- Greater than 2 weeks is the marker for having depression
- Losing interest in performing daily tasks/things that are normally enjoyed
Define diagnostic reasoning correct answer The process of analyzing health data
and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses, based on scientific method
define disinfection and on what it is used correct answer - elimination of all
pathogens except bacterial spores
- Used on inanimate objects, antiseptics are used on living tissue
define ethnic group correct answer a group or community maintained by a shared
heritage, culture, language or religion
ANSWERS
define a complete (total) database correct answer - Complete health history and
results of a full physical examination
- Describes current and past health states
- Yields first diagnoses
- Complied in a family care setting (family doctor)
define affect correct answer the capacity of an individual to vary emotional
expression
- Related to mood but not apart of it
- "how are you feeling today?" is a question about affect
Define appearance and behaviour in the emotional section of the mental status
exam correct answer appearance: posture, body movements, dress, grooming &
hygiene
behaviour: level of consciousness, facial expression, speech, mood and affect
define asepsis correct answer - no sepsis, process of keeping awake disease-
producing microorganisms
- Sepsis: spreading of disease throughout the body, can lead to dying
- Contamination
define clinical reasoning correct answer a cognitive process that uses formal and
informal thinking strategies to father and analyze client info, evaluate the
significance of this info and determine the value of alternative actions
,define cognition correct answer the mental process of how we acquire
knowledge; our "awareness with perception, reasoning, judgment, intuition, and
memory" from reality previously acquired; inputs and throughput
define collaborative problems correct answer Those in which the approach to
treatment involves multiple disciplines
Define combining vowels in med term correct answer - Usually an "o"
- No meaning
- Used between
define cultural competence correct answer to go beyond passive sensitivity and
instead calls on nurses to examine how patients' beliefs can influence health and
health care
define cultural safety correct answer a form of cultural competence that is both a
process and an outcome
- Meant to increase equity by acknowledging injustices and challenges
define cultural sensitivity correct answer awareness and accommodation to
patient's beliefs, as nurse we also have to have an understanding of context,
demographic, etc
define culturalism correct answer the process of conceptualizing culture in fairly
narrow terms, or assuming that people act in particular ways because of their
culture
, define culture correct answer a universal phenomenon that shapes the health and
well-being of every person
- Visible and invisible elements
define delirium correct answer acute confusion
define dementia correct answer chronic confusion
- pt feels like they are living in a context of their past life
define depression correct answer - prolonged sadness/emptiness
- Mood disorder that manifests itself in living, quality or happy/pleasurable life
- Greater than 2 weeks is the marker for having depression
- Losing interest in performing daily tasks/things that are normally enjoyed
Define diagnostic reasoning correct answer The process of analyzing health data
and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses, based on scientific method
define disinfection and on what it is used correct answer - elimination of all
pathogens except bacterial spores
- Used on inanimate objects, antiseptics are used on living tissue
define ethnic group correct answer a group or community maintained by a shared
heritage, culture, language or religion
