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\.ANA Definition of Nursing - ANSWERS-Nursing involves a caring relationship that
facilitates health and healing, integrates assessment and scientific knowledge,
promotes social justice, and ensures evidence-based safe care.
\.Person-Centered Care - ANSWERS-Care is based on the individual's needs,
values, and choices; the patient is the source of control for their care.
\.10 Guiding Principles of Person-Centered Care - ANSWERS-Care is customized,
transparent, healing, continuous, includes families, prioritizes safety, and values
cooperation among caregivers.
\.Four Blended Competencies - ANSWERS-Cognitive (thinking), Technical (skills),
Interpersonal (communication), Ethical/Legal (moral practice).
\.Cognitive Competency Example - ANSWERS-Using critical thinking to decide the
best wound care dressing based on evidence and patient needs.
\.Technical Competency Example - ANSWERS-Performing sterile catheter insertion
safely and correctly.
,\.Interpersonal Competency Example - ANSWERS-Building trust with a patient to
promote healing and cooperation.
\.Ethical/Legal Competency Example - ANSWERS-Reporting a medication error
according to policy and state law.
\.Clinical Reasoning - ANSWERS-The process nurses use to think about patient
problems and make informed decisions.
\.Critical Thinking in Nursing - ANSWERS-Purposeful, outcome-focused thinking
guided by standards, policies, and ethics codes.
\.Clinical Judgment - ANSWERS-The result of critical thinking, reasoning, and
decision-making to determine the best care.
\.Tanner's Model Steps - ANSWERS-Noticing → Interpreting → Responding →
Reflecting.
\.Reflection-in-Action - ANSWERS-Thinking on your feet during patient care to
adjust quickly.
\.Reflection-on-Action - ANSWERS-Reviewing and analyzing an event afterward to
improve future care.
\.Nursing Process Steps - ANSWERS-Assessing, Diagnosing, Planning,
Implementing, Evaluating (ADPIE).
, \.Characteristics of the Nursing Process - ANSWERS-Systematic, Dynamic,
Interpersonal, Outcome-oriented, Universally applicable.
\.Assessment Definition - ANSWERS-Continuous collection and analysis of patient
data to identify health needs.
\.Five Types of Nursing Assessments - ANSWERS-Initial, Focused, Emergency,
Time-lapsed, Quick Priority.
\.Initial Assessment - ANSWERS-Done on admission to form a baseline for care.
\.Focused Assessment - ANSWERS-Collecting data about a specific identified
problem.
\.Emergency Assessment - ANSWERS-Quick data collection during a life-
threatening event.
\.Subjective Data - ANSWERS-Information reported by the patient (e.g., "I feel
dizzy").
\.Objective Data - ANSWERS-Observable data measured by the nurse (e.g., BP
90/60 mmHg).
\.Validation of Data - ANSWERS-Confirming data accuracy by comparing cues and
verifying findings.