PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY FINAL TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ origination of the word "nurse".
Answer: from the latin word "nutrix" meaning to nourish
◍ ADPIE.
Answer: AssessmentDiagnosis: (actual and potential)Planning: (SMART
goals, interventions, EBP) ImplementationEvaluation: (five parts)
◍ Interrelated roles of nurses.
Answer: communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate,
collaborator
◍ Assessment.
Answer: - Systematic gathering of information related to physiological,
psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual status of an
individual - Subjective data- Objective data - Primary and secondary sources
- Documentation of data Special assessments:FocusSpecial needs
◍ coping with disability and death.
Answer: nurses use optimal function of maximum strengths and potentials,
refer to community support systems; provide care to families and patients
during end-of-life care, hospice
◍ The Nursing Process.
Answer: -one of major guidelines for nursing practice-helps nurses
implement their roles-integrates art and science of nursing-allows nurses to
use critical thinking and clinical reasoning-defines the areas of care that are
, within the domain of nursing
◍ HELP.
Answer: - Systematic observingH:Observe the first signs a patient may need
help. Look for signs of distress.E:Environmental and equipment. Check to
see that all equipment is working properlyL:Look more closely. Examine
patient thoroughly for appearance, breathing, condition of dressings
etc.P:People. Who are the people in the room?
◍ Nurse Practice Acts.
Answer: -define legal scope of nursing practice-create state board of nursing
to make and enforce rules and regulation-define important terms and
activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs and
LPNs- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
◍ Diagnosis.
Answer: - Clinical judgement about an individual, family, or community to
an actual or potential health problem or life processes - Analyze the data,
synthesize and cluster data, and hypothesize about your client health status
◍ 5 vital signs.
Answer: respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and pain
◍ Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria.
Answer: -well defined body specific and unique knowledge-strong service
orientation-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)-code of
ethics-professional organization that sets standards-ongoing
research-autonomy and self-regulation
◍ Nursing Diagnosis Steps.
Answer: 1. Identify significant data2. Cluster cues3. Identify gaps and
inconsistencies4. Make inferences5. Identify problem etiologies (what is
causing it?)
◍ Nursing Diagnosis- Actual.
Answer: - Client problem exists at time of nursing assessment- Nursing care
is focused on relief or resolution of the problem - Problem statement - r/t
, etiology (what's causing this) - AEB (objective and subjective data gathered)
◍ Diagnosis- Problem Statement (actual).
Answer: PESProblem-Etiology-S/SEX: Pain r/t fall AEB client rating pain
@ a 4/10, grimacing when walking, use of oral analgesic Q 4 hrs EX:
Impaired physical mobility r/t fall AEB use of gait belt, wheeled walker, and
limited ROM to RLE.
◍ Nursing Diagnosis- Potential.
Answer: - Presence of risk factors indicates a likelihood - Diagnosis is based
on presence of risk factors rather than defining characteristics - Nursing care
is focused on reduction of risk factors to prevent the problem from occurring
◍ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: defined nursing as both an art and science, differentiated nursing
from medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books;
founder of modern nursing
◍ Clara Barton.
Answer: established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and feed
union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army
of James
◍ sources of knowledge.
Answer: -traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on
person's perceived expertise-scientific (obtained through the scientific
method-research)
◍ objective.
Answer: you can see the object
◍ Diagnosis- Problem Statement (potential/risk).
Answer: Risk-r/t- No s/sEX: Risk for relocation stress syndrome r/t recent
move to new facility
◍ subjective.