FUNdamentals of Nursing - Exam1 Questions and answers (Grade A+)

FUNdamentals of Nursing - Exam1
Questions and answers (Grade A+)
Quiz:> What are the most important roles of the nurse (5)
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(Caregiver

Advocate

Educator

Researcher

Leader)

Quiz:> What are the 5 steps in the nursing process?
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((1) Assessment

(2) Nursing Diagnosis

(3) Planning

(4) Implementation

(5) Evaluation

*** All of the above require critical thinking!)

Quiz:> Define Assessment
{{{Answer}}} (Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or
situation.

- info medical personnel can look at
- begins the moment you walk through the door)

Quiz:> Can the RN provide subjective information about patient?
{{{Answer}}} (NO! Only the patient can give subjective info.

OBJECTIVE info is what the RN sees, hears, or smells)

,Quiz:> What is the Diagnosis phase?
{{{Answer}}} (Analyze the assessment and make a clinical judgement related to an
ACTUAL or POTENTIAL health problem.

** Nurses have to be aware of potential risks based on health problems.

** Also collaborate with other specialists to manage the problem(s))

Quiz:> What are the three phases of a Nursing Diagnosis?
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(First info → Related to → as evidence by

WHAT is the problem?
WHY is it a problem?
WHAT is the evidence of that problem?

Ex:
"Acute pain → related to surgical incision → as evidence by patient report (or as
evidence by crying)")

Quiz:> What are the OUTCOMES IDENTIFICATION?
{{{Answer}}} (This is the statement of how a patient's status will change once
interventions have been successfully instituted

Identify the expected outcomes when planning for the patient's individual situation.

Interventions must be measurable criterion indicating that objectives have been met.)

Quiz:> Define the PLANNING stage of the nursing process
{{{Answer}}} (Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes.

- Prioritize strategies

- Goals (statement that describes the aim if the nursing care) should be short term and
long term)

Quiz:> Describe IMPLEMENTATION of the nursing process
{{{Answer}}} (The actions to facilitate positive patient outcomes)

Quiz:> What three skills are needed in order to implement goals?
{{{Answer}}} (Cognitive

Personal

, Psychomotor)

Quiz:> Describe the EVALUATION phase of the nursing process
{{{Answer}}} (This describes how well the patients needs were met (or not met).

Done through reassessment)

Quiz:> What percentage of all communication is nonverbal?
{{{Answer}}} (90%)

Quiz:> What two characteristics should nurses always exude?
{{{Answer}}} (CARING

COMPETENCE)

Quiz:> How is communication used in the Assessment phase of the nursing process?
{{{Answer}}} (Verbal interviewing and history taking

Visual and intuitive observation of nonverbal behavior

Visual, tactile, and auditory data gathering during physical examination.

Written medical records, diagnostic tests, and literature review.)

Quiz:> Define REFERENT
{{{Answer}}} (The referent motivates one person to communicate with another.

Examples of referents: sights, sounds, odors, time schedules, messages, objects,
emotions, sensations, perceptions, ideas, etc.)

Quiz:> Define SENDER in communication
{{{Answer}}} (The person who encodes and delivers the message.

Sender puts ideas or feelings into form that is transmitted and is responsible for
accuracy and emotional tone of message content)

Quiz:> What is the RECEIVER in the communication process?
{{{Answer}}} (The person who receives and decodes the message

** senders message acts as a referent for the receiver, who is responsible for attending
to, translating, and responding to the message.)

Quiz:> MESSAGE in communication process
{{{Answer}}} (Content of communication.... verbal, nonverbal & symbolic language.)

Quiz:> CHANNELS in communication process