Foundations Final Jersey College Test (Questions &
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advocate - ANSWER the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of
care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed
decisions about their health and lives
caregiver - ANSWER The provision of care to patients that combines both the art
and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural,
and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of communicator,
teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and collaborator to promote
wellness through activities that prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping
with disability or death. The role of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
4 Nursing Aims - ANSWER 1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with dignity)
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
nursing profession criteria - ANSWER well defined body of specific and unique
knowledge
strong service oriented
recognized authority by a professional group
Code of Ethics
Professional organization that sets standards
Ongoing research
Autonomy and self-regulation
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER allow nurses to carry out professional
roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health
care is provided
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER laws established in each state in the US to regulate
the practice of nursing
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Used by the nurse to identify the patients health care needs and strengths, to
establish and carry out a care plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan
,Sources of Knowledge - ANSWER Traditional-passed down from generation to
generation
Authoritative-comes from an expert
Scientific-implying through research (scientific method)
General Systems Theory - ANSWER how to break whole things into parts and then
to learn how the parts work together in systems
Adaptation Theory - ANSWER defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter
to other living things and to environmental conditions
developmental theory - ANSWER process of growth and development of humans
as orderly and predictable, beginning with conception and ending with death
nursing theory - ANSWER differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities
by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
deductive reasoning - ANSWER general to specific
inductive reasoning - ANSWER specific to general
Common Concepts in Nursing Theories - ANSWER Person (patient)
Environment
Health
Nursing
Sister Callista Roy - ANSWER Nursing interventions are needed when individuals
demonstrate ineffective adaptive responses; adaptive modes. adaptation model,
relationships between persons, universe, god, Adaptation model: assistance with the
adaptation to stressors to facilitate the integration process of the client. Theory helps
the "biospsychosocial" client modify external stimuli, adaptation will occur
evidence-based practice - ANSWER in nursing is a problem solving approach to
making clinical decisions using the best evidence available
PICOT format - ANSWER Patient population
Intervention or issue of interest
Comparison intervention
Outcome
Time frame
holistic health care - ANSWER care that addresses the many dimensions that
comprise the whole person- the nurse must understand and respect each persons
own definition of health and responses to illness
acute illness - ANSWER has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively
short time
, chronic illness - ANSWER irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
impairment and requires long-term health care
chronic disease - ANSWER heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity,
arthritis
Illness Behaviors - ANSWER actions taken by a person who feels sick and indulges
in the behavior for the purpose of defining the state of his or her health and for
discovering suitable remedies
Illness behaviors - ANSWER Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
Stage 3: Assuming a dependent role
Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation
The human dimensions - ANSWER Physical-genetic inheritence, race, sex
Emotional- the mind effects, stress
Intellectual-educational background
Environmental- housing, climate
Sociocultural- family and culture
Spiritual-spiritual beliefs and values
health promotion - ANSWER behavior of an individual motivated by a personal
desire to increase well-being and health potential
Risk factors for health - ANSWER age, genetic factors, physiologic factors, health
habits, lifestyle, environment
primary health promotion - ANSWER seat belts, immunizations, safe sex practices,
diet and exercise, reducing alcohol consumption, smoking cessation , avoiding drugs
secondary health promotion - ANSWER screenings, examinations, family
counseling
tertiary health promotion - ANSWER medication, rehabilitation, therapy, job training,
treatment
The health belief model - ANSWER focuses on what people perceive or believe to
be true about themselves in relation to their health
the health promotion model - ANSWER developed to illustrate how people interact
with their environment as they pursue health
the health-illness continuum - ANSWER -Conceptualizes a person's level of health
-Views health as a constantly changing state with high-level wellness and death on
opposite sides of a continuum
-Illustrates the dynamic (ever-changing) state of health
Answers) Rated 100% Correct!!
advocate - ANSWER the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of
care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed
decisions about their health and lives
caregiver - ANSWER The provision of care to patients that combines both the art
and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural,
and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of communicator,
teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and collaborator to promote
wellness through activities that prevent illness, restore health, and facilitate coping
with disability or death. The role of caregiver is the primary role of the nurse.
4 Nursing Aims - ANSWER 1. promotes health
2. prevent illness/disease
3. restore health
4. facilitate coping with disability or death(die with dignity)
Florence Nightingale - ANSWER Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder
of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing.
nursing profession criteria - ANSWER well defined body of specific and unique
knowledge
strong service oriented
recognized authority by a professional group
Code of Ethics
Professional organization that sets standards
Ongoing research
Autonomy and self-regulation
Standards of Nursing Practice - ANSWER allow nurses to carry out professional
roles, serving as protection for the nurse, the patient, and the institution where health
care is provided
Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER laws established in each state in the US to regulate
the practice of nursing
Nursing Process - ANSWER Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Used by the nurse to identify the patients health care needs and strengths, to
establish and carry out a care plan to meet those needs, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the plan
,Sources of Knowledge - ANSWER Traditional-passed down from generation to
generation
Authoritative-comes from an expert
Scientific-implying through research (scientific method)
General Systems Theory - ANSWER how to break whole things into parts and then
to learn how the parts work together in systems
Adaptation Theory - ANSWER defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter
to other living things and to environmental conditions
developmental theory - ANSWER process of growth and development of humans
as orderly and predictable, beginning with conception and ending with death
nursing theory - ANSWER differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities
by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
deductive reasoning - ANSWER general to specific
inductive reasoning - ANSWER specific to general
Common Concepts in Nursing Theories - ANSWER Person (patient)
Environment
Health
Nursing
Sister Callista Roy - ANSWER Nursing interventions are needed when individuals
demonstrate ineffective adaptive responses; adaptive modes. adaptation model,
relationships between persons, universe, god, Adaptation model: assistance with the
adaptation to stressors to facilitate the integration process of the client. Theory helps
the "biospsychosocial" client modify external stimuli, adaptation will occur
evidence-based practice - ANSWER in nursing is a problem solving approach to
making clinical decisions using the best evidence available
PICOT format - ANSWER Patient population
Intervention or issue of interest
Comparison intervention
Outcome
Time frame
holistic health care - ANSWER care that addresses the many dimensions that
comprise the whole person- the nurse must understand and respect each persons
own definition of health and responses to illness
acute illness - ANSWER has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively
short time
, chronic illness - ANSWER irreversible illness that causes permanent physical
impairment and requires long-term health care
chronic disease - ANSWER heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity,
arthritis
Illness Behaviors - ANSWER actions taken by a person who feels sick and indulges
in the behavior for the purpose of defining the state of his or her health and for
discovering suitable remedies
Illness behaviors - ANSWER Stage 1: Experiencing symptoms
Stage 2: Assuming the sick role
Stage 3: Assuming a dependent role
Stage 4: Achieving recovery and rehabilitation
The human dimensions - ANSWER Physical-genetic inheritence, race, sex
Emotional- the mind effects, stress
Intellectual-educational background
Environmental- housing, climate
Sociocultural- family and culture
Spiritual-spiritual beliefs and values
health promotion - ANSWER behavior of an individual motivated by a personal
desire to increase well-being and health potential
Risk factors for health - ANSWER age, genetic factors, physiologic factors, health
habits, lifestyle, environment
primary health promotion - ANSWER seat belts, immunizations, safe sex practices,
diet and exercise, reducing alcohol consumption, smoking cessation , avoiding drugs
secondary health promotion - ANSWER screenings, examinations, family
counseling
tertiary health promotion - ANSWER medication, rehabilitation, therapy, job training,
treatment
The health belief model - ANSWER focuses on what people perceive or believe to
be true about themselves in relation to their health
the health promotion model - ANSWER developed to illustrate how people interact
with their environment as they pursue health
the health-illness continuum - ANSWER -Conceptualizes a person's level of health
-Views health as a constantly changing state with high-level wellness and death on
opposite sides of a continuum
-Illustrates the dynamic (ever-changing) state of health
