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NU2011 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Concepts of Professional Nursing (5) - Ans:✔✔-i. FHP: Gordon's Functional Health Patters (11)
ii.Ethics
iii.Nursing science
iv.Social Policy
v.Nursing Process
Health Assessment - Ans:✔✔-:process of systematically collecting and analyzing data to make judgement
about health and life processes of individuals, families and communities.
Purpose of the health assessment (4) - Ans:✔✔-1. gain understanding of person's experience of health
and life processes.
2. Identify strengths that promote health or need to be enhanced for optional functioning.
3. Identify person's needs or problems or diagnosis that forms the basis of nursing care and intervention.
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4. Evaluate the effects of therapeutic plans and interventions.
Assessment Standard for General Professional Nursing Practice - Ans:✔✔-1. the collection of data about
the health status of the pt is CONTINUOUS.
- Data always needs to be recorded, accessible and communicated.
Data for Healthcare Assessments can be gathered from (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Client.patient, family, significant
other
2. Healthcare Professional
3. Individuals within the immediate environment and/or the community.
Health Assessment data collected through... (4) - Ans:✔✔-1. Interviews
2. Examinations (physical)
3. Observations (looking at person)
4. Records or reports.
What framework is used for the data collection about a pt at MSOE-SON? - Ans:✔✔-*Patricia Benner
Comprehensive vs. Focused Assessment - Ans:✔✔-1. comprehensive gains knowledge about person
holistically
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ex: includes pt history, physical assessment, observations and reports and records to find probelm
2. Focused gains specific information pertaining to a certain problem.
ex: detailed assessment of a specific body system relating to the area of concern. ex: pt come in with a
broken leg, treat the symptoms of a broken leg.
Medical Model vs Nursing Model - Ans:✔✔-Medical: disease focused, focuses on how to cure a problem
Nursing: focuses the functional health patterns- does not work to cure problem, but rather treat the
symptoms associated with the disease to make person feel better.
How Growth and Development Impact our assessment across the lifespan (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Physical
limitations: standard of physical activity different for a 20 yr old than an 85 yr old.
ex: ask 20 year old if they play sports and how often they exercise, 85 yr old would not be like playing
soccer.
2. Lifestyle changes: live a different life style at the age of 20 than 85: 20 yr olds and 80 yr olds do
different things
3. Communication: 4 yr olds have a different understanding of vocabulary than elderly
*ask questions using vocab that can be communicated to pt effectively.
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Purpose of knowing pt health History (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Knowing someone's prior health conditions and
patterns can help you better understand and tend to their needs therefore creating a more positive
therapeutic relationship.
2. Identify their health problems
3. Obtain information about the person from the clients perspective- find out how they perceive their
health, functioning status, healing and illness
Ways to gather health history:
(Assessment)- Interview - Ans:✔✔-1. Interview
- goal directed
- intentional
Phases of the Interview (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Introduction: rapport- understand the pt. explain purpose for
the interview
2. Working Phase: establish confidentiality and the pt shares feelings and details.
3. Termination: summarize the info pt gave you and close the conversation.
Therapeutic Communication Skills (10) - Ans:✔✔-1. Personalize the interview
- make eye contact
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NU2011 Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Concepts of Professional Nursing (5) - Ans:✔✔-i. FHP: Gordon's Functional Health Patters (11)
ii.Ethics
iii.Nursing science
iv.Social Policy
v.Nursing Process
Health Assessment - Ans:✔✔-:process of systematically collecting and analyzing data to make judgement
about health and life processes of individuals, families and communities.
Purpose of the health assessment (4) - Ans:✔✔-1. gain understanding of person's experience of health
and life processes.
2. Identify strengths that promote health or need to be enhanced for optional functioning.
3. Identify person's needs or problems or diagnosis that forms the basis of nursing care and intervention.
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4. Evaluate the effects of therapeutic plans and interventions.
Assessment Standard for General Professional Nursing Practice - Ans:✔✔-1. the collection of data about
the health status of the pt is CONTINUOUS.
- Data always needs to be recorded, accessible and communicated.
Data for Healthcare Assessments can be gathered from (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Client.patient, family, significant
other
2. Healthcare Professional
3. Individuals within the immediate environment and/or the community.
Health Assessment data collected through... (4) - Ans:✔✔-1. Interviews
2. Examinations (physical)
3. Observations (looking at person)
4. Records or reports.
What framework is used for the data collection about a pt at MSOE-SON? - Ans:✔✔-*Patricia Benner
Comprehensive vs. Focused Assessment - Ans:✔✔-1. comprehensive gains knowledge about person
holistically
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ex: includes pt history, physical assessment, observations and reports and records to find probelm
2. Focused gains specific information pertaining to a certain problem.
ex: detailed assessment of a specific body system relating to the area of concern. ex: pt come in with a
broken leg, treat the symptoms of a broken leg.
Medical Model vs Nursing Model - Ans:✔✔-Medical: disease focused, focuses on how to cure a problem
Nursing: focuses the functional health patterns- does not work to cure problem, but rather treat the
symptoms associated with the disease to make person feel better.
How Growth and Development Impact our assessment across the lifespan (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Physical
limitations: standard of physical activity different for a 20 yr old than an 85 yr old.
ex: ask 20 year old if they play sports and how often they exercise, 85 yr old would not be like playing
soccer.
2. Lifestyle changes: live a different life style at the age of 20 than 85: 20 yr olds and 80 yr olds do
different things
3. Communication: 4 yr olds have a different understanding of vocabulary than elderly
*ask questions using vocab that can be communicated to pt effectively.
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Purpose of knowing pt health History (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Knowing someone's prior health conditions and
patterns can help you better understand and tend to their needs therefore creating a more positive
therapeutic relationship.
2. Identify their health problems
3. Obtain information about the person from the clients perspective- find out how they perceive their
health, functioning status, healing and illness
Ways to gather health history:
(Assessment)- Interview - Ans:✔✔-1. Interview
- goal directed
- intentional
Phases of the Interview (3) - Ans:✔✔-1. Introduction: rapport- understand the pt. explain purpose for
the interview
2. Working Phase: establish confidentiality and the pt shares feelings and details.
3. Termination: summarize the info pt gave you and close the conversation.
Therapeutic Communication Skills (10) - Ans:✔✔-1. Personalize the interview
- make eye contact
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