QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Florence Nightengale based her curriculum on? - ANSWER: -Nutrition on being an
important part of nursing care.
Nurses should help identify and meet patients personal needs, including providing
emotional support.
2015, the ANA (American Nurses Association) Revised the Standards of Nursing
Practice which contains? - ANSWER: 17 standards of national practice of nursing,
describing all facets of nursing practices: who, what, when, where,and how.
DRGs - ANSWER: --Were created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain rising
health care costs.
--DRGs system means that a hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient
who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis.
HMOs - ANSWER: (a type of group practice, enroll patients for a set fee per month)
-Provide a limited network of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers
from which to choose.
-Must be referred by their PCP for test, hospitalizations, with specialist.
1 goal of HMO? - ANSWER: Is to keep patients healthy and put of the hospital.
Preventative and Primary care - ANSWER: -Prenatal care
-Family planning
-wearing seat belt
Acute illness - ANSWER: one that develops suddenly and resolves in a short time.
Chronic illness - ANSWER: (hypertension) tends to develop slowly, can be controlled
but not cured, and is long-lasting.
Primary illness - ANSWER: Develops without being caused by another health
problem.
Secondary illness - ANSWER: Results from or is caused by a primary illness.
Congenital - ANSWER: -present at birth
-Sickle cell anemia (inherited disease)
-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a CONGENITAL disorder caused by alcohol intake
during pregnancy.
, Maslow Hierarchy of basic needs - ANSWER: Oxygenation, nutrition, elimination,
safety, rest&comfort, hygiene, activity, and sexual procreation.
Physiologic needs - ANSWER: Oxygen comes first, followed by cardiovascular
function comes next. Nutrition and for elimination comes after that.
Security belonging - ANSWER: -Security for pts mainly depends on the reassurance
that their physiologic and safety needs will be met.
-Also includes protection from psychological harm, freedom from anxiety&fear, and
the need for structure, order, and a peaceful environment.
Self-actualization - ANSWER: Is an ongoing process, not something reached at a
particular time.
Defense mechanism - ANSWER: -Strategies that protect us from increasing anxiety.
-Reduce both anxiety and the secretion of stress hormones.
-Maintain and improve our self-esteem
Primary prevention - ANSWER: Avoids or delays occurrence of a specific disease or
disorder.
Secondary prevention - ANSWER: Consists of following guidelines for screening for
diseases that are easily treated if found early or for detecting return of a disease.
Tertiary prevention - ANSWER: Consists of rehabilitation measures after the disease
or disorder has been stabilized.
Nurse responsibility under delegation - ANSWER: -A licensed nurse is responsible for
assurance that assigned person can preform the assignment safely. Also making sure
no one is not preforming nurse duties and are not licensed to do so.
-Follow up to make sure assignment was done correctly and no other follow up steps
are needed.
Discrimination - ANSWER: Is making a decision or treating people based on a class or
group to which they belong, such as race, religion, or sex.
Sentinal Event - ANSWER: Is an unexpected patient care event that results in death
or serious injury to the patient. (re-portable)
ISBAR-R - ANSWER: Introduction, situation, background, assessment,
recommendation, readback
Consent - ANSWER: Written consents must contain a clause that says the patient
agrees to allow the provider to use and disclose his information for treatment,
payment, and health care operations.