NUR 129 Final Exam: Questions & Answers: Updated
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Caring - ANSWERThe core of nursing, free offering of oneself, unifying focus
Compassion - ANSWERAbility to go beyond the skills and techniques, empathetic
concern, be present emotionally and physically, sincerity
Spirituality - ANSWERTremendously diverse, respect for all religions and cultural
beliefs, spiritual distress, create an environment that is conductive to expression of
spirituality
Community Outreach - ANSWERHealth promotion, teaching, understanding and
reaching into a community, use of intuition, activism, and concern
Providing Comfort - ANSWERWitness to the end of life experiences, patients see and
hear personal experiences and share them with nurses, someone to hold their hand
Crisis Intervention - ANSWERCritical thinking, Astute assessment and intervention,
courageous, expect the unexpected
Going the extra distance - ANSWERAssist with navigating difficult times, making life a
little better for another person, advocacy and respect, protecting the patient's
privacy
The cycle of caring - ANSWERTake care of yourself first, care for staff, organizational
culture of caring, caring for the patients
What is the goal of informatics? - ANSWERTo improve the health of populations,
communities, families, and individuals by optimizing information management and
communications
Data - ANSWERDiscrete entities that are describes objectively without interpretation
Information - ANSWEROrganizing and interpreting
Knowledge - ANSWERInterpreting, integrating and understanding
Wisdom - ANSWERUnderstanding, applying and applying with compassion
Why is nursing documentation important? - ANSWERCommunicate with the
healthcare team and other professionals, verify credentials and monitor
performance, provide legal support, learn about regulation and legislation, receive
reimbursement, do research, conduct quality process and performance
improvement
, What is the purpose of nursing documentation? - ANSWERProfessional responsibility
to document planning, actual care provided and outcomes, care coordination and
continuity, mechanism for clear communication around the clock, reimbursement,
legal document
Electronic health records - ANSWERIncludes all info about an individual's health
status and health care, permits health information to be used to support the
generation and communication of knowledge, integrates info from multiple sources
to serve as primary source of info
Nanotechnology - ANSWERSensing patient's internal drug levels, chemotherapy
delivered into the tumor, monitoring devices for safety
Wearable computing - ANSWERSIDS monitoring for infants, ambulatory cardiac and
respiratory, activity levels of patients, monitoring asthmatic patients, assessment of
stress levels
Nurses practicing across state lines are covered with a ________ license -
ANSWERMultistate
Safety - ANSWERFreedom from accidental injury
Error - ANSWERThe failure of a planned action to be completed as intended (error of
execution) or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim (error of planning)
Adverse Event - ANSWERInjury resulting from a medical intervention, it is not due to
the underlying condition of the patient
Sentinel Event - ANSWERAn unexpected occurrence involving patient death or
serious injury unrelated tot he underlying medical condition- must be investigated
and reported
Near Miss - ANSWERError of commission or omission that could harm the patient
but did not
Root Cause Analysis - ANSWERTo understand the systems at fault within the
organization so that improvements can be determined and implemented to prevent
further occurrences
National Patient Safety Goals - ANSWERTo promote specific improvements in patient
safety with the goals highlighting problematic areas and evidence base solutions to
the problems with systemwide solutions
Never Events - ANSWERSerious and costly errors in healthcare delivery that should
never happen. Medicare will not reimburse the facility if these events occur.
STEEP - ANSWERSafe- prevent injuries to patients
A+ Guide
Caring - ANSWERThe core of nursing, free offering of oneself, unifying focus
Compassion - ANSWERAbility to go beyond the skills and techniques, empathetic
concern, be present emotionally and physically, sincerity
Spirituality - ANSWERTremendously diverse, respect for all religions and cultural
beliefs, spiritual distress, create an environment that is conductive to expression of
spirituality
Community Outreach - ANSWERHealth promotion, teaching, understanding and
reaching into a community, use of intuition, activism, and concern
Providing Comfort - ANSWERWitness to the end of life experiences, patients see and
hear personal experiences and share them with nurses, someone to hold their hand
Crisis Intervention - ANSWERCritical thinking, Astute assessment and intervention,
courageous, expect the unexpected
Going the extra distance - ANSWERAssist with navigating difficult times, making life a
little better for another person, advocacy and respect, protecting the patient's
privacy
The cycle of caring - ANSWERTake care of yourself first, care for staff, organizational
culture of caring, caring for the patients
What is the goal of informatics? - ANSWERTo improve the health of populations,
communities, families, and individuals by optimizing information management and
communications
Data - ANSWERDiscrete entities that are describes objectively without interpretation
Information - ANSWEROrganizing and interpreting
Knowledge - ANSWERInterpreting, integrating and understanding
Wisdom - ANSWERUnderstanding, applying and applying with compassion
Why is nursing documentation important? - ANSWERCommunicate with the
healthcare team and other professionals, verify credentials and monitor
performance, provide legal support, learn about regulation and legislation, receive
reimbursement, do research, conduct quality process and performance
improvement
, What is the purpose of nursing documentation? - ANSWERProfessional responsibility
to document planning, actual care provided and outcomes, care coordination and
continuity, mechanism for clear communication around the clock, reimbursement,
legal document
Electronic health records - ANSWERIncludes all info about an individual's health
status and health care, permits health information to be used to support the
generation and communication of knowledge, integrates info from multiple sources
to serve as primary source of info
Nanotechnology - ANSWERSensing patient's internal drug levels, chemotherapy
delivered into the tumor, monitoring devices for safety
Wearable computing - ANSWERSIDS monitoring for infants, ambulatory cardiac and
respiratory, activity levels of patients, monitoring asthmatic patients, assessment of
stress levels
Nurses practicing across state lines are covered with a ________ license -
ANSWERMultistate
Safety - ANSWERFreedom from accidental injury
Error - ANSWERThe failure of a planned action to be completed as intended (error of
execution) or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim (error of planning)
Adverse Event - ANSWERInjury resulting from a medical intervention, it is not due to
the underlying condition of the patient
Sentinel Event - ANSWERAn unexpected occurrence involving patient death or
serious injury unrelated tot he underlying medical condition- must be investigated
and reported
Near Miss - ANSWERError of commission or omission that could harm the patient
but did not
Root Cause Analysis - ANSWERTo understand the systems at fault within the
organization so that improvements can be determined and implemented to prevent
further occurrences
National Patient Safety Goals - ANSWERTo promote specific improvements in patient
safety with the goals highlighting problematic areas and evidence base solutions to
the problems with systemwide solutions
Never Events - ANSWERSerious and costly errors in healthcare delivery that should
never happen. Medicare will not reimburse the facility if these events occur.
STEEP - ANSWERSafe- prevent injuries to patients
