NURS 3311 Exam 1Study Set Questions
And All Actual Answers.
Database - Answer -Formed from subjective and objective data, plus patient's record and laboratory
studies
Subjective Data - Answer -What the patient says about himself during history talking
*He did not lose consciousness
*The iPod in the right pocket of his jacket shattered
Objective Data - Answer -Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient
during physical examination
*A urine sample reveals gross hematuria
Complete total database... - Answer -Complete health history and full physical examination
-Describes current and past health state and forms baseline to measure all future changes
-Yields first diagnosis
Prioritizing - Answer -Depends on the acuity of the illness
-determines who is provided with medical care first
First-level priority problems - Answer -Problems that are emergent, life-threatening, and immediate,
such as establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level problems - Answer -Next in urgency, those requiring your prompt intervention to forestall
further deterioration...ex. mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problems,
untreated medical problems
Cultural Competency - Answer -What are you meeting for the first time?
-Where does the patient come from?
, -What is his or her heritage?
-What is his her cultural background: ethnicity and religion?
-Does the patient understand, speak, and read English?
-What language does he or she understand , speak, read?
-What is his or her health and illness beliefs and practices?
Cultural Care - Answer -R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
*Realize that you MUST know and understand your heritage and that of your patient
*Examine the patient within the context of his or her cultural Health and Illness practices
*Select questions that are not complex, and do not ask questions rapidly
*Pace questions throughout the physical examination
*Encourage the patient to discuss the meanings of health and illness with you
*Check for the patient's understanding and acceptance of recommendations, and blind on cultural
health practices when indicated
*Touch the patient within the cultural boundaries of his or her heritage-manners are a vital component
of the nurse-[atient relationship
Culturally sensitive - Answer -Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward divers
cultural populations
Culturally appropriate - Answer -Applying underlying background knowledge necessary to provide the
best possible health care
Culturally competent - Answer -Understanding and attending to total context of patient's situation
including:
*immigration status
*stress factors
*social factors
*cultural similarities and differences
And All Actual Answers.
Database - Answer -Formed from subjective and objective data, plus patient's record and laboratory
studies
Subjective Data - Answer -What the patient says about himself during history talking
*He did not lose consciousness
*The iPod in the right pocket of his jacket shattered
Objective Data - Answer -Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient
during physical examination
*A urine sample reveals gross hematuria
Complete total database... - Answer -Complete health history and full physical examination
-Describes current and past health state and forms baseline to measure all future changes
-Yields first diagnosis
Prioritizing - Answer -Depends on the acuity of the illness
-determines who is provided with medical care first
First-level priority problems - Answer -Problems that are emergent, life-threatening, and immediate,
such as establishing an airway or supporting breathing
Second-level problems - Answer -Next in urgency, those requiring your prompt intervention to forestall
further deterioration...ex. mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problems,
untreated medical problems
Cultural Competency - Answer -What are you meeting for the first time?
-Where does the patient come from?
, -What is his or her heritage?
-What is his her cultural background: ethnicity and religion?
-Does the patient understand, speak, and read English?
-What language does he or she understand , speak, read?
-What is his or her health and illness beliefs and practices?
Cultural Care - Answer -R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
*Realize that you MUST know and understand your heritage and that of your patient
*Examine the patient within the context of his or her cultural Health and Illness practices
*Select questions that are not complex, and do not ask questions rapidly
*Pace questions throughout the physical examination
*Encourage the patient to discuss the meanings of health and illness with you
*Check for the patient's understanding and acceptance of recommendations, and blind on cultural
health practices when indicated
*Touch the patient within the cultural boundaries of his or her heritage-manners are a vital component
of the nurse-[atient relationship
Culturally sensitive - Answer -Possessing basic knowledge of and constructive attitudes toward divers
cultural populations
Culturally appropriate - Answer -Applying underlying background knowledge necessary to provide the
best possible health care
Culturally competent - Answer -Understanding and attending to total context of patient's situation
including:
*immigration status
*stress factors
*social factors
*cultural similarities and differences
