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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING - EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Terms in this set (159)
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Researche
r
What are the most
Leader
important roles of
the nurse (5)
(1) Assessment
(2) Nursing Diagnosis
(3) Planning
What are the 5
(4) Implementation
steps in the
nursing process?
(5) Evaluation
*** All of the above require critical thinking!
Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the
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patient's health and/or situation.
Define Assessment - info medical personnel can look at
- begins the moment you walk through the door
NO! Only the patient can give subjective info.
Can the RN provide
subjective
information about OBJECTIVE info is what the RN sees, hears, or smells
patient?
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Analyze the assessment and make a
clinical judgement related to an ACTUAL or
POTENTIAL health problem.
What is the Diagnosis
phase? ** Nurses have to be aware of potential risks
based on health problems.
** Also collaborate with other specialists to
manage the problem(s)
First info → Related to → as evidence by
WHAT is the
problem?
What are the three WHY is it a
phases of a Nursing problem?
Diagnosis? WHAT is the evidence of that problem?
Ex:
"Acute pain → related to surgical incision →
as evidence by patient report (or as
evidence by crying)"
This is the statement of how a patient's
status will change once interventions have
been successfully instituted
What are the Identify the expected outcomes when
OUTCOMES planning for the patient's individual
IDENTIFICATION? situation.
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Interventions must be measurable
criterion indicating that objectives have
been met.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies
and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes.
Define the PLANNING
stage of the nursing - Prioritize strategies
process
- Goals (statement that describes the aim
if the nursing care) should be short term
and long term
Describe The actions to facilitate positive patient outcomes
IMPLEMENTATION of
the nursing process
Cognitiv
e
What three skills are Personal
needed in order to Psychomotor
implement goals?
This describes how well the patients needs were
Describe the
met (or not met).
EVALUATION phase
of the nursing
process Done through reassessment
What percentage of 90%
all communication is
nonverbal?
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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING - EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A+
Terms in this set (159)
Caregiver
Advocate
Educator
Researche
r
What are the most
Leader
important roles of
the nurse (5)
(1) Assessment
(2) Nursing Diagnosis
(3) Planning
What are the 5
(4) Implementation
steps in the
nursing process?
(5) Evaluation
*** All of the above require critical thinking!
Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the
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AM
patient's health and/or situation.
Define Assessment - info medical personnel can look at
- begins the moment you walk through the door
NO! Only the patient can give subjective info.
Can the RN provide
subjective
information about OBJECTIVE info is what the RN sees, hears, or smells
patient?
2/32
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AM
Analyze the assessment and make a
clinical judgement related to an ACTUAL or
POTENTIAL health problem.
What is the Diagnosis
phase? ** Nurses have to be aware of potential risks
based on health problems.
** Also collaborate with other specialists to
manage the problem(s)
First info → Related to → as evidence by
WHAT is the
problem?
What are the three WHY is it a
phases of a Nursing problem?
Diagnosis? WHAT is the evidence of that problem?
Ex:
"Acute pain → related to surgical incision →
as evidence by patient report (or as
evidence by crying)"
This is the statement of how a patient's
status will change once interventions have
been successfully instituted
What are the Identify the expected outcomes when
OUTCOMES planning for the patient's individual
IDENTIFICATION? situation.
3/32
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AM
Interventions must be measurable
criterion indicating that objectives have
been met.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies
and alternatives to attain expected
outcomes.
Define the PLANNING
stage of the nursing - Prioritize strategies
process
- Goals (statement that describes the aim
if the nursing care) should be short term
and long term
Describe The actions to facilitate positive patient outcomes
IMPLEMENTATION of
the nursing process
Cognitiv
e
What three skills are Personal
needed in order to Psychomotor
implement goals?
This describes how well the patients needs were
Describe the
met (or not met).
EVALUATION phase
of the nursing
process Done through reassessment
What percentage of 90%
all communication is
nonverbal?
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