NURS 1160 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What techniques are used in physical examination? - Correct answer-Palpation,
inspection, percussion, auscultation and olfacation
What are the critical components of a skill? (these are the things you should be
thinking of when performing a skill) - Correct answer-Assessment
Comfort (physical and psychological)
Teaching
Safety
Asepsis
Organization (time and sequence)
Resources (human and material)
Documentation
Body mechanics (client, others, self)
Privacy
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,What are the components of the chain of infection in order? - Correct answer-1)
infectious agent (pathogen)
2) reservoir (place where the pathogen can survive)
3) portal of exit (from reservoir; can be body opening like nose or mouth; can be
artificial openings like wound or scrape)
4) mode of transmission (how the pathogen is transmitted to host)
5) portal of entry (how infection gets in host; same areas as portal of exit)
6) susceptible host (very old/young person or immunocompromised person)
What are the critical thinking skills? - Correct answer-Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
What are methods to develop critical thinking skills? - Correct answer-Case-based
learning (allows you to practice in a setting that will not harm anyone)
Reflective writing (look back at something to further understand it)
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, Concept mapping (shows relationships between information)
What are the components of the langara DMF? - Correct answer-1) coming to
know (assessment); gain information by learning about the client
2) salience (analysis); identify what is important
3) pattern recognition (clinical impression); discover the patterns of health issues
4) healing initiatives (nursing action); develop a plan of care for the client
5) reflection/praxis (evaluation); look back at what was done
What are the components of the nursing process? - Correct answer-The nursing
process is a way of how a nurse will go about providing care for their client
1) assessment; the collection of pertinent data to the client's health status/situation
2) diagnosis; we don't do in BC
3) planning; the creation of a formal plan that prescribed strategies and alternatives
to attain the expected outcomes
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Answers Graded A+
What techniques are used in physical examination? - Correct answer-Palpation,
inspection, percussion, auscultation and olfacation
What are the critical components of a skill? (these are the things you should be
thinking of when performing a skill) - Correct answer-Assessment
Comfort (physical and psychological)
Teaching
Safety
Asepsis
Organization (time and sequence)
Resources (human and material)
Documentation
Body mechanics (client, others, self)
Privacy
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,What are the components of the chain of infection in order? - Correct answer-1)
infectious agent (pathogen)
2) reservoir (place where the pathogen can survive)
3) portal of exit (from reservoir; can be body opening like nose or mouth; can be
artificial openings like wound or scrape)
4) mode of transmission (how the pathogen is transmitted to host)
5) portal of entry (how infection gets in host; same areas as portal of exit)
6) susceptible host (very old/young person or immunocompromised person)
What are the critical thinking skills? - Correct answer-Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
What are methods to develop critical thinking skills? - Correct answer-Case-based
learning (allows you to practice in a setting that will not harm anyone)
Reflective writing (look back at something to further understand it)
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, Concept mapping (shows relationships between information)
What are the components of the langara DMF? - Correct answer-1) coming to
know (assessment); gain information by learning about the client
2) salience (analysis); identify what is important
3) pattern recognition (clinical impression); discover the patterns of health issues
4) healing initiatives (nursing action); develop a plan of care for the client
5) reflection/praxis (evaluation); look back at what was done
What are the components of the nursing process? - Correct answer-The nursing
process is a way of how a nurse will go about providing care for their client
1) assessment; the collection of pertinent data to the client's health status/situation
2) diagnosis; we don't do in BC
3) planning; the creation of a formal plan that prescribed strategies and alternatives
to attain the expected outcomes
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