Ch 1-6

Question 1

Signs

Answer 1

Abnormalities that can be verified by repeat examination and are objective data

Question 2

Acceptance stage

Answer 2

Involves acknowledgement of illness and engaging in measures to become well

Question 3

Acute illness

Answer 3

Illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and short duration (less that 6 months) EX: influenza, common cold, or UTI

Question 4

Cogentital

Answer 4

Present at birth

Question 5

Chronic illness

Answer 5

Involves a permanent change in health status that requires long term medical or nursing treatment (longer that 6 months) EX: hypertension or arthritis

Question 6

Subjective

Answer 6

What the patient says or feels

Question 7

Terminal illness

Answer 7

One in which there is no potential fore cure; ends in death (EX: hiv)

Question 8

Hereditary condition

Answer 8

Disorder acquired from the genetic codes of one or both parents (EX: cystic fribrosis, huntingtons, sickle cell)

Question 9

Congenital disorders

Answer 9

Those present at birth but which are the result of faulty embryonic development (EX:fetal alcohol syndrome, rubella)

Question 10

Transition stage

Answer 10

One may deny feelings for recognize the symptoms of illness are present

Question 11

Idiopathic illness

Answer 11

An illness whose etiology is unexplained

Question 12

Etiology

Answer 12

The cause of a disease

Question 13

Remission

Answer 13

Disappearance of any sign or symptoms but now cured

Question 14

Convalescence stage

Answer 14

Process of recovering after illness and regaining health

Question 15

Exasterbation

Answer 15

Deactivation of signs and symptoms

Question 16

Stress

Answer 16

A nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it.

Question 17

Coping

Answer 17

Any behavioral or cognitive activity used to deal with stress

Question 18

Adaptive coping behavior

Answer 18

Ability to mobilize internal/external resources and sustain general homeostasis

Question 19

Living will

Answer 19

List the medical treatment that a patient uses to omit or refuse if they becomes unable to make decisions and is terminally ill

Question 20

Objective

Answer 20

What you observe or your physical assessment

Question 21

Maladaptive coping behaviors

Answer 21

Disorganization occurs; ineffective and destructive behaviors appear

Question 22

Primary prevention

Answer 22

Avoid a delay occurrence of a disease or disorder. (EX: wearing seat belts, not smoking)

Question 24

Tertiary prevention

Answer 24

Rehabilitation measures after disease or disorder has stabilized

Question 25

Evidence-based practice

Answer 25

Systematic process utilizing current evidence in making decisions about patient care

Question 25

Science of nursing (nursing process)

Answer 25

To assess diagnose plan and implement and evaluate

Question 26

Tort

Answer 26

Violation of civil law

Question 27

Accountability

Answer 27

Taking responsibility for ones actions

Question 29

Art of nursing

Answer 29

Meet patient's emotional and psychosocial needs provide support and comfort educate the public advocate on behalf of patients

Question 30

Durable power of attorney

Answer 30

Once a person chosen by the patient to make healthcare decisions on the patients behalf

Question 31

Negligence

Answer 31

Is the conduct the falls below the standard of care

Question 32

Secondary prevention

Answer 32

Follow screening guidelines for easily treated disease if found early or detecting disease return. ( EX: Pap smear)

Question 32

Patient rights

Answer 32

Given considerate and respectful care, allowed to refuse treatment, given privacy

Question 33

Battery

Answer 33

The actually physical contact that has been refused or that is carried out against the persons will

Question 34

Defamation

Answer 34

Attack on the name, business or professional reputation of another through false and malicious statements to a third person

Question 35

Slander vs libel

Answer 35

Slander is a oral statement and libel is a written one.

Question 36

Expected outcome

Answer 36

A measurable patient behavior that indicates whether the person has achieved expected benefit of nursing care

Question 37

Sympathetic vs parasympathetic

Answer 37

Sympathetic stimulates the psychologic functions needed in the parasympathetic works to restore equilibrium

Question 38

Advance directives

Answer 38

Documents in which an individual can specify his or her wishes regarding end of life care

Question 38

Components of the nursing process

Answer 38

Assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation

Question 40

Assessment

Answer 40

The process of collecting organizing documenting invalidating a patient's health data

Question 42

Nursing diagnosis

Answer 42

The process of sorting in analyzing the assessment data to identify potential health problems

Question 43

Implementation

Answer 43

Caring out nursing interventions prioritized during the planning process

Question 44

Evaluation

Answer 44

Assessing the patient to evaluate his or her response to the nursing interventions

Question 45

Reactive

Answer 45

Knowing late and reacting to the problem

Question 46

Malpractice

Answer 46

Negligence by professional person

Question 47

Actual problems

Answer 47

Those that the patient is currently having

Question 49

Euthanasia

Answer 49

With or without their consent

Question 50

What is critical thinking?

Answer 50

To ask questions to analyze to examine your own thinking and thinking of others

Question 51

Components of critical thinking

Answer 51

Knowledge, experience, competent,attitudes, and standards

Question 53

High vs medium vs low priority

Answer 53

High-life threatening problems Medium- problems that threaten health or coping abilities Low-problems that do not have a major effect

Question 54

Potential problems

Answer 54

Those that may develop and should be prevented from occurring

Question 55

When should plan of care be reviewed and updated?

Answer 55

Every 24 hours

Question 56

Symptoms

Answer 56

Data that patient has said occurring that cannot be verified by examination and is subjective data

Question 57

Assault

Answer 57

The threats to harm another or even to threaten to touch another without the person's permission

Question 58

Clinical judgment

Answer 58

The outcome of clinical reasoning

Question 61

Proactive

Answer 61

Knowing ahead

Question 68

Planning

Answer 68

A series of steps in which the nurse and the patient set of priorities and goals to implement diminish or control identified problems