Chapter 1

Question 1

Subjective Data

Answer 1

A symptom (what a patient tells you they are feeling)

Question 2

Objective Data

Answer 2

A sign (what vital signs or other assessment findings tell you)

Question 3

Diagnostic Reasoning

Answer 3

Process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses. Combination of deductive, inducting and abductive reasoning.

Question 4

Abductive

Answer 4

Incomplete dataset to produce initial diagnosis

Question 5

Deductive

Answer 5

Apply physiology and pathophysiology

Question 6

Inductive

Answer 6

Signs/Symptoms

Question 7

Clinical Judgement Model

Answer 7

Structure nursing education to enhance clinical judgement skills for novices.

Question 8

5-step method

Answer 8

Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation. ADPIE

Question 9

Interdisciplinary Approach

Answer 9

People from different disciplines working together. Improves outcomes for complex care problems

Question 10

First-Level Priority

Answer 10

Emergent, life threatening and requires immediate attention.

Question 11

Second-Level priority -

Answer 11

Requires further attention to avoid deterioration but not as immediate as first level.

Question 12

Third-Level Priority

Answer 12

Important to patient’s health but can be addressed after more urgent problems are.

Question 13

1850

Answer 13

Nightingale

Question 14

1970s

Answer 14

Evidence-based medicine term defined in the context of clinical research methods.

Question 15

1970-1980

Answer 15

Focus on research utilization, now known as EBP (Evidence-based practice)

Question 16

Complete total health database

Answer 16

Describes current and past health state and forms a baseline.

Question 17

Focused or Problem-Centered Database

Answer 17

Collect “mini” database, more focused and smaller scope.

Question 18

Follow-Up Database

Answer 18

Status of all identified problems should be evaluated at regular/appropriate intervals

Question 19

Emergency Database

Answer 19

Rapid collection of data often compiled concurrently with life saving measures.

Question 20

Holistic Model

Answer 20

Interdependent functioning of mind, body, and spirit to maintain optimal health.

Question 21

Social Determinants of Health

Answer 21

Factors that influence well-being. E.g. environment, access to health care, community, education and economic stability. Impact of potential barriers