Chapter 1 Flashcards

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the concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. which is the best description of health?

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health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment.

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which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to the surgical unit?

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all subjective ad objective, and data gathered from a patient and the results of any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed.

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you are reviewing assessment data of a 45 year old male patient and note pain of 8 on a 10 scale , labored breathing, pale skin color on the electronic health record.this documentation is an example of?

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data cluster

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a patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. which would you include in the database?

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a diet and GI history

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a patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should visit the provider. how do you respond?

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“your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness.”

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you are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining prioritization and develop patient outcomes. to what are these actions attributed?

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planning

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which best describes evidence-based nursing practice?

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combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patients values and circumstances.

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what can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical thinking process?

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the nurse recognizes relevant information among the data.

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the patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, she feels like she will vomit. this data is what type of data?

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subjective

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the expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously thinking about the actions. this is referred to as:

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intuition

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which would be considered a risk diagnosis?

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identifying potential problems the individual may develop.

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12
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which would be included in a holistic model of assessment?

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a patients perception of his or her health status

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the nurse uses health promotion activities with a new patient. what would this focus include?

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the nurse would empower the patient to choose a healthier lifestyle.

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which is an example of objective data?

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2- x 5-cm scar present on the right lower forearm.

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during the evaluation phase of the nursing process, which action would be included?

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providing information to the patient and family members.

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16
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Assessment

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the collection of data about an individual’s health state

17
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Biomedical model

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Biomedical model

The Western European/North American tradition that views health as the absence of disease

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Complete database

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a complete health hx and full physical examination

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Critical thinking

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simultaneously problem solving while self improving one’s own thinking abilty

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Diagnostic reasoning

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a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components: attending to initial cues, formulating hypotheses, gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses and evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected and arriving at a final diagnosis

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Emergency database

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rapid collection of the database often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures

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Environment

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the total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surrounding and influence the development of a person

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Evidence based practice

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a systematic approach emphasizing the best research evidence the clinicians experience patient preferences and values physical examination and assessment

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focused database

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one used for a limited or short term problem concerns mainly one problem one cue complexor one body system

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followup database
used in all setting to monitor progress on short term or chronic health problems
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holistic health
the view that the mind body and spirit are inerdependent and function as a whole within the environment
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medical diagnosis
used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease; focus is on the function or malfunction of specific organ system
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nursing diagnosis
used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
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Nursing process
a method of collecting and anlyzing clinical information with the following components; assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification planning implementation and evaluation
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objective data
what the healthcare professional observes by inspecting palpating percussing and auscultating during the physical examination
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Prevention
any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurence of a disease