Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Assessment (Review) Flashcards
The concept of health has expanded in the past 40 years. Slect the phrase that reflects the most narrow description of health.
a. the absence of disease
b. a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c. depend on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the environment
d. prevention of disease
a. the absence of disease
Select the most complete description of a database.
a. subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a patient.
b. objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation
c. a summary of a patient’s records, including laboratory studies
d. subjective and objective data gathered from a patient plus the results of any diagnostic studies compiled
d. subjective and objective data gathered from a patient plus the results of any diagnostic studies compiled
Nursing diagnoses, based on assessment of a number of factors, give nurses a common language with which to communicate nursing findings. The best description of a nursing diagnosis is:
a. used to evaluate the etiology of a disease
b. a pattern of coping
c. a concise description of actual or potential health problems or of wellness strengths
d. the patient’s perception of and satisfaction with his or her own health status
c. a concise description of actual or potential health problems or of wellness strengths
Depending on the clinical situation, a nurse may establish one of four kinds of database. A focused database is described as:
a. including a complete health history and full physical examination
b. concerning mainly one problem
c. evaluation of a previously identified problem
d. rapid collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures
b. concerning mainly one problem
Individuals should be seen at regular intervals for health care. The frequency of these visits:
a. is most efficient if performed on an annual basis
b. is not important. There is no recommendation for the frequency of health care.
c. varies, depending on the person’s illness and wellness needs
d. is based on the practitioner’s clinical experience
c. varies, depending on the person’s illness and wellness needs
Cultural diversity is currently considered when discussing health assessment and care. From a nursing perspective, the most accurate description of this phenomenon is:
a. nursing is inherently a transcultural phenomenon. The process of helping people involves at least two people having different cultural orientations.
b. a consideration when the nurse is caring for someone identified as a minority among the local population.
c. the consideration of the need of the population of the US that does not have European ancestry
d. an area that has always been of consideration to nursing and is included in most nursing curricula
a. nursing is inherently a transcultural phenomenon. The process of helping people involves at least two people having different cultural orientations.
Evidence-based nursing practice can be described as:
a. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient’s values and circumstances.
b. appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate to the culture and ethnicity of the patient.
c. completing a literature search to find relevant articles that utilize nursing research so as to encourage nurses to use good practices.
d. finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds.
a. combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering the patient’s values and circumstances.
What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-thinking process?
a. This identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action by the nurse.
b. This step of the process involves recognizing inconsistencies in the data
c. The nurse recognizes patterns and relationships among the data
d. Risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching.
c. The nurse recognizes patterns and relationships among the data
