Chapter 1—Nurse's Role

Question 1

3 most important parts of ANA definition of nursing

Answer 1

prevention of illness & injury
alleviating suffering through diagnosis & treatment
advocacy

Question 2

4 roles of nurse in health assessment

Answer 2

assessment
communication
wellness
outcomes

Question 3

communication needs to be ________

Answer 3

therapeutic

Question 4

wellness

Answer 4

Patient’s perception of how well they feel

everyone’s perspective is different

Question 5

for evaluating outcomes, we need…

Answer 5

a measurable tool

Question 6

preventing problems by reducing/eliminating risk factors

Answer 6

primary prevention

Question 7

after a disease has begun - intended to diagnose early through screening

Answer 7

secondary prevention

Question 8

preventing complications of existing disease after it is established

Answer 8

tertiary prevention

Question 9

goal of healthcare

Answer 9

provide recognition & prevention of disease & injury by using 3 levels of prevention

Question 10

health assessment

Answer 10

systematic collection of patient information which can be analyzed, providing the ability to make decisions regarding their life & health

Question 11

2 types of data collected

Answer 11

subjective

objective

Question 12

3 types of assessments

Answer 12

comprehensive
focused
emergency

Question 13

5 parts of an emergency assessment

Answer 13

AVPUE

awake, verbal response, pain response, unresponsive, exposure

Question 14

Maslow’s hierarchy

Answer 14

physiological
safety
love & belonging
esteem
self-actualization

Question 15

frequency of assessment determined by…

Answer 15

policy
physician’s orders
clinical judgement

Question 16

assessment is typically done __x / shift

Answer 16

2x/shift

Question 17

use this to assess a symptom

Answer 17

COLDSPA & OLDCARTS

Question 18

function of diagnostic reasoning

Answer 18

used c critical thinking to formulate diagnostic statements

Question 19

priorities based on…

Answer 19

Maslow’s hierarchy