FIRST LECTURE TOPIC

Question 1

the promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations

Answer 1

nursing

Question 2

is a series of organized steps designed for nurses to provide excellent care ; one of the foundations of practice ; offers a framework for thinking through problems and provides some organization to a nurse’s critical thinking skills

Answer 2

nursing process

Question 3

what is the overview of nursing process

Answer 3

assessment
diagnosis
planning
implementation
evaluation

Question 4

the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations

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health assessment

Question 5

prioritizes data collection activities based on the patient’s immediate condition, or anticipated needs of the patient or situation ; evidence based techniques

Answer 5

health assessment

Question 6

collecting, organizing, validating, and documenting client data ; to establish database

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assessment

Question 7

what are the 5 basic type of assessment

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initial comprehensive
ongoing or partial
focused or problem based
emergency
time lapsed

Question 8

performed within specified time after admission to a health care agency ; to establish complete database for problem identification

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initial comprehensive

Question 9

performed whenever and wherever the nurse or another health care professional has an encounter with the client in any setting ; to determine any changes from the baseline data

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ongoing or partial

Question 10

performed when a comprehensive database exists for a client with a specific health concern ; a thorough assessment of a particular client problem

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focused or problem oriented

Question 11

during a physiologic or psychologic crisis of the client ; rapid assessment performed in life threatening situations

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emergency assessment

Question 12

several months after initial assessment ; to compare the client’s current status to baseline data

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time lapsed assessment

Question 13

nurses relied of their natural senses, the client’s face and body would be observed for change in color, temperature, muscle strength, use of limbs, body output, and degrees of nutrition

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late 1800s and early 1900s

Question 14

the american journal of public health documents routine client and home inspection by public health nurses in 1030s

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1930-1949

Question 15

nurses were hired to conduct pre-employment health histories and physical examintion

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1950-1969

Question 16

conducts health histories and physical and psychological assessments

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1970-1989

Question 17

downsizing budget cuts, and restructuring were the priorities of the 1990s

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1990-present

Question 18

kind of nurse who performs focused assessment and relays finding with the multidisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive care plan

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acute care nurse

Question 19

safely assess critically ill clients who are outside the structures intensive care unit

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critical care outreach nurses

Question 20

assess and screen clients to determine the need for physician referrals

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ambulatory care nurses

Question 21

make independent nursing diagnoses and referrals

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home health nurses

Question 22

the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social and public health sciences

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public health nurses

Question 23

a specialized practice of pubic health nursing, protects and promotes student health, facilitates normal development and advances academic success

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school nurse

Question 24

a specialist in the nursing field who is trained to work closely with terminally ill patients

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hospice nurses