PRELIMS

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the promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses

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ANA (american nurses association)

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a series of organized steps designed for nurses to provide excellent care ; organization to a nurse’s critical thinking skills

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nursing process

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it is the first and most critical phase of the nursing process

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assessment

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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

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health assessment

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the purpose of this is to establish a database about the client’s response to health concerns or illness and ability to manage healthcare needs

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assessment

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known as assessment from head to toe

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cephalocaudal assessment

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involves collection of subjective data about the client’s perception of their health ; specified time after admission

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initial or comprehensive assessment

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the purpose is to establish a complete database

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initial comprehensive assessment

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perform whenever and wherever the nurse or another health care prof. has an encounter w the client in any setting

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ongoing or partial assessment

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the purpose is to determine any changes from the baseline data

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ongoing or partial assessment

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performed when a comprehensive database exists for a client with a specific health concern

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focused or problem oriented assessment

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the purpose of this is to have a thorough assessment of a PARTICULAR health problem

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focused or problem oriented assessment

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during a crisis of the client ; rapid assessment performed in life threatening situations or prompt treatment or intervention

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emergency assessment

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time where nurses relied on their natural senses (change in color, temperature, muscle strength)

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late 1800s - early 1900s

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inspection, palpation, auscultation ; 3 senses

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1901

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the american journal of public health documents routine client and home inspection by public health nurse in 1930s

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1930-1949

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nurses were hired to conduct pre-employment health histories and physical examination for major companies such as NY telephone

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1950-1969

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conducts health histories and physical and psychological assessments

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1970-1989

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downsizing budget cuts and restructuring were the priorities ; demand for documentation ; advanced nursing practices

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1990 - present

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performs a focused assessment, and then incorporates assessment findings with a multidisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive plan of care

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acute care nurse

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safely assess critically ill clients who are outside the structure intensive care environment

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critical care outreach nurse

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assess and screen clients to determine the need for physician referrals

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ambulatory care nurses

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make independent nursing diagnoses and referrals for collaborative problems

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home health nurses

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

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public health nurses

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specialized practice of public health nursing, protects and promotes student health

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school nurses

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

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hospice nurses

Question 27

in this phase of the interview, the nurse reviews the medical record revealing past health history and reason for seeking care

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pre-introductory

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this phase is the introduction, explaining purpose of interview, reason, cooperation, types of questions asked, taking notes assure, comfortable, develop trust

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introductory

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in this phase, the nurse elicits the client’s comments ; biographical data, reason for seeking health care, history of present health concern, past health history, family history, review of body systems, and lifestyle and health

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working phase

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this phase is the summarization of information obtained during the working phase

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summary or closing phase

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what are the nonverbal communication

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appearance
demeanor
facial expression
attitude
silence
listening

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what are the verbal communications

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open ended questions
closed ended
laundry list
rephrasing
well placed phrases
inferring
providing information

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special considerations during the interview

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gerontologic
cultural
emotional

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is the information you gather when you initially set an agenda during a patient centered interview

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reasons for seeking healthcare

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often typed on the patient’s admission sheet ; medical term to describe the primary problem

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chief complaint

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collect of essential and relevant data about the symptoms and their effects on the patients health

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history of present health

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provides a holistic view of a patient’s health care experiences and current health habits ; hospitalized or surgeries

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past health history

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includes data about immediate and blood relatives ; determine whether a patient is at risk for illness

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family health history

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document the client’s description of her health status of each body system and note the client’s denial of signs and symptoms

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review of system

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includes information about the client that the nurse directly observes during interaction

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objective data