Week 1 Flashcards
A person’s response to a stimulus is
human response
True or False: The nurse’s sense of smell is used in health assessment
True
Complete physical, social, mental well-being is the definition of health proposed by
World Health Organization
Health People 2020 is a framework that:
- Emphasizes individual responsibility for health
- Is used by nurses for health coaching and education
Penicillin for treatment of strep throat is an example of
Secondary prevention
A patient broke the left femur. After surgery and recovery from that, physical therapy is:
Tertiary prevention
The way that Nurses identify and solve problems is
Nursing Process
A cognitive skill used by expert nurses developed through education and experience
Intuitive thinking
Therapeutic communication is characterized by all EXCEPT:
- goal directed
- patient centered
- Initiates change
- socially appropriate
socially appropriate
A patient says their abdominal pain is rated 7/10 and just started a few minutes ago. Which of these psychomotor skills will the Nurse use first to assess the abdomen?
- Auscultation
- Inspection
- Palpitation
- Percussion
Inspection
A measure of vital functions of the body
Vital signs
Temperature attempts to measure
retained body heat
The most accurate measure of core temperature is made by using
a pulmonary artery catheter
What temperature represents pyrexia
103.8 degrees Fahrenheit
What is called when a pulse is counted at 52 beats per minute
Bradycardia
