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50 questions and correct answers for the nur 2502 exam 1, a multidimensional care course offered by rasmussen college. The questions cover various topics such as conceptual framework, cultural competence, duty, bioethics, critical thinking, and health promotion. The exam is already graded a+. This document serves as a valuable study resource for nursing students.
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A ______________ is a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result. - ANSprocess A current nursing trend for the next 10 to 20 years is an abundance of practicing nurses.
A nurse is caring for a 78 year old male patient who has been hospitalized following a stroke. Which nursing action has the highest priority for the patient? - ANSMeasuring the patient's intake and output (I & O) during recovery. A nurse is caring for an adolescent who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident. Which human need would the nurse most likely need to address? - ANSSelf-esteem needs A nurse is immunizing children against measles. This is an example of what level of preventive care? - ANSPrimary A nurse is performing nutritional assessments of new residents of a long term care facility. Which resident would the nurse assess as being of greater risk for having lactose intolerance? - ANSAfrican American male A nurse is using a utilitarian approach when handling the following conflict: A 13 year old female patient with anorexia refuses to eat or drink, despite the fact she is slowly starving to death.The parents insist that the nurse use a physician ordered feeding tube to feed her. Which statement is an example of theory in practice? - ANSThe nurse feeds the patient with the feeding tube because the end result is good that it will save the patient's life. A nurse observes a patient who has pneumonia is in recovery. What statement describes the patient response that the nurse would expect at this stage of illness? - ANSThe patient gives up the dependent role. A nurse physically attacks a patient who complains they are not being cared for properly is an example of: - ANSbattery. A nurse refers an HIV positive patient to a local support group. This is an example of what level of preventative care? - ANSTertiary A nurse seeks to promote the bioethics principle of nonmalificence when caring for patients in a long term care facility. Which nursing action best exemplifies this principle?
Nurse _________ Acts are laws established in each state in the United States to regulate the practice of nursing. - ANSPractice Nurses work in a local community clinic within a larger healthcare system. This clinic is considered a ____________ of the larger cultural group. - ANSsubculture Nursing care activities that are supported by valid and reliable research is known as evidence-based practice. - ANSTrue Nursing theories and nursing research provide a foundation for _________-based nursing practice that defines the rationale for nursing actions. - ANSevidence Once physiologic needs are met, nurses can concentrate on meeting self-actualization needs of their patients. Which is an example of self-actualization according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - ANSA student nurse takes a course in communications to improve his ability to relate to his patients. Phenomenology is a type of ___________ research that describes experiences as they are lived by the subjects being studied. - ANSqualitative Quantitative research involves the concepts of basic and applied research. - ANSTrue Reciprocity is the process that allows a nurse to apply for and be endorsed as a registered nurse by another state. - ANSTrue The essential activities involved in the nursing process are assessing, _____________, planning, implementing, and evaluating. - ANSdiagnosing The major goals of health care are promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. - ANSTrue The method by which one examines a general idea and then considers specific actions or ideas is known as deductive reasoning. - ANSTrue The Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act is an example of a ____________ ___________.
This model views health as a constantly changing state, with a high level of wellness and an opposite level of death. - ANSHealth-Illness Continuum To meet the aims of nursing practice, the nurse uses four blended competencies: _____________, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal. - ANScognitive Traditional knowledge comes from an expert and is accepted as truth based on the person's perceived expertise. - ANSFalse Two or more clear moral principles apply, but they support different courses of action. - ANSEthical dilemma What type of risk factor is used in this example? A woman is worried because breast cancer runs in her family. - ANSGenetic composition 3 Components of Planning Care - ANS1. Establishing priorities
Essential elements of critical thinking - ANSOpen minded, use rationale to support opinions/decisions, reflect on thoughts before reaching conclusion, use past clinical experiences to build knowledge, etc Ethical criteria for Nursing judgment - ANSCode of Ethics Evaluation - ANS3 types of evaluation that nurse must complete:
HIPAA - ANSHealth Insurance Portability Accountability Act Implementation - ANSProviding care with interventions that are appropriate for the client *Includes documentation of care Informed Consent - ANSThe pt/client has been informed about the procedure/treatment/surgery, etc including the risks involved to be able to make a decision Inspection - ANSUse of senses of vision, smell and hearing. To observe and detect normal and abnormal findings. IPPA - ANSInspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation Lydia Hall - ANS1950s: Developed the nursing process (APIE) NANDA - ANSDeveloped in 1973 by North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nurse practitioners emerged in what year? - ANS1960s Nursing Diagnosis - ANSUsed to: Diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. Palpation - ANSUsing parts of the hand to touch & feel: Texture, Temperature, Moisture, Mobility, Consistency, Strength of pulses, Size, Shape, Pain or Tenderness Percussion - ANSTapping body parts to produce sound, waves/vibrations to assess underlying structures.
Types of Health Assessments - ANS1. Comprehensive
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