NURSING ASSESSMENT - ANSWER 1. Assess
2. Diagnose
3. Plan
4. Implement
5. Evaluate
CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING ASSESSMENT - ANSWER - Gather as much information as possible. The collection, review, and analysis of data make up the process of assessment
- 2 Stages:
1. Collection of inf...
NR 222 EXAM 1
NURSING ASSESSMENT - ANSWER 1. Assess
2. Diagnose
3. Plan
4. Implement
5. Evaluate
CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING ASSESSMENT - ANSWER - Gather as
much information as possible. The collection, review, and analysis of data make up the
process of assessment
- 2 Stages:
1. Collection of information from a primary source or secondary source
2. The interpretation and validation of data determine whether more data is needed or if
data is complete
(3) TYPES OF ASSESSMENT - ANSWER 1. Patient- centered interview (conducted
during nursing history)
2. Periodic Assessments (conducted during ongoing contact with patients)
3. Physical Examination (conducted during a nursing history and at any time a patient
presents a symptom)
ASSESSMENT DATA SOURCES - ANSWER - Patient
- Family caregivers and significant others
- Health care team
- Medical records
- Other records and scientific literature
- Nurse's experience
NURSE- PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IN ASSESSMENT - ANSWER EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
- Trust building
- Being present
- Rounding
THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS - ANSWER 1. Data collection
2. Interpretation
3. Validation
IMPLEMENTATION/ INTERVENTION - ANSWER - the act of giving something to a
patient
DIFFERENT KINDS OF NURSES - ANSWER - APRN (advanced practice registered
nurse)
- CNS ( and APRN in a specified area)
- NP ( APRN that works in community health)
- CNM (certified nurse midwife)
- Nurse educator
QSEN COMPETENCIES (6) - ANSWER 1. Patient- centered care
2. TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION
3. Evidence- Based Practice
4. Quality Improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
RN LICENSE > NCLEX EXAM - ANSWER - NCLEX tests on the minimal standard of
nursing knowledge
NURSING CODE OF ETHICS - ANSWER provide a specified service for patient care
IN SERVICE EDUATION - ANSWER education from employer
TEACHING A PATIENT - ANSWER Nurse's act as an educator
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS AS A NURSE - ANSWER Required to know:
- autonomy
- patient advocacy
- provide health promotion
HEALTH REFORM - ANSWER = health care promotion/ disease prevention
NEAR MISS - ANSWER - ways to prevent a near miss through nursing work groups
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE - ANSWER - less fall rate = increase in pay
- quality performance
PLAN DO STUDY ACT - ANSWER - model for quality performance
- An experiential learning method that involves analyzing a quality problem and testing a
change by developing a plan to test the change (Plan), carrying out the test (Do),
observing and learning from the consequences (Study), and determining which
modifications should be made to the test (Act).
* PRIMARY CARE ACTIVITIES * - ANSWER ANSW
- prenatal
- assessment
- teaching a class about immunizations
RAPID IMPROVEMENT EVENT - ANSWER A group of staff nurses notice an increased
incidence of medication errors on their unit. After further investigation it is determined
that the nurses are not consistently identifying the patient correctly. A change is needed
quickly.
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