NURS 222 Applied Assessment Nursing Fundamentals Class #1 Exam Questions and Answers
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Applied nursing
Institution
Applied Nursing
What population are we going to be working with? - Answer-adults and older adults
What is health? - Answer-dynamic state in which individuals adapt to their internal and external environments so there is a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being.
What is w...
NURS 222 Applied Assessment Nursing
Fundamentals Class #1 Exam Questions
and Answers
What population are we going to be working with? - Answer-adults and older adults
What is health? - Answer-dynamic state in which individuals adapt to their internal and
external environments so there is a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and
spiritual well-being.
What is wellness? - Answer-dynamic state of health in which an individual progresses
toward a higher level of functioning, achieving an optimal balance between internal and
external environments.
What is health promotion? - Answer-activities that help persons maintain or enhance
their present level of health and reduce their risk of developing certain diseases.
What is disease? - Answer-malfunctioning or maladaptation of biological or
psychological processes.
What is illness (1)? - Answer-abnormal process in which any aspect of a person's
functioning is diminished or impaired compared with his/her/ze previous condition
What is illness (2)? - Answer-the personal, interpersonal, and cultural reaction to
disease.
What are risk factors? - Answer-any internal or external variable that makes a person or
group more vulnerable to illness or an unhealthy event.
What is illness prevention? - Answer-health education programs or activities directed
toward protecting patients from threats or potential threats to health and minimizing risk
factors.
What is patient-centered nursing care? - Answer-recognize the patient or designee as
the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care
based on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. (what we nursing
students should be doing)
What is patient safety? - Answer-is the avoidance and prevention of patient injuries or
adverse events resulting from the processes of health care delivery.
What is an adverse event? - Answer-an injury caused by care delivered that delays
discharge and/or results in disability.
, What is colonization? - Answer-the presence and growth of microorganisms within a
host (i.e. a human being) but without tissue invasion or damage.
What is an infection? - Answer-the invasion of a susceptible host (i.e. a human being)
by pathogens or microorganisms, resulting in disease.
What is an infectious disease? - Answer-low risk or no risk of transmission and
communicable
Health care-Associated Infections (HAIs) = - Answer-infections associated with
healthcare delivery in any health care facility
Health care-Associated Infections (HAIs) is a what? - Answer-a localized or systemic
condition resulting from an adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent (s) or
its toxin that wasn't present on admission
Assessment of infection risk include what? - Answer-Age, Lifestyle, Occupation,
Nutritional Status, Travel History, Stress, Procedures, Disease
Universal precautions where created when? - Answer-1985
The universal precautions stated what? - Answer-bloodborne pathogens are infectious
microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans. Pathogens include,
but aren't limited to, Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), and Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Standard precautions were created when? - Answer-1996
What was the purpose of standard precautions? - Answer-to prevent and control
infection and its spread to all persons
What were standard precautions based on the principle that ________? - Answer-all
blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions (except sweat), nonintact skin, and mucous
membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents
Standard Precautions Key Elements include what? - Answer-Hand hygiene, Use of
personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves, gown, mask, googles or face
shield, Safe injection practices, Equipment handling, Respiratory hygiene/cough
etiquette
Key Element: Hand Hygiene - Answer-the single most important practice to reduce
transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings
Wash With Soap and Water (Handwashing) When... - Answer-hands are visibly dirty,
after known or suspected exposure to Clostridium difficile if your facility is experiencing
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