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Nur 120 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Update
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Nur 120 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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MOD 1 ORGANIZING CONCEPTS
evidence-based care and its impact on nursing profession ANS✔✔ is a
conscientious, problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
incorporates the best evidence from well-designed studies, patient values
and preferences, and a clinician's expertise in making decisions about a
patient's care.
patient-centered care ANS✔✔ Providing care that is respectful of, and
responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values, and
ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions (surgical safety
checklist)
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs ANS✔✔ bottom to top: physiological
(breathing, food, water), safety (health, family, stability), love/belonging
(friendship, connection), esteem (achievement, need to be unique), self-
actualization (creativity, and meaning)
Prioritization of care ANS✔✔ ranking referrals in a certain order based on
various criteria with the aim of improving fairness and equity in the delivery
of care.
culturally competent care ANS✔✔ ability for healthcare professionals to
demonstrate cultural competence toward patients with diverse values,
beliefs, and feelings
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assessment questions: emergency, comprehensive, and focused ANS✔✔
emergency: rapidly identifying the root causes of concern for the patient
and assessing the airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs) of the patient
comprehensive: patient history, general appearance, physical examination
and vital signs
focused: Detailed nursing assessment of specific body system relating to
the presenting problem or current concern of the patient
legal environment of nursing: negligence and liability ANS✔✔ negligence:
when a nurse has done something, failed to do something or behaves in a
way that a reasonable nurse would not
liability: nurses can sometimes be directly liable for injuries they have
caused to a patient
MOD 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL/SPIRITUAL CONSIDERATIONS ANS✔✔
therapeutic communication (best response to pt question) ANS✔✔ lead
patient to express feelings
end of life care (management and therapeutic communication) ANS✔✔
prevent and relieve suffering, improve quality of life left
palliative care ANS✔✔ simultaneously receives curative and palliative
treatment
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hospice care ANS✔✔ 6 months or less to live, forgoes curative treatment,
assist patient to die with dignity
MOD 3 PERI-OP NURSING MANAGEMENT ANS✔✔
nutrition for post-op healing ANS✔✔ protein
teaching for home-based interventions ANS✔✔ how to report pain, change
dressing, and adaptation
potential rx: medications/nutritional supplements/herbs ANS✔✔
operative positioning ANS✔✔ elevate jaw to prevent tongue from occluding
airway
safety for anticoagulants (bridging, antidote, s/s to monitor, use before and
after surgery) ANS✔✔ - Bridging: giving a short-acting blood thinner, usually
low-molecular-weight heparin given by subcutaneous injection for 10 to 12
days around the time of the surgery
- Prevents DVT
- Monitor increased bleed risk
informed consent ANS✔✔ surgeon responsible, must be signed before
surgery
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