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NU 325 exam 1 CH 1,2,3,4,8 Questions With Complete Solutions
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NU 325 exam 1 CH 1,2,3,4,8 Questions With CompleteSolutions
(Ch 1)Define holistic health Correct Answer Also called
naturalistic. It's the belief that he would life is only one aspect of
nature and a part of the general order of the cosmos. Forces of
nature must be kept in natural balance or harmony like the Yin
yang theory or hot/cold theory
(Ch 1)What are the 6 steps of the nursing process? Be able to
describe what is performed in each step. Correct Answer
(Ch 1)What are the elements of a database? Correct Answer 1.
subjective data
2.objective data
3. patient record
4. Laboratory studies
(Ch 1)What are the four types of databases? What is included in
each type of database and when is it used? Correct Answer 1.
Complete total health database describes current and past health
state and forms baseline to measure all future changes
2. Episodic or problem center database collects mini database,
smaller scope and more focused then complete database
3. Follow up database is the status of all identified problems and
should be evaluated at regular and appropriate intervals
4. Emergency database is the rapid collection of data often
compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures
(Ch 1)What is an assessment? Correct Answer Point of entry in
an ongoing process
, (Ch 1)What is the difference between first, second, third level,
and collaborative priorities/problems? Be able to give examples
for each priority level. Correct Answer 1. First level priority:
emergent, life-threatening, and immediate (airway) unresponsive
patient, child choking on piece of candy, patient clutching chest
with chest pain
2. Second level priority: next in urgency, requiring attention so
as to avoid further deterioration (breathing) potassium level of
2.9 meq, patient in pain due to fractured ulna, laceration to
forehead with bleeding
3. Third level priority equals important to patient's health but
can be addressed after more urgent problems help have been
addressed (circulation)knowledge deficit regarding smoking
cessation
4. Collaborative problems equals approach to treatment involves
multiple disciplines (perfusion)
(Ch 1)What is the difference between subjective and objective
data? Be able to distinguish the difference in the two types of
data. Correct Answer -Subjective: what the patient tells you
-Objective: information you as the nurse obtain from a physical
assessment. what youve seen, heard along with laboratory data
(Ch 2)Be able to identify some cultural taboos (ban secondary to
social or religious customs) that can cause potential delays in
patient treatment. Correct Answer 1. Jehovah's Witness:
refusing life-saving blood transfusion
(Ch 2)Define ethnicity, acculturation, and health: Correct
Answer - ethnicity is a social group that may possess shared
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