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NURSING 120 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2025
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NURSING 120 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
NEW UPDATE 2025
advocate - ANSWER nursing role that encompasses keeping patients safe,
communicating their needs, identifying better options, and help them to
understand their diseases and treatments so they can optimize self-care
altruism - ANSWER true concern for the welfare of others
assessment - ANSWER gathering info about the health status of the patient,
analyzing and synthesizing those data, making judgments about nursing
interventions based on the findings, and evaluating patient care outcomes
collaborative problems - ANSWER problems that nurses monitor but require
the expertise of other health care providers for intervention
comprehensive assessment - ANSWER an assessment that includes a complete
heath history and physical assessment; it is done annually on an outpatient basis,
following admission to a hospital or long-term care facility, or every 8 hours for
patients in intensive care
autonomy - ANSWER the right of patients to make decisions about their own
health care
, body systems assessment - ANSWER assessment method in which a nurse
examines the patient focused on a single system or clusters data related to that
system together to identify issues
critical thinking - ANSWER thinking that requires specific knowledge, skills, and
experience and is purposeful and outcome-directed (results-oriented); driven by
patient, family, and community needs; based on the nursing process, evidenced-
based thinking, and the scientific method; guided by professional standards and
codes of ethics; and constantly re-evaluating, self-correcting, and striving to
improve
cultural competence - ANSWER the complex combination of knowledge,
attitudes, and skills that a health care provider uses to deliver care that considers
the total context of the patient's situation across cultural boundaries
diagnosis - ANSWER clustering of data that makes a judgment or statement
about the patient's problem or condition
diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER gathering ans clustering data to draw
inferences and propose diagnoses
emergency assessment - ANSWER an assessment that involves a life-
threatening or unstable situation and that focuses on A-Airway (with cervical
spine protection if injury suspected); B-Breathing (rate and depth, use of
accessory muscles); C-Circulation (pulse rate and rhythm, skin color); and D-
Disability (level of consciousness, pupils, movement)
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