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Nursing 2200 final exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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- Nurs 2200
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- University Of Texas - Arlington
Nursing 2200 final exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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Nursing 2200 final exam Questions With Complete SolutionsCalculate basic medication problems. Correct Answers
(Amount: D/H x V) or (Amount: H/V=D/X, solve for X) or
(HX=DV => X=DV/H)
-D= desired/ordered dose
-H= dose on hand/container label
-V= form and amount
Rounding rules:
-mL/cc= <1=nearest hundredth, >1=nearest tenth
-Tablets= nearest half or whole
Define cultural competence. Correct Answers -Guides the
nurse in understanding behaviors and planning appropriate
approaches to patient needs
-Services that are respectful of and responsive to the health
beliefs, practices, cultural, and linguistic needs of diverse patient
populations.
-Understanding cultural background = effective nurse/patient
relationship. (lack of understanding can create barriers that
impede nursing care = anxiety or feeling of distrust)
Define evidence-based practice (EBP). Correct Answers The
practice of health care in which the practitioner systematically
finds the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and
patient preference as basis for clinical decisions. (=safe decision
making, care consistency, provides standard, innovation)
,Describe Benner's model of socialization and how it applies to
nursing. Correct Answers Novice- Has little background and
limited practical skills; relies on rules and expectations of others
for direction.
Advanced beginner- Has marginally competent skills; uses
theory and principles much of the time; experiences difficulty
establishing priorities.
Competent Practitioner- Feels competent, organized; plans and
sets goals; thinks abstractly and analytically; coordinates several
tasks simultaneously.
Proficient Practitioner- Views patients holistically; recognizes
subtle changes; sets priorities with ease; focuses on long term
goals.
Expert Practitioner- Performs fluidly; grasps patient needs
automatically; responses are integrated; expertise comes
naturally.
Describe ethical dilemmas resulting from conflicts between
patients, health care professionals, family members, and
institutions. Correct Answers Personal Value Systems
When personal values are in conflict with professional values.
Peers' and other professionals' behaviors
Conflicts can evolve because of differing value systems,
cultures, education levels, or a variety of other factors.
, Patients' rights
Consumers of healthcare are increasingly demanding to have a
voice in their health care decisions.
Institutional and societal issues
Nurses may experience moral dilemmas when they disagree
with the policies of their institutions (i.e. constraints)
Patient data access issues
Inappropriate access of patient's Electronics Health Records.
Describe how nursing has reacted to nursing shortages and how
those affect patient outcomes. Correct Answers -External
shortages: can include changes in demand for nursing services,
and increasing age of American population, greater acuity
(degree of illness) of the hospitalized individual, public
perceptions of nursing as a profession and ever-widening career
options for women.
-Internal shortages: salary issues, long hours, increased
responsibility for unlicensed workers and significant
responsibility with little authority.
-Two solutions attempted:
1) increase the supply of nurses
2) create less-trained worker supplement the number of nurses.
Describe how the public sees nurses. Correct Answers -Since
1999, nurses are number 1 in ethnic and honestly every year
except for 2001 (firefighters)
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