PCC test 2 questions & answers 2024/2025
primary - ANSWERSCaring is _______
-Caring determines what matters to a person.
-Caring helps you provide patient-centered care.
Patient's perspective of caring - ANSWERS-When patients sense that health care providers are sensitive, sympathetic, co...
Patient's perspective of caring - ANSWERS-When patients sense that health care providers are sensitive,
sympathetic, compassionate, and interested in them as people, they usually become active partners in
the plan of care.
-Patients value the affective dimension of nursing care
-Connecting with patients and their families
-Being present
-Respecting values, beliefs, and health care choices
we preserve their dignity - ANSWERSWhat do we do when we care for others? (hint: preserve it)
self-care - ANSWERSwe need to recognize the importance of what part of caring?
presence - ANSWERSProviding _________ is a person-to-person encounter conveying a closeness and
sense of caring.
-Nursing ________ is the connectedness between the nurse and patient
-Being with and being there: includes physical presence, communication and understanding [empathy]
-Body language
-Listening
-Eye contact
-Tone of voice
,-Positive and encouraging attitude - ANSWERSPrinciples of presence (6)
through active listening - ANSWERShow do you begin to truly know your patients and what is important
to them?
spiritual health - ANSWERSWhat is achieved when a person can find a balance between his life values,
goals, and belief symptoms and those of others?
spirituality - ANSWERSWhat offers a sense of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal
connectedness?
intrapersonal relationship - ANSWERSis when persons are connected to themselves [mind]
interpersonal relationship - ANSWERSexists when one is connected with others and the environment
[body]
transpersonal relationship - ANSWERSexists when one is connected with God, an unseen force, or a
higher power [spirit]
-Task-oriented biomedical model
-Institutional demands
-Time constraints
-Reliance on technology, cost-effective strategies, and standardized work processes - ANSWERS4
challenges of caring
holistic & humanistic - ANSWERSIf health care is to make a positive difference in patients' lives, health
care must become more ________and __________
D. assess the patient's emotional needs. [by assessing emotional needs, you are also doing A,B, & C -
ANSWERSWhen a nurse enters a patient's room and says "Good morning" before starting care, the nurse
combines nursing tasks and conversation. An important aspect of care for the nurse to remember is the
need to:
, A. establish a relationship.
B. gather assessment data.
C. treat discomforts quickly.
D. assess the patient's emotional needs.
C. a sense of presence - ANSWERSA female patient has just found a large lump in her breast. The
physician needs to perform a breast biopsy. The nurse helps the patient into the proper position and
offers support during the biopsy. The nurse is demonstrating:
A. enabling.
B. comforting.
C. a sense of presence.
D. maintaining belief.
strong nursing team - ANSWERSworks together to achieve the best outcomes for patients
building a nursing team - ANSWERSEffective team development requires team building and training,
trust, communication, and a workplace that facilitates collaboration.
Patient care units where teamwork is stronger had fewer reports and incidents of missed nursing care,
leading to improved quality and safety of nursing care for patients
Traditional models
-Team nursing
-Primary nursing
Today's models
-Patient-centered care
-Total patient care
-Case management - ANSWERSnursing care delivery methods
team nursing - ANSWERSRN is the leader who leads a team of other RN's, PN's and Nursing Assistive
Personnel (unlicensed personnel UAP) who provide direct patient care
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