NUR 200 Correctly Solved Exam
Question and Answers [100% Correct]
2024/2025 Latest Version!!
**What is the most effective way for a new nurse to influence health-care policy and become involved in
legislation at local, state, and national levels?**
Joining and becoming involved in a pro...
NUR 200 Correctly Solved Exam
Question and Answers [100% Correct]
2024/2025 Latest Version!!
**What is the most effective way for a new nurse to influence health-care policy and become involved in
legislation at local, state, and national levels?**
Joining and becoming involved in a professional nursing organization
Collectively, nurses have a stronger voice when working with legislators and lobbyists to address health-
care policies and reforms. Joining a professional nursing organization also helps new nurses network.
**Which are the primary purposes of nursing care? (Select all that apply)**
Health promotion
Illness prevention
End-of-life care
**A registered nurse is educating a graduate nurse about critical thinking in client care. Which action by
the graduate nurse shows the use of critical thinking?**
Analyzing a client’s temperature changes and assessing for signs of infection
When the graduate nurse evaluates temperature changes and conducts further assessments for signs of
infection, it demonstrates critical thinking.
**Which statement best describes a nursing diagnosis?**
A nursing diagnosis involves the identification of the client’s strengths and needs based on
assessment data.
The nursing diagnosis is established from the assessment data gathered.
**Which nursing action is part of the evaluation phase when performing wound care for a client?**
Obtaining wound measurements once a week
Weekly wound measurements are part of evaluating the healing process.
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,**What is the purpose of the assessment phase of the nursing process?**
Using data to draw conclusions about the client’s health needs
During the assessment phase, the nurse collects data to identify the client’s health-care needs.
**During an assessment, the nurse notes that the client has an elevated temperature. What type of data
is this?**
Objective
The elevated temperature is considered objective data.
**What is a valid goal statement for measuring and managing pain?**
The client will report pain greater than level 4 to the nurse.
This statement provides a specific, measurable goal for pain management.
**A nurse obtaining a health history through an interview asks, “What can you tell me about your
previous knee replacement surgery?” What type of question is this?**
Open-ended
This question invites the client to provide more detailed information about their experience.
Open-ended questions require a more detailed answer and encourage discussion and further
exploration.
Which describes the correct way to state a nursing diagnosis?
1.
Medical diagnosis and problem list linked by a connecting phrase
2.
Medical diagnosis and medical history linked by etiology
3.
A problem and an etiology linked by a connecting phrase
4.
A problem and a medical diagnosis linked by a connecting phrase
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, 3. A problem and an etiology linked by a connecting phrase
A nursing diagnosis is a statement of a problem with etiology and a connecting phrase, such as “related
to.”
How Can Nursing Improve Its Recognition as a Profession?
•Standardized educational requirements
•Uniform continuing education requirements
•Increased participation of nurses in professional organizations
•Education of the public about the true nature of nursing practice
Why define nursing?
“Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying
people” (International Council of Nurses, 2010)
Nursing is....
“the protection, promotion, and optimization of health abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2010)
Important Qualities for Nurses part 1
•Knowledge of material
•Ability to reflect
•Patience
•Competence
•Emotional stability
•Physical stamina
Important Qualities for Nurses part 2
•Critical thinking skills
•Clinical judgment
•Clinical skills
•Caring and compassionate
•Detail-oriented
•Organizational skills
•Speaking and listening skills
Full-Spectrum Nursing
Clinical judgment involves observing, comparing, contrasting, and evaluating the client’s condition to
determine whether change has occurred. It also involves careful consideration of the client’s health
status in light of what is expected based on the client’s condition, medications, and treatment.
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