NUR2000 Exam 1 Questions And
Accurate Answers
nursing process - Answer *ADPIE*
*A*ssess
*D*iagnose
*P*lan
*I*nnerventions
*E*valuate
role of the professional nurse - Answer promote health (ex: teaching)
prevent illness (primary, secondary, tertiary)
treat human responses
advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations
purpose of health assessments - Answer gather info about patient
analyze
synthesize
make judgements about innerventions
types of health assessments - Answer *emergency:* life threatening situation (ABCDE,
chest pain, "worst headache of my life")
*comprehensive:* complete health history and physical assessment
*focused/problem oriented:* smaller scope (labor and delivery: focus on birth of child)
active listening - Answer patient focused
convey genuine care/empathy
self aware of biases
pay attention to facial expressions, posture, tone-of- voice
communication techniques - Answer active listening, facilitation, silence, reflection,
restatement, clarification, empathy, explanation
phases of the interview process - Answer *pre-interaction phase:* before pt. arrives,
, past medical records, make sure room is ready (air, sheets, nothing is dirty)
*begininning/introduction phase:* introduce yourself, two pt. identifiers, eye contact,
general survey, tell pt. plan/ask why they're here
*working phase:* gather specific yes/no data, no judgement/stay neutral
components of a comprehensive health assessment - Answer *health history-interview:*
collect family and personal histories, primarily subjective data
*physical assessment:* validate/investigate data from interview, primarily objective
data, organize manner
review of systems - Answer physical examination of all body systems in a systematic
manner as part of the nursing assessment (usually head-toe)
define, add, subtract, multiply & divide whole numbers - Answer
describe various types of fractions - Answer
reduce a fraction to it's lowest terms - Answer simplifying
add, subtract, multiply, & divide fractions - Answer *adding, subtracting:* (find the lcm)
*muliply:* multiply straight across
*divide:* KCF (keep first fraction, change the sign to multiplication, reciprocal of second
fraction)
precautions for infection control and safety - Answer standard precautions, airborne
precautions, droplet precaution, contact precaution
hand hygiene, glove changes
standard precaution - Answer used on every patient
prevent transmission during non intact skin, blood, fluid, mucous
airborne precautions - Answer gown, gloves, N95, goggles/face shield
ex: tuberculosis, chicken pox, measles
droplet precaution - Answer gown, gloves, mask
ex: rubella, mumps, diphtheria
contact precautions - Answer gown and gloves
ex: MDRO
don/doff PPE - Answer *don PPE:* hand hygiene > gown> mask> goggles> gloves