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Nurs 317 Exam 1 Questions WithAnswers.
Role of nursing in creating safe environment - ANSWER- medication safety, core
measures, surgical care improvement project, safe patient handling, hand off
communication, alarm fatigue
4 categories of safety risks in healthcare agency - ANSWER- falls, patient inherent
accidents, procedure related accidents and equipment related accidents
what do patients want from health care providers - ANSWER- access, safety, outcomes,
respect
2018 national patient safety goals - ANSWER- -use 2 patient identifiers
-improve staff communication
-use medicines and alarm safely
-prevent mistakes in surgery
-prevent infections
what you can do as provider to improve patient safety - ANSWER- follow protocols,
speak up with concerns, listen to patients colleagues and mentors, take care of yourself
patient centered care - ANSWER- providing care respectful and responsive to patient
preferences, needs, values and ensuring patient values guide plan of care
evidence based practice - ANSWER- delivery of optimal health through integration of
best evidence, expertise and patient values
never events - ANSWER- serious and preventable events that should never occur in
hospital setting; pressure ulcers
sentinel events - ANSWER- unexpected outcomes or risks involving serious injury or
death
role of Florence Nightingale - ANSWER- transformed nursing to professional role;
nature cures, nurses must put patient in best condition for nature to act upon them
professional nurse definition - ANSWER- protection, promotion and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through
diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in care of patients
theory - ANSWER- explains a phenomenon, contributes to knowledge, predicts
behaviors, guides nursing practice by explaining relationships between concepts
, person - ANSWER- recipient of nursing care; could include individuals, families and
groups
health - ANSWER- different meaning for everyone; being in the state of health that
people define in their own values and lifestyle
environment - ANSWER- patient settings where they go for health care and everything
affecting them in that space
Environmental Theory - ANSWER- Nightingale; based on bringing patient closer to
nature; incorporate good environment to help with healing
Need Theory - ANSWER- Henderson; there are 14 basic life activities a patient needs
assistance with, help with these needs until patient is able to do them alone
Transcultural Nursing Theory - ANSWER- Leininger; studies of numerous cultures, help
develop and protect - know how to care for patient based on their culture allows for
comfortable and effective care
Self Care Deficit Theory - ANSWER- Orem; teaching patients to be self sufficient,
practice self care, teaching patient to manage own health problems
Systems Model Based on Individual's Stress - ANSWER- Neuman; many things
influence disease process, focus on prevention
Developmental Theory - ANSWER- Rogers; unitary beings, encourages new nurses to
take on student role to learn about patient needs and beliefs
Transpersonal Care - ANSWER- *Watson; understand interrelationships among health,
illness and behavior - instilling faith for healing environment
Adaption Model - ANSWER- Roy; people have ability to adapt, we need to help them
physically, emotionally and mentally
nursing diagnosis definition - ANSWER- clinical judgment about client response to
illness or diagnosis
process of data collection - ANSWER- collection, validation, patient centered
patient centered interview - ANSWER- courtesy, comfort, connection, confirmation,
open ended questions
break down of nursing diagnosis (dx, r/t, aeb) - ANSWER- diagnosis is chief
complaint/problem, r/t is the etiology, aeb are the defining characteristics
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