Fundamentals Exam 1 Actual Questions And Correct Answers.
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FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING
Institution
FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING
Subjective Data - correct answer what the person says about himself during the history taken
- past/present illnesses
- family history
- allergies
- what medications they use
Objective Data - correct answer What you ...
Setting Priorities of Critical Thinking Skills - correct answer One critical thinking skill
is the ability to know which problem to address first.
- 1st Level Priority Problems
- 2nd Level Priority Problems
- 3rd Level Priority Problems
1st Level Priority Problems - correct answer Problems which are emergent, life
threatening, and immediate. If not addressed first they can lead to death or loss of limb. :(
, 2nd Level Priority Problems - correct answer Are next in urgency.
Require prompt intervention to forestall further deterioration of the patient's condition.
EX: Change in mental status, acute pain, acute urinary eliminations problems, abnormal lab values, risks
of infection, or risk to safety or security.
- Change in level of consciousness; urgent but not emergent; look for early signs; pain is 2nd; potassium
stops the heart
3rd Level Priority Problem - correct answer Problems that are important to the
patient's health but can be addressed AFTER more urgent health problems are addressed. Are more long
term and the response to treatment is expected to take more time.
EX: lack of knowledge, low self-esteem, dysfunctional family process, activity.
Diagnostic Reasoning - correct answer the process of analyzing health data and
drawing conclusions to identify nursing diagnosis
4 Steps for Diagnostic Reasoning: - correct answer 1. Attending to initially available
cues (S/S)
2. Formulating diagnostic hypotheses
3. Gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses
4. Evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected
1. Attending to initially available cues - correct answer Gather these for:
- Subjective Data
- Objective Data
- The Chart
Cue - correct answer - a piece of info
- cues are signs and symptoms
Symptom - correct answer information the patient states--> it is subjective data
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