NURS 310 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1
STUDY QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES
ACCURATE AND A+ GRADED CAMPBELL
UNIVERSITY
,Class 1
We cannot prescribe everything as NPs- the state decides what NPs can prescribe
Collaborative state - guidelines for what can be prescribed
Narrow therapeutic index drugs - wrong dose can easily kill someone
Class 1 Objectives:
1. Define nursing Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all
ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the
promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people.
Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and
in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
2. Describe the images of nurses throughout history
The Angel of Mercy
The Battle-ax
Florence Nightinggale
3. Described the role of religion and the military in the development of nursing
3. Explain how nursing practice is regulated Nurse Practice Acts In the United States, each state
enacts its own nurse practice act—a compilation of laws that regulate the practice of nursing
and direct a state board of nursing to oversee and regulate nursing practice. Although there are
minor variations, each board of nursing is responsible for: 1) Defining the practice of professional
nursing. This definition usually includes the scope of practice 2) Approving nursing education
programs 3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as an RN or LPN/LVN
3. Differentiate the various forms of nursing education and the transition education has undergone
in the last century
Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process
Objectives:
1. Describe the phases of the nursing process. The nursing process consists of six phases (or steps):
assessment, diagnosis, planning outcomes, planning interventions, implementation, and
evaluation
2. Differentiate between objective and subjective data.
Objective: What client says, Clients perception, Clients response to questions, What others say included
Subjective: Observed by nurse, Verified by another person, Able to judge by standards, Physical
examinations, lab & diagnostic tests
, 3. Discuss data collection methods answer the basic questions of what, how, who, where, and
when. Data-collection instruments are the tools used to gather the data (e.g., questionnaires or
a laboratory instrument). The researcher should provide evidence (pilot tests, literature) that the
tools used were reliable and valid.
3. Describe the components of a nursing diagnosis.
- a statement of client health status that nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently
- related to
- as evidence by
5. Compare nursing diagnoses, medical diagnoses and collaborative diagnoses. Nursing Dx is a
statement of client health status that nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently. Stated
in terms of human responses (reactions) to disease, injury, or other stressors. A human response
that can be biological, emotional, interpersonal, social, or spiritual, and can be either a problem
or a strength. Medical Dx describes a disease, illness, or injury. Its purpose is to identify a
pathology so that appropriate treatment can be given to cure the condition. Todd has two
medical diagnoses: chronic renal failure and type 2 DM.
5. List common errors in writing diagnostic statements.
5. Formulate Two-Part and Three-Part Diagnostic statements.
Two part: used for actual, risk & possible diagnoses; problem related to etiology; NANDA
NANDA: Diagnostic label, Defining characteristics, related or risk factors, Risk factors
Basic Three part: problem, etiology, and signs & symptoms
8. Identify essential guidelines for writing nursing care plans.
Basic needs and ADLs
Medical treatment
Nursing diagnosis and collaborative problem
Special discharge needs
9. Develop appropriately written nursing interventions.
- Review the nursing diagnosis
- Review the desired patient outcomes
- Identify several interventions or actions
- Choose the best interventions for the patient
- Individualize standardized interventions
10. Identify guidelines for writing goals/outcomes.
Can be long-term or short-term
Components of a goal statement