NUR EXAMS

During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides drape to promote privacy. The nurse is performing her role as a/an: A. Advocate B. Communicator C. Change agent D. Caregiver - D. Caregiver The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, ...

who developed the general systems theory? - Ludwig Von Bertalanffy which theory describes how to break things into parts and then learn how the parts work together in systems? - general systems theory which theory defines adaptation as the adjustment of living matter to other living things, and t...

A nurse is talking to a legislator about the Continuum of Professional Development Model. Which factor makes this model a poor approach for determining the status of a profession? a. The model only uses two criteria to determine the status of a profession. b. Professions such as nursing always ra...

A nurse is talking to a legislator about the Continuum of Professional Development Model. Which factor makes this model a poor approach for determining the status of a profession? a. The model only uses two criteria to determine the status of a profession. b. Professions such as nursing always ra...

The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions - EBP (evidence based practice) evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patients' needs and values - EBP EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthca...

You are reviewing assessment data of a 45 year old male patient and note pain of 8/10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This documentation is an example of: a) Hypothetical Reasoning b) Diagnostic Reasoning c) Data Cluster D) Signs and Symptoms - c) Data C...

Critical Thinking Defined - -an active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine ones thinking and the thinking of others -recognizing an issue exists, analyzing info, evaluating info, and making conclusions -using critical thinking Thinking and Learning - -learning is a lifelong p...

Which action by a nurse ensures confidentiality of a client's computer record? 1. The nurse logs on to the client's file and leaves the computer to answer the client's call light. 2. The nurse shares her computer password. 3. The nurse closes a client's computer file and logs off. 4. The nu...

Question/comment which allows patients to express what they understand to be true, yet is specific enough to prevent digressing from the issue at hand; allows the patient a wide range of possible responses closed Question/comment used to gather specific information from a patient to focus on a p...

nursing process - Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize care for each client. The five steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. assessing - the process of collecting, organizing, validating, and documenting data (i...

The factor that best advanced the practice of nursing in the twenty-first century was: a. growth of cities b. teachings of christianity c. better education of nurses d. improved conditions for women - c. Graduate nurses must pass a licensure examination administered by the: a. State Boards of ...

You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why th...

What does ANA stand for? - American Nurses Association what is the ANA definition of nursing - The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential health problems What are nurses to their patient? - advocates Who was the first nurse? - Florence Nightingale What does NCLEX sta...

Nursing process-ADPIE - A-Assessment D-Diagnosis P-Planning I-Implementation E- Evaluation Purpose of assessment - identify wellness, strengths, problems, evaluate plan of care and interventions Gordon's functional health patterns - holistic focus on patients-assessment *health perception/m...