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Foundations Exam 1

Chapters 4,8,34,&38

QuestionAnswer
What is the definition of Phenomenon? An aspect of reality that people CONSCIOUSLY sense or experience.
What is a conceptualization of some aspect of nursing communicated for purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, and/or prescribing nursing care? Nursing Theory
With regards to the components of a theory, what would a patients stress response represent? Phenomenon
With regards to the components of a theory, what would a patient describing a pain at a 5 represent? Concept
What is the definition of nursing according to the ANA? The diagnosis and treatment of HUMAN RESPONSES to actual or potential health problems.
A 56 year old man was admitted to the ER with chest pain. What action do you take? Focused assessment
A patient is hypoxic with signs of cyanosis, pallor, and is hyperventilating, if that patient is not suffering from COPD, what is the first thing you do? O2 therapy
HTN is measured by? Blood Pressure
Interdisciplinary Theories include: Systems, Basic Human Needs, Developmental, and Psychosocial Theories
Complex and very broad theories that REQUIRE MORE RESEARCH are... Grand Theories (ex: Neuman Systems Model)
Theories that reflect SPECIFIC PHENOMENON and PRACTICE are... Middle-Range Theories (theories on incontinence)
Theories that DESCRIBE PHENOMENA, why they occur, and their consequences are... Descriptive.
A patient comes in complaining of chest pain that gets worse when they sit up from a laying position is an indicator of what system? Respiratory ( the pleural lining is inflamed and rubbing causing pain)
A Theory that designates the nursing interventions, the conditions under which the interventions are applied and the consequences of those interventions are... Prescriptive
What is an example of an open system theory? A human organism interacting with the environment
An example of a closed system theory? a reaction within a test tube
What is the specific goal of the nursing process? to organize and deliver an individualized approach to nursing care.
Data that is collected during the client's assessment... Input
Informs the system (nursing process) about how it functions Feedback
The nursing process involves ADPIE
According to Maslow's Hierarchy, which need is most important? Physiological needs
A client with severe burns tells you they are a vegiterian, how does this affect their treatment? Dietary needs
Nightingale's theory, directing the nurse to act on behalf of the client, is a... Descriptive Theory
The need for nursing occurs when the client can no longer adapt to internal or external environmental demands. This theory is called.. Roys Theory
Theory consists of? Phenomenon, concepts, definitions, and assumptions
According to Benner ____ is the essence of excellent nursing practice. Caring
According to Benner and Wrubel,_____ is a state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality, and lifestyle. Health
According to Benner and Wrubel, _____ is the EXPERIENCE/PERCEPTION of loss or dysfunction. Illness
According to Benner and Wrubel, _____ is the MANIFESTATION of an abnormality. Disease
Therapeutic Patient Centered Care is? When a nurse listen to clients' stories about their illnesses in order to obtain an UNDERSTANDING of the meaning of the illness to that person.
The concept of care, from a TRANS-CULTURAL perspective, would be described as the essence and central, unifying, and dominant domain that distinguishes nurses by what theorist? Madeline Leininger
Providing Presence is defined... Being there and Being with the patient
Being there for your patient is defined... Physical, communication, and understanding; being attentive to the client.
Being with your patient is defined... Being available and at a clients disposal; assuring that their questions are answered and they understand them.
Protective touch is... A form of touch that protects the nurse and/or client. Negative when withdrawing emotionally and Positive when protecting from falls
Active listening involves... understanding the meaning of what a client says
You can truly know your clients through... active listening
Swanson's Theory of Caring involves... Knowing, being with, doing for, enabling, and maintaining belief.
According to Swanson's Theory of Caring Knowing is... Striving to understand an event as it has meaning in the life of the other.
According to Swanson's Theory of Caring Being with is... Being emotionally present to the other
According to Swanson's Theory of Caring Doing for is... Acting on behalf of another as he or she would for the self if it were at all possible.
According to Swanson's Theory of Caring Enabling is... Facilitating the other's passage through life transitions (birth, death) and unfamiliar events.
According to Swanson's Theory of Caring Maintaining Belief is... Sustaining faith in the other's capacity to get through an event or transition and face a future with meaning.
Caring in nursing represents the ___ of nursing. Art
______ caring allows us to look beyond the patient's disease and the conventional treatment of the disease. Trans personal
In Watson's theory he focuses on what? Putting caring before curing but still meeting human needs.
What is a behavior that, when reoccurring, clients value and see as caring? recognizing the client as unique
Nurses make professional decisions based on intellectual and analytical principles and an... ethic of care
An ethic of care is concerned not only with a nurse's character and attitude toward others but... relationships between people.
Nurses behaviors related to caring include... providing presence, a caring touch, and listening.
Non-contact touch refers to... eye contact
Fredriksen described touch as... Task orientated, caring, and protective.
Task orientated touch involves touch that occurs when performing a procedure. Conveys security and a sense of competence.
Caring touch is... a form of nonverbal communication, which successfully influences a client's comfort and security, enhances self-esteem, and improves reality orientation.
Spiritual health occurs... when a person finds a balance between his or her own life values, goals, belief systems, and those of others.
What is a safe environment? Meeting basic needs, reducing physical hazards, reducing the transmission of pathogens, sanitation, and controlling pollution.
A low concentration of CO is evident by... Nausea, dizziness, headache, and fatigue.
What does CO do to the body? Impairs the ability for O₂ to combine with Hbg in our blood.
A pathogen is what? Any microorganism capable of producing an illness.
What are the risks related to air pollution? Prolonged exposure increases rick of pulmonary disease.
Noise pollution can produce... sensory overload
Threats to an adult's safety are frequently related to... lifestyle habits
What is the leading cause of death for healthy children 1 yr and older? Accidental injury
Individual risk factors for client safety include lifestyle, impaired mobility, lack of safety awareness and... sensory or communication impairment
What determines needed education for staff as well as procedural process or protocol changes that need to be made? Incident reports
What are MSDS'? Material Safety Data Sheets
What are MSDS' used for? providing detailed information about a chemical, any health hazards imposed, and precautions for safe handling and use.
What are client inherent accidents? Accidents other than falls where the client is the primary reason for the accident.
Prolonged seizure activity or repeated seizures indicate... Status Epilepticus
What are procedure related accidents? Accidents that occur during therapy. Nurses are able to prevent these.
What is the #1 criteria for assessing if a patient has a risk for falls? History of falls
What biographical information effects the nursing diagnosis of risk for falls? Age
A biological agent that has symptoms like the flue with possible brief interim improvement is... Anthrax
A biological agent that mimics food poisoning is... Botulism
A rapidly increasing incidence of a disease, an unusual increase in people seeking care with fever, and clusters of clients arriving from a single locale can be signs of what? Bio terrorism-related outbreak.
Planning involves... Goals and outcomes, setting priorities, and collaborative care.
When nurses direct their interventions toward maintaining the clients safety in all types of setting they are taking part in what? Implementation
What is being introduced in health care facilities to prevent falls? HOURLY rounding
A restraint can be... human, mechanical, chemical, and/or physical
What is the nurses duty in the event of a seizure? Constantly assess the clients airway patency, adequacy of breathing, and circulatory status.
Communicable disease is? An infectious disease that can be passed from 1 person to another.
If a pathogen multiplies and causes clinical signs and symptoms it is termed... Symptomatic
If a pathogen multiplies but causes no clinical signs or symptoms it is termed... Asymptomatic
Chain of infection includes... pathogenic microorganism
Chain of infection includes... reservoir
Chain of infection includes... means of escape/portal of exit
Chain of infection includes... mode of transmission
Chain of infection includes... means of entry/portal of entry
Chain of infection includes... host susceptibility
What are transient organisms? organisms that attach to the skin when a person has contact with another person or object during normal activities.
What is a reservoir? A place where a pathogen can survive but may or may not multiply.
Which is an example of a reservoir? Soiled dressings
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