Nursing 231 Questions and Answers.
2022/2023
DNR orders: do not resuscitate: "allow natural death" - Ans-goal: avoid burdensome interventions
advance directive: power of attorney for healthcare - Ans-names a person to
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Nursing 231 Questions and Answers.
2022/2023
DNR orders: do not resuscitate: "allow natural death" - Ans-goal: avoid burdensome interventions
advance directive: power of attorney for healthcare - Ans-names a person to make healthcare decisions
in the event that a patient loses the capacity for decision-making
advance health care directives - Ans-legal documents that allow people to exercise their right to accept
or refuse medical care, even when there are no longer able to speak for themselves
board of registered nursing mission statement - Ans-protection of the public shall be the highest priority
list the components of vital signs - Ansdefine normal ranges for vital signs - Ans-Oral: 97.2° - 99.9°F
Rectal: 93.9° - 100°F
Axillary: 95.9° - 98.6°F
Tympanic: 95.7° - 100.04°F
locations for pulse - Ans-radial
temporal
carotid
apical
brachial
femoral
popliteal
posterior tibial
dorsalis pedis
location for temperature - Ans-oral
rectal
axillary
tympanic membrane
skin/temporal
respirations - Ans-rate
depth
rhythm
quality
determinants of blood pressure - Ans-pumping action of the heart
peripheral vascular resistance
blood volume
blood viscosity
definition of nursing - Ans-diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential heath
problems
protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, communities, and population
describe concepts of nursing and whole person care - Ans-nursing- attributes, characteristics and actions
of the nurse providing care on behalf or in conjunction with the client
recipients- consume, patient, client, person, or man
health/wellness- actualization of human potential
environment- internal and external surrounding that affect the client
areas of practice - Ans-practice -actually giving care
education -curriculum design
research -generating knowledge and new ideas
nursing education - Ans-must pass NCLEX-RN (national council licensure examination)
must verify has completed prescribed course of study in nursing- program approved by their state board
of nursing
nursing research - Ans-spend time exploring
visualize yourself in your dream career
research career paths
set specific, attainable goals and give yourself deadlines for reaching them
dont let doubts derail you
ignore negative people
be willing to make mistakes
purposes of nurse practice acts and standards of professional nursing practice - Ans-protect the public
criteria of a profession and what principles would guide a professional nurse - Ans-professionalism is
something that comes from within the individual, a self image which nurses have of themselves, a way
of life, a commitment to the ideas of the profession
refers to professional character, spirit, or methods
1. requirement of a body of knowledge pertinent to the role performed
2. service orientation
3. ongoing research
4. code of ethics
5. autonomy
6. professional organization
roles and expanded roles of nurses - Answholeness - Ans-the lifelong, harmonious development of the physical, intellectual, emotional,
relational, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of a person's life, unified through a loving relationship with
God and expressed in generous service to others
whole person care includes many dimensions - Ans-physiological
psychological
developmental
spiritual
cultural
concepts needed to tie the dimensions together for wholeness - Ans-homeostasis- a dynamic form of
equilibrium in the body's internal environment
stress or change in stability
systems
what is a system - Ans-a system is a set of interrelated or interacting parts. components that work as a
unified whole (the fundamental components are matter, energy and communication)
characteristics of systems - Ans-it is more than a sum of its parts
all components of a system are interrelated
it responds as a whole
it is hierarchical and composed of interrelated subsystems
boundaries change
all systems are goal directed
what is an open system - Ans-an open system reacts with the environment. there is exchange of
information matter or energy between the system and its enviornment
ANA standards of professional nursing practice - Ans-describe a competent level of nursing as
demonstrated by the nursing process:
assessment
diagnosis
outcomes identification
planning
implementation
evaluation
standards of professional performance-describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role: -
Ans-quality of practice
education
professional practice evaluation
collegiality
collaboration
ethics
research
resource utilization
leadership
accountable for professional actions
what is safety - Ans-condition of being free fro
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