Defining Nursing
Nursing is both of these things
Art and Science
or
Academic Discipline and Licensed Profession
Describe the difference between morals and ethics
Morals are the beliefs of the individual while ethics have a universal application
Morals are not to be inflicted on patients while ethics should be upheld in all situations
What does ADPIE stand for?
The phases of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Saying "Yes, I hear what you're saying" is an example of what communication strategy?
Accepting
What does SOAPIE stand for?
Subjective, objective, assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation
Name the four concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing
person, health, environment, and nursing
What is the difference between assault and battery?
Assault is threatening physical contact while battery is carrying out said contact
True or False?
A patient resting comfortably is a cue?
False
A cue must be clinically relevant and outside of expected parameters.
In this case, resting comfortable is NOT outside expected parameters.
Acting the opposite of how you feel is an example of what ego defense mechanism?
Reaction Formation
What does ISBARR stand for?
Identification, situation, background, assessment, request/recommendation, repeat back
Within what four dimensions does a person interact?
Physiological, psychological, spiritual, and sociocultural
What is the difference between veracity and fidelity?
Veracity is the act of being truthful while fidelity is the act of being faithful to commitments
(think "infidelity" is another word for cheating in which someone is not faithful)
Emma RN learns from the patient's wife that he's been experiencing abdominal pain for the two weeks. This is what type of information?
Secondary Subjective Information
What is one example of Sublimation?
Going to the gym, trying a new hobby, focusing of academics
Define charting by exception
Check off what is normal on a list, identify abnormalities, and do a targeted note around it
How does SLU SON define a person?
As an individual, family, group, or community
What is the criteria for malpractice?
Duty to patient was breached, act must be foreseeable, act resulted in damage (physical, emotional, or financial)
A health promotion diagnosis must include which two aspects?
problem+signs/symptoms
No etiology
A nurse is reading the health history of a newly admitted patient prior to meeting them. This is an example of which stage of the therapeutic relationship?
Pre-Interaction
What does a DAR response entail?
Data (subjective and objective information), the action taken, and the patient's response
The nurse practice act defines what five things?
1.Requirements for licensure
2.legal definition of nursing
3.scope of practice
4. usable titles
5. consequences for failure to follow the Nurse Practice Act
What is the difference between intentional torts and quasi-intentional torts?
Quasi-intentional torts are speech based wrongs (cause economic harm or reputation damage) while Intentional torts are acts (ie. assault, battery, fraud, wrongful imprisonment)
What is missing from the following nursing diagnosis?
Acute pain r/t surgical incision
This is a problem focused nursing diagnoses and therefore, it is missing signs/symptoms
True or False
You as a nurse can except a gift if it has no monetary value and rejecting it would cause strain to the relationship?
True
What does IPASS stand for?
Illness severity, patient summary, situational awareness and contingency planning, and synthesis by receiver