Nursing Foundations
Dorothea Orem was the creator of the Environmental Theory.
What is False?
The acronym for the steps of the nursing process.
What is ADPIE? (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation)
What kind of insurance should nurses obtain?
What is liability insurance?
Primary, Secondary or Tertiary? The care that would be received at a hospital or medical center where technology and specialists are available.
What is tertiary care?
Accelerating the physiologic functions that ensure survival through enhanced strength or rapid escape.
What is Fight or Flight?
Florence Nightingale was involved in the Adaptation Theory.
What is False?
Give an example of subjective data regarding N/V.
What is "I feel nauseous and have some vomiting".
Name 2 Intentional Torts.
What is assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, defamation.
Health is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".................stated by?
What is WHO (World Health Organization)?
The 3 stages of the general adaptation syndrome.
What are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion?
One is NOT a unique nursing skill (Assessment, Caring, Counseling, Coping).
What is coping?
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs level that must be met in order to not interfere with other levels.
What is physiologic?
Law that provides legal immunity to passerby who provides emergency first aid to accident victims.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Primary Nursing is defined as: one nurse assumes the responsibility and care of the patient from admit to discharge, with some but minimal delegation.
What is True?
Which of these is NOT a stress related disorder? (headache, low back pain, or alcoholism)
What is alcoholism?
Assisting in ADLs is considered (Caring, Counseling, or Comforting)?
What is Caring?
A short term goal is one whose outcome will be achieved in what time frame?
What is a few days to a week?
If you promise someone pain meds and you follow through, you were successful in completing which bioethics principle?
What is fidelity?
Right smack in the middle of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs is what human need?
What is love and belonging needs?
Which life event causes the most stress according to the Social Readjustment Scale? Death of spouse, divorce, marital separation, jail term?
What is death of spouse?
Multicultural Diversity is considered to be a proactive strategy.
What is True?
What organization develops and approves the nursing diagnoses?
What is NANDA-I (North American Nursing Diagnosis Association - International)?
HIPAA stands for?
What is Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act?
Name 2 of the 4 areas of health that are collectively referred to as "holism".
What is physical health, emotional health, social health and/or spiritual health?
Quitting smoking would be an example of which adaptive technique...alternative thinking, alternative behavior or alternative lifestyle?
What is alternative lifestyle?