Systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and communication of patient data.
What is an assessment?
100
Performed when a quantitative relationship exists between the drug concentration and drug response or toxicity.
What is Therapeutic Drug Monitoring?
100
Generally has a rapid onset of symptoms and lasts only a relatively short time.
What is an acute illness?
100
A transfer of responsibility while maintaining accountability for patient outcomes.
What is delegation?
200
Personal attributes, knowledge base, and blended competencies describe this person.
Who is the professional nurse?
200
Factors identified that contribute to, or cause, health problems, and/or etiologies.
What is diagnosis?
200
Visualization of a body organ or cavity through a scope.
What is endoscopy?
200
This stage of health promotion begins after an illness is diagnosed and treated with the goal of reducing disability, and helping rehabilitate patients to a maximum level of functioning.
What is the Tertiary stage?
200
Ask if this is an ethical dilemma. Gather all relevant information. Clarify values.
Verbalize the problem.
Identify possible courses of action.
Negotiate a plan.
Evaluate the plan.
What are the steps to process an ethical dilemma?
300
The ANA Congress for Nursing Practice developed the Standard of Practice during this year.
When is 1973?
300
Establishes priorities.
What is the goal of outcome identification and planning?
300
A series of x-ray films of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
What is an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)?
300
This model is concerned with what people perceive to be true about themselves in relation to their health.
What is The Health Belief Model?
300
Utilitarianism, consequentialism, and teleology
What system of ethics says that the value of something is based on its usefulness what is it also known as?
400
Assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating
What is The Nursing Process?
400
Helps the patient achieve valued health outcomes.
What is the purpose of implementation?
400
Aspiration of fluid from the abdominal cavity.
What is Paracentesis?
400
Usually has a slow onset and may have periods of remission and exacerbation.
What is a chronic illness?
400
Legal guidelines for defining nursing practice and identifying the minimum acceptable nursing care
What are standards of care?
500
Bias, failure to consider the total situation, and impatience.
What is potential errors in decision making?
500
Measures patient outcome achievement and/or identifies areas in need of modification.
What is evaluation?
500
In an urinalysis, this is the indicator of urine concentration.
What is specific gravity?
500
Assessing children for normal growth and development and encouraging regular medical, dental, and vision examinations.
What is Secondary Health Promotion?
500
The good Samaritan law.
What law protects the nurse when they provide care in the community?