Documentation
Cultural
Communication
Potpourri
Theories
100

Justification for insurance insurance reimbursement.

What is documenting the change in patients condition, responses to treatment, and provider notifications.

100

These ethnicities prefer more personal space.

Who are Asians, North American natives, and Northern Europeans?

100

Use of nonverbal cues such as leaning forward, focusing on the speaker’s face, and slightly nodding are examples of what?

What are active listening techniques?

100

Having the patient demonstrate understanding or verbalize understanding of patient teaching is what phase in the nursing process?

What is the evaluation phase?

100

According to Kohlberg, this type of reasoning lasts from preschool to 9 years old and is governed by fear of punishment:

What is preconventional reasoning?

200

Evidence of the use of the nursing process.

What is documentation of the nursing diagnosis, plan, implementation, and patient undestanding?

200

Are there any types of medications or treatments your religion prevents? and Tell me about your religious practices are all methods of what?

What is asking culturally sensitive questions.

200

This action is considered a therapeutic response

What is offering self, or presence, and accepting a patient’s need to cry is supportive.

200

This type of care is focused on symptom management and not treatment:

What is hospice?

200

This theorist theorized stages a child goes through in organizing knowledge and adapting to the environment.

Who is Piaget?

300

This is documentation of specific objective data—size, location, and characteristics of the patient’s skin—is clear and brief and informative.

What is brevity and clarity?

300

This occurs when common characteristics of a cultural group are applied to an individual with no attention to the individual’s characteristics.

What is stereotyping?

300

These are examples of ineffective communication.

What is changing the subject, giving advice, asking probing questions that probe into a patient’s motive, and using clichés. 

300

These types of respirations are characterized by shallow breaths followed by periods of apnea.

What are Cheyne-Stokes?

300

The positive psychosocial outcome in adulthood that comes from educating and guiding the younger generation.

What is generativity?

400

The nurse should document the exact words of the patient when they are refusing this.

What is refusal of care?

400

Blood expanders should be available for this type of patient undergoing surgery? 1

What is a Jehovah's Witness?

400

The use of medical terms and abbreviations that might be confusing to a patient. 

What is medical jargon?

400

This is the position of the American Nurses Association (ANA) on active euthanasia and assisted suicide 

What is it is considered a violation?

400

This theory states that persons who remain active and interested in outside activities live longer.

What is the Activity Theory?

500

The nurse should increase observation and assessments for specific signs of illness during this phase of infection.

What is the prodromal phase?

500

These are influenced by culture:

What are The use of drugs (including caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol), nutritional choices, and food preparation?

500

What should the nurse do when providing written patient information to an English speaking Asian patient?

What is ensure the patient can read English.
500

When an a fire is present, the nurse uses this acronym to respond: 

What is RACE?

500

This is Erikson’s psychosocial task for older adults:

What is Ego Inegrity?

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