key terms #3

Question 1

health

Answer 1

the general condition of body and mind

Question 2

health behaviors

Answer 2

choices and habitual actions that promote or diminish health

Question 3

health promotion

Answer 3

the process of altering or eliminationg behaviors that pose risks to health, as well as as encouraging healthy behavior patterns

Question 4

illness

Answer 4

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Question 5

primary prevention

Answer 5

Actions that change overall background conditions to prevent some unwanted event or circumstance, such as injury, disease, or abuse

Question 6

secondary prevention

Answer 6

Activities directed toward early diagnosis and prompt intervention, thereby lessening the severity of a condition and enabling the client to return to the highest level of health at the earliest possible point.

Question 7

tertiary prevention

Answer 7

actions, such as immediate and effective medical treatment, that are taken after an adverse event such as illness or injury occurs, and are aimed at reducing the harm or preventing disability.

Question 8

accountability

Answer 8

responsibility to someone or for some activity

Question 9

autonomy

Answer 9

function independantly

Question 10

delegation

Answer 10

transfer of a duty

Question 11

primary nursing

Answer 11

involves total care, a nursing care pattern where an RN is responsible for the person’s total care including care plans, discharge, teaching and counseling person and family

Question 12

team nursing

Answer 12

method of care in which a nurse acts as a leader of a group of people giving care

Question 13

total patient care

Answer 13

A delivery of care model where a registered nurse is responsible for all aspects of one or more clients’ care. The model has a shift-based focus.

Question 14

affective learning

Answer 14

deals with expression of feelings and acceptance of attitudes, opinions, or values

Question 15

cognitive learning

Answer 15

Form of altering behavior that involves mental processes and may result from observation or imitation.

Question 16

psychomotor learning

Answer 16

• learning how to complete a physical activity or motor skill
• example: client practices preparing insulin injections

Question 17

learning objective

Answer 17

describes what the learner will be able to do after successful instruction

Question 18

self-efficacy

Answer 18

one’s ability to act effectively to bring about desired results;

Question 19

concept map

Answer 19

Diagram of concepts and their interrelationships; used to enhance learning and memory of a topic.

Question 20

critical thinking

Answer 20

thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

Question 21

inference

Answer 21

logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

Question 22

nursing process

Answer 22

Systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize care for each client. The five steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Question 23

reflection

Answer 23

Process of thinking back or recalling an event to discover the meaning and purpose of that event. Useful in critical thinking.

Question 24

scientific method

Answer 24

Codified sequence of steps used in the formulation, testing, evaluation, and reporting of scientific ideas.

Question 25

cue

Answer 25

Information that a nurse acquires through hearing, visual observations, touch, and smell.

Question 26

cluster or data cluster

Answer 26

Set of signs or symptoms that are grouped together in logical order.

Question 27

functional health patterns

Answer 27

Method for organizing assessment data based on the level of patient function in specific areas (e.g., mobility).

Question 28

objective data

Answer 28

Information that can be observed by others; free of feelings, perceptions, prejudices.

Question 29

subjective data

Answer 29

Information gathered from patient statements; the patient's feelings and perceptions. Not verifiable by another except by inference.

Question 30

collaborative problem

Answer 30

Physiological complication that requires the nurse to use nursing- and health care provider-prescribed interventions to maximize patient outcomes.

Question 31

etiology

Answer 31

Study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a disease.

Question 32

medical diagnosis

Answer 32

Formal statement of the disease entity or illness made by the physician or health care provider.

Question 33

nursing diagnosis

Answer 33

Formal statement of an actual or potential health problem that nurses can legally and independently treat; the second step of the nursing process, during which the patient's actual and potential unhealthy responses to an illness or condition are identified.

Question 34

NANDA

Answer 34

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association organized in 1973. It formally identifies, develops, and classifies nursing diagnoses.

Question 35

expected outcome

Answer 35

Expected conditions of a patient at the end of therapy or a disease process, including the degree of wellness and the need for continuing care, medications, support, counseling, or education.

Question 36

goal

Answer 36

Desired results of nursing actions set realistically by the nurse and patient as part of the planning stage of the nursing process.

Question 37

nursing care plan

Answer 37

Written guidelines of nursing care that document specific nursing diagnoses for the client and goals, interventions, and projected outcomes.

Question 38

activities of daily living

Answer 38

Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in the patient's life such as eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the teeth, or grooming.

Question 39

implementation

Answer 39

Initiation and completion of the nursing actions necessary to help the patient achieve health care goals.

Question 40

nursing intervention

Answer 40

Any treatment based on clinical judgment and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance patient outcomes.