MODULE 2

Question 1

What are the components of a general survey?

Answer 1

physical appearance
body structure
mobility
behaviour

Question 2

essential ingredients of a collaborative partnerships

Question 3

essential ingredients of a collaborative partnerships

Answer 3

• sharing power
• being non-judgemental and caring
• being open and respectful
• living with ambiguity
• being self-aware and reflective

Question 4

sharing power

Answer 4

decisions are made and are negotiated, whose opinion carries more weight, and who takes responsibility for the things that needs to be accomplished

Question 5

being non-judgemental and caring

Answer 5

means that one is not critical of the person and their behaviour. The nurse is there to understand the person’s perspective

Question 6

being open and respectful

Answer 6

willingness to develop a relationship with the other person and both nurse and patient are willing to share information with each other

Question 7

living with ambiguity

Answer 7

requires both the nurse and the patient to be tolerate uncertainty for a period of time

Question 8

being self-aware and reflective

Answer 8

awareness of the other person and includes the dynamics of what is going on in the relationship and the impact of the other person’s behaviour on the other

Question 9

describe the critical thinking skills

Answer 9

• interpretation
• analysis
• inference
• explanation
• self-regulation

Question 10

interpretation

Answer 10

be orderly in data collection, look for patterns to categorize data, and clarify any data you are uncertain about

Question 11

analysis

Answer 11

be open-minded when you look at information about patient and avoid making careless assumptions

Question 12

inference

Answer 12

form hypothesis and conclusions on the data observed

Question 13

explanation

Answer 13

support your findings and conclusion

Question 14

self-regulation

Answer 14

reflect on experience and identify in what way you can improve your performance more

Question 15

what are the 2 components that contribute to nurses’ effectiveness?

Answer 15

specific knowledge base and experience

Question 16

specific knowledge base

Answer 16

develop strong information literacy skills in order to know when information is needed, and how to effectively find, retrieve, evaluate, and apply research findings

Question 17

experience

Answer 17

necessary to acquire clinical decision-making skills and learn from observing, sensing, and talking with patients to reflect actively on experiences

Question 18

critical competencies of: scientific method

Answer 18

to verify that a set of facts is true when testing research questions in nursing practice

Question 19

critical competencies of: problem solving

Answer 19

involves evaluating the solution over time to be sure that it is still effective

Question 20

critical competencies of: decision making

Answer 20

leads to informed conclusions that are supported by evidence and reason

Question 21

critical competencies of: diagnostic reasoning

Answer 21

determining a patient’s health status after you make a physical and behavioural observations

Question 22

critical competencies of: clinical decision making

Answer 22

focuses on defining patient’s problems and selecting appropriate interventions

Question 23

how does critical thinking apply to nursing process?

Answer 23

they apply as a critical thinking competency when delivering patient care

Question 24

attitudes that contribute to critical thinking

Answer 24

an important part of critical thinking is interpreting, evaluating, and making judgements about the adequacy of various arguments and available data

Question 25

following standards for critical thinking

Answer 25

intellectual standards and professional standards

Question 26

intellectual standards

Answer 26

apply intellectual standards such as thoroughness, precision, accuracy, and consistency to make sure that all clinical decisions are sound

Question 27

professional standards

Answer 27

refers to ethical criteria for nursing judgements, evidence-informed criteria for evaluation, and criteria for professional responsibility

Question 28

what is a nursing process?

Answer 28

cognitive framework that which identifies, diagnose, and treats actual and potential health issues and challenges of a client from a holistic perspective

Question 29

what is assessment?

Answer 29

the collection of data regarding a patient's health status or situation

Question 30

how does critical thinking apply to assessment?

Answer 30

it enables the nurse to have a broader perspective for which to form conclusions and make decisions about a client's health condition. Critical thinking is foundational to a comprehensive and accurate nursing assessment

Question 31

what is the purpose of assessment?

Answer 31

it is to collect data of the patient's current and past status and to also determine the patient's current and past coping patterns

Question 32

what is a nursing health history?

Answer 32

a database that allows them to plan and carry nursing care to meet patient's needs

Question 33

describe the difference between objective and subjective data

Answer 33

Subjective data is what the nurse observes and sees from the patient while objective data is what the patient tells the nurse themselves

Question 34

what sources does the nurse use in collecting assessment data?

Answer 34

primary, secondary, and tertiary sources

Question 35

methods of data collection

Answer 35

interview and physical examination

Question 36

interview

Answer 36

the nurse gathers information regarding patient's health history and current illness. It is also the time for the nurse to introduce themselves and get to know the patient more and what their goals are

Question 37

physical examination

Answer 37

the nurse observes and completes a physical body examination including height, weight, vital signs,and a head-to-toe physical assessment to determine their state of health

Question 38

NONVERBAL approaches that facilitate interviewing clients

Answer 38

personal appearance, posture and gait, facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, sounds, and personal space

Question 39

VERBAL approaches that facilitate interviewing clients

Answer 39

vocabulary, denotative and connotative meaning, pacing, intonation, clarity and brevity, and timing and relevance

Question 40

basic techniques of physical assessment

Answer 40

- inspection - palpation - percussion - auscultation