More Nursing Process

Question 1

What step in nursing process involves analyzing data to determine strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 1

Diagnosing

Question 2

What step in nursing process refers to collection, validation and communication of data?

Answer 2

Assessing

Question 3

In what step of the nursing process does the nurse determine patient outcomes and related interventions?

Answer 3

Planning

Question 4

Which step in nursing process do the achieved outcomes get measured?

Answer 4

Evaluation

Question 5

Intuitive thinking

Answer 5

Thinking that occurs when a nurse compares situation to similarity or dissimilarity to other situations.

Question 6

What kind of skill would involve using moral code and acting professional?

Answer 6

Ethical/ legal

Question 7

What kind of skill would be used to determine proper equipment and proper use of the equipment?

Answer 7

Technical skill

Question 8

Skill used to develop caring relationships.

Answer 8

Interpersonal

Question 9

Group the legitimized the nursing process steps?

And What year?

Answer 9

American Nurses association Congress for Nursing Practice

1973

Question 10

Name a critical thinking process characteristic

Answer 10

Nurse must ultimately identify alternative decisions and reach a conclusion.

Can be intuitive, logical or both.

Question 11

What kind of problem solving method is used in the nursing process:
Trial and error
Or
Scientific problem solving

Answer 11

Scientific, of course

Question 12

List the 4 different competency skills that are listed in the text

Answer 12

Cognitive
Technical
Interpersonal
Ethical/ legal

Question 13

What skill would be used for critical thinking, creating plan of care?

Answer 13

Cognitive skills

Questions would include “understands” “is familiar with”

Question 14

Skill that uses therapeutic communication techniques,
Establish collaborative relationships with healthcare team,
Maintain relationships
Affirm coworkers’ worth
Collaboratively
Respectable and credible

Answer 14

Interpersonal skill

Question 15

Skill that shows moral code and professional role responsibilities.
Accountable
Patient advocates
Mediate ethical conflicts

Answer 15

Ethical/ legal skills

Questions would include
—Anything to do with safety.
—nurse is “checking” ID bracelet, side rail…

Question 16

3 important ideas that need to be linked together during clinical planning:

Answer 16

Medical diagnosis,
nursing diagnosis,
all pertinent clinical data

Question 17

Which step of the care plan does a nurse use when analyzing data to determine what health problems might exist?

Answer 17

Diagnosing

Question 18

In which step of nursing process are goals set?

Answer 18

Planning

Question 19

In which step of nsg process Does a nurse identify strengths of a patient?

Answer 19

Diagnosis

Question 20

Competency is a nurse using when filling out an incident report?

Answer 20

Ethical/ legal competencies

Question 21

What word describes the nursing process as: each task is a part of an ordered sequence of activities and each activity depends on the accuracy of the activity that proceeds it and influences the actions that follow it?

Answer 21

Systematic

Question 22

List five competencies of critical thinking

Answer 22

Purpose of thinking (focus on a goal)

adequacy of knowledge

potential problems (identifying early)

helpful resources (asking for help)

critique of judgment/ decision

Question 23

Legal and ethical issues to consider when caring for a patient- list four:

Answer 23

Know legal boundaries of practice

Know personal strengths and weaknesses and know when to ask for help.

Knowledgeable and respectful of patients rights.

Legal documentation

Question 24

What skill is used when using creativity?

Answer 24

Cognitive skills-

Question 25

List 4 skills that are included under “Cognitive skills”

Answer 25

Problem-solving,
decision-making,
critical thinking,
creativity

Question 26

What kind of documentation is done in Implementation?

Answer 26

Documenting nursing activities.

Documenting the history and physical is NOT part of implementation- that is part of the initial assessment.

Question 27

Evaluation includes: (4)

Answer 27

Planned and purposeful activity.

Continuous.

Nursing accountability and responsibility.

Judgement

Question 28

Evaluation statements consists of 2 parts: what are the two parts?

Also, What are the 3 choices of outcomes of an evaluation?

Answer 28

Conclusion and supporting data.

Met
Not met
partially met

Question 29

Quality assurance is an ongoing, systematic process designed to evaluate and promote excellence in what?

Also what are the three components that are evaluated in quality assurance?

Answer 29

Quality assurance evaluates the excellence in the health care provided to clients.

Three components of care evaluated are:

• structure
• process
• outcome

Question 30

Quality assurance evaluates 3 areas.

List the 3 areas and give brief description of each.

Answer 30

Structure evaluation: equipment and staffing, setting of care

Process evaluation: how care was given

Outcome evaluation: Focuses on client’s health status as a result of nursing care

Question 31

How are progress notes in “focus charting” organized?

Answer 31

DAR

Data—-action——response

Question 32

How soon does the MDS (minimum data set) for assessment need to be done after admission to long-term care facility?

Answer 32

Needs to be performed within four days of admission and reviewed every three months