Nursing Theory Flashcards
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Define nursing theory.
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Conceptualizing of some aspects of nursing. Communicates the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting or prescribing nursing care.
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Define theory …
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Provides a systematic view for explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena.
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What are the 4 components of a theory?
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Phenomena
Concept
Definition
Assumption
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What are the 5 nursing process strategies?
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Assessment Diagnosis Planning Intervention Evaluation
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Who was responsible for practice base nursing theory?
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Florence nightingale
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Who was responsible for the needs theories?
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Virginia Henderson
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What is Aden/o?
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Gland
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Bi/o
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Life
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Carcin/o
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Cancer/Cancerous
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Cardi
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Heart
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Cephal/o
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Gland
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum
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Cyto/o
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Cell
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder
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Derm
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Skin
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Electr/o
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Electricity
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Lapar/o
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Abdomen
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Leuk/o
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White
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Onc/o
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Tumor
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Ophthalm/o
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Eye
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Oste/o
Bone
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Path/o
Disease
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Psych/o
Mind
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sacr/o
Flesh
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Thromb/o
Clotting
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Al
Pertaining to
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Algia
Pain
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Cyte
Cell
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Ectomy
Cutting out or removing
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Emia
Blood condition
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Globin
protein
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Gram
Record
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Ia
Condition
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Ic
Pertaining to
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Itis
Inflammation
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Logist
Specialist in the study of
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Logy
Study of
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Oma
Tumour or mass
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Opsy
Process of viewing
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Osis
Abnormal condition
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Sis
State of
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Tomy
Cutting in
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Aut
Self
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Dia
Complete or through
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Endo
Within
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Exo
Outside
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Hyper
Excessive
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Hypo
Below
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Peri
Surrounding
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Re
Back
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Retro
Behind
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Sub
Below
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rhea
Flow, discharge
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Rrhage
Excessive
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rrhagia
Discharge of blood
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Lysis
Separation of breakdown
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Stomy
Opening
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Dys
Bad,painful,difficult
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Neo
New
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Poly
Many
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Tachy
Fast
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Define nursing process
Is an organizing framework for professional nursing practice, used in nursing to identify and treat the nursing diagnosis (problems) of a client
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5 steps of the nursing process
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Assessment
Diagnosis
Plan (outcomes & interventions)
Implementing
Evaluation
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What do you do during the assessment phase of nursing practice?
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Collect info
Determine the problem and strength
Health history
Physical assessment
Prior test results
During head to toe assessment - inspect, palate, and percuss
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What do you do during the diagnosis step in nursing process?
Clinical judgement
Response to actual or potential health problems or life process
Basis for outcomes and interventions
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When making a nursing diagnosis statement you...
Problem: nursing diagnosis
Etiology: related to the statement
Symptoms: define characteristics
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During the planning phase of the nursing process you...
Writing measurable client outcomes and nursing interventions to accomplish the outcomes
These are designed to change the clients nursing diagnosis or problem
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During the action phase of the nursing process you...
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Initiate the nursing care plan
Perform the nursing interventions
Perform continuous assessment
Ask critical thinking questions
Report and document
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During the evaluations phase of the nursing process you...
Client outcomes are evaluated to determine whether they are satisfied
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What is the chain of infection process.?
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Infectious agent
Reservoir
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Port of entry
Susceptible host
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What are the natural defences we humans have to protect us against infection?
Normal flora
Body system defences
Inflammation
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Define mobility
Physiology and principal of body mechanics in regard to alignment gravity and friction
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What are the psychosocial effects of immobility?
Emotional and behavioural responses eg. Hostility, fear, anxiety
Sensory- sleep wake cycle alterations
Changes in coping - depression,sadness
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During assessment of an immobile client what factors can be assessed?
Rom
Body alignment
Gait
Exercise and activity tolerance
