Unit 1 Concepts

Question 1

nursing process

Answer 1

1. assessment
2. diagnosing
3. planning
4. Intervention
5. evaluating

Question 2

How do novice nurses use the nursing process?

Answer 2

no experience with specific populations

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

attitudes, beliefs, norms, rules, values

Question 4

socialization

Answer 4

the process of being raised w/in a culture and acquiring the characteristics of the group

Question 5

What are the 4 characteristics of culture?

Answer 5

learned through birth, shared by all members, adapted to specific conditions, and dynamic

Question 6

FICa

Answer 6

tool used to assess spirituality

Question 7

What are the three phases of an interview?

Answer 7

introduction, working phase, closing

Question 8

During the working phase of an interview, what should you start with?

Answer 8

open-ended questions then close-ended

Question 9

What are some traps of interviewing?

Answer 9

false assurance, giving unwanted advice, using professional jargon, interrupting, talking too much

Question 10

health history

Answer 10

collects subjective data

Question 11

What are the 8 categories of data?

Answer 11

biographic, source of history, reason for case, present health, past health, family history, ROS, functional assessment

Question 12

PQRSTU

Answer 12

palliative/provocative
quantity
region
severity
timing
understand pt. perception

Question 13

What are the 4 main components of a mental assessment?

Answer 13

appearance, behavior, cognition, and thought processes

Question 14

Assessment Techniques

Answer 14

1. inspection with all 5 senses
2. palpation
3. percussion
4. auscultation

order only switches when you get to the abdomen

Question 15

general survey

Answer 15

a study of the whole person

Question 16

BMI

Answer 16

body mass index is a practical marker of healthy weight for height and an indicator of obesity or malnutrition

Question 17

What is the most convenient route for temperature?

Answer 17

oral

Question 18

What is the most accurate route for temperature?

Answer 18

rectal

Question 19

blood pressure

Answer 19

the force of the blood pushing against the blood vessel walls

Question 20

systolic pressure

Answer 20

pressure felt on the artery during contraction

Question 21

pulse pressure

Answer 21

systolic - diastolic

Question 22

Normal Temp Range

Answer 22

97.6 -99.6

Question 23

nociceptive pain

Answer 23

nerve endings that detect pain

Question 24

What are the phases of nociceptive pain?

Answer 24

1. Transduction- release pain mediators due to stimulation
2. Transmission- pain impulse taken from spinal cord to brain
3. Phase 3- Perception- awareness of pain
4. Modulation- body release analgesics

Question 25

neuropathic pain

Answer 25

no phases due to lesion/ disease of somatosensory pathway

Question 26

visceral pain

Answer 26

originates from internal organs

Question 27

somatic pain

Answer 27

from musculoskeletal tissues

Question 28

deep somatic pain

Answer 28

originates from blood vessels, joints, tendons, bone

Question 29

breakthrough pain

Answer 29

spike in pain level in otherwise controlled pain syndrome -may already have chronic pain -break through existing analgesic pain regimens

Question 30

Infant pain

Answer 30

infants have the same capacity for pain but high risk for being under treated bc they're nonverbal

Question 31

How does pain relate to older adults?

Answer 31

pain is more common but it is not a normal process for aging

Question 32

opiods

Answer 32

produce pain relief and euphoria but can cause constipation and respiratory depression

Question 33

nutritional status

Answer 33

balance between nutrient uptake and requirements

Question 34

breast feeding

Answer 34

recommended for full-term infants for 1st year of life

Question 35

Why shouldn't kids be placed on a low-fat diet?

Answer 35

children need fat for development

Question 36

What do adolescents need?

Answer 36

lots of calories, protein, calcium, and iron

Question 37

nutritional assessment

Answer 37

identifies people who are malnourished, provides data for making a plan, and establishes a baseline

Question 38

skin

Answer 38

largest organ epidermis, dermis and subq

Question 39

What are the appendages of the epidermis?

Answer 39

nails, hair, sebaceous and sweat glands

Question 40

eccrine glands

Answer 40

make sweat

Question 41

apocrine glands

Answer 41

makes milk

Question 42

Why can't infants prevent fluid loss or regulate temp?

Answer 42

their skin is immature

Question 43

ABCDEF assessment for lesion

Answer 43

asymmetry, border, color, diameters, elevation, funny looking

Question 44

carotene

Answer 44

yellow-orange pigment