7 primary nursing values in Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses - ANS 1. Ethical care 2. Health
and wellbeing 3. Informed decision-making 4. Dignity 5. Privacy/Confidentiality 6. Justice 7.
Accountability
4 general aspects of Health Assessment - ANS 1. Professional Nursing 2. Health Care
Participants 3. Health and Illness 4. Health Care contexts
Definition of Health Assessment - ANS collection of subjective and objective data to develop a
database about a patient's health
4 parts of Health Assessment - ANS General Survey + Initial Data + Health History + Physical
Examination
Definition of the nursing process - ANS Systematic problem solving approach to identifying and
treating human responses to actual or potential health conditions
5 phases of the nursing process - ANS 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome
Identification/Planning 4.Implementation 5. Evaluation
3 types of Health Assessment - ANS 1. Emergency 2. Focused 3. Comprehensive
The ABCD's of emergency assessment - ANS A - Airway B - Breathing(rate and depth, use of
accessory muscles) C - Circulation(pulse rate and rhythm, skin colour) D - Disability (level of
consciousness, pupils, movement)
3 major frameworks of health assessment - ANS 1. Functional(what the patient can do, sleep,
cognition,relationships) 2. Head to Toe 3. Body Systems
3 types of prevention - ANS 1. Primary Prevention 2. Secondary Prevention 3. Tertiary
Prevention
Primary Prevention - ANS aimed at preventing health concerns. ex : immunizations, health
teachings
Secondary Prevention : early diagnosis of health issues. ex : Pap smears, BP screening - ANS
Tertiary Prevention : preventing further complications of an existing disease. ex : diet for
diabetics, inhaler teaching for people with asthma - ANS
Therapeutic communication - ANS basic tool of communication used when talking to patients
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