NSC 242 Exam 1 Solved 100% 2024
6 areas nurses should be competent in - ANSWER-patient centered care, teamwork
and collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety, and
informatics
accommodating - ANSWER-people adapt or adjust their speech vocal patterns, dialect,
word choice, and gestures to accommodate others
accountability - ANSWER-answerable to oneself and others for one's own actions
acculturation - ANSWER-describes how immigrants initially learn norms of the new
culture
acknowledging - ANSWER-give the client credit; values the other person
activity groups - ANSWER-Getting people in touch with their bodies, enhancing self-
esteem, encouraging cooperation
Aesthetic knowing - ANSWER-humanistic understanding of the experience of the client,
leads to a deep understanding of the clients actions & experiences, sees the clients
experience as part of a larger whole
ANA code of ethics - ANSWER-The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to
protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient
Assertion - ANSWER-Helps you give and receive immediate feedback about behavior
that might have serious consequences if ignored
assimilation - ANSWER-individual from another culture fully accepts and becomes
integrated into the new culture
Autonomy - ANSWER-right to make one's own decisions
beneficence - ANSWER-doing good
boundaries - ANSWER-limits of individuals, objects, or relationships
, breaking boundaries - ANSWER-relationships outside of nurse/client relationship, gift
giving, spending more time than necessary w/ a client, believing you are the only one
who truly understands the client, social media
Caring - ANSWER-a characteristic of a helping profession; creating a sustained
relationship w/ the client to help restore health & wellness
Caring presence - ANSWER-entering into the life space of another person- Jean
Watson; non-possessive warmth, interconnected, being with-sharing meanings,
feelings, experiences; involves creation of a sustained relationship with the other
Causes of unsafe events in nursing - ANSWER-Miscommunication, professional silos,
system problems
Channel - ANSWER-means of delivering the message
Civil law - ANSWER-developed through court decisions rather than written statues
Communication - ANSWER-a process of exchanging info or feelings b/t two or more
people
Communication - ANSWER-Reciprocal process by which messages are sent and
received; persuasive; comprised of verbal and nonverbal elements
communication boundaries - ANSWER-addressing client as
"honey" or "sweetheart", using unprofessional language
Communication should be - ANSWER-clear, concise, concrete, complete, and
courteous
Communication theory - ANSWER-communication may be interpersonal or
intrapersonal
Communication theory- assumptions - ANSWER-all behavior is communicative,
impossible not to communicate, every communication has a context and a relationship,
silence is a form of communication
consensual validation - ANSWER-attempts to reach mutual understanding;
demonstrates nurses desire to understand
context - ANSWER-the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or
idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
convergence - ANSWER-matching the speakers cadence and speed
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