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Nursing Process (ADPIE) - Answer-five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating Nursing Diagnosis - Answer-describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures; a step in the nursing process medical d...

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Quiz 3&4 The Nursing Process Vital
Signs Documentation Admission,
Transfer, Discharge (UNITEK) Exam
Questions and Answers
Nursing Process (ADPIE) - Answer-five-step systematic method for giving patient care;
involves
assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating

Nursing Diagnosis - Answer-describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing
measures; a step in the nursing process

medical diagnosis - Answer-the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor

medical diagnosis vs nursing diagnosis - Answer-Medical Diagnosis: is used to evaluate
the cause or etiology of disease

Nursing Diagnosis: clinical judements about a persons response to an actual or
potential health state

NANDA-I - Answer-North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International

a professional nursing organization that provides standardized language to identify
patient problems and plan customized care everywhere.

Basically puts everyone on the same page for continuity of care

direct care - Answer-Deals directly with the patients such as a hospital, nursing home,
physician practice, and assisted living facilities.

subjective - Answer-based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

objective - Answer-Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by
emotions, unbiased

5 Purposes for Patient Records - Answer-1) Documented Communication
2) Permanent Record for Accountability
3) Legal Record of Care
4) Teaching
5) Research and Data Collection

, OBRA - Answer-Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. Purpose is to improve the
quality of life of nursing center residents.

Nursing Care Plan - Answer-includes nursing diagnoses, goals and/or expected
outcomes, specific nursing interventions, and a section for evaluation findings so any
nurse is able to quickly identify a patient's clinical needs and situation.

What does data collection include? - Answer-

Two primary methods of collecting patient data? - Answer-Interview patient & physical
exam

focused assessment - Answer-assessment conducted to assess a specific problem;
focuses on pertinent history and body regions

During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse identify the problem? -
Answer-Assessment

What will a nurse do during the last phase of the nursing process.... - Answer-A nurse
will evaluate the desired outcomes vs the actual outcomes

How do you take temporal lobe Vital Signs differently for an adult and child? (Tympanic
Pulse) - Answer-Adult: lobe (pinna) pulled up and back
Child: lobe (pinna) pulled down and back

Factors that influence pulse rates - Answer-Age
Exercise
Fever, heat
Hemorrhage
Medications
Metabolism
Postural changes
Pulmonary Conditions
Unrelieved severe pain/ chronic pain

Factors that affect body temp - Answer-Exercise
Hormonal Influences
Daily Variations (diurnal)
Stress
Environment
Food ingestion and liquids (hot and cold)
Smoking

Celsius to Fahrenheit - Answer-(C x 1.8) + 32 = F

Farenheit to Celsius - Answer-(F - 32) / 1.8 = C

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