Nursing Fundamentals Theory

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Rapid onset - lasts short period of time
Definition of acute illness
Community Factors Affecting Health
'informed consent'
Ethical dilemma


2. Two - piece bag may be used - face plate attaches to skin around stoma - bag attaches to face plate - easy to remove & empty bag without disturbing seal on skin - bag is changed only when it leaks or seal is lost - opening in karaya should be cut 1/8
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
Stoma Bag/Appliance changes
Ileostomy -
'informed consent'


3. Lifestyle - Psychosocial - Environmental - Developmental - Biologic risks
Ablative surgery
Smoking destroys What type of fat
Risk Factors for Altered Family Health
Perceived loss


4. In the case of cardiopulmonary or respiratory arrest - calling a code & resuscitating the patient are to be delayed until these measures will be ineffectual.
How does renal disease affect a patients nutrional health
Psychomotor learning
Terminal weaning from ventilator
Slow Code


5. Salmonella bacillus from raw eggs or chicken - Bacterial enteropathogens - viruses - or parasites - cause Traveler's diarrhea - Undercooked meat
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes
Causes of food poisoning
pre - operative assessments & screenings
Definition of acute illness


6. Voiding too often but normal total amounts
urinary retention
Frequency - Altered urine pattern
Factors affecting grief and dying
Virus


7. To make or confirm a diagnosis (Ex: breast biopsy - laparoscopy)
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Catheter Urine Specimen procedure
Diagnostic surgery
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing


8. - Peel fruits & vegetables - Eat dry foods & foods that are piping hot & cooked thoroughly - avoid tap water - ice cubes - fruit juice - fresh salads - unpasteurized dairy products - cold sauces & toppings - open buffets - & undercooked or reheate

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9. Urinary retention - inability to empty bladder
urinary retention
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Full stage of illness
Nursing Ethics


10. Cultural - views on healthcare - Environmental - access to healthcare - Socioeconomic - financial resources - insurance - Physical - mobility
Nursing role with grief and death
Challenges to health care access
Surgical classifications: Urgent
Advance Directives


11. Stool production will usually not begin for a few days after surgery - surgery inhibits peristalsis - patient has been NPO - enemas to cleanse prior - Mucus may be passed from stoma prior to production of stool - Colostomy may require irrigation to
Social Justice
Nursing role with grief and death
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Nursing Consideratins for stoma care


12. Complete lack of control over urination
Total (reflex) Incontinence
Post - operative complications Turning in bed
Frequency - Altered urine pattern
Full stage of illness


13. Containing or mixed with blood
How to prevent 'travelers diarrhea'
Sanguineous wound drainage
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Psychomotor teaching strategy


14. Taking care of the whole person - body - mind - spirit - heart - soul - Provide best quality of life by symptom management
Hesitancy - Altered urine pattern
Slow Code
Pallative Care
Current changes in the healthcare delivery system (chronic diseases - aging population - etc.)


15. Build - up of fat - cholesterol & calcium on inside of artery walls - Leads to hardening of walls with loss of elasticity or ability to expand fully - Plaque build up roughens walls so clotting factors can stick to walls - Plaque narrows lumen of art
Nursing Ethics
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
DNR and the nurse's duty
Affective teaching strategy


16. Sense of hopefulness - participation in decisions - expression of feelings & emotions - Not die alone - religious or spiritual needs - honesty

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17. Changes in attitude - values - feelings (emotional)
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Affective learning
Sanguineous wound drainage
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found


18. Storing & recalling of new knowledge (brain)
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Cognitive learning
Where dietary intake of cholesterol can be found


19. Degree of resistance the potential host has to the pathogen
What antiseptic does
Fidelity
Pre - operative assessment includes
Susceptibility


20. Fluid intake - at least 2000 mL daily
Altruism
Comfort Measures Only
Peristomal Skin Care Cleansing
Ways to prevent or treat constipation


21. Result of natural development
Reservoir
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Maturational loss
DNR and the nurse's duty


22. provided for people with limited life expectancy - often in the home - focuses on the needs of the dying - comfort & dignity; encompasses biomedical - psychosocial - & spiritual aspects
Virus
Integrity
Maturational loss
Hospice Care


23. Retards growth of organisms & is bacteriostatic
Nurses role with 'informed consent'
Peristomal Skin Care Assessments
Situational loss
What antiseptic does


24. Acceptable environment for an infectious agent
What happens during the pre - op phase of surgery
Functional Incontinence
Susceptible Host
Ileostomy -


25. Must be done immediately to preserve life - a body part - or function
Surgical Classification - emergent
Psychomotor learning
Community Factors Affecting Health
Abdominal physical assessment


26. Appoints an agent that the person trusts to make decisions in the event of subsequent incapacity.
'informed consent'
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Living Wills
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern


27. Improves musculoskeletal system - Improves cardiovascular function - Improves circulation - tissues get oxygen & nutrients - Promotes relaxation

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28. Composed of white blood cells - liquefied dead tissue debris - & dead & live bacteria
What antiseptic does
Enuresis
Purulent wound drainage
Portal of Exit


29. Interval between pathogen's invasion of the body & the appearance of symptoms; organisms are growing & multiplying
Incubation period
Symptoms of UTI
Actual loss
Reconstructive surgery


30. Frequency & amount of stools - history of diarrhea - constipation - impaction - Any abnormality of stool appearance - Use of laxatives or enemas - Dietary habits - food allergies - fluids - fiber - Amount of activity & exercise - Medications - Stress
Reasons a patient not have an appetite.
Pallative Care
Questions to ask during an abdominal health history
Nursing Interventions to promote post - operative urinary elimination needs.


31. Smallest of all microorganisms - visible only with an electron microscope (Ex: common cold - AIDS)
Ways to help a patient manage pain
Reservoir
Virus
Pallative Care


32. Absence of basic human needs results in illness - Presence of basic human needs helps prevent illness or signals health - Meeting basic human needs restores health - One feels something missing when needs are unmet - One feels satisfaction when need

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33. O Spiritual / Religious needs - Know & respect special ceremonies - rituals - Contact clergy to visit if patient desires
Integrity
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Factors affecting a vegan diet
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient


34. Respect values & beliefs - Role change - Body image change - Encourage to set attainable goals - Facilitate support from family / friends
Abdominal physical assessment
Fidelity
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem
During Peristomal Bag or Applaince change - opening in karaya


35. Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen): obtain correct container & preservative or ice if needed - Instruct patient/family about collection - Begin with empty bladder - end with empty bladder - Have patient void before beginning - Have patien
Timed specimen collections (24- hour specimen)
Human dignity
cleasing enema
Ways to help a patient manage pain


36. Stool production will usually not begin for a few days after surgery - surgery inhibits peristalsis - patient has been NPO - enemas to cleanse prior - Mucus may be passed from stoma prior to production of stool - Colostomy may require irrigation
Autonomy
Affective learning
Nursing considerations for peristomal care.
Factors that affect a patient's health state.


37. Integration of mental & muscular activity (physical)
Neurogenic - Altered urine pattern
Psychomotor learning
Hospice Care
How a nurse can meet the physical needs of a dying patient


38. identify factors that may place the patient at greater risk for complications during & after surgery - often conducted several days before surgery as part of pre - operative laboratory screening & teaching
Fecal Occult Blood Test
pre - operative assessments & screenings
Factors that affect a patients health state
Virus


39. Understanding & Acceptance: Involve family / friends in patient care - Establish trusting relationship - Refer to support groups

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40. Goal of treatment is a comfortable dignified death & that further life - sustaining measures are no longer indicated.
What a nurse needs to do about the spiritual needs of a dying patient
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
What elevates HDL
Comfort Measures Only


41. Pain reported by patient is determining factor of pain control - Assess pain q 2 hrs after major surgery - Older patient is at risk for undertreatment & overtreatment of pain
Community Factors Affecting Health
Patient teaching necessary for post - operative pain control - Management of acute surgical pain.
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
Factors affecting grief and dying


42. Anatomical position - Removal of soiled dressings & tubes - Who will bathe the body? - Identification tags - Personal items - Order to release body / mortuary notification - Special handling for communicable disease
Postmortem Care
Human dignity
Factors affecting grief and dying
Ileostomy -


43. Code of ethics; accountability
Factors that affect a patient's health state.
Integrity
Ways to prevent or treat constipation
Peristomal Bag or Applicance changes


44. Avoid causing harm (Nightengale Pledge
Social Justice
Patient Teaching necessary to prevent potential post - operative complications.
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
Nonmaleficence


45. Respect for inherent worth & uniqueness of the individual; patient privacy & confidentiality
Post - operative complications Incentive Spirometry
Human dignity
Urge Incontinence
urinary retention


46. Reach full potential through development of capabilities - Continues throughout life: Acceptance of self & others as they are -
urinary retention
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self - Actualization
Combination Directive
Catheter Urine Specimen procedure


47. Health - state of complete physical - mental - & social well being - not merely the absence of disease - Wellness - active state - oriented toward maximizing the potential of the individual
Atherosclerosis effects on nutritional status of patient
Factors that affect a patients health state
Pre - operative assessment includes
Incubation period


48. Mixture of serum & red blood cells
Post - operative complications Leg exercises
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
How a nurse can meet the physical needs of a dying patient
Serosanguineous wound drainage


49. Frequency that occurs during sleeping hours
How a nurse provides psychological support to a dying patient
What is length of stay & How do we control it?
Nocturia - Altered urine pattern
Maslows Hiearchy of Needs - Self Esteem


50. collected during midstream - first small amount of urine voided helps to flush away any organisms near the meatus - urine voided at midstream is most characteristic of urine body is producing - patient voids & discards a small amount of urine; contin
Stages of Kubler - Ross's psychosocial responses to grief & loss
Clean Catch Specimen Collection
chronic illness
Hospice Care