Introduction to Nursing
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What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?

  • To maintain nurse-patient relationships only
  • To identify client's health status and potential healthcare needs (correct)
  • To perform nursing interventions without planning
  • To create a database solely for legal protection of nurses

Which characteristic of the nursing process emphasizes mutual respect and shared decision-making?

  • Patient-centered
  • Interpersonal
  • Collaborative (correct)
  • Dynamic and cyclical

Which phase of the nursing process involves data validation and organization?

  • Planning
  • Evaluation
  • Implementation
  • Assessment (correct)

What is a vital skill required for effective nursing interventions?

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In which phase do nurses deliver specific nursing interventions to meet identified needs?

<p>Implementation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What process ensures that data collected is meaningful and avoids incorrect conclusions?

<p>Data validation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the nursing process support legal protection for nurses?

<p>By ensuring standards of nursing care are followed (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which step involves distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant data in the assessment?

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What is one of the key criteria that distinguishes a profession from an occupation?

<p>Ongoing research contribution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which role of a professional nurse involves providing emotional and intellectual support to patients?

<p>Counselor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which approach in nursing practice focuses primarily on reducing morbidity and mortality?

<p>Medical or preventive approach (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines health according to the provided content?

<p>State of complete well-being (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way do professional organizations impact nursing?

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Which of the following is NOT a role of a professional nurse?

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Which aspect of governance in nursing relates to self-discipline and control over professional affairs?

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What is the function of health promotion in nursing practice?

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What is the primary purpose of individualized care plans?

<p>To enhance patient satisfaction by tailoring care (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the nursing care plan describes the patient's health issue?

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Why is documentation important in the nursing care plan?

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What role do expected client outcomes play in nursing care plans?

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How does an individualized care plan improve continuity of care?

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What is the purpose of rationales in nursing interventions?

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How are nursing interventions determined in the care plan?

<p>According to individual patient needs and best practices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one major benefit of involving clients in defining their care goals?

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What characterizes an actual nursing diagnosis?

<p>It includes a specific diagnosis followed by evidence. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which example correctly illustrates a risk nursing diagnosis?

<p>Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to inability to turn self. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first task in the planning phase of nursing care?

<p>Establishing priorities of nursing diagnoses. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the implementation phase of nursing care, what is essential before performing an intervention?

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Independent nursing interventions are characterized by which of the following?

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Which of the following exemplifies ongoing assessment in implementation?

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The role of the nurse in planning nursing interventions includes which of the following?

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What is a primary goal during the nursing planning phase?

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What is the primary purpose of a comprehensive assessment?

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Which of the following best describes a focused assessment?

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What type of data is considered subjective?

<p>Nausea and pain experienced by the client (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component is NOT part of the nursing diagnosis format (PES)?

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What is the primary source of data in assessments?

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What does ongoing assessment focus on?

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Which of the following statements is true about actual nursing diagnoses?

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What is the main difference between nursing and medical diagnoses?

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What is the primary purpose of home health care?

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Which of the following is NOT a purpose of health assessment?

<p>Administer medication to the patient (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a nursing diagnosis primarily differ from a medical diagnosis?

<p>Nursing diagnoses depend on the client's problems and responses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique is considered the first step in physical assessment?

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What does health assessment provide for planning a client's care?

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Which assessment technique involves listening to internal body sounds?

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Which situation is most likely to require a nursing diagnosis?

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What is the systematic and continuous collection of client data referred to as?

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Flashcards

Criteria of a Profession

A structured profession emphasizes continuous research, maintains a code of ethics, upholds autonomy, has self-governance, and functions within a professional organization.

Autonomy in Nursing

The ability of a nurse to independently make decisions, be held accountable for actions, and take responsibility for the care provided.

Definition of a Professional Nurse

A professional nurse is a licensed individual who has completed a basic nursing education program.

Behavioral Approach to Health Promotion

An approach to health promotion that focuses on prompting individuals to adopt healthier lifestyle behaviors.

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Primary Prevention

Interventions aimed at avoiding the development of disease.

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Secondary Prevention

Interventions aimed at early detection of disease, and preventing complications.

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Health Promotion

The process of empowering individuals to take control and improve their health.

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Health

The state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease.

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Comprehensive Assessment

A comprehensive assessment gathers a client's complete health history and current needs, usually done upon admission to a healthcare agency.

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Focused Assessment

A focused assessment investigates specific health risks or needs, less detailed than a comprehensive assessment. It's often used for short stays like outpatient surgery.

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Ongoing Assessment

Ongoing assessment involves monitoring specific problems over time. It helps nurses track client response to interventions and identify new problems.

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Objective Data (Signs)

Objective data are observable and measurable facts like vital signs, height, weight, or skin color.

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Subjective Data (Symptoms)

Subjective data are things the client feels and describes, like pain, nausea, or itching.

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Nursing Diagnosis

A nursing diagnosis is a statement about a client's health problem, risk, or strength. It uses the PES format to describe the problem, its cause, and the signs/symptoms.

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Actual Nursing Diagnosis

Actual nursing diagnoses indicate an existing problem with specific signs and symptoms. They include the problem name, related factors, and evidence.

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PES Format

This diagnosis contains three parts: the problem (from the NANDA list), the etiology (related to the cause), and the signs and symptoms (as manifested by or as evidenced by).

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What is the nursing process?

The nursing process is a systematic approach to providing patient care. It involves a series of steps to identify patient needs, plan care, and evaluate outcomes. The nursing process helps ensure the safety and effectiveness of nursing care.

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What is the purpose of the nursing process?

The purpose is to identify the patient's health status, actual or potential problems, and needs through assessment. It also aims to establish and implement plans to meet those needs, ensuring the best care evidence is used.

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What does 'patient-centered' mean in the nursing process?

It focuses on the patient's needs and involves their participation in decision-making about their health care. This ensures that the patient's perspective is central to their care plan.

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How is the nursing process interpersonal?

It involves interactions between the nurse and the patient, working together towards a shared goal. This creates a trusting relationship and ensures both perspectives are considered.

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How is the nursing process collaborative?

It encourages communication, respect, and joint decision-making among nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals. This optimizes the effectiveness of care.

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How is the nursing process dynamic and cyclical?

The different phases of the process are interconnected and influence each other. The nursing process is not linear, but rather a cycle of steps where each step feeds into the next.

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Why does the nursing process require critical thinking?

It requires critical thinking skills to analyze patient data, identify problems, and develop appropriate interventions. This skill helps nurses make informed decisions about patient care.

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What is the Assessment phase of the nursing process?

Assessment is the first step in the nursing process. It involves collecting patient data from various sources, validating the information, organizing it, interpreting it, making initial inferences, and recording or reporting the data.

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Risk Nursing Diagnosis

A nursing diagnosis that describes a potential problem, indicating that special risk factors are present.

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Planning in the Nursing Process

The process of establishing measurable and achievable goals for the patient based on their assessment and nursing diagnoses.

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Independent Nursing Interventions

Nursing actions that are initiated by the nurse without requiring direct supervision.

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Dependent Nursing Interventions

Interventions that require a healthcare provider's order or collaboration.

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Interdependent Nursing Interventions

Interventions that are implemented in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.

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Ongoing Assessment in Implementation

The ongoing assessment of the patient before implementing an intervention to ensure it's still necessary.

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Implementation in the Nursing Process

The process of putting the nursing care plan into action to achieve established goals.

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Individualized Care Plan

A care plan designed to meet the unique needs and goals of a specific individual.

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Expected Client Outcomes

Specific goals that are expected to be achieved through nursing interventions. They can be long-term or short-term.

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Nursing Interventions

Actions taken by nurses to address a nursing diagnosis and achieve expected outcomes. Based on evidence and best practices.

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Rationales

Explanations based on evidence justifying the nursing interventions. They support why the interventions were chosen.

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Coordinate the Care

It helps ensure that all healthcare team members are aware of the patient's needs and plans to address them.

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Monitor Progress

It allows nurses to track the patient's progress and make adjustments to the care plan as needed.

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Defines Client's Goals

It benefits both nurses and clients by involving them in the treatment and care process.

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Health Assessment

A systematic and ongoing process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data about a client's health status. It involves collecting subjective and objective data, identifying potential problems, and making clinical judgments.

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Subjective Data

Information gathered from the client's perspective, such as their feelings, experiences, and perceptions. It is often expressed in the form of symptoms.

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Objective Data

Observable and measurable data about a client's health status, such as vital signs, physical exam findings, or laboratory results.

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Study Notes

Nursing Introduction

  • Rufaidah Al Aslamiyah was the first nurse in Islam
  • Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing
  • Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings.

Characteristics of Nursing

  • Nursing is caring
  • Involves close personal contact with the recipient of care
  • Concerns with services for physiological, psychological, and sociological organisms
  • Promotes individual, family, community, and national health goals
  • Committed to personalized services
  • Involved in ethical, legal, and political issues in health care delivery

Recipients of Nursing Care

  • Consumers: individuals, groups, or communities using services or products
  • Patients: individuals waiting for or undergoing medical treatment
  • Clients: individuals seeking advice or services from qualified professionals

Scope of Nursing Practice

  • Four areas: promoting health and wellness, preventing illness, restoring health, and caring for the dying
  • Activities enhance quality of life and maximize personal potential
  • Preventing is about disease prevention from early detection to recovery
  • Restoring health includes performing diagnostic assessments, consultation with professionals, teaching clients, and rehabilitation
  • Dying care focuses on comfort and support for individuals facing death

Definition of Nursing Profession

  • Profession requires extensive education, special knowledge, skill, and preparation
  • Professionalism involves professional character, spirit, and methods with responsibility, and commitment
  • Professionalization is the process of becoming a professional through acquiring characteristics

Criteria of a profession

  • Ongoing research contributes to nursing practice
  • Code of ethics is based on society's values
  • Autonomy involves independence, responsibility and accountability
  • Governance includes social, political, and economic arrangements controlled by practitioners
  • Professional organizations differentiate a profession

Definition of Professional Nurse

  • A professional nurse has completed basic nursing education and is licensed to practice professional nursing in their country.

Roles of Professional Nurse

  • Teacher: provides and interprets information to the patient
  • Counselor: provides emotional, intellectual, and psychological support to the patient
  • Change agent: initiates change
  • Client Advocate: explains and supports client decisions
  • Manager: coordinates activities
  • Researcher: identifies researchable problems

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Explore the foundations of nursing, including the historical figures who shaped the profession like Rufaidah Al Aslamiyah and Florence Nightingale. Learn about the characteristics, recipients, and scope of nursing practice in various health care settings. This quiz will test your knowledge on the essential elements that define nursing as a caring profession.

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