Nurs 200 - chapter questions

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the factors behind the need for standardized nursing documentation include which of the following

- facilitate aggregation of nursing data, and support fata analysis - enhance communication among nurses - improve representation regarding nursing contributions

first doctoral nursing program in Canada was established in

1991

the first provincially approved doctoral program in nursing was established in

1991

what nursing or health informatics communities are available to nurses

CNIA, IMIA-SIGNI

Canada has undertaken an effort to reduce wait time, reduce duplication of tests, and support coordination of care through which agency

Canada infoway

Canada has undertaken an effort to reduce wait times, reduce duplication of tests, and support coordination of care through which agency

Canada infoway

CNIA

Canadian nursing informatics association

the founder of modern nursing

Florence nightingale

identify which of the following standardized nursing terminology is being used in canada

ICNP

the watershed document that marked the shift from a lifestyle to a socioeconomic approach to health was the

Ottawa charter

select which of the following privacy legislation influences nursing practice in canada

PIPEDA and the privacy act

the lalonde report is significant in that it was the first to emphasize

a behavioral approach to health

theorist Evelyn Adam articulated the essence of nursing as

a helping process

changes that occurred in the health care system over the last few decades that have contributed to the recognition of NI include

a recognition among nurses that specific nursing data must be documented consistently in order to create high quality health data, support evidence-informed decision making, and represent nursing contributions

systems theorists considered the human being to be

a whole and component parts

in a quasi-experimental research design, subjects are assigned to

an experimental group

according to Kuhn, scientific advances happen when creative individuals

approach a problem in a new way

nurse practitioners in canada

are licensed under nursing legislation in jurisdictions

nurses agree to be advocates for their patients. practice of advocacy calls for the nurse to

asses the patients point of view and prepare to articulate this point of view

including patients in decision making regarding their care and respecting their choices of treatment demonstrate the principle of

autonomy

cultural awareness involves an indepth self examination of ones

background, recognizing biases and prejudices

a nurse uses an institutions procedure manual to confirm how to change a patients nasogastric tubing. the level of critical thinking the nurse is using is

basic critical thinking

treating a patient without his or her consent is considered

battery

the belief that health is primarily an individual responsibility is most congruent with the _____ approach to health

behavioral

vaccination may cause temporary discomfort, but the benefits of the protection from disease, both for the individual and for society, outweigh the patients discomfort. this involves the principle of

beneficence

an adult day support program is an example of an

community agency

nursing has a code of ethics that professional registered nurses follow, which

defines the principles of nursing care

culturally safe care is the process of

delivering care that is based on knowledge of the patients

ethnocentrism is the root of

delivering care that is based on knowledge of the patients cultural heritage, beliefs and attitudes

in observing a new mother breastfeeding her baby, the public health nurse observes that the baby is fussy and is not sucking effectively. the nurse reviews the baby's record and finds that he has lost a considerable amount of weight since birth. the nurse conducts an assessment and notes that the baby has poor skin turgor. the mother reports that he urinates infrequently and sleeps only for very short periods of time between feedings. the nurse concludes that the baby is dehydrated and is at risk of becoming malnourished. the is an example of

diagnostic reasoning

when a person acts on his and her prejudices

discrimination occurs

socialization into ones primary culture during childhood is

enculturation

which trend is most critical in the future health human resources plan

ensuring ethical recruitment and retention

if the research question leads to the study of behavior within a specific culture, the design chosen is

ethnography

a patient had hip surgery 24 hours ago. the nurse refers to the written plan of care, noting that the patient has a device collecting wound drainage. the physician is to be notifies when the accumulation in the device exceeds 100 mL for the day. when the nurse enters the room, the nurse looks at the device and carefully notes the amount of drainage currently in the device. the is an example of

evaluation

the nurse restrains a patient without the patients permission and without a physicians order, the nurse may be guilty of

false imprisonment

the McGill model

focuses on health rather than on illness or treatment

ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. once the nurse has determined that the dilemma is ethical, a critical first step in negotiating the difference of opinion is to

gather all relevant info regarding the dilemma

procedures for obtaining informed consent do not include

giving the names of other participants in the study

a nurse organizes a blood pressure screening program as a ______ strategy

health promotion

which one of the following statements does not accurately characterize health promotion

health promotion strategies focus primarily on helping people develop healthy behaviors

the main question confronting early nursing theorists was about

how to organize and make sense of general nursing knowledge and apply this knowledge to an individual clinical case

the most influential health determinant is

income and social status

health promotion activities are aimed at

increasing the level of well-being

the prevailing value orientation in western society is

individualism and self reliance in achieving and maintaining health

the nurse sits down to talk with her patient, who lost her sister two weeks ago, the patient reports that she us unable to sleep, feels very fatigued during the day and is having trouble at work. the nurse asks her clarify the type of trouble, and the patient explains that she cannot concentrate or even solve simple problems. the nurse records the results of her assessment, describing the patients problem as ineffective coping. this conclusion reflects the nurses use of

inference

disparities in health outcomes between rich and poor patients illustrate

influence of socioeconomic factors in morbidity and mortality

when is it acceptable for a nurse to post info about a patient on a social networking site

it is inappropriate to post info online

in Canada, equitable access to health care means that all citizens have equal access to medically necessary services, many jurisdictions have implemented private magnetic resonance imaging clinics. a discussion about the ethics of this situation would involve predominately the principle of

justice

the nurse asks a patient how she feels about her impending for breast cancer. before the discussion, the nurse reviewed the description in his textbook of loss and grief in addition to therapeutic communication principles. the critical thinking component involved in the nurses review of the literature is

knowledge applicaiton

empirics is described by carper as

knowledge systematically organized into general laws and theories

multiculturalism results when a person

maintains his or her culture and interacts peacefully with people of other cultures

which of the following is not part of the nurses role as patient advocate

making nursing care decisions for the patient

founder of the sisters of charity of montreal, which later became known as the grey nuns

marguerite d'youville

the prevailing values in western society on individual autonomy and self-discrimination

may be in direct conflict with the values of diverse groups

which of the following is not a function of a professional nursing organization

monitoring unregulated care providers

a confused patient falls out of bed because side rails were not used when they were ordered is an example of which type of liability

negligence

it may seem redundant when health care providers, including professional nurses, agree to do no harm to their patients. the point of this agreement is to reassure the public that in all ways, not only will the health care team work to heal patients but they also agree to do this in the least painful and harmful way possible. the principal that describes this agreement is called

nonmaleficence

what should you do if you think the patient does not understand the procedure for which he or she is being asked to give consent

notify the physician or nursing supervisor

the drive for early theorizing about nursing practice was derived from

nursing educators

the practice of nursing is regulated by

nursing practice acts

if a third party requests health info on a patient, the nurse must

obtain a signed release by the patient before releasing the info

global health is a concept that focuses

on issues that directly or indirectly affect health but that can transcend national boundaries

which of the following people are insured under the Canada health act

persons in transit between provinces

providing immunizations against measles is an example of

primary prevention

as the nurse enters a patients nurse room, she observes tat the intravenous line is not infusing at the ordered rate. the nurse checks the flow regulator on the tubing, looks to see whether the patient is lying on the tubing, check the connection between the tubing and the intravenous catheter, and then checks the condition of the site where the intravenous catheter enters the patients skin. she readjusts the flow rate, and the infusion begins at the correct rate. this is an example of

problem solving

public health focuses on

promotion

what are the five levels of health care services

promotive, preventative, curative, rehabilitative, supportive

a theory is a set of assumptions or propositions that is useful because it

provides a systemic view of explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena

from a socioenvironmental perspective, the major determinants of health are

psychological risk factors and socioenvironmental risk conditions

the Canada heath act embraces the following five principles

public administration, comprehensiveness, universality. portability, accessibility

subjectivity is the goal of

qualitative research

which research method is quantitative

quasi-experimental research

you are treating a 12 year old boy how to self-administer insulin. after discussing the techniques and demonstrating an injection, you ask him to try it. after two attempts, it is obvious that he does not understand how to prepare the correct dose. you review you approach with the patient carefully and ask a colleague for her suggestions about how to improve your teaching skills. this is an example of

reflection

the philosophy of relational ethics suggests that ethical dilemmas can best be solved by attention to

relationships

a role of nursing union is to

represent nurses in bargaining for new contracts

values clarification plays a major role in

resolving issues of value conflict

if a nurse assesses a patient for pain and then offers a plan to manage the pain, the principle that encourages the nurse to monitor the patients response to the plan is

respect for autonomy

provision of specialized medical services by a physician specialist or a hospital is

secondary care

a sample in a survey design

should be representative of the of population surveyed

the nursing practice acts are an example of

statute law

how can you, as a nurse, enact the e-nursing strategy

support access to technology for all nurses, develop your technology competencies, and participate in advancing ICT and NI

the quantitative research approach is characterized by

systemic procedures that seek to limit error and eliminate bias

the main reason that intersectoral collaboration us a necessary strategy to reach the goal of health for all is

the determinants of health are broad

when the nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident, if the injured party files suit the nurses employing institutions insurance does not cover the nurse, the nurse probably be covered by

the good Samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit of no gross negligence is involved

parses theory relies on

the idea of people engaging in a continuing process of making choices

all of the following statements accurately describe the population health promotion model except

the model focuses primarily on interventions at the societal level

the nurse is obligated to follow a physicians orders unless

the order is in error, violates hospital policy, or would be detrimental to the patient

the nursing process originally involved which four basic steps

the person, environment, health, and nursing

except for Ontario and Quebec, minimum standards for nursing education are set by

the provincial or territorial nursing association

Hildegard Peplau considered the essence of nursing to be

the relationship between the nurse and patient

when a patient is harmed as a result of a nursing students actions or lack of action, the liability is generally held by

the student, the students instructor, the hospital

which is not a cause of canadas increasing health care costs

workplace injuries


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