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Test 1
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49
Nursing
Undergraduate 2
02/10/2011

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Term
TRANSLATE
Definition
Trust, Roles, Advocacy, Nonjudgemental attitude, setting, language, accuracy, time, ethical issues
Term
What was the total population of the US in 2006?
Definition
200 million
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How many residents were in a group other than single race non Hispanic white?
Definition
98 million; 1 in 3
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What is the order of fastest growing minority groups?
Definition
hispanics, african americans, asians, native americans and native alaskans, native hawaiians and other pacific islanders
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What age group do the higher proportions of growing minority groups lie in?
Definition
younger; under 18
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what s the median age of minority groups compared to white population?
Definition
minority is younger, with smaller proportion under 18
Term
a birth happens every ___ seconds
Definition
8
Term
a death happens every __ seconds
Definition
13
Term
one international migrant every __ seconds
Definition
30
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our country gains one person every __ seconds
Definition
11
Term
Which title and act stated services could not be denied to people with limites Ebglish proficiency?
Definition
title 6 of civil rights act of 1964
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in 200 how many US citizens over the age of five spoke another language? How much of an increase was this since 1990?
Definition
47 million; 15 million
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which states require language assitance?
Definition
California, Massachusetts, New York
Term
tendency to view your own way of life as the most desirable, acceptable, or best
Definition
ethnocentrism
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$ characteristics of culture
Definition
LSAD; learned, shared, adapted; dynamic
Term
the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial ethnic, religious or social groups
Definition
culture
Term
the belief in a divine or superhuman power or powers to be obeyed and worshipped as creator/ruler of the universe
Definition
religion
Term
mal ojo aka
Definition
evil eye
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the US uses a large number of ___ ___ as treatment
Definition
self remedies
Term
the process of being raised within a culture and aquiring the characteristics of that group
Definition
socialization
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the process of adapting to aquiring another culture
Definition
acculturation
Term
the process by which a person develops a new cultural identity and becomes like the members of the dominant culture
Definition
assimilation
Term
theories of causation
Definition
biomedical or scientific theory
naturalistic or holistic theory
magicoreligious
Term
RESPECT
Definition
Realize, Examine, Select, Pace, Encourage, Check, Touch
Term
Roles of a Nurse
Definition
Autonomy, Caregiver, Advocate. Education, Communicator, Manager, Career development
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Characteristics of a professional
Definition
Punctual, Use constrcutive criticism, Recognize strengths and weaknesses, Dress, Communicate efficiently, Aadhere to policies, Report absences/tardies, Maintain confidentiality
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broad apporach of thinking
Definition
creative thinking
Term
active, organized, cognitive process to carfully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others; a narrow evaluation of ideas
Definition
critical thinking
Term
thinking based on the nursing practice, evidence based practice, and scientific method
Definition
critical thinking
Term
based on nurses critical thinking
Definition
diagnostic reasoning
Term
steps of diagnostic reasoning
Definition
1. gather data to identify abnormal findings
2. cluster data to establish themes, patterns, etc. or inconsistencies
3. draw inference on what the issue is
Term
problems the nurse is monitoring but require the expertise of other HCP for interventions
Definition
collaborative problems
Term
3 things critical thinking involves
Definition
reflection, language, intuition
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characteristics of critical thinkers
Definition
honest with themselves, resist manipulation, overcome confusion, ask questions, take time to produce many ideas, base judgement on EBP, aknowledge complexity, look for connections, intellectually independent
Term
deliberate and systematic collection of data to determine a client's current and past health status
Definition
assessment
Term
what two things are important for assesment?
Definition
collection and verification of data from primary or secondary source, and analysis of the data to help formulate nursing diagnosis
Term
what the patient or family tell you
Definition
subjective data
Term
what you observe, or find in the chart
Definition
objective data
Term
methods of data collection
Definition
interview, nursing health history, physical assessment, observation of client behavior, diagnosis and lab data
Term
a clinical judgemnt about an individual, family, or community response to actual and/or potential health problems or life processes
Definition
nursing diagnosis
Term
identification of a disease condition based on specific evaluations made by the MD
Definition
nursing diagnosis
Term
components of nursing diagnosis
Definition
flows from the assessment, diagnostic label (approved by NANDA), related factors
Term
a category of nursing behaviors in which a nurse sets client-centered goals and expected outcomes and plans nursing interventions
Definition
planning
Term
treatments or actions based on clinical judgemnt that a nurse will perform to meet client's outcomes
Definition
interventions
Term
three types of interventions
Definition
nurse initiated, physician initiated, collaborative
Term
examples of physician initiated actions
Definition
administering meds, removing stiches, inserting a foley, increasing oxygen
Term
Evaluation is a ___ process
Definition
ongoing
Term
example of collaborative actions
Definition
discharge planning, group therapy
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examples of nurse-initiated actions
Definition
teach about meds and side effects, teach how to splint after surgery, raise HOB to ease breathing, empty a catheter
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