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Nurs 100 Mid Term
Weeks 1-5
26
Nursing
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2010

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Maslow's theory stated that...
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Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met
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Who is "The Lady with the Lamp"
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Florence Nightingale
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1 Gram = _______milligrams?
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1,000
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Orem's general theory focused on...?
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Self care
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The official agency that exists exclusively for the LPN membership and promotes Standards for the LPN is the...
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NFLPN
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What does tactile learner mean?
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Learns best by watching hands-on demonstrations.
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What does a linguistic learner mean?
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Takes notes when reading assigned chapters
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the best nurse is one that considers the physical, emotional, and social environment and spiritual needs of a person is...
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Holistic Heealth Care
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Assertive communication is a form of communication in which:
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the nurse takes into account the feelings and needs of the patient.
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Listening is a form of which type of communication?
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Nonverbal
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Paraphrasing means...
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Restating a phrase in one’s own terms to verify what was communicated
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This type of aphasia indicates the patient is not able to recognize or interpret the message being received.
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Receptive aphasia
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How do you communicate and care for an uncooncious person?
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Talk to the patient and explain every procedure or activity that is to take place
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The framework for the practice of nursing...
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The nursing process
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In which step of the nursing diagnoses do you collect information and analyze data?
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Assessment
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Information obtained by a patients family is what kind of information?
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Secondary
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Nurse selected or prescribed actions to achieve a desired patient outcome is?
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A nursing intervention
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During the evaluation phase the nurse should make one of three judgments regarding the desired outcome. These judgments regarding the outcome are:
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achieved, not achieved, or partially achieved
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"Ambulate the patient three times a day at 0900, 1400, 1900 as tolerated" is an example of:
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A nursing order
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What are the two primary methods used to collect data?
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Interview and Physical Examination
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An appraisal by a proffesional co-worker of equal status is a ...?
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Peer Review
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If the nurse makes an error while documenting in a patient’s chart, the nurse should:
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draw a single line through the incorrect entry, date and initial it.
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Standards for long-term care documentation are regulated by:
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OBRA
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What agency regulates long-term care facilities.
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Department of Health
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Who owns the medical records of a patient in a hospital?
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The hospital
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These guidelines defines acts whose performance is required, permitted or prohibited. These standards are set forth by your employer, various nursing organizations, federal, state and your state board of nursing.
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Standards of Care
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