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NURS 2106 Unit 3 Introduction to Assessment [Holistic, Comprehensive, Focus] Updated Questions and Answers_100% A+ Graded Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-An art and a science that deals with human needs and challenges Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-Involves critical thinking and a problem-solving approach that utilizes clinical judgement to identify a nursing diagnosis of clients actual/potential problems, which assists with planning an out-come focused nursing care plan 5 Nursing Process St...

(NURS 2106) Unit 3 Introduction to Assessment [Holistic, Comprehensive, Focus] Questions and Answers_100% A+ Graded Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-An art and a science that deals with human needs and challenges Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWER-Involves critical thinking and a problem-solving approach that utilizes clinical judgement to identify a nursing diagnosis of clients actual/potential problems, which assists with planning an out-come focused nursing care plan 5 Nursing Process Steps - ...

Clinical Question and Decision - ANS clinical experience, patient values and preferences, best available evidence, clinical circumstances and setting Hierarchy of Decision Making - ANS from worst to best: tradition> authority> trial and error> deductive/inductive reasoning> scientific method Clinical Decision Making - ANS based on facts: diagnosis, symptoms, lab values Ethical Decision Making - ANS based on values; biomedical ethics Sha...

A nurses' aid has finished feeding a frail, older client and has lowered the head of the bed at the client's request for a nap. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Document how the client tolerated the feeding and amount of intake. b. Listen to the client's lungs and have the aid get a set of vital signs. c. Raise the head of the client's bed to at least 30 degrees for the next hour. d. Ask the client if he/she would like to have the ordered sleeping medication. - ANS ...

1) A nurse has just received a shift report and is preparing to care for clients assigned on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse plan to assess first? A) The client who needs assistance with activities of daily living B) The client who needs help ambulating to the bathroom C) The client with a pain rating of 3/10 D) The client experiencing shortness of breath - ANS D 2) A client with congestive heart failure is having difficulty breathing. Before leaving the ro...

1. Two patient deaths have occurred in a medical unit in the last month. The staff notices that everyone feels pressured and team members are getting into more arguments. As a nurse on the unit, what will best help you manage this stress? 1. Keep a journal 2. Participate in a unit meeting to discuss feelings about the patient deaths 3. Ask the nurse manager to assign you to less difficult patients 4. Review the policy and procedure manual on proper care of patients after death - ANS ...

(NURS 2106) Unit 3 Introduction to Assessment [Holistic, Comprehensive, Focus] Questions with Complete Solutions

(NURS 2106) Unit 1 Introduction To Clinical Decision Making Questions with Complete Solutions

Fluid and Electrolytes Correct Answer-necessary for life, homeostasis anticipate, identify, and respond to possible imbalances Correct Answer-nursing role for fluid and electrolyte balance 60 Correct Answer-approximately __% of typical adult is fluid (water and electrolytes) Osmosis Correct Answer-the diffusion of water caused by fluid and solute concentration gradients. - area of low concentration to area of high solute concentration. a higher concentration of extracellular sodiu...

A patient presents to the emergency department reporting chest pain. Which component of the patient's blood work would most specifically indicate an acute myocardial infarction (MI)? Correct Answer-Troponin blow flow Correct Answer-superior/inferior vena cava right atrium tricuspid valve right ventricle pulmonic valve pulmonary artery to the lungs- blood picks up oxygen- flows to pulmonary veins left atrium mitral valve aortic valve aorta body How many seconds does it take for...