NRS 2311 ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM INTRO TO

NRS 2311 ACTUAL / MIDTERM EXAM (INTRO TO

PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

When choosing an intervention what are the 6 important factors to consider? - --Answers----1) The patient goals and EOs 2) Characteristics of the nursing diagnosis 3) Research basis for the intervention 4) Feasibility for doing the intervention 5) Acceptability of the intervention to the patient 6) The nurse's own competency in performing the intervention.

True or False

Registered Nurses are responsible for creating and implementing a Nursing plan of care/Nursing Care Plan (NCP) for all patients. - --Answers----True

True or False

There is more than one NCP for each Nursing Diagnosis/collaborative problem. - --Answers----False.There is ONE NCP for each Nursing Diagnosis/collaborative problem.

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What does the NCP include? - --Answers----1) Nursing Diagnosis, 2) Goal and Expected Outcome, 3) Interventions planned and implemented 4) Evaluation related to the effectiveness of the NCP.

True or False

A well-planned, comprehensive NCP reduces the risk for incomplete, incorrect, or inaccurate nursing care, enhances the continuity of care, and facilitates attainment of EOs. - -- Answers----True

True or False

Planning is written in past tense r/t what the nurse would have done. - --Answers----False.Planning is written in future tense r/t what the nurse will do.

Is this example an accurate planning statement?

The nurse will educate Mr. Lee regarding the need for a Q2 hour turn schedule. - --Answers----Yes.

Is this example an accurate planning statement?

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The nurse will insert a nasogastric tube if the patient has >100 cc of emesis. - --Answers----Yes.

What is the ANA standard V? - --Answers----The registered nurse implements the identified plan.

Define coordination of care. - --Answers----the registered nurse coordinates care delivery.

Define Health Teaching and Health Promotion. - --Answers--- -the registered nurse employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.

True or False

Implementation is the "Doing" step of the Nursing Process, the nurse implements the interventions planned. - --Answers---- True

True or False

Implementation begins before the NCP is developed; the interventions implemented are rooted in "Thinking", e.g. the four steps that precede doing. - --Answers----False.Implementation begins AFTER the NCP is developed; the interventions implemented are rooted in "Thinking", e.g. the four steps that precede doing. 3 / 4

Define nursing intervention. - --Answers----is any treatment/care activity based on clinical judgement and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance patient outcomes.

True or False

The nurse initiates/implements the interventions to help the pt achieve the goals/Expected Outcomes, e.g. to facilitate more positive patient outcomes. - --Answers----True

True or False

The interventions implemented by nurses are intentional and reflect nursing's philosophy of care (pt-centered/outcome focused). - --Answers----True

Jean Watson's theory of caring - --Answers----holistic model that suggests that a conscious intention to care promotes healing and wholeness. The theory is focused on "the centrality of human caring and on the caring-to-caring transpersonal relationship and its healing potential for both the one who is caring and the one who is being cared for"

Define the Domains of Nursing Practice. - --Answers----they explain the nature and intent of the various ways nurses intervene for patients.

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