Nursing 101 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Exam

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Nursing 101 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Exam During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides drape to promote privacy. The nurse is performing her role as a/an: A. Advoca... te B. Communicator C. Change agent D. Caregiver - ✔✔D. Caregiver The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client. Identifying the need and problems of the client and communicating it to other members of the health team is doing the role of a communicator. As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR. During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to avoid smoking to prevent the worsening of respiratory problems. The patient asked about the things that he can do when feelings of wanting to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways of dealing the situation. This is an example of a nurse's role as a/an: A. Advocate B. Clinician C. Change agent D. Caregiver - ✔✔C. Change agent As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client. As a clinician, the nurse would use technical expertise to administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically. Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even before a diagnosis is done. Based on Benner's theory she is a/an: A. Novice B. Expert C. Competent D. Advanced beginner - ✔✔B. Expert The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the development of intuition and is seen in Expert nurses. A novice nurse is governed by rules and usually inflexible. Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance. Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is an example of: A. Primary prevention B. Secondary prevention C. Tertiary prevention D. Rehabilitation - ✔✔B. Secondary prevention Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary prevention. Example, breast self exam, TB screening, genetic counseling. One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie who is flexible in any given situation. Annie is performing her duties well without supervision but still needs more experience and practice to develop a consciously planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in specialization in nursing, Annie is a/an: A. Novice B. Expert C. Competent D. Advanced beginner - ✔✔D. Advanced beginner A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses have intuitive grasp on the situation dealt. C- Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. D- Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance. The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She mentioned that when a cluster of actual or high-risk diagnosis are present because of a certain situation it is called: A. Wellness nursing diagnosis B. Actual nursing diagnosis C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis D. Risk nursing diagnosis - ✔✔C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis Presence of both actual and high-risk diagnosis is called a syndrome nursing diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis focuses on the clinical judgment on an individual from a specific to higher level of wellness. Actual diagnoses are clinical judgment of the nurse that is validated. A risk diagnosis is based on the clinical are based o [Show More]

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