Which statement best describes the health care coordination system?

Health care needs are best met with a collaborative effort

As a patient ages, how should the nursing care plan change?

It needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs

In an assessment of a healthy family what would the nurse expect to find?

The structure is flexible enough to adapt to crisis.

How does a community health nurse differ from the community- based nurse?

The community health nurse understands the needs of the population

Which statement by the nursing student demonstrates the understanding of the Tanner Model of Clinical Judgment?

The Tanner model has four aspects of clinical judgment.

Primary care is best described as what?

Early detection and routine care, as well as prevention

An older patient in no acute distress reports less able to taste and smell. How should the nurse advise this patient?

Explain to the patient that diminished senses are a normal finding.

Critical thinking characteristics include which of the following?

Considering what is important in a given situation

How is the idea of a theory best explained?

Purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts

What does the term polypharmacy mean?

The concurrent use of many medications.

What is an explanation of the Medicare system?

Canada's national health insurance system.

What would be the best question to ask a patient in the noticing phase of the Clinical Judgment Model?

" What are your goals for today"?

How do professional standards influence a nurse's clinical decisions?

The nurse must use critical thinking for the highest level of care.

A new registered nurse asks a preceptor what can be done to become more professional? The preceptor's best response is:

Attend nursing educational meeting/ courses

To promote parent- child attachment with a healthy newborn, what should the nurse do?

Encourage close physical contact as soon as possible after the birth.

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1
Who is the expert in the patient's management of illness?
The interprofessional team
The nurse
The physician
The patient
2
At a health clinic how does the nurse correctly teach a mother about health promotion activities and immunizations?
Primary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Secondary prevention
Unique for each child
3
Which statement best describes the health care coordination system?
Health care needs are best met with a collaborative effort
Health care system is meeting the needs of third world countries
Health care is adequately meeting the needs of the homeless populations
Health care is available for everyone all the time
4
As a patient ages, how should the nursing care plan change?
It focuses on the disabilioties the All aging persons face
It should be based solely on the chronological age
It's to be standardized because all geriatric patients have the same needs
It needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs
5
Encouraging children to play a game of kickball would be best suited for which age group?
Preschool
Infant
Toddler
School aged
6
In an assessment of a healthy family what would the nurse expect to find?
The response to stressors is passive.
Change is viewed as detrimental to family processes.
Minimal influence is exerted on the environment.
The structure is flexible enough to adapt to crisis.
7
How does a community health nurse differ from the community- based nurse?
The community health nurse understands the needs of the population
The community health nurse focuses on the needs of the individual.
The community health nurse involves the family in decision making.
The community health nurse is the first point of contact
8
Which statement by the nursing student demonstrates the understanding of the Tanner Model of Clinical Judgment?
The Tanner model is scientific- based and is used for diagnosing.
The model is based on theory that uses the biopsychosocial nature of humans
The Tanner model has four aspects of clinical judgment.
The Tanner model is used to explain interventions to other health members.
9
Primary care is best described as what?
Early detection and routine care, as well as prevention
Providing medical services in the patient's home
Provision of specialized medical service
Treatment of patients with minimal health insurance
10
An older patient in no acute distress reports less able to taste and smell. How should the nurse advise this patient?
Explain to the patient that diminished senses are a normal finding.
Perform testing ont he vestibulocochlear nerve and conduct a hearing test.
Notify the physician immediately to rule out cranial nerve damage.
Schedule the patient for an appointment at a smell/ taste disorders clinic.
11
Which step of the nursing process does the nurse determine if the patient has improved and met the expected outcomes?
Assessment
Implementation
Evaluation
Planning
12
What population has individuals considered at the greatest risk for poor health outcomes?
Global community
Sedentary society
Unmotivated population
Vulnerable population
13
Critical thinking characteristics include which of the following?
Being able to read and follow prescriber's orders
Considering what is important in a given situation
Making decisions based on intuition
Accepting one established way way to provide patient care
14
Normal physical findings in a healthy newborn include which of the following?
Triangle- shaped anterior fontanel
Sporadic motor movement
Cyanosis of hands and feet for the first 48 hours
Weight of 4800 g
15
How is the idea of a theory best explained?
" Mental maps" that make sense of information and decisional processes.
Aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed.
Mental formations of objects or events
Purposeful set of assumptions that identify relationships between concepts
16
What does the term polypharmacy mean?
The concurrent use of many medications.
Multiple side effects experienced when taking a medication.
The risks of medication effects due to aging.
The many adverse drug effects reported to the pharmacy.
17
What is an explanation of the Medicare system?
A plan in which monies from provincial taxes are used for nursing homes.
Canada's national health insurance system.
A social insurance program for low-income earners.
A fee for service insurance plan.
18
What would be the best question to ask a patient in the noticing phase of the Clinical Judgment Model?
" How are you feeling today"?
" How was your night"?
" Where is the pain the worst":?
" What are your goals for today"?
19
How do professional standards influence a nurse's clinical decisions?
The nurse must use critical thinking for the highest level of care.
They set minimal passing standards for testing.
They bypass the patient's feelings to promote ethical standards,
The nurse must utilize evidence informed practice based on the nurse's need
20
A new registered nurse asks a preceptor what can be done to become more professional? The preceptor's best response is:
Pass the licensing exam
Listen to other nurses
Read the institution's newsletter
Attend nursing educational meeting/ courses
21
To promote parent- child attachment with a healthy newborn, what should the nurse do?
Encourage close physical contact as soon as possible after the birth.
Do not allow the babe to stay with the parents until hour 2 after delivery
Never leave the newborn alone with the mother until 8 hours after delivery
Ensure the newborn is not stimulated in the first hour after delivery.

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