ADVANCED EXAMS FOR MEDICAL

ADVANCED EXAMS FOR MEDICAL

SURGICAL NURSING CHAPTERS 1-4

What is WHO - CORRECT ANSWER -Word Health Organization

Define health - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

What is Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -The cause of a disease

What is holism - CORRECT ANSWER -Viewing a persons health as a balance of body, mind and spirit

Define wellness - CORRECT ANSWER -A state of being. It is a constant and intentional effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for total well-being

What refers to a state of being sick - CORRECT ANSWER -Illness

What is disease - CORRECT ANSWER -A pathologic condition of the body that presents with clinical signs and symptoms and changes in laboratory values

A client with chronic illness always reports feeling great. What does this say about the client - CORRECT ANSWER -They are able to engage in meaningful activities

Types of illness - CORRECT ANSWER -Catastrophic (sudden) Acute (quick) Chronic (Long-term) Terminal (Cancer, death)

What considers levels of health - CORRECT ANSWER -The health-illness continuum

What are the levels of the health-illness continuum - CORRECT ANSWER -High level wellness Good health Normal health This study source was downloaded by 100000891087058 from CourseHero.com on 09-17-2024 20:13:46 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/237311681/ADVANCED-EXAMS-FOR-MEDICAL-SURGICAL-NURSING-CHAPTERS-1pdf/

Illness Critical Illness Death

What is protecting ones current level of health by preventing illness or deterioration - CORRECT ANSWER -Health maintenance

Can people still have high level of wellness with disease process - CORRECT ANSWER-yes

Strategies to enhance health, like exercise - CORRECT ANSWER -Health promotion

Identifying risk factors such as family history of hypertension and reducing effects of risk factors on one's health - CORRECT ANSWER -Illness prevention

What uses screening diagnostic tests and procedures to identify a disease process earlier - CORRECT ANSWER -Early detection

What is a client - CORRECT ANSWER -An active partner in nursing care

Define incidence - CORRECT ANSWER -Frequency of a particular disease

What is the number of sick persons with a particular disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Morbidity

What is mortality - CORRECT ANSWER -Death rate or ratio

Study of how disease alters normal physiologic processes - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathophysiology

What is prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER -The number of causes of a disease

Prevention of the development of disease in a susceptible or potentially susceptible population - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary prevention

Early diagnosis in treatment to shorten duration and severity of an illness - CORRECT ANSWER-Secondary prevention

What is Sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Objective manifestation of a disease; can be seen, heard, measured or felt

Define symptom - CORRECT ANSWER -Subjective manifestation of a disease of illness; what the client relates in happening

Tertiary prevention is - CORRECT ANSWER -Healthcare to limit the degree of disability or promote rehabilitation in chronic, irreversible diseases This study source was downloaded by 100000891087058 from CourseHero.com on 09-17-2024 20:13:46 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/237311681/ADVANCED-EXAMS-FOR-MEDICAL-SURGICAL-NURSING-CHAPTERS-1pdf/

Consists of specially trained personnel who work together to help clients meet their healthcare needs - CORRECT ANSWER-Healthcare team

What is healthcare delivery system - CORRECT ANSWER -Full range of services available to people seeking prevention, identification, treatment or rehabilitation of health problems

The first resource person or agency that clients contact about a health need - CORRECT ANSWER -Primary Care

Referrals to facilities for additional testing such as cardiac catheterization - CORRECT ANSWER-Secondary care

More complex medical and surgical interventions, cancer care, rehab services etc - CORRECT ANSWER-Tertiary care

What are DRGs - CORRECT ANSWER -Diagnostic related groups; groups services for clients with similar diagnosis

Federally funded, state program that promotes medical assistance - CORRECT ANSWER-Medicaid

Federally funded program financed through employee payroll taxes - CORRECT ANSWER-Medicare

A constant and intentional effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for total well being - CORRECT ANSWER -Wellness

What is home hospice care - CORRECT ANSWER -Resources for terminally ill clients and their families

What is skilled nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER -Occurs in facilities or units that offer prolonged health maintenance or rehabilitative services

Care mapping for specific diagnoses or procedures - CORRECT ANSWER -Clinical pathway

Operates on the principle that competition can control costs - CORRECT ANSWER - Preferred provider organization (PPO)

Involves a network of providers - CORRECT ANSWER -Point of service (POS)

Evolved as a result of financial concerns of hospitals and physician practices - CORRECT ANSWER -Physician hospital organizations (PHO) This study source was downloaded by 100000891087058 from CourseHero.com on 09-17-2024 20:13:46 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/237311681/ADVANCED-EXAMS-FOR-MEDICAL-SURGICAL-NURSING-CHAPTERS-1pdf/

What is nurses role - CORRECT ANSWER -Caring for clients Health education Illness prevention Health promotion

What do nurses attend to - CORRECT ANSWER -Hygiene, activity, diet, environment, medical treatment and physical, emotional and spiritual comfort

What has been the traditional site for much of the nursing workforce - CORRECT ANSWER-Inpatient Units

Define acute care - CORRECT ANSWER -Service clients with complicated or high risk surgeries, massive trauma or critical illness

Clients who require long term wound care, or other conditions that are potentially unstable but do not have rapid changes - CORRECT ANSWER -Long-term acute care

Subacute care - CORRECT ANSWER -Clients who require care that is more intense than traditional long-term care, but less intense than acute care

Skilled nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER -Clients who have the potential to regain function but need skilled observation

Intermediate care facilities - CORRECT ANSWER -Nursing homes that provide custodial care for clients who cannot care for themselves because of mental of physical disabilities

Rehabilitation care - CORRECT ANSWER -Clients receive physical and occupational therapy to help them regain as much independence with ADLs as possible

Hospice Care - CORRECT ANSWER -Provides care for clients diagnosed with a terminal illness whose life expectancy is fewer than 6 months

Ambulatory Care - CORRECT ANSWER-Clients who receive outpatient surgeries or treatments such as diagnostic tests or dialysis

Home Care - CORRECT ANSWER -Clients receive care in the home setting; care addresses long-term care but less intense than an acute inpatient care

Community Health Centers - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide a range of services to clients within the districts, counties or communities they serve

Alternative Healthcare Settings - CORRECT ANSWER -Clients are relatively healthy and do not need extended care but may need some assistance with ADLs This study source was downloaded by 100000891087058 from CourseHero.com on 09-17-2024 20:13:46 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/237311681/ADVANCED-EXAMS-FOR-MEDICAL-SURGICAL-NURSING-CHAPTERS-1pdf/