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Nurs 505: Exam 1 Health Care Reaserch Exam 2025-2026 Questions With Fully Answered Answers.
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Preventative Care
screenings, pediatric vision, hearing, autism, developmental disorders, wellness visits, immunizations, diet counseling, crisis prevention, community legislation
Primary Care
diagnosis and tx of common illnesses, ongoing management of chronic health problems, prenatal care, well-baby care, family planning, patient centered medical home care
Secondary Care
(acute) urgent care, outpatient, acute medical-surgical care: ambulatory care, outpatient surgery, hospital, radiological procedures
Tertiary Care
highly specialized: intensive care, inpatient psychiatric facilities, specialty care (neurology, cardiology, rheumatology, derm, oncology
Restorative Care
rehab (cardiovascular, pulmonary, orthopedic), sports medicine, spinal cord injury programs, home care
Continuing Care
long-term care: assisted living, nursing centers', psychiatric and older-adult day care
Nurse as educator
teaches patients and families to provide info about their health and health care
Nurse as a communicator
Allows nurses to know their patients preferences, strengths, weaknesses, and needs.
fundamental to quality care, managing patient care, advocating for patients, assisting in decision making, and patient education
Nurse as a caregiver
hands on patient care to assist them in reaching max level of function and independence
Nurse as an Advocate
protect patient's human and legal rights. Difficult and provides unique challenges to health care providers, especially in palliative or end-of-life care for pts with debilitating chronic illness
used in all settings regardless of risk of presumed infection status
Contact Precautions
Blood or other bodily fluids from an infected patient
Airborne Precautions
diseases that are transmitted by smaller droplets
remain in air for longer periods of time
(ex.patient with TB)
Droplet Precautions
Diseases transmitted by large droplets (greater than 5 microns)
expelled into the air and by being within 3 ft of a patient
ex. patient with influenza
Precautions for Clostridium Dificile
wash hands with nonantimicrobial or antimicrobial soap and water if contact with spores is likely to have occured
sanitizer not good enough
contact procedures (gloves and gowns)
Recognize Cues
assess the patient
review patient chart information
consider the patient's view and their desires
differentiate relevant and irrelevant data
Analyze Cues
determine patterns
connect the cues
discern concerning information
decide if more information is needed
Prioritize a Hypothesis
combine or cluster the information
focus on the possibilities
decide on prioritizations
determine the risk of action or lack of action
give evidence for the hypothesis
Health promotion
Helps individuals maintain or enhance their present health
health education
Helps people develop a greater understanding of their health and how to better manage their health risks
illness prevention
a multidimensional state of health characterized by impaired abilities in social, physical,emotional, or intellectual functioning.• Protects people from actual or potential threats to health