Across
- 2. prevention begins with a diagnosis of disease or infectious processes. It focuses on the need for early diagnosis and treatment of disease to prevent permanent disability. This prevention includes all interventions used to halt the progress of an already-existing disease state. It also includes screening of all types (for example, breast self-examination or testing for hypertension and sickle cell disease).
- 5. is the provision of required nursing care to accomplish established client goals
- 8. _________ method of client care is task-oriented. The tasks that have to be done for clients are divided among the staff. can overlook holistic care and psychosocial needs. ex: Disaster relief
- 9. means to be able to break down complex information into its basic parts and relate those parts to the big picture. An example of _______ is the ability to organize and prioritize (what is most important, most urgent) two or more pieces of information in a client situation to process a safe response.
- 13. refers to the ability to recall and repeat information you have memorized.
- 15. prevention occurs before there is any disease or dysfunction. An example of primary prevention includes patient education on basic hygiene, nutrition, and exercise. Other examples of primary prevention include immunizations against infectious diseases, avoidance of substance abuse, and regular dental examinations.
- 16. thinking involves questioning with meaning. This type of thinking involves examining personal thinking and the thinking of others. Judgments are made on facts (evidence), not assumptions.
- 18. involves assisting the RN in the development of nursing diagnosis, goals, and interventions for a client’s plan of care while maintaining client safety.
- 22. _______ nursing, RNs individualize client care and accept responsibility and accountability for total client care, generally eliminating the need to delegate to other licensed staff persons. Ideally, staffing for this method requires a nursing staff composed entirely of RNs. Each nurse is assigned a maximum of four to six clients in a hospital setting. It is unlikely to see the ________ nursing model used in a long-term care setting.
- 23. thinking: The mind is stuck on negative thoughts and blocks worthwhile thinking (emotional sabotage).
- 25. focuses on achieving client outcomes within a specified time frame.
- 28. ________ method is based on the belief that goals can be achieved through group action. The clients on a unit are divided into small groups. Small teams are assigned to care for the clients in each group (RN/VN/NA). Assignments are based on the needs of each client and the skills of the team members. RN leads team, VNs can lead team in long term care settings with collaboration with RN supervisor.
Down
- 1. refers to the ability to basically understand information, recall it, and identify examples of that information. To comprehend is to grasp the meaning of the material.
- 3. thinking: We get up to go to the bathroom, shower, dress, and so on. This type of thinking involves any routine we do that is important but does not require us to think hard about how to do it (automatic pilot).
- 4. thinking: You engaged your brain out of habit without much conscious thought.
- 6. thinking: The same situation or scene is replayed in the mind over and over, without reaching an outcome (instant replay).
- 7. thoughts: Multiple short scenes and thoughts come and go through the mind and have no particular purpose or goal (mental channel surfing).
- 10. information is based on the client’s opinion. Some refer to __________ information as symptoms. This usually includes feelings of physical discomfort, anxiety, and mental stress that are more difficult to measure. The nurse cannot experience _________ symptoms.
- 11. mix refers to the different levels of educational preparation of members used to staff the nursing team.
- 12. prevention begins when a permanent disability occurs. This prevention is also referred to as health restoration. Health restoration begins once the disease process is stabilized. Nursing care is directed toward rehabilitation and restoring the person to an optimal level of functioning. The goal of this prevention is to regain lost function and develop new, compensatory skills, possibly with the use of an assistive device such as a cane or hearing aid. Another goal is to help patients, including those with incurable diseases, attain the maximal level of health.
- 14. International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications (2008) defines ______ ________ as “a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes. _____ _______ provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.” developed primarily by RN
- 17. __-__-____ thinking: The mind is made up, and no additional facts will be considered (black-and-white thinking with no grays in between).
- 19. information includes data that the nurse can verify; it is also known as “signs.” A physical assessment provides ________ data. The terms check, observe, monitor, weigh, measure, and smell, touch, and hear provide cues that you may be involved in ________ data collection.
- 20. the actual outcomes of nursing care with the expected outcomes, which are then communicated to members of the health care team.
- 21. RNs function _____________ in nursing, initiating and carrying out nursing activities.
- 24. _______ method: one nurse is assigned to one or two clients and is responsible for planning, organizing, and carrying out the care for these clients. ex: ICU
- 26. is a systematic gathering and review of information about the client, which is communicated to appropriate members of the health team
- 27. means being able to use learned material in new situations.