Foundations of Nursing Assessment

What is Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)?

• The use of only clinical expertise to make healthcare decisions

• The integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to make healthcare decisions

• The use of patient values only to make healthcare decisions

• The use of outdated research to make healthcare decisions

Fill in the blank: First-level priorities in nursing assessment refer to __________ issues (e.g., airway, breathing, circulation).

• Life-threatening

• Psychosocial

• Chronic

• Nutritional

Which of the following is an example of a second-level priority in nursing assessment?

• Knowledge deficit

• Airway obstruction

• Mental status change

• Mobility issues

Third-level priorities in nursing assessment are:

• Life-threatening issues

• Urgent problems requiring prompt intervention

• Important health problems that are not urgent, but require intervention

• Problems that can be ignored

Spirituality is best defined as:

• An organized system of beliefs, practices, and rituals shared by a group

• A broad concept focusing on a person's search for meaning, purpose, and connection with a higher power or the universe

• A dietary practice

• A family role

Religion is:

• A broad concept focusing on a person's search for meaning

• An organized system of beliefs, practices, and rituals shared by a group

• A communication pattern

• A type of nonverbal behavior

Fill in the blank: Cultural Assessment is a systematic examination of the cultural values, beliefs, and practices of an individual or group to provide __________ care.

• culturally competent

• universal

• technical

• financial

Which of the following is NOT one of the ten traps of interviewing?

• Providing false assurance

• Using authority

• Asking 'why' questions

• Using open-ended questions

Open-ended questions require more than a 'yes' or 'no' answer to encourage patients to share detailed information.

• True

• False

When interviewing special needs patients, you should:

• Use jargon

• Adapt your approach for individuals with specific needs

• Ignore communication barriers

• Ask only 'yes' or 'no' questions