UCF ABSN Essentials of Nursing Practice - Exam 1

pg. 1 UCF ABSN Essentials of Nursing Practice - Exam 1 Latest 2024 Accurate Exam Questions with Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) Graded A+

Infection, Colonization, Communicable Disease, Symptomatic, Asymptomatic – Correct Answer - 1. Infection - invasion of a host by a pathogen resulting in disease.

• Colonization - presence and GROWTH of microorganism within host WITHOUT

tissue invasion or damage.

• Communicable Disease - infections transmitted from one person to another.
• Symptomatic - s/s present
• Asymptomatic - s/s not present

Disinfection vs. Sterilization - Correct Answer - 1. Disinfection - removal of pathogenic microorganisms except for spores like C. diff.

• Sterilization - destroys all microorganisms including their spores. Often used on

medical equipment entering a sterile body cavity.

• Principles of Surgical Asepsis - Correct Answer - 1. STERILE TO STERILE.
• Only sterile objects in sterile field.
• Objects falling below the waist (unattended objects, turning back on the field,

crossing arms over sterile field).

• Prolonged exposure to air contaminated field.
• Moisture onto a sterile field causing contamination.
• Fluid flow in the direction of gravity.
• 1" border around field is contaminated/not sterile.
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pg. 2 What part of the body is never sterile? - Correct Answer - The skin

Opening packages sterilely - Correct Answer - 1. Open the package using the flap farthest away from you first.

• Don't let side flaps close once they have been opened.
• Keep arms close to clothing/body so that they do not cross over sterile field.
• Use outside 1" nonsterile border to move/manipulate the field.

Pouring fluids sterilely - Correct Answer - The outside of the bottle and the neck of the bottle is dirty.Only the inside top is sterile!Hold the label on your palm, lipping, no splashing, do not hold over field. Date & sign leftovers and generally after 24 hrs throw away.

Nursing Process, Critical Thinking, & Concept Mapping - Correct Answer - ...

Critical Thinking - Correct Answer - The active, organized cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others.

Developed through experience, commitment to the process, and curiousity.

Inductive Reasoning - Correct Answer - Specific to General."My patient does not like needles, so all patients don't like needles."

Deductive Reasoning - Correct Answer - General to Specific."All patients don't like needles so my patient won't like needles."

Levels of Critical Thinking - Basic vs. Complex - Correct Answer - 1. Basic - focus is on performing skills and organizing nursing care activities. Trusts that experts have the right answers. Thinking is concrete and basic on rules. Single solution resolves each problem. Right/Wrong, Black/White. 2 / 3

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• Complex - relies less on experts and trusts own decisions. Analyze clinical situations

independently. Creative and considers different options from routine solutions. Not completely black/white, more of a grey area.

How to develop critical thinking skills - Correct Answer - reflective journaling, meeting with colleagues, concept mapping

Concept Mapping - Correct Answer - Big picture broken into smaller pieces. Everything has an effect on everything. Think like a nurse! Holism.

• Steps in Concept Mapping - Correct Answer - Step 1 - organize assessment data, put

in clusters to find/form patterns, identify nursing diagnosis.Step 2 - Find cultural relevance in diagnosis, a flexible and individualized situation with specific problem solving.Step 3 - make the diagnosis more meaningful by creating a connection between the diagnosis and what you're going to do.

Medical Model of Care vs. Nursing Model of Care - Correct Answer - 1. Medical Model - what is wrong with the patient? (assessment, disease process, testing to find a cause)

• Nursing Model - what is wrong with the patient because of the diagnosis? (holistic,

nursing actions).

Example of Medical Model vs. Nursing Model - Correct Answer - Medical Model - kidney stone

Nursing Model - Acute pain r/t uretal contractions, impaired urinary elimination r/t obstruction, fluid volume deficit r/t n/v (nausea and vomiting).

Breakdown of ADPIE - Correct Answer - 1. Assess - collect subjective and objective data

• Diagnose - using NANDA statements (actual vs. at risk vs. health promotion)
• Plan - identify short-term and long-term goals that are realistic, measurable, and

patient focused. Involve family members.

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