EMCC Block One Nursing- Exam 1 (testables)

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1.

5 components
of critical
thinking

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Knowledge base
Experience
Nursing Process Competencies
Attitude
Standards of nursing

2.

Five rights of
medication
administration

Right patient
right drug
right dose
right time
right route
right documentation

3.

How do you
never dispose
of
medications

Never flush them down the toilet

4.

Seven steps
of ethical
dilemmas

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Ask if this is an ethical dilemma

Gather all relevant information
Clarify values
Verbalize the problem
Identify possible courses of action
Negotiate plan
Evaluate the plan

5.

Autonomy

Commitment to include patients in decisions

6.

Five steps of
the nursing
process

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

7.

Phases of
drug action

Pharmaceutics- solid form, liquid form

Pharmacokinetics- absorption, distribution,
metabolism, biotransformation, excretion
Pharmacodynamics- drug action: onset peak,
duration, receptors, enzymes, hormones

8.

9.

Loading dose

Trough drug
level

Assessment
Diagnosis
planning
implementation
evaluation

Used when immediate drug response is

desired. Large initial dose is given to achieve
a rapid minimum effective concentration in the
plasma. After initial dose prescribed dosage
per day is ordered.
Lowest plasma concentration of drug.
Measures the rate at which drug is eliminated
drawn Immediately before the next dose is
given

10.

Peak drug
level

Highest plasma concentration of drug at a

specific time. indicates rate of absorption.
blood should be drawn at proposed peak time

11.

Confidentiality

Active keeping information private or secret

12.

Five steps of
research
process

Identify problem
design study
conduct study
analyze data
use the findings

13.

PICOT
question for
EBP

P - patient population of interest

I - intervention of interest
C - comparison of interest
O- outcome
T- time

14.

Settings for
restorative
care

Home care
rehab
extended care

15.

Health
services
Pyramid

Managing health instead of illness emphasis

on wellness, injury prevention programs five
levels bottom to top
population-based healthcare services clinical
preventative services primary healthcare
secondary healthcare tertiary healthcare

16.

Nursing
paridigm

Person
health
environment
nursing

17.

Maslow's five
needs

Physiological
safety/security
love/belonging
self-esteem/respect
Fulfillment/actualization

18.

Levels of
education for

Associates
bachelors
masters
doctorate

19.

Standards for
evaluation

Nursing care helps patients

-resolve actual health problems
-prevent potential problems
-maintain a healthy state

20.

Clinical
reasoning

Using critical thinking knowledge and

experience to develop solutions to problems
and make decisions in a clinical setting

21.

Patient's
perspective
of caring

Patients value that affective dimension of

nursing care:
- Reassuring presence
- recognizing individuals as unique
- keeping a close attentive Eye on the
situation

22.

Providing
presence

Being with
Eye contact
body language
listening
tone of voice
positive and encouraging attitude

23.

Types of
theories of
aging

Biological
psychosocial

24.

Psychosocial
changes for
older adults

Retirement
social isolation
sexuality
housing and environment death

25.

Seven guidelines for writing patient

goals

Patient centered
singular goal/outcome measurable
mutual factors
observable
time-limited
realistic

26.

Nursing process

A systematic and organized way to conduct nursing care

27.

NANDA international uses what format

for nursing diagnosis

Problem
etiology
symptoms

28.

Concept maps

Visual representation of patients nursing diagnosis and their relationship with one another

29.

Learning to make accurate nursing

diagnosis your care plan will...

Help communicate the patient's healthcare problems to other professionals and will ensure
that you select relevant and appropriate nursing interventions