NRS 434VN TOPIC 4 ASSIGNMENT EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ loading dose. Answer: use of a higher dose than what is usually
used for treatment to allow the drug to reach the critical
concentration sooner
◉ loading dose should be used when. Answer: plateau must be
achieved quickly
◉ assessment. Answer: Systematic method of collecting data about a
patient for the purpose of determining the patients current and
ongoing health status, predicting risks to health, and identifying
health-promoting activities (D'Amico & Barbarito, 2015)
◉ subjective. Answer: symptoms
feelings
perceptions provided by patient
◉ objective. Answer: signs, detectable, measurable, tested
◉ collecting data. Answer: observe
,interview
examine
◉ what do you examine for. Answer: inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation
olfaction
◉ types of assessment. Answer: initial
problem focused
emergency
ongoing
◉ initial assessment. Answer: comprehensive nursing assessment
resulting in baseline data that enables the nurse to make a judgment
about a patient's health status, ability to manage one's own health
care, and need for nursing, and to plan individualized, holistic health
care for the patient
◉ problem-focused assessment. Answer: Ongoing process
integrated with care
Determines status of a specific problem
,◉ emergency assessment. Answer: rapid focused assessment
conducted to determine potentially fatal situations
◉ ongoing assessment. Answer: continuing assessment activities
that proceed from the initial nursing assessment
◉ vital signs. Answer: objective measurements- accuracy depends
upon precision of measurements
◉ examples of vital signs. Answer: heart rate
respiration
temperature
blood pressure
◉ pulse deficit. Answer: take two nurses simultaneously talking the
radial and the apical pulse
◉ respirations. Answer: Rate, rhythm
don't tell the patient you are watching them
◉ blood pressure. Answer: Equipment: a stethoscope and a BP cuff
with sphygmomanometer. Sometimes we use electronic BP cuffs to
, monitor. Anytime you use an electronic device, you need to correlate
the measurement with how your patient looks. Machines can make
mistakes.
◉ orthostatic hypotension blood pressure. Answer: 1.when we do
them, why we do them, and what to look for. I draw pictures on the
board and guide them through a scenario and write out BP and pulse
values and have them interpret if the patient has orthostatic
hypotension or not.
◉ hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure
◉ temperature. Answer: heat production and heat loss vary
considerably in different parts of the body, although the circulation
of the blood tends to bring about a mean temperature of the internal
parts. Temperature can be influenced by the external environment -
such as with hypothermia - as well as body responses to threats to
the internal environment - such as fever with infection.
◉ thermoregulation concept. Answer: 1.patients can gain or lose
heat through the following thermoregulation.
a.Radiation: heat gained or lost through the temperature of the
external environment. Example, if the patient's room temperature is
low, they will lose heat by radiating their body heat to the external
environment. Conversely, if the patient's room temp is elevated, they
will gain heat by absorbing the heat radiated at them.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ loading dose. Answer: use of a higher dose than what is usually
used for treatment to allow the drug to reach the critical
concentration sooner
◉ loading dose should be used when. Answer: plateau must be
achieved quickly
◉ assessment. Answer: Systematic method of collecting data about a
patient for the purpose of determining the patients current and
ongoing health status, predicting risks to health, and identifying
health-promoting activities (D'Amico & Barbarito, 2015)
◉ subjective. Answer: symptoms
feelings
perceptions provided by patient
◉ objective. Answer: signs, detectable, measurable, tested
◉ collecting data. Answer: observe
,interview
examine
◉ what do you examine for. Answer: inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation
olfaction
◉ types of assessment. Answer: initial
problem focused
emergency
ongoing
◉ initial assessment. Answer: comprehensive nursing assessment
resulting in baseline data that enables the nurse to make a judgment
about a patient's health status, ability to manage one's own health
care, and need for nursing, and to plan individualized, holistic health
care for the patient
◉ problem-focused assessment. Answer: Ongoing process
integrated with care
Determines status of a specific problem
,◉ emergency assessment. Answer: rapid focused assessment
conducted to determine potentially fatal situations
◉ ongoing assessment. Answer: continuing assessment activities
that proceed from the initial nursing assessment
◉ vital signs. Answer: objective measurements- accuracy depends
upon precision of measurements
◉ examples of vital signs. Answer: heart rate
respiration
temperature
blood pressure
◉ pulse deficit. Answer: take two nurses simultaneously talking the
radial and the apical pulse
◉ respirations. Answer: Rate, rhythm
don't tell the patient you are watching them
◉ blood pressure. Answer: Equipment: a stethoscope and a BP cuff
with sphygmomanometer. Sometimes we use electronic BP cuffs to
, monitor. Anytime you use an electronic device, you need to correlate
the measurement with how your patient looks. Machines can make
mistakes.
◉ orthostatic hypotension blood pressure. Answer: 1.when we do
them, why we do them, and what to look for. I draw pictures on the
board and guide them through a scenario and write out BP and pulse
values and have them interpret if the patient has orthostatic
hypotension or not.
◉ hypotension. Answer: low blood pressure
◉ temperature. Answer: heat production and heat loss vary
considerably in different parts of the body, although the circulation
of the blood tends to bring about a mean temperature of the internal
parts. Temperature can be influenced by the external environment -
such as with hypothermia - as well as body responses to threats to
the internal environment - such as fever with infection.
◉ thermoregulation concept. Answer: 1.patients can gain or lose
heat through the following thermoregulation.
a.Radiation: heat gained or lost through the temperature of the
external environment. Example, if the patient's room temperature is
low, they will lose heat by radiating their body heat to the external
environment. Conversely, if the patient's room temp is elevated, they
will gain heat by absorbing the heat radiated at them.
