NUR 526 ADULT HEALTH- EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
competence - Correct Answer ✔✔ having enough skills to do something
health disparities - Correct Answer ✔✔ differences in health outcomes among groups
such as gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin - Correct Answer ✔✔ Largest organ of the body
Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of the skin weakens the protective function, increases the risk of infection
Impetigo - Correct Answer ✔✔ Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic
symptoms. Topical treatment.
Folliculitis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules
at the base of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (MRSA).
Furuncle - Correct Answer ✔✔ Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes
deeper through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Inflammatory nodule with a pustule
at the base of the
hair. Most compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle - Correct Answer ✔✔ Furuncle that involves multiple hair follicles. Common
on back and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Cellulitis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection
of the dermis, normally due to a skin break. Edema, pain, heat, redness. Can occur
anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not effective.
Cutaneous abscess - Correct Answer ✔✔ Collection of pus in the dermis &
subcutaneous tissue. Pain, red nodules, erythema in a ring pattern around the nodule.
I&D, oral antibiotics.
Functions of the respiratory system - Correct Answer ✔✔ Ventilation
Respiration
Acid-base balance
Speech
Sense of smell
, Fluid balance
Physiology of the Respiratory System - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inspiration
Expiration
Respiration
Dead space/shunt
Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
Physical Assessment Methods for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Correct Answer
✔✔ Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
Components of COPD inspection - Correct Answer ✔✔ Speech
Clubbing of fingernails
Nose
Mouth
Neck
Thorax
Vital signs
Methods of palpation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Trachea
Crepitus
Thorax
arterial blood gases (ABGs) - Correct Answer ✔✔ a test performed on arterial blood to
determine levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases present
(PaCO2, pH, HCO3, PaO2)
pulse oximetry - Correct Answer ✔✔ Saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen• 95%-99%
Diagnostic studies for COPD - Correct Answer ✔✔ sputum analysis
chest x-ray
bronchoscopy
thoracentesis
lung biopsy
pulmonary function test
indications for supplemental oxygen - Correct Answer ✔✔ •PaO2 < 60 mmHg
•SaO2 <90%
Contraindications to Oxygen Administration - Correct Answer ✔✔ Hypercapnia
Hypercarbia
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS
competence - Correct Answer ✔✔ having enough skills to do something
health disparities - Correct Answer ✔✔ differences in health outcomes among groups
such as gender, race, education, disability and location
characteristics of skin - Correct Answer ✔✔ Largest organ of the body
Protection, thermoregulation
Natural flora presence
Penetration of the skin weakens the protective function, increases the risk of infection
Impetigo - Correct Answer ✔✔ Contagious, inflamed. Honey crusted sores, no systemic
symptoms. Topical treatment.
Folliculitis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Can be contagious. Infection of hair follicles. Pustules
at the base of the hair(s). Topical or oral treatment (MRSA).
Furuncle - Correct Answer ✔✔ Can be contagious. Hair follicle infection that goes
deeper through the dermis. Forms a small abscess. Inflammatory nodule with a pustule
at the base of the
hair. Most compresses, I&D, topical treatment.
Carbuncle - Correct Answer ✔✔ Furuncle that involves multiple hair follicles. Common
on back and neck. I&D, oral antibiotics.
Cellulitis - Correct Answer ✔✔ Worse than you think. Orange peel skin texture. Infection
of the dermis, normally due to a skin break. Edema, pain, heat, redness. Can occur
anywhere.
Oral antibiotics. Topical not effective.
Cutaneous abscess - Correct Answer ✔✔ Collection of pus in the dermis &
subcutaneous tissue. Pain, red nodules, erythema in a ring pattern around the nodule.
I&D, oral antibiotics.
Functions of the respiratory system - Correct Answer ✔✔ Ventilation
Respiration
Acid-base balance
Speech
Sense of smell
, Fluid balance
Physiology of the Respiratory System - Correct Answer ✔✔ Inspiration
Expiration
Respiration
Dead space/shunt
Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
Physical Assessment Methods for Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Correct Answer
✔✔ Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
Components of COPD inspection - Correct Answer ✔✔ Speech
Clubbing of fingernails
Nose
Mouth
Neck
Thorax
Vital signs
Methods of palpation - Correct Answer ✔✔ Trachea
Crepitus
Thorax
arterial blood gases (ABGs) - Correct Answer ✔✔ a test performed on arterial blood to
determine levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases present
(PaCO2, pH, HCO3, PaO2)
pulse oximetry - Correct Answer ✔✔ Saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen• 95%-99%
Diagnostic studies for COPD - Correct Answer ✔✔ sputum analysis
chest x-ray
bronchoscopy
thoracentesis
lung biopsy
pulmonary function test
indications for supplemental oxygen - Correct Answer ✔✔ •PaO2 < 60 mmHg
•SaO2 <90%
Contraindications to Oxygen Administration - Correct Answer ✔✔ Hypercapnia
Hypercarbia
