NUR 5079 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
3 Common "positive symptoms" - thought disorder: Correct
Answers Pressure of speech / Flight of ideas - Very rapid
speech that sounds as if it has little or no punctuation
Circumstantial / Tangential speech - Every answer includes a
long story that may or may not actually answer the question
Perseveration / Clanging / Verbigeration - When speech is
related to sound rather than content
3 common forms of hallucinations? Correct Answers - Sensory
deprivation
- Sleep deprivation
- Voices
4 Dissociation delusions - Thought Disorder Correct Answers
Thought insertion - The feeling that thoughts are being put into
your head by an external other
Thought broadcast - The feeling that your thoughts can be read
by an external other
Thought withdrawal - The feeling that some external other can
remove certain thoughts from your head
Passivity experiences - The feeling that your behaviours are
really being controlled or caused by someone or something other
than you
,4 Treatments of VSD Correct Answers - None is needed due to
closing up = cardiologist monitors
- Medication to treat symptoms ie breathlessness
- Pulmonary Artery banding = too young or more than one VSD
(slows down the flow of blood = improves breathlessness =
decreases pressure = less damage)
- Open heart surgery for large VSD, after surgery, medication
might still be needed and regular checks up
5 Common "negative symptoms" - thought disorder: Correct
Answers Avolition - Avolition refers to an inability to start any
activity
Alogia - Alogia refers to a loss of speech
Anhedonia - Refers to a loss of pleasure
Flat / unreactive affect - A person does not react to an emotional
stimulu
Thought blocking - Inability to retain a thought
6 aspects - Care of chest drains Correct Answers - Pain relief
due to the uncomfortableness of the drains
- Easily mislodge = mindful of movements
- Should never be raised above chest
- Should not leave the hospital with one in
- Avoid kinking the tubing and swining the drain
- Ramain upright at all times
,6 Symptoms of VSD Correct Answers - Small VSD might not
cause any (can close on its own)
- Breathlessness
- Diffculty breathing and weight gain
- Frequent chest infections
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Heart failure
- Poor feeding
- Fatigue
7 Qualities of an Assertive Nurse Correct Answers - composed
and confident
- eye contact
- clearly and concisely
- firm yet positive
- genuine in communication
- initiative
- congruent verbally and non verbally
8 Common infections precipitating sepsis? Correct Answers -
Pneumonia (50% of sepsis cases)
- Urinary tract
- Abdomin
- Skin, soft tissue, bone and joint
- Device-relayed infections
- Meningitis
- Other
Additional treatment pathways for VSD in infants Correct
Answers - PEWS
, - Administering meds ie diuretics (expelling of salt and water) =
prevent vol. overload in the lungs which caan occur in heart
failure
- Fluid balance
- Impaired feeding = high cal formula (not in all cases)
- MDT, eco and xrays prior to surgery
Barriers to communication with the OLDER ADULT in A&E
(also Somatisation ) Correct Answers Dementia
Possible delirium Infection
Stroke
Noisy environment
Busy Environment
Language barriers,
Cultural differences.
Cognitive impairment Correct Answers Changes in the
memory, concentration, and the ability to think clearly and put
into action
D. Delerium Correct Answers - altered state of consciousness
- Can also include hallucinations and delusion
d. delusions Correct Answers - fixed false beliefs
- Believeing in things that are not true
D. Delusions of Grandeur Correct Answers believes that THEY
really ARE something they ARNT , for example incredibly
wealthy, king of England, a famous music star
3 Common "positive symptoms" - thought disorder: Correct
Answers Pressure of speech / Flight of ideas - Very rapid
speech that sounds as if it has little or no punctuation
Circumstantial / Tangential speech - Every answer includes a
long story that may or may not actually answer the question
Perseveration / Clanging / Verbigeration - When speech is
related to sound rather than content
3 common forms of hallucinations? Correct Answers - Sensory
deprivation
- Sleep deprivation
- Voices
4 Dissociation delusions - Thought Disorder Correct Answers
Thought insertion - The feeling that thoughts are being put into
your head by an external other
Thought broadcast - The feeling that your thoughts can be read
by an external other
Thought withdrawal - The feeling that some external other can
remove certain thoughts from your head
Passivity experiences - The feeling that your behaviours are
really being controlled or caused by someone or something other
than you
,4 Treatments of VSD Correct Answers - None is needed due to
closing up = cardiologist monitors
- Medication to treat symptoms ie breathlessness
- Pulmonary Artery banding = too young or more than one VSD
(slows down the flow of blood = improves breathlessness =
decreases pressure = less damage)
- Open heart surgery for large VSD, after surgery, medication
might still be needed and regular checks up
5 Common "negative symptoms" - thought disorder: Correct
Answers Avolition - Avolition refers to an inability to start any
activity
Alogia - Alogia refers to a loss of speech
Anhedonia - Refers to a loss of pleasure
Flat / unreactive affect - A person does not react to an emotional
stimulu
Thought blocking - Inability to retain a thought
6 aspects - Care of chest drains Correct Answers - Pain relief
due to the uncomfortableness of the drains
- Easily mislodge = mindful of movements
- Should never be raised above chest
- Should not leave the hospital with one in
- Avoid kinking the tubing and swining the drain
- Ramain upright at all times
,6 Symptoms of VSD Correct Answers - Small VSD might not
cause any (can close on its own)
- Breathlessness
- Diffculty breathing and weight gain
- Frequent chest infections
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Heart failure
- Poor feeding
- Fatigue
7 Qualities of an Assertive Nurse Correct Answers - composed
and confident
- eye contact
- clearly and concisely
- firm yet positive
- genuine in communication
- initiative
- congruent verbally and non verbally
8 Common infections precipitating sepsis? Correct Answers -
Pneumonia (50% of sepsis cases)
- Urinary tract
- Abdomin
- Skin, soft tissue, bone and joint
- Device-relayed infections
- Meningitis
- Other
Additional treatment pathways for VSD in infants Correct
Answers - PEWS
, - Administering meds ie diuretics (expelling of salt and water) =
prevent vol. overload in the lungs which caan occur in heart
failure
- Fluid balance
- Impaired feeding = high cal formula (not in all cases)
- MDT, eco and xrays prior to surgery
Barriers to communication with the OLDER ADULT in A&E
(also Somatisation ) Correct Answers Dementia
Possible delirium Infection
Stroke
Noisy environment
Busy Environment
Language barriers,
Cultural differences.
Cognitive impairment Correct Answers Changes in the
memory, concentration, and the ability to think clearly and put
into action
D. Delerium Correct Answers - altered state of consciousness
- Can also include hallucinations and delusion
d. delusions Correct Answers - fixed false beliefs
- Believeing in things that are not true
D. Delusions of Grandeur Correct Answers believes that THEY
really ARE something they ARNT , for example incredibly
wealthy, king of England, a famous music star
