NUR 5079 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

NUR 5079 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 what is mortality? - Answers actual deadth figures or liklihood of death what is morbidity? - Answers The prevalance of disease/condition what is co-morbitidty? - Answers presence of one or more diseases and the effect of the disease on this person it describes the presence of one or more conditions besides another condition of interest. It can also refer to each of these accompanying conditions. In a study of patients with type 2 diabetes (the main in the study), common comorbidities may include obesity, hypertension, coronary artery disease, among others what is multi-morbidity? - Answers presence of several diseases in the same person and the combined effect refers merely to coexistence of multiple (=2) conditions, without specifying a main condition of interest. A patient with coronary artery disease, obesity and hypertension is a patient with multimorbidity Define Epidemiology - Answers The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems. What is an incidence? - Answers the number of new cases in a specific time how do you calculate incidence rate? - Answers number of new cases/ number of persons at risk of disease what is prevelance? - Answers A portion of a population that have a specific caracteristic number of current cases in a population How is prevalence rate calculated? - Answers total number of cases/ total population Define Trends - Answers patterns of diseases arrival, spread and decline Define diversity - Answers The fact or quality of being diverse: difference. The differences in people due to age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background and any other characteristic that is used to distinguish between people define intergration - Answers define cultural competence - Answers -Having the attitudes, knowledge, awareness, sensitivity and skills necessary for providing quality care to diverse populations and into practice -Focuses on patient-specific needs shaped by culture define cultural sensitivity - Answers being aware that culture differneces and similarities betwen people exsist without assigning them a value Factors of Culture diversity - Answers - Heritage - Communication - Fmaily roles - Workforce issues - Bioecology - Health Behaviours - Nutrition - Pregnancy/childbearing - Death rituals - Spirituality - Health care practices - Health care practitioners W. is T2D? - Answers insulin resistant Define T2D prevalence - Answers A portion of a population that have a the T2D charcteristic What is a non-communicable disease? - Answers A disease that is NOT transmitted from one person to another. Ex. heart disease, diabetes, What is a communicable disease? - Answers a disease that is spread from one host to another 7 Qualities of an Assertive Nurse - Answers - composed and confident - eye contact - clearly and concisely - firm yet positive - genuine in communication - initiative - congruent verbally and non verbally w. DESC? - Answers A Framework for assertive communication DESC stands for? - Answers Describe the situation Express what you think and feel Specify your request Consequences - tell them what will happen if the behaviour does/does not change W. does responsible nursing communication involve? - Answers - Client advocate - Considers the word of the client and famiy - naturally focus on nursing process and problem-solving Learning Disability - Answers Affects the way a person learns new things throughout their life - and affects their intelligence Learning Difficulties - Answers a condition which creates an obstacle to a specific form of learning, but does not affect overall IQ of an individual Cognitive impairment - Answers Changes in the memory, concentration, and the ability to think clearly and put into action Diagnostic Overshadowing - Answers Symptoms of physical ill health that are mistakenly attributed to either a mental health/behavioural problem or as being inherent in the person's learning disabilities Health conditions more prevalent in people with learning disabilities - Answers - Coronary heart disease - Dental probems and oral hygine - Diabetes - Epliepsy - Obesity - Respiratory disease - Sensory imapirment - Swallowing and eating problems - Dementia - Gastro probelms (incl. constipation) - Anxiety disorders, depression and schizophrenia Mental Health Capacity Act - Answers What is the MDT's role - Answers - Advocate for the pt - Encourage access to annual health check and winter vax incl. Flu and Corona - Aware of guidance for DNACPR - Accomodation for resonable adjustments Somatisation - Answers Manifestation of Psychological distress and how people express themselves through physical symptoms What is Somatisation also known as? - Answers medically unexplained symptoms Existing cognitive impairments can lead to HCP.......? - Answers inadequate physical and mental health assessments Therefore new developments are missed Factors that lead to FAILURE to investigate and diagnose appropriately - Answers Time pressures Staffing Resources Social issues Intoxication Barriers to communication with the OLDER ADULT in A&E (also Somatisation ) - Answers Dementia Possible delirium Infection Stroke Noisy environment Busy Environment Language barriers, Cultural differences. w. is Dementia - Answers An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment. w. is the most common cause of dementia? - Answers An accumulation of proteins in the brain Down Syndrome dementia risk - Answers - DS is a genetic risk factor to Alzehimers - DS = 3 copies of choromosome 21 - Extra copy = more Amyloid precursor protein (APP) = more Amyloid beta production - brain changes macroscopically and subcellular level - resembling Alzheimer's disease by 30/40 pathological changes but does not necessarily mean the development of Alzheimer's symptoms D. Depression - Answers - Mental disorder - Characterised by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities D. Psychosis - Answers - conditions that affect the mind, where there has been some loss of contact with reality - Umbrella term D. Hallucinations - Answers false perceptions sensing something but nothing is there what are the most common sources of hallucinations?......? Name them - Answers Drugs: - Alcohol - Cannabis - Coke/amphetamines: brain and body move faster - Opiates: relax the body to relieve pain - Psychedlic: change or enhance sensory perceptions, thought processes, and energy levels (ie LSD) D. Illusions - Answers misperceptions We think we see something but actually it was something else difference between illusions and halluciantions - Answers illusions are mistaking something for something else whilst hallucinations are sensing something is but actually nothing is there 3 common forms of hallucinations? - Answers - Sensory deprivation - Sleep deprivation - Voices W. is macular degeneration? - Answers - disease that can blur your central vision - aging causes damage to the macula — the part of the eye that controls sharp, straight-ahead vision the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye W. Charles Bonnet Syndrome? - Answers experience of immersive visual hallucinations (seeing things that arnt real) by the brain's adjustment to significant vision loss often experienced by those losing their eyesight. D. Delerium - Answers - altered state of consciousness