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"Scope of Practice" Correct Answers state board of Nursing
Examiners delineates nurse practice
Acute care Correct Answers 24-hour skilled care for short-term
illnesses or injuries; generally given in hospitals and ambulatory
surgical centers// Treating an infectious process includes
eliminating the infectious organisms and supporting the patient's
defenses
Acute Pain Correct Answers protective, usually has an
identifiable cause, is of short duration, and has limited tissue
damage and emotional response
Airborne precautions are used with illnesses including Correct
Answers Varicella, Disseminated Herpes Zoster (Shingles),
Measles (Rubeola) Tuberculosis
Airborne precautions Correct Answers requires a specially
equipped room with a negative air flow referred to as an
airborne infection isolation room. All health care personnel wear
an N95 respirator every time they enter the room.
As a student your role in an emergency includes:
a) being able to recognize and activate alarms
b) knowing where the fire extinguishers and alarms are located
c) knowing the hospital emergency number
d) knowing the hospital code system
e) all of the above Correct Answers E) all of the above
,Aspepsis Correct Answers Absence of pathogenic (disease-
producing) microorganisms
Asymptomatic Correct Answers clinical signs and symptoms
are not present.
auscultating Correct Answers listening with your ears or with a
stethoscope
Barrier precautions Correct Answers include the appropriate use
of PPE such as gowns, gloves, masks, eyewear, and other
protective devices or clothing
Behavioral Responses to pain Correct Answers clenching teeth,
holding painful part, bent posture, grimaces, cries or moans,
restlessness, frequent requests of the nurse; confused patient
may not show reaction
Blood Pressure WDL Correct Answers 100/60 - 140/90
Bradychardia Correct Answers less than 60 bpm
Bradypnea Correct Answers less than 12 breaths per minute
Cancer Pain Correct Answers can be acute or chronic
Chemical safety guidelines include the use of a s Safety Data
Sheets (SDS). Students know these can be found:
a) In print at the facility.
b) On the hospital Intranet.
, c) On recommended websites.
d) all of the above Correct Answers D) All of the above
Chemicals can enter the body through various types of exposure
including:
a) Inhalation and absorption.
b)Ingestion and injection.
c)Evaporation
d) A and B Correct Answers D) A and B
chronic episodic pain Correct Answers Occurs sporadically
over an extended duration
Chronic/ persistent noncancer pain Correct Answers Is not
protective, has no purpose, may or may not have an identifiable
cause
Cleaning Correct Answers The removal of all soil
Colonization Correct Answers presence and growth of
microorganisms within a host without tissue invasion or damage
Common goals of care for patients with infection Correct
Answers -Preventing exposure to infectious organisms
-Controlling or reducing the extent of infection
-Maintaining resistance to infection
-Verbalizing understanding of infection prevention and control
techniques (e.g., hand hygiene)
Communicable disease Correct Answers the infectious process
transmitted from one person to another.