NUR 2092 2026 HIGH-YIELD NURSING
CONCEPTS STUDY COMPANION
◉Which factor is identified as a priority influence on a patient's
health status?. Answers: Poverty
◉Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an
assessment of cultural beliefs with an older American Indian
patient?. Answers: What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to
you.
◉Which statement best describes ethnocentrism?. Answers: The
tendency to view your own way of life as the most desirable.
◉Which category is appropriate in a cultural assessment?. Answers:
Health-related beliefs
◉Which health belief practice is associated with patients who are of
American Indian heritage?. Answers: Eating compatible foods in
one's diet.
◉Which statement best reflects the Magicoreligious causation of
illness?. Answers: Belief in the struggle between good and evil is
reflected in the regulation of health and illness.
,◉Auscultatory gap. Answers: A brief period when Korotkoff sounds
disappear during auscultation of blood pressure; common with
hypertension.
◉Bradycardia. Answers: Heart rate fewer than 50 or 60 beats per
minute in the adult (depending on agency).
◉Sphygmomanometer. Answers: Instrument for measuring arterial
blood pressure.
◉Stroke Volume. Answers: Amount of blood pumped out of the
heart with each heartbeat.
◉Trachycardia. Answers: Heart rate greater than 95 beats per
minute in the adult.
◉The 4 areas to consider during the general survey include:.
Answers: Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior.
◉You are assessing a patient's gait. What do you expect to find?.
Answers: Gait is as wide as the shoulder width.
, ◉An 18-month old child is brought into the clinic for a health
screening visit. To assess the height of the child:. Answers: Use a
horizontal measuring board.
◉Which changes in head circumference measurements in relation to
chest measurements will occur from infancy through early
childhood?. Answers: The newborn's head will be 2 cm larger than
the chest circumference, but between 6 months and 2 years, they
will be about the same.
◉Which changes regarding height and weight occur during the 80's
and 90's?. Answers: Both decrease.
◉During an initial home visit, the patient's temperature is noted to
be 97.4 degrees F. How would you interpret this?. Answers: It cannot
be evaluated without knowledge of the person's age.
◉Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's
pulse:. Answers: Begin counting with zero; count for 30 seconds.
◉After assessing the patient's pulse, the practitioner determines it
to be normal. This would be recorded:. Answers: 2+
◉Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's
respiration:. Answers: Count for 30 seconds after pulse assessment.
CONCEPTS STUDY COMPANION
◉Which factor is identified as a priority influence on a patient's
health status?. Answers: Poverty
◉Which statement is most appropriate to use when initiating an
assessment of cultural beliefs with an older American Indian
patient?. Answers: What cultural or spiritual beliefs are important to
you.
◉Which statement best describes ethnocentrism?. Answers: The
tendency to view your own way of life as the most desirable.
◉Which category is appropriate in a cultural assessment?. Answers:
Health-related beliefs
◉Which health belief practice is associated with patients who are of
American Indian heritage?. Answers: Eating compatible foods in
one's diet.
◉Which statement best reflects the Magicoreligious causation of
illness?. Answers: Belief in the struggle between good and evil is
reflected in the regulation of health and illness.
,◉Auscultatory gap. Answers: A brief period when Korotkoff sounds
disappear during auscultation of blood pressure; common with
hypertension.
◉Bradycardia. Answers: Heart rate fewer than 50 or 60 beats per
minute in the adult (depending on agency).
◉Sphygmomanometer. Answers: Instrument for measuring arterial
blood pressure.
◉Stroke Volume. Answers: Amount of blood pumped out of the
heart with each heartbeat.
◉Trachycardia. Answers: Heart rate greater than 95 beats per
minute in the adult.
◉The 4 areas to consider during the general survey include:.
Answers: Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and
behavior.
◉You are assessing a patient's gait. What do you expect to find?.
Answers: Gait is as wide as the shoulder width.
, ◉An 18-month old child is brought into the clinic for a health
screening visit. To assess the height of the child:. Answers: Use a
horizontal measuring board.
◉Which changes in head circumference measurements in relation to
chest measurements will occur from infancy through early
childhood?. Answers: The newborn's head will be 2 cm larger than
the chest circumference, but between 6 months and 2 years, they
will be about the same.
◉Which changes regarding height and weight occur during the 80's
and 90's?. Answers: Both decrease.
◉During an initial home visit, the patient's temperature is noted to
be 97.4 degrees F. How would you interpret this?. Answers: It cannot
be evaluated without knowledge of the person's age.
◉Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's
pulse:. Answers: Begin counting with zero; count for 30 seconds.
◉After assessing the patient's pulse, the practitioner determines it
to be normal. This would be recorded:. Answers: 2+
◉Select the best description of an accurate assessment of a patient's
respiration:. Answers: Count for 30 seconds after pulse assessment.
