NURSING NUR 254 EXAM 4 EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ what is total pt care? Answer: one nurse has one team of pt, no
tech
primary team
likely to happen in the ICU
◉ what is functional nursing? Answer: task oriented nursing
needed tasks are divided up by charge, based on skill of staff
working
likely to happen as a wound nurse
◉ what is primary nursing? Answer: RN "primary" nurse assumes
24-hour responsibility for all of the pts, or long term nurse for a pt in
the ICU or nursing home
this only works in a setting where pts are there for a long time
,likely to happen in a nursing home
◉ what is team nursing? Answer: total client care for assigned group
of patients
pct, lpn and rn are all working collaboratively and that is team
nursing
◉ What does empowerment look like? Answer: when one person
rises, we all rise
◉ What is formal leadership? Answer: legit authority
position of power
◉ What is informal leadership? Answer: their influence is their
personality
status
personal skills
,◉ What are different types of power? Answer: legitimate power
coercive power
reward power
expert power
connection
informational
◉ What management style should you use in emergencies? Answer:
authoritative
◉ What is plaque? Answer: An elevated solid lesion (>5 mm in
diameter)
◉ What is a pustule? Answer: elevated serous filled vesicle with
fluid inside
◉ What is a vesicle? Answer: A fluid-filled, very small (<0.5mm),
elevated lesion
◉ What is pruritis? Answer: Itching of the skin related to excessive
dryness or sweating
◉ What is urticaria? Answer: Hives
, sign of a reaction
◉ What does calcitrol do? (active form of vit d) Answer: increases
calcium uptake in the intestines
◉ What does parathyroid hormone do? Answer: Facilitates calcium
into bloodstream
puts calcium from the bone into the blood (resorption)
◉ What does calcitonin do? Answer: puts calcium from the blood
into the bones (bones ABSORB calcium)
promotes bone mineralization
◉ What does thyroid hormone do? Answer: increases bone
resorption
◉ What does cortisol do? Answer: increased bone resorption
◉ What does estrogen do? Answer: stimulates osteoblast
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ what is total pt care? Answer: one nurse has one team of pt, no
tech
primary team
likely to happen in the ICU
◉ what is functional nursing? Answer: task oriented nursing
needed tasks are divided up by charge, based on skill of staff
working
likely to happen as a wound nurse
◉ what is primary nursing? Answer: RN "primary" nurse assumes
24-hour responsibility for all of the pts, or long term nurse for a pt in
the ICU or nursing home
this only works in a setting where pts are there for a long time
,likely to happen in a nursing home
◉ what is team nursing? Answer: total client care for assigned group
of patients
pct, lpn and rn are all working collaboratively and that is team
nursing
◉ What does empowerment look like? Answer: when one person
rises, we all rise
◉ What is formal leadership? Answer: legit authority
position of power
◉ What is informal leadership? Answer: their influence is their
personality
status
personal skills
,◉ What are different types of power? Answer: legitimate power
coercive power
reward power
expert power
connection
informational
◉ What management style should you use in emergencies? Answer:
authoritative
◉ What is plaque? Answer: An elevated solid lesion (>5 mm in
diameter)
◉ What is a pustule? Answer: elevated serous filled vesicle with
fluid inside
◉ What is a vesicle? Answer: A fluid-filled, very small (<0.5mm),
elevated lesion
◉ What is pruritis? Answer: Itching of the skin related to excessive
dryness or sweating
◉ What is urticaria? Answer: Hives
, sign of a reaction
◉ What does calcitrol do? (active form of vit d) Answer: increases
calcium uptake in the intestines
◉ What does parathyroid hormone do? Answer: Facilitates calcium
into bloodstream
puts calcium from the bone into the blood (resorption)
◉ What does calcitonin do? Answer: puts calcium from the blood
into the bones (bones ABSORB calcium)
promotes bone mineralization
◉ What does thyroid hormone do? Answer: increases bone
resorption
◉ What does cortisol do? Answer: increased bone resorption
◉ What does estrogen do? Answer: stimulates osteoblast
