NUR 160 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
arthritis - Answers - inflammation of a joint
Treatment: tylenol, Nsaids
advanced directive (living will) - Answers - expresses person's desires regarding
extraordinary medical procedures that might be used to sustain life when medical
situation becomes hopeless
advanced directive POA - Answers - a person who makes medical decisions on behalf
based on the pts wishes
open-ended questions - Answers - requires elaboration
restating - Answers - repeating what the nurse believes to be the pts main point
Paraphrasing - Answers - nurse is putting what the pt is saying into their own words
Clarifying - Answers - asking more info to make sure you understand what pt is saying
focusing - Answers - bringing the pts attention back to the topic
reflecting - Answers - assist pt to reflect on their own feelings
to offer information - Answers - pt education and discharge planning
false reassurance - Answers - "Don't worry; everything will be all right."
giving advice - Answers - If I were you, I would...
false assumption/ jumping to conclusions - Answers - " your family isnt very supportive"
Approval or disapproval - Answers - imposing your own beliefs
Enternal drug administration - Answers - directly to GI tract giving by oral, rectal, NG
tube
parental drug administration - Answers - bypass the GI tract, given by subQ, IM, IV,
percutaneous drug administration - Answers - Absorbed through skin or mucous
membrane, given by inhalation
half-life - Answers - the amount of time required for 50% elimination from the body
, Cataracts - Answers - clouding of the lens
misity vision
Glaucoma - Answers - increased intraocular pressure ( norm is 10-22mm/hg)
Halos
jaundice - Answers - A yellowing of the skin and eyes
Splinting - Answers - hold a pillow for pain when coughing
help prevent dehiserence and evisceration
Nutrition - Answers - ask if pt takes vitamins or supplements
tumor markers - Answers - obtained from blood sample
cancer staging - Answers - identification of the spread of cancer
malignant tumor - Answers - irregular and immovable when palpated
Tumor grade - Answers - based on the microscopic appearance of cancer cells
T for TNM staging - Answers - Size and extent of main tumor
N for TNM staging - Answers - The number of nearby lymph nods that has cancer
M for TNM staging - Answers - whether the cancer has metastasized ( spread)
Gx for grading tumors - Answers - grade cannot be assed
G1 for grading tumors - Answers - well differentiated (low grade)
G2 for grading tumors - Answers - Moderately differentiated ( intermediated grade)
G3 for grading tumors - Answers - poorly
G4 for grading tumors - Answers - Highest grade
Heprin - Answers - is an anti-coagulant that prevents blood clots. monitored by PTT
Coumadin - Answers - A blood thinning agent, monitored by pt/INR
Pathogen - Answers - a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause
disease.
normal flora - Answers - microbes that live and grow in a certain area
arthritis - Answers - inflammation of a joint
Treatment: tylenol, Nsaids
advanced directive (living will) - Answers - expresses person's desires regarding
extraordinary medical procedures that might be used to sustain life when medical
situation becomes hopeless
advanced directive POA - Answers - a person who makes medical decisions on behalf
based on the pts wishes
open-ended questions - Answers - requires elaboration
restating - Answers - repeating what the nurse believes to be the pts main point
Paraphrasing - Answers - nurse is putting what the pt is saying into their own words
Clarifying - Answers - asking more info to make sure you understand what pt is saying
focusing - Answers - bringing the pts attention back to the topic
reflecting - Answers - assist pt to reflect on their own feelings
to offer information - Answers - pt education and discharge planning
false reassurance - Answers - "Don't worry; everything will be all right."
giving advice - Answers - If I were you, I would...
false assumption/ jumping to conclusions - Answers - " your family isnt very supportive"
Approval or disapproval - Answers - imposing your own beliefs
Enternal drug administration - Answers - directly to GI tract giving by oral, rectal, NG
tube
parental drug administration - Answers - bypass the GI tract, given by subQ, IM, IV,
percutaneous drug administration - Answers - Absorbed through skin or mucous
membrane, given by inhalation
half-life - Answers - the amount of time required for 50% elimination from the body
, Cataracts - Answers - clouding of the lens
misity vision
Glaucoma - Answers - increased intraocular pressure ( norm is 10-22mm/hg)
Halos
jaundice - Answers - A yellowing of the skin and eyes
Splinting - Answers - hold a pillow for pain when coughing
help prevent dehiserence and evisceration
Nutrition - Answers - ask if pt takes vitamins or supplements
tumor markers - Answers - obtained from blood sample
cancer staging - Answers - identification of the spread of cancer
malignant tumor - Answers - irregular and immovable when palpated
Tumor grade - Answers - based on the microscopic appearance of cancer cells
T for TNM staging - Answers - Size and extent of main tumor
N for TNM staging - Answers - The number of nearby lymph nods that has cancer
M for TNM staging - Answers - whether the cancer has metastasized ( spread)
Gx for grading tumors - Answers - grade cannot be assed
G1 for grading tumors - Answers - well differentiated (low grade)
G2 for grading tumors - Answers - Moderately differentiated ( intermediated grade)
G3 for grading tumors - Answers - poorly
G4 for grading tumors - Answers - Highest grade
Heprin - Answers - is an anti-coagulant that prevents blood clots. monitored by PTT
Coumadin - Answers - A blood thinning agent, monitored by pt/INR
Pathogen - Answers - a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause
disease.
normal flora - Answers - microbes that live and grow in a certain area
