QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The nurse is completing an assessment of a patient who was transferred
from a detox rehab to the emergency department. The nurse identifies which
group of symptoms as possible indicators of anxiety?.
Answer: B/P 150/88, HR 100, RR 24, and a history of trauma
◍ Primary Prevention.
Answer: 1. Infection control2. Smoking cessation3. Immunizations4.
Preventing postop complicationsAre examples of:
◍ An interpretivist nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital setting. Which
of the following factors will the interpretivist consider when caring for this
patient?.
Answer: context of careinformation from significant others and friends the
nurses previous values and emotions
◍ The student nurse is providing education to a client with newly-diagnosed
diabetes. The student recognizes that the client requires additional teaching
when he identifies the following as required nutrients..
Answer: carbs, fats and kilocalories
◍ Infants.
Answer: ____ are at risk for impaired gas exchange bc of less alveolar
surface for gas exchange and narrowed airways that are easily obstructed -
Obligate nose breathers until 3 months - Irregular respiratory patterns with
brief pauses between breaths
◍ The nurse is caring for a patient with COP
D. The patient tells the nurse he is having a "hard time breathing". His
respiratory rate is 32 breaths per minute, his pulse is 120 beats per minute,
and oxygen saturation is 90%. What objective terminology is this
, situation?a. dyspnea, bradycardia, hypoxemiab. impaired breathing,
increased cardiac output, poor oxygenc. SOB, poor cardiac output, sluggish
exchange.d. tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxia.
Answer: d. tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxia
◍ Safety.
Answer: - Freedom from accidental injuries - Prevention of health care
errors and elimination or mitigation of patient injury caused by health care
errors
◍ Morse Fall Risk Scale.
Answer: ^ # = ^ riskFall risk assessment tool that has been widely used
nationally and internationally since the late 1980s in acute-care and
long-term care settings
◍ Care Delivery.
Answer: - The goal of _____ is to maintain optimal INDEPENDENT
function and prevent functional decline for health related quality of life-
Interventions depend on the underlying cause of impairment (visual,
mobility, cognitive, mental health)
◍ Braden Skin Scale.
Answer: - Decreased # = ^ risk - For patients at risk for development of
pressure ulcers we use the _______ scale to reliably score the potential for
this complication
◍ Physical Assessment.
Answer: Recognition of any existing physical and psychological illness is
part of the _______
◍ A nursing educator is presenting an inservice on stress and coping to a group
of new graduate nurses. Once of the graduates will require additional
education on the concept of stress when they identify the following as a risk
factor.
Answer: spiritual reconciliation
◍ Which term best describes the condition which there is reduced oxygenation
, of arterial blood?.
Answer: Hypoxemia
◍ Which of the followinng statements are true regarding painn? (choose all
that apply)a. pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with an actual or potential tissue damage b. pain is often over
reported in older adultsc. pain is one of the most common reasons people
seek health caree. pain is whatever the person experiencing it, says it is..
Answer: a. pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with an actual or potential tissue damage c. pain is one of the
most common reasons people seek health caree. pain is whatever the person
experiencing it, says it is.
◍ The nurse is evaluating a new patient for risk factors related to his ability to
cope as he moves into an assisted living facility. The nurse is concerned
when the patients son shares the following information.
Answer: the patient has dementia
◍ Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing.
Answer: _____ is based on these factors: 12 ADLs are central to life Focus
on healthcare directed toward health promotion and wellness instead of
illness
◍ The nurse is talking with a patient who was just diagnosed with
constipation. The patient asks the nurse how to prevent constipation in the
future. The nurse should make which appropriate recommendations for the
patient (choose all that apply)a. drink 6-8 glasses of water daily b. eat meat
dailyc. exercise dailyd. increase fiber in the diete. avoid the use of
narcotics..
Answer: a. drink 6-8 glasses of water daily c. exercise dailyd. increase fiber
in the diete. avoid the use of narcotics.
◍ When blood supply to the heart is decreased, the proper term for this would
be.
Answer: Ischemia