NUR 163, EXAM 1 HONDROS 2026 COMPLETE WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS |
FINAL REVIEW
1. Adherence/compliance (same thing): • If someone is adherent with their POC, they
will have decreased symptoms
• If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to
complications and limited function ability
• The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes
• What is the best way to make sure that someone is compliant? You
have them participate in their POC
• If someone is refusing their POC you ask them what they are feeling,
the patient might feel accused of something or blamed
2. Pain is a: communication barrier
3. If the patient isn't giving accurate information of their health: we are
not going to provide the right care or give any accurate information while educating
4. The best form of therapeutic communication between the
nurse and the patient is: active listening
5. If someone has had a stroke and is experiencing aphasia and
cannot speak, the best way to communicate is: through a poster board with the
alphabet and pictures on it that would help them communicate
6. A patient is newly admitted, and they are nervous because they
have had previous bad experiences in hospitals before, how would
you communicate with them? Open-ended questions
,7. What is a Katz test? ADL's
8. A patient lives in a facility, their husband lives at home. The nurse
gets a call that the husband fell and is in the hospital with a broken
hip, what is your next action? Before you tell their spouse, you verify the information
9. Benefits of daily exercise: • Keep you healthy
• Builds muscle mass
• Slow bone loss
• Lowers blood glucose
• Keeps a healthy weight
• Makes you feel good
• Better Health
• Disease prevention
• Healing (in Diabetics, biggest factor affecting compliance is motivation)
10. Benefits of Exercise: • Keeps joints flexible
• Maintain muscle
• Decrease blood sugar level
• Heart Health
• Maintain Healthy weight
• Increase sense of well-bring
11. Types of Exercise: • Weight bearing is beneficial (Prevents osteoporosis)
• Swimming (easy on the joints)
12. Recommended time to exercise for Geriatric Patients: 30 Mins
13. Blood Pressure: Annually after age 40
14. Mammogram: Every 2 years between 50 and 74.
, 15. Cholesterol: Every 5 years from 40 to 75
16. Colonoscopy every: 10 years
17. CT Colonography every: 5 years
18. Sigmoidoscopy every: 5 years
19. Double contract barium every: 5 years
20. SPICES scale: S-
Sleep Disorders P-
Problems with Eating or
Feeding
I-Incontinence (Urinary & or
bowel movements) C-
Confusion
E-Evidence of Falls (usually in
last 6 months) S-Skin
breakdown (skin ulcers,
sores)
21. Morris Fall Scale: • History of falling
• Secondary Diagnosis
• Ambulatory Aid (Furniture, Crutches, Can, Walker)
• IV/Heparin Lock
• Gait/Transferring
• Mental Status
22. Mini Cog Screening: • Need for increased early identification of cognitive impairments and are
in need of a more thorough evaluation.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS |
FINAL REVIEW
1. Adherence/compliance (same thing): • If someone is adherent with their POC, they
will have decreased symptoms
• If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to
complications and limited function ability
• The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is diabetes
• What is the best way to make sure that someone is compliant? You
have them participate in their POC
• If someone is refusing their POC you ask them what they are feeling,
the patient might feel accused of something or blamed
2. Pain is a: communication barrier
3. If the patient isn't giving accurate information of their health: we are
not going to provide the right care or give any accurate information while educating
4. The best form of therapeutic communication between the
nurse and the patient is: active listening
5. If someone has had a stroke and is experiencing aphasia and
cannot speak, the best way to communicate is: through a poster board with the
alphabet and pictures on it that would help them communicate
6. A patient is newly admitted, and they are nervous because they
have had previous bad experiences in hospitals before, how would
you communicate with them? Open-ended questions
,7. What is a Katz test? ADL's
8. A patient lives in a facility, their husband lives at home. The nurse
gets a call that the husband fell and is in the hospital with a broken
hip, what is your next action? Before you tell their spouse, you verify the information
9. Benefits of daily exercise: • Keep you healthy
• Builds muscle mass
• Slow bone loss
• Lowers blood glucose
• Keeps a healthy weight
• Makes you feel good
• Better Health
• Disease prevention
• Healing (in Diabetics, biggest factor affecting compliance is motivation)
10. Benefits of Exercise: • Keeps joints flexible
• Maintain muscle
• Decrease blood sugar level
• Heart Health
• Maintain Healthy weight
• Increase sense of well-bring
11. Types of Exercise: • Weight bearing is beneficial (Prevents osteoporosis)
• Swimming (easy on the joints)
12. Recommended time to exercise for Geriatric Patients: 30 Mins
13. Blood Pressure: Annually after age 40
14. Mammogram: Every 2 years between 50 and 74.
, 15. Cholesterol: Every 5 years from 40 to 75
16. Colonoscopy every: 10 years
17. CT Colonography every: 5 years
18. Sigmoidoscopy every: 5 years
19. Double contract barium every: 5 years
20. SPICES scale: S-
Sleep Disorders P-
Problems with Eating or
Feeding
I-Incontinence (Urinary & or
bowel movements) C-
Confusion
E-Evidence of Falls (usually in
last 6 months) S-Skin
breakdown (skin ulcers,
sores)
21. Morris Fall Scale: • History of falling
• Secondary Diagnosis
• Ambulatory Aid (Furniture, Crutches, Can, Walker)
• IV/Heparin Lock
• Gait/Transferring
• Mental Status
22. Mini Cog Screening: • Need for increased early identification of cognitive impairments and are
in need of a more thorough evaluation.
