NUR2349 -Professional Nursing I PN1 finals Study guide questions with
correct answers
1. What |test |can |diagnose |osteoporosis |only?
• Dexascan
2. Gout |patients |may |have |nodules, |they |are |called
• Tophus
3. Which |disease |does |not |have |pain |associated |with |it?
• Osteoporosis
4. What |task |can |you |delegate |to |a |CAN
• Backrub |(DO |NOT |delegate |what |you |can |EAT! |E |- |evaluate. |A |- |assess. |T |– |teach)
5. Which |is |not |a |component |of |evidence-based |practices
• Leader |practices
6. When |an |IV |is |infiltrated, |the |priority |nursing |intervention |is
• Stop |the |IV |fluid
7. Who |is |at |the |greatest |risk |for |dehydration?
• An |elderly |dementia |patient
8. The |best |indicator |of |fluid |status |is
• Daily |weights
9. When |giving |Alendronate |to |a |patient, |tell |the |patient |to
• Drink |a |full |glass |of |water |with |it
10. If |a |patient |needs |to |increase |their |magnesium |level, |they |can |eat
• Nuts
11. What |should |a |patient |eat |to |increase |calcium |levels?
• Chocolate, |salmon |and |2% |milk
12. Which |is |NOT |a |sign/symptom |of |inflammation?
• Pallor
13. So, |a |newborn |does |not |lose |heat |to |evaporate |the |nurse |should?
• Dry |the |baby
14. You |should |have |this |medication |available |in |case |of |an |adverse |reaction |with |narcotics
• Naloxone
,15. What |is |the |main |aspect |of |maintaining |a |culture |of |safety |in |a |healthcare |setting?
• Communication
16. Which |behavior |best |indicates |a |patient |is |experiencing |acute |changes |related |to |pain?
• Inability |to |concentrate
17. Older |people |have |a |diminished |ability |to |regulate |body |temperature |because?
• Decreased |metabolic |rates
18. A |fever |of |99.8 |degrees |Fahrenheits |over |the |last |24 |hours. |The |fever |would |be |classified |as
• Remittent
19. Which |intervention |would |best |prevent |falls |in |an |older |client?
• Exercise |regularly
20. Elderly |client |scheduled |for |surgery |the |outcome |of |the |surgery |would |depend |upon?
• Patients |severity |of |illness
21. Breakthrough |pain
• A |sudden |increase |in |pain |that |may |occur |in |patients |who |already |have |chronic |pain
|from |cancer, |arthritis, |fibromyalgia, |or |other |conditions. |Breakthrough |pain |usually
lasts |for |a |short |time.
22. Morphine
• Watch |respiratory |rate |when |administrating |morphine. |Monitor |for |respiratory
|depression.
23. Manage |pain
• Patient |should |be |the |best |way |to |determine |pain. |Since |pain |is |subjective, |self-report |is
|considered |the |Gold |Standard |and |most |accurate |measure |of |pain.
24. PCA |pump
• Use |pain |scale |to |determine |pain |for |themselves.
25. Chronic |pain
• Assess |pain |to |be |able |to |treat |properly. |Assess |pain |60 |mins |after |oral, |IV |assess |15
minutes |after |giving |pain |meds. |If |pain |is |not |managed, |call |doctor |to |get |a |new |plan.
|Alzheimer’s |patients |cannot |communicate |effectively |and |might |not |request |pain |meds.
|Hot |and |cold |application; |check |skin |for |skin |redness, |hot |or |cold |burns.
• Adjuvant |medications |can |be |given |for |chronic |pain; |Tricyclic |anti-depressants,
Anticonvulsants- |Gabapentin, |Corticosteroids, |Muscle |relaxants- |methocarbamol,
, baclofen |and |benzodiazepines, |Sedatives |- |midazolam |(Versed), |diazepam |(Valium), |or
|lorazepam |(Ativan).
26. Common |side |effects |of |morphine
• Constipation
27. Hyperthermia
28. Medications |for |osteoporosis
• Boniva |is |part |of |a |class |of |osteoporosis |drugs |known |as |bisphosphonates, |which |help
|build |and |maintain |bone |density |(a |measure |of |bone |strength) |in |people |with
osteoporosis. |Other |drugs |in |this |class |include |Actonel |and |Fosamax, |but |these |must |be
|taken |daily |or |weekly.
29. Understanding |teaching |about |alendronate
• Cannot |lie |down |after |taking |drug
• Before |meals |empty |stomach
• Full |glass |of |water
• Taken |without |any |other |medications
30. Know |medications
• Dulcosate |– |Colace
• Nystatin |– |fungal
• Alprazolam |- |zanax
31. Expect |not |to |find |in |osteoarthrosis
• Asymmetrical |involvement
32. Osteoporosis
• No |pain |involved |until |a |bone |is |broken
33. Pain |is |not |associated |with |this |disease
• Osteoporosis
34. What |part |of |restraints |assessment |can |be |given |to |UAP?
• Check |circulation, |put |it |on |and |take |it |off.
35. Patient |has |history |of |falls
• Get |a |family |member |to |stay |with |patient
36. Lyme’s |disease
• What |have |they |done |outside |lately?
correct answers
1. What |test |can |diagnose |osteoporosis |only?
• Dexascan
2. Gout |patients |may |have |nodules, |they |are |called
• Tophus
3. Which |disease |does |not |have |pain |associated |with |it?
• Osteoporosis
4. What |task |can |you |delegate |to |a |CAN
• Backrub |(DO |NOT |delegate |what |you |can |EAT! |E |- |evaluate. |A |- |assess. |T |– |teach)
5. Which |is |not |a |component |of |evidence-based |practices
• Leader |practices
6. When |an |IV |is |infiltrated, |the |priority |nursing |intervention |is
• Stop |the |IV |fluid
7. Who |is |at |the |greatest |risk |for |dehydration?
• An |elderly |dementia |patient
8. The |best |indicator |of |fluid |status |is
• Daily |weights
9. When |giving |Alendronate |to |a |patient, |tell |the |patient |to
• Drink |a |full |glass |of |water |with |it
10. If |a |patient |needs |to |increase |their |magnesium |level, |they |can |eat
• Nuts
11. What |should |a |patient |eat |to |increase |calcium |levels?
• Chocolate, |salmon |and |2% |milk
12. Which |is |NOT |a |sign/symptom |of |inflammation?
• Pallor
13. So, |a |newborn |does |not |lose |heat |to |evaporate |the |nurse |should?
• Dry |the |baby
14. You |should |have |this |medication |available |in |case |of |an |adverse |reaction |with |narcotics
• Naloxone
,15. What |is |the |main |aspect |of |maintaining |a |culture |of |safety |in |a |healthcare |setting?
• Communication
16. Which |behavior |best |indicates |a |patient |is |experiencing |acute |changes |related |to |pain?
• Inability |to |concentrate
17. Older |people |have |a |diminished |ability |to |regulate |body |temperature |because?
• Decreased |metabolic |rates
18. A |fever |of |99.8 |degrees |Fahrenheits |over |the |last |24 |hours. |The |fever |would |be |classified |as
• Remittent
19. Which |intervention |would |best |prevent |falls |in |an |older |client?
• Exercise |regularly
20. Elderly |client |scheduled |for |surgery |the |outcome |of |the |surgery |would |depend |upon?
• Patients |severity |of |illness
21. Breakthrough |pain
• A |sudden |increase |in |pain |that |may |occur |in |patients |who |already |have |chronic |pain
|from |cancer, |arthritis, |fibromyalgia, |or |other |conditions. |Breakthrough |pain |usually
lasts |for |a |short |time.
22. Morphine
• Watch |respiratory |rate |when |administrating |morphine. |Monitor |for |respiratory
|depression.
23. Manage |pain
• Patient |should |be |the |best |way |to |determine |pain. |Since |pain |is |subjective, |self-report |is
|considered |the |Gold |Standard |and |most |accurate |measure |of |pain.
24. PCA |pump
• Use |pain |scale |to |determine |pain |for |themselves.
25. Chronic |pain
• Assess |pain |to |be |able |to |treat |properly. |Assess |pain |60 |mins |after |oral, |IV |assess |15
minutes |after |giving |pain |meds. |If |pain |is |not |managed, |call |doctor |to |get |a |new |plan.
|Alzheimer’s |patients |cannot |communicate |effectively |and |might |not |request |pain |meds.
|Hot |and |cold |application; |check |skin |for |skin |redness, |hot |or |cold |burns.
• Adjuvant |medications |can |be |given |for |chronic |pain; |Tricyclic |anti-depressants,
Anticonvulsants- |Gabapentin, |Corticosteroids, |Muscle |relaxants- |methocarbamol,
, baclofen |and |benzodiazepines, |Sedatives |- |midazolam |(Versed), |diazepam |(Valium), |or
|lorazepam |(Ativan).
26. Common |side |effects |of |morphine
• Constipation
27. Hyperthermia
28. Medications |for |osteoporosis
• Boniva |is |part |of |a |class |of |osteoporosis |drugs |known |as |bisphosphonates, |which |help
|build |and |maintain |bone |density |(a |measure |of |bone |strength) |in |people |with
osteoporosis. |Other |drugs |in |this |class |include |Actonel |and |Fosamax, |but |these |must |be
|taken |daily |or |weekly.
29. Understanding |teaching |about |alendronate
• Cannot |lie |down |after |taking |drug
• Before |meals |empty |stomach
• Full |glass |of |water
• Taken |without |any |other |medications
30. Know |medications
• Dulcosate |– |Colace
• Nystatin |– |fungal
• Alprazolam |- |zanax
31. Expect |not |to |find |in |osteoarthrosis
• Asymmetrical |involvement
32. Osteoporosis
• No |pain |involved |until |a |bone |is |broken
33. Pain |is |not |associated |with |this |disease
• Osteoporosis
34. What |part |of |restraints |assessment |can |be |given |to |UAP?
• Check |circulation, |put |it |on |and |take |it |off.
35. Patient |has |history |of |falls
• Get |a |family |member |to |stay |with |patient
36. Lyme’s |disease
• What |have |they |done |outside |lately?
