Nursing 304 Exam 1 complete Actual set
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What are the benefits of physical activity? - correct answer-✅-Eleveates mood and attitude
-enables physical fitness
-promotes good health
What is the nature of movement? - correct answer-✅body mechanics, alignment and balance, gravity,
friction
What is alignment and balance? - correct answer-✅posture
What can cause a patient to fall? - correct answer-✅if the patients center of gravity is unbalanced
What is isotonic-mobilizing? - correct answer-✅Causing the body to move
What are the two varieties of isotonic contractions? - correct answer-✅Concentric tension and
Eccentric
What is a concentric contraction? - correct answer-✅muscle shortens
What is eccentric contraction? - correct answer-✅lengthening of muscle
What is isometric stabilizing - correct answer-✅the body holding a stable position
What is an example of an isometric stabilizing exercise? - correct answer-✅kegel excersising--> causing
muscle tension but no work
What is proprioception? - correct answer-✅sense of body position and movement
What is resistive isometric exercise? - correct answer-✅exercise in which an individual contracts the
muscle while pushing against a stationary object or resisting the movement of an object
What is Fowler's position? - correct answer-✅Sitting with head 80-90% elevated
What is Semi-Fowler's position? - correct answer-✅45-90 degrees
what is lateral recumbent? - correct answer-✅lying on either side with a pillow in between their knees?
What is prone position? - correct answer-✅lying face down
What is the supine position? - correct answer-✅laying face up
What is Sims position? - correct answer-✅laying face down with one leg out an don a pillow
What factors influence activity and excersise? - correct answer-✅-Developmental changes
-Behavioral aspects
-Cultural background
-Environmental issues
_family and social support
What are the 5 components of mobility? - correct answer-✅-sitting/standing
-ROM
-Gait
-Exercise
How many hours should you change a patients position? - correct answer-✅every 2 hours
How can we encourage exercise while someone is on a bed? - correct answer-✅Incorporate pillows,
wedges, side rails, overhead trapeze
What are the assistive devices for walking? - correct answer-✅gait belt, cane, walker, crutches
how to use walker - correct answer-✅hold the upper bars ,taking a step moving the walker forward ,and
taking another step
NEVER LEAN OVER THE WALKER
WALKERS SHOULD NEVER BE USED ON THE STAIRS
, How to measure a cane - correct answer-✅length should be equal to the distance between the greater
trochanter and the floor kept on the stronger side of the body.
What leg should move forward FIRST after placement of cane? - correct answer-✅The weaker leg
How far should the axilla be away from the crutch pad? - correct answer-✅2 to 3 fingers away
How far are crutches places when walking - correct answer-✅crutches are placed 15 cm in front and 15
cm to the side of each foot
When going up the stairs with crutches which foot goes first? - correct answer-✅lead with stronger leg
When going down the stairs with crutches which foot goes first? - correct answer-✅lead with affected
leg
What are HAIs? - correct answer-✅healthcare associated infections
What are nosocomial infections? - correct answer-✅hospital acquired infections
What is an infection? - correct answer-✅invasion or growth of a microorganism
What is colonization? - correct answer-✅the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but
without tissue invasion or damage
Mersa growing in someones nose would be known as an infection or colonization? - correct answer-
✅colonization
What is the chain of infection? - correct answer-✅1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmition
5. port of entry
6. susceptible host
What causes HAIs? - correct answer-✅-Invasive procedures
-antibiotic administration
-breaks in infection prevention and control activities
What are the factors the influence infection prevention and control? - correct answer-✅age(older and
younger more susceptible)
sex(men and women differ in immune responses)
nutritional status(inadequate intake of proteins, fats, carbs can cause delayed healing)
disease process(aids can impact fighting an infection)
What is surgical asepsis? - correct answer-✅Surgical Asepsis - Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both
pathogenic and non-pathogenic, including spores
What is worn during droplet precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is worn during contact precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is worn during airborn precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is a vital sign? - correct answer-✅key measurements that provide essential information about
overall health status
Its normal for an older patients temperature to be low true or false? - correct answer-✅True
What part in the brain controls body temperature? - correct answer-✅hypothalamus
What factors can affect body temperature? - correct answer-✅-age
-exercise
-hormone level
-circadian rhythm
-stress
-environment
-temp alterations
What does febrile mean? - correct answer-✅having or showing the symptoms of a fever
What does pyrexia mean? - correct answer-✅fever
with Questions and correct/verified
Answers
What are the benefits of physical activity? - correct answer-✅-Eleveates mood and attitude
-enables physical fitness
-promotes good health
What is the nature of movement? - correct answer-✅body mechanics, alignment and balance, gravity,
friction
What is alignment and balance? - correct answer-✅posture
What can cause a patient to fall? - correct answer-✅if the patients center of gravity is unbalanced
What is isotonic-mobilizing? - correct answer-✅Causing the body to move
What are the two varieties of isotonic contractions? - correct answer-✅Concentric tension and
Eccentric
What is a concentric contraction? - correct answer-✅muscle shortens
What is eccentric contraction? - correct answer-✅lengthening of muscle
What is isometric stabilizing - correct answer-✅the body holding a stable position
What is an example of an isometric stabilizing exercise? - correct answer-✅kegel excersising--> causing
muscle tension but no work
What is proprioception? - correct answer-✅sense of body position and movement
What is resistive isometric exercise? - correct answer-✅exercise in which an individual contracts the
muscle while pushing against a stationary object or resisting the movement of an object
What is Fowler's position? - correct answer-✅Sitting with head 80-90% elevated
What is Semi-Fowler's position? - correct answer-✅45-90 degrees
what is lateral recumbent? - correct answer-✅lying on either side with a pillow in between their knees?
What is prone position? - correct answer-✅lying face down
What is the supine position? - correct answer-✅laying face up
What is Sims position? - correct answer-✅laying face down with one leg out an don a pillow
What factors influence activity and excersise? - correct answer-✅-Developmental changes
-Behavioral aspects
-Cultural background
-Environmental issues
_family and social support
What are the 5 components of mobility? - correct answer-✅-sitting/standing
-ROM
-Gait
-Exercise
How many hours should you change a patients position? - correct answer-✅every 2 hours
How can we encourage exercise while someone is on a bed? - correct answer-✅Incorporate pillows,
wedges, side rails, overhead trapeze
What are the assistive devices for walking? - correct answer-✅gait belt, cane, walker, crutches
how to use walker - correct answer-✅hold the upper bars ,taking a step moving the walker forward ,and
taking another step
NEVER LEAN OVER THE WALKER
WALKERS SHOULD NEVER BE USED ON THE STAIRS
, How to measure a cane - correct answer-✅length should be equal to the distance between the greater
trochanter and the floor kept on the stronger side of the body.
What leg should move forward FIRST after placement of cane? - correct answer-✅The weaker leg
How far should the axilla be away from the crutch pad? - correct answer-✅2 to 3 fingers away
How far are crutches places when walking - correct answer-✅crutches are placed 15 cm in front and 15
cm to the side of each foot
When going up the stairs with crutches which foot goes first? - correct answer-✅lead with stronger leg
When going down the stairs with crutches which foot goes first? - correct answer-✅lead with affected
leg
What are HAIs? - correct answer-✅healthcare associated infections
What are nosocomial infections? - correct answer-✅hospital acquired infections
What is an infection? - correct answer-✅invasion or growth of a microorganism
What is colonization? - correct answer-✅the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but
without tissue invasion or damage
Mersa growing in someones nose would be known as an infection or colonization? - correct answer-
✅colonization
What is the chain of infection? - correct answer-✅1. infectious agent
2. reservoir
3. portal of exit
4. mode of transmition
5. port of entry
6. susceptible host
What causes HAIs? - correct answer-✅-Invasive procedures
-antibiotic administration
-breaks in infection prevention and control activities
What are the factors the influence infection prevention and control? - correct answer-✅age(older and
younger more susceptible)
sex(men and women differ in immune responses)
nutritional status(inadequate intake of proteins, fats, carbs can cause delayed healing)
disease process(aids can impact fighting an infection)
What is surgical asepsis? - correct answer-✅Surgical Asepsis - Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both
pathogenic and non-pathogenic, including spores
What is worn during droplet precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is worn during contact precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is worn during airborn precautions? - correct answer-✅
What is a vital sign? - correct answer-✅key measurements that provide essential information about
overall health status
Its normal for an older patients temperature to be low true or false? - correct answer-✅True
What part in the brain controls body temperature? - correct answer-✅hypothalamus
What factors can affect body temperature? - correct answer-✅-age
-exercise
-hormone level
-circadian rhythm
-stress
-environment
-temp alterations
What does febrile mean? - correct answer-✅having or showing the symptoms of a fever
What does pyrexia mean? - correct answer-✅fever
