NURS 142 EXAM 1 GUIDE/COMPREHENSIVE STUDY NOTES /ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST VERSIONS 2025 | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Health - correct answer "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
Acute Condition - correct answer rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
Chronic Condition - correct answer any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually
longer than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing treatment and
management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
Who determines safe nursing practice? - correct answer AHRQ, TeamSTEPPS, TJC, ANA
Policy - correct answer What you can do or should do
A plan of activity or behavior that serves some end such as being expedient or beneficial
Procedure - correct answer How to do something
Step-by-step instructions for doing something
Protocol - correct answer Written plan specifying the procedure to be followed during a specific
condition
Based on physician orders but decision to use is based on nursing judgment
Parameters of decision making
Multidisciplinary initiated
Standing order - correct answer A physician's order that can be exercised by other health care
workers when predetermined conditions have been met
SBAR - correct answer S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
TeamSTEPPS - correct answer Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient
Safety
I PASS The BATON - correct answer Introduction
,Patient
Assessment
Situation
Safety Concerns
Background
Actions
Timing
Ownership
Next
While the medical record fulfills many purposes, its primary purpose is to:
a.Defend the caregiver in case of allegations of malpractice
b.Provide documentation for performance improvement initiatives
c.Support continuity of care
d.Reflect the type of care given at the facility. - correct answer ANSWER: c
Which of the following is an acceptable statement to record in a patient's medical chart?
a.Mrs. Brown had a good day.
b.As usual, the nurse on duty did not come when Mrs. Brown pressed the call button.
c.Mrs. Brown ate half of her breakfast.
d.Mrs. Brown is hard to deal with during the night. - correct answer ANSWER: C
, Antibiotics - correct answer Improve health
Vitamins - correct answer Maintain health
Morphine, acetaminophen, ibuprofen - correct answer Control pain
Lasix, anticonvulsants - correct answer Stabilize medical problems
Potassium - correct answer Correct imbalances
FDA - correct answer Food and Drug Administration
DEA - correct answer Drug Enforcement Administration
Classification of controlled drugs - correct answer Known as C-I through C-V; Opioids,
benzodiazepines, "street drugs"
Black Box Warning - correct answer A black box warning is the sternest warning by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a medication can carry and still remain on the market
in the United States. It warns about potential adverse effects and reactions.
Ideal drug - correct answer Drug that is both effective & safe, producing no side effects or
adverse reactions; only a theoretical construct
Chemical name - correct answer The name that describes the chemical composition and
molecular structure of a drug.
Generic name - correct answer name assigned by the manufacturer who first develops a drug;
it is often derived from the chemical name
trade name - correct answer The commercial name given to a drug product by its
manufacturer; also called the proprietary name.
Pharmokinetics - correct answer the study of drugs within the body, absorption , distribution,
metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer The study of what the drug does to the body
Absorption of drugs - correct answer Transfer of drugs from site of administration across cell
membrane into the blood stream
Distribution of drugs - correct answer the transport of drugs from the plasma to the tissues
(site of action, site of storage, site of biotransformation)
Metabolism (biotransformation) - correct answer The biochemical alteration of a drug into an
inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active metabolite, or a less
active metabolite
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | NEWEST VERSIONS 2025 | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Health - correct answer "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease and infirmity"
Acute Condition - correct answer rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
Chronic Condition - correct answer any disease or condition that lasts a long time (usually
longer than six months). It usually can't be cured and therefore requires ongoing treatment and
management. Examples include arthritis and asthma.
Who determines safe nursing practice? - correct answer AHRQ, TeamSTEPPS, TJC, ANA
Policy - correct answer What you can do or should do
A plan of activity or behavior that serves some end such as being expedient or beneficial
Procedure - correct answer How to do something
Step-by-step instructions for doing something
Protocol - correct answer Written plan specifying the procedure to be followed during a specific
condition
Based on physician orders but decision to use is based on nursing judgment
Parameters of decision making
Multidisciplinary initiated
Standing order - correct answer A physician's order that can be exercised by other health care
workers when predetermined conditions have been met
SBAR - correct answer S: Situation
B: Background
A: Assessment
R: Recommendation
TeamSTEPPS - correct answer Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient
Safety
I PASS The BATON - correct answer Introduction
,Patient
Assessment
Situation
Safety Concerns
Background
Actions
Timing
Ownership
Next
While the medical record fulfills many purposes, its primary purpose is to:
a.Defend the caregiver in case of allegations of malpractice
b.Provide documentation for performance improvement initiatives
c.Support continuity of care
d.Reflect the type of care given at the facility. - correct answer ANSWER: c
Which of the following is an acceptable statement to record in a patient's medical chart?
a.Mrs. Brown had a good day.
b.As usual, the nurse on duty did not come when Mrs. Brown pressed the call button.
c.Mrs. Brown ate half of her breakfast.
d.Mrs. Brown is hard to deal with during the night. - correct answer ANSWER: C
, Antibiotics - correct answer Improve health
Vitamins - correct answer Maintain health
Morphine, acetaminophen, ibuprofen - correct answer Control pain
Lasix, anticonvulsants - correct answer Stabilize medical problems
Potassium - correct answer Correct imbalances
FDA - correct answer Food and Drug Administration
DEA - correct answer Drug Enforcement Administration
Classification of controlled drugs - correct answer Known as C-I through C-V; Opioids,
benzodiazepines, "street drugs"
Black Box Warning - correct answer A black box warning is the sternest warning by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a medication can carry and still remain on the market
in the United States. It warns about potential adverse effects and reactions.
Ideal drug - correct answer Drug that is both effective & safe, producing no side effects or
adverse reactions; only a theoretical construct
Chemical name - correct answer The name that describes the chemical composition and
molecular structure of a drug.
Generic name - correct answer name assigned by the manufacturer who first develops a drug;
it is often derived from the chemical name
trade name - correct answer The commercial name given to a drug product by its
manufacturer; also called the proprietary name.
Pharmokinetics - correct answer the study of drugs within the body, absorption , distribution,
metabolism, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - correct answer The study of what the drug does to the body
Absorption of drugs - correct answer Transfer of drugs from site of administration across cell
membrane into the blood stream
Distribution of drugs - correct answer the transport of drugs from the plasma to the tissues
(site of action, site of storage, site of biotransformation)
Metabolism (biotransformation) - correct answer The biochemical alteration of a drug into an
inactive metabolite, a more soluble compound, a more potent active metabolite, or a less
active metabolite
