NSG-3250 EXAM
NSG-3250 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medical-surgical nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units,
clinics, ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-
term care facilities
Rehospitalization - admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from a
hospitalization
transitional care - coordinated services and supports during the interval between
preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another
A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for
Medicare. Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument
Set (OASIS). When performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should
assess what domain of the client's current status? - Functional status
Critical Care Nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital
intensive unit; current practice settings have expanded to include virtual care and
community settings
Rehabilitation nursing - returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic
approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.
Home health - skilled nursing in a persons home
NSG-3250 EXAM
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community-based nursing - promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and
families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of
life
activities of daily living (ADLs) - basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting,
walking, and dressing
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - tasks necessary to conduct the business
of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as telephoning,
shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
nurse navigator - assist clients with transitions in different levels of care, such as from the
hospital to a rehabilitation facility
case manager - ensure cost-effective care and to communicate with the medical insurance
company
Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers require - documentation of the client's
homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
When is discharge planning started? - Upon admission
preoperative phase - period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention is
made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table
intraoperative phase - period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the
operating room area and continues until the patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care
unit
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postoperative phase - period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to the
postanesthesia care unit and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or
home
perioperative phase - period of time that constitutes the surgical experience; includes the
preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of nursing care
ambulatory surgery - includes outpatient, same-day, or short-stay surgery that does not
require an overnight hospital stay
Geriatric concerns with surgery - Increased comorbidities
Cardiac reserves are lower
renal and hepatic functions are depressed
GI activity is likely reduced
Geriatric pre op considerations - blood tests, EKG, and monitoring BP can help identify
potential risks for cardiac related risks during surgery
bariatric surgery complications - Increased subQ tissue makes IV access difficult and
delays wound healing
Joint replacement failure
Shallow respirations while laying supine
emergency surgery - surgery that must be performed immediately to save the person's life
or a body organ
little time for preparation
diagnostic surgery - determines or confirms a diagnosis
NSG-3250 EXAM
NSG-3250 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medical-surgical nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
patients from adolescence through the end-of-life in hospital medical-surgical units,
clinics, ambulatory care units, urgent care centers, home health care agencies, and long-
term care facilities
Rehospitalization - admission to the hospital within 30 days of a prior discharge from a
hospitalization
transitional care - coordinated services and supports during the interval between
preparing a patient to leave one setting and enter another
A home health nurse is conducting an assessment of a client who may qualify for
Medicare. Consequently, the nurse is utilizing the Outcome and Assessment Instrument
Set (OASIS). When performing an assessment using this instrument, the nurse should
assess what domain of the client's current status? - Functional status
Critical Care Nursing - a specialty area of practice that provides nursing services to
critically ill patients across the lifespan in acute care settings such as the hospital
intensive unit; current practice settings have expanded to include virtual care and
community settings
Rehabilitation nursing - returning patients to optimal functionality through a holistic
approach to care that is based on scientific evidence.
Home health - skilled nursing in a persons home
NSG-3250 EXAM
,NSG-3250 EXAM
community-based nursing - promoting and maintaining the health of individuals and
families, preventing and minimizing the progression of disease, and improving quality of
life
activities of daily living (ADLs) - basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting,
walking, and dressing
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - tasks necessary to conduct the business
of daily life and also requiring some cognitive competence, such as telephoning,
shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, and paying bills
nurse navigator - assist clients with transitions in different levels of care, such as from the
hospital to a rehabilitation facility
case manager - ensure cost-effective care and to communicate with the medical insurance
company
Medicare, Medicaid, and third party payers require - documentation of the client's
homebound status and the need for skilled professional nursing care
When is discharge planning started? - Upon admission
preoperative phase - period of time from when the decision for surgical intervention is
made to when the patient is transferred to the operating room table
intraoperative phase - period of time that begins with transfer of the patient to the
operating room area and continues until the patient is admitted to the postanesthesia care
unit
NSG-3250 EXAM
, NSG-3250 EXAM
postoperative phase - period of time that begins with the admission of the patient to the
postanesthesia care unit and ends after follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or
home
perioperative phase - period of time that constitutes the surgical experience; includes the
preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of nursing care
ambulatory surgery - includes outpatient, same-day, or short-stay surgery that does not
require an overnight hospital stay
Geriatric concerns with surgery - Increased comorbidities
Cardiac reserves are lower
renal and hepatic functions are depressed
GI activity is likely reduced
Geriatric pre op considerations - blood tests, EKG, and monitoring BP can help identify
potential risks for cardiac related risks during surgery
bariatric surgery complications - Increased subQ tissue makes IV access difficult and
delays wound healing
Joint replacement failure
Shallow respirations while laying supine
emergency surgery - surgery that must be performed immediately to save the person's life
or a body organ
little time for preparation
diagnostic surgery - determines or confirms a diagnosis
NSG-3250 EXAM
