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WILKES NSG500 EXAM 1 /NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Symtpoms of tension headaches - ANSWER-slowly progressive,
bilateral, tight, band-like. Triggered with stress or dehydration.
Tension headache treatment - ANSWER-NSAIDS, amitriptyline,
tricyclic antidepressants
Migraine Headaches - ANSWER-more common women, usually
have triggers (food, loud noises, physical exertion, lack of sleep)
Migraine Headache symptoms - ANSWER-severe, unilateral,
pulsating or throbbing. N & V, photophobia, photophobia, Aura?
Tinnitus, aphasia, confusion, Hemiplegic!
Cluster Headache - ANSWER-RAREST, linked to alcohol and
cigarettes, same time everyday, more common in men.
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How is pain assessed? What is the gold standard? - ANSWER-
OLD CARTS
Assessing pain in children - ANSWER-the Wong-Baker Faces
Rating Scale and the Oucher Scale.
Oucher scale - ANSWER-explain each photo when pointed to.
Normal BMI - ANSWER-18.5-24.9
Underweight BMI - ANSWER-<18.5
Overweight BMI - ANSWER-25-29.9
Obese BMI - ANSWER-over 30
Jaundice (icterus) - ANSWER-yellowing of skin, increased level of
bilirubin in the blood.
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Physiologic jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) of the newborn is a
frequently encountered problem in otherwise healthy newborns
caused by - ANSWER-the lack of maturity of bilirubin uptake and
conjugation by the liver.
High bilirubin levels in the newborn period can be associated with
- ANSWER-hemolytic disease, metabolic and endocrine
disorders, anatomic abnormalities of the liver, and infections.
Pathological jaundice in the newborn period is associated with -
ANSWER-Severe Illness
Risk factors for development of pathological jaundice include -
ANSWER-fetal-maternal blood type incompatibility (hemolytic
disease of the newborn), premature birth, exclusive breast-
feeding in some infants, maternal age greater than or equal to 25
yo, male sex, delayed meconium passage, excessive birth
trauma.
WILKES NSG500 EXAM 1 /NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
Symtpoms of tension headaches - ANSWER-slowly progressive,
bilateral, tight, band-like. Triggered with stress or dehydration.
Tension headache treatment - ANSWER-NSAIDS, amitriptyline,
tricyclic antidepressants
Migraine Headaches - ANSWER-more common women, usually
have triggers (food, loud noises, physical exertion, lack of sleep)
Migraine Headache symptoms - ANSWER-severe, unilateral,
pulsating or throbbing. N & V, photophobia, photophobia, Aura?
Tinnitus, aphasia, confusion, Hemiplegic!
Cluster Headache - ANSWER-RAREST, linked to alcohol and
cigarettes, same time everyday, more common in men.
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How is pain assessed? What is the gold standard? - ANSWER-
OLD CARTS
Assessing pain in children - ANSWER-the Wong-Baker Faces
Rating Scale and the Oucher Scale.
Oucher scale - ANSWER-explain each photo when pointed to.
Normal BMI - ANSWER-18.5-24.9
Underweight BMI - ANSWER-<18.5
Overweight BMI - ANSWER-25-29.9
Obese BMI - ANSWER-over 30
Jaundice (icterus) - ANSWER-yellowing of skin, increased level of
bilirubin in the blood.
, 3|Page
Physiologic jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) of the newborn is a
frequently encountered problem in otherwise healthy newborns
caused by - ANSWER-the lack of maturity of bilirubin uptake and
conjugation by the liver.
High bilirubin levels in the newborn period can be associated with
- ANSWER-hemolytic disease, metabolic and endocrine
disorders, anatomic abnormalities of the liver, and infections.
Pathological jaundice in the newborn period is associated with -
ANSWER-Severe Illness
Risk factors for development of pathological jaundice include -
ANSWER-fetal-maternal blood type incompatibility (hemolytic
disease of the newborn), premature birth, exclusive breast-
feeding in some infants, maternal age greater than or equal to 25
yo, male sex, delayed meconium passage, excessive birth
trauma.
