NURS 1010

This document contains complete final exam questions and verified detailed answers for NURS 1010 – Fundamentals of Nursing, fully updated for the 2026/2027 academic year. It covers essential nursing topics including health interviews, therapeutic communication, patient rapport, abdominal quadrant assessment, internal and external communication factors, and common clinical conditions such as diverticulitis. The material includes realistic final exam-style questions with correct verified answer...

This document contains complete questions and verified detailed answers for NURS 1010 Exam 2, fully updated for the 2026/2027 academic year. It covers essential fundamentals of nursing topics including medication errors and incident reporting, nursing reflection and clinical judgment, physician orders and patient safety, therapeutic nurse–patient relationships, and patient education for chronic conditions such as Type 1 diabetes. The material includes realistic nursing exam-style questions wi...

Goal - Answer A desired result that a person plans to achieve, accomplish, or attain. Why are goals important? - Answer Goals can: - identify your priorities - help you maintain focus - help you maximize your time and potential - identifies your tasks and responsibilities What are the 4 types of goals? - Answer 1.) Short-term Goals 2.) Long-term Goals 3.) Personal Goals 4.) Professional Goals Short Term Goal - Answer A goal that you can achieve in a qu...

Sequence of physical examination (According to Jarvis Book) - Answer 1. Inspection 2. Palpation 3. Percussion 4. Auscultation Inspection - Answer 1. First of step of patient's examination. 2. General observation of the patient as a whole. 3. Usually takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information. Auscultation - Answer listening to organ sounds with a stethoscope Palpation - Answer An examination technique in which the examiner's hands are u...

Identify requirements necessary for older adults during summer months/hot weather - Answer AC Air Quality Hydrate Remember to Eat Cooler Baths Stay Inside Car Safety what interventions promote quality of life during rehabilitation and restorative care when working with older adults? - Answer Protect the right to privacy Encourage personal choice Protect the right to be free from abuse & mistreatment Learn to deal with your anger & frustration Encourage activities Provid...

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results on a client with acute renal failure. Which one of the following should be reported immediately? A) Blood urea nitrogen 50 mg/dl B) Hemoglobin of 10.3 mg/dl C)venous blood pH 7.30 D)Serum potassium 6 mEq/L - Answer Serum potassium 6 mEq/L The nurse knows that which statement by the mother indicates that the mother understands safety precautions with her four-month-old infant and her 4 her old child? A) " I strap the infant car seat on th...

TCEP - Answer training competency evaluation program Is Joint Commission Accreditation mandatory? - Answer No, but they must survey q. 3 yrs. for an organization to be accredited OBRA - Answer Minimum training standards to increase residents' quality of life PC - Answer program coordinator PI - Answer primary instructor Nurse Practice Act - Answer statute in each state and territory that regulates the practice of nursing OAC - Answer ...

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE - Answer What is the steps for a physical assessment - Answer - Inspection -Palpation -Percussion -Auscultation If patient has pain in one area what do you do for physical assessment? - Answer - skip the area of pain and come last When taking pulse what order should you follow for physical assessment? - Answer - Inspection - Palpation - Auscultation - Percussion For inspection what do you look for? - Answer - symmetry in body...

Discontinuous, high-pitched, short popping sounds heard during inspiration that are not cleared by coughing - Answer crackles Slow breathing, a decreased but regular rate, less than 10 per minute - Answer bradypnea An increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood; the normal stimulus that causes breathing - Answer hypercapnia What causes oxygen deficiency in the body tissues - Answer hypoxia The predominant sound heard when percussing over healthy lung tissue...

Professional Identity - Answer a sense of oneself that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse. Examples of professional identity - Answer integrity, compassion, courage, humility, advocacy, human flourishing humility - Answer a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. (it is all about the patient) advocacy - Answer (speaking up for other...