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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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1. What is the difference between hallucination and delirium?






2. What is the difference between a nursing dx and a med dx?






3. Name the 5 'W's' of assessing a change in LOC






4. What is intermittent claudication?






5. The assessment that includes the patient's overhall health status






6. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






7. When noticing a patient with dementia has stopped eating - the RN's first response is?






8. Would a nursing dx be part of the primary or secondary dx?






9. What factors may indicate plural rub?






10. QUESTT is a tool for What type of an assessment?






11. What would cause changes in congitive development later in life (middle adulthood)?






12. An ongoing assessment is performed






13. The path of blood from the lungs to the heart is






14. When dealing with a confused patient - should the nurse acknowledge the patient's underlying feelings or the content of the delusion?

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15. All body system data is not necessary which type of assessment






16. What is a chochlear implant?






17. Once a medical dx has been made - who is accountable for the reporting s/s of complications?






18. In Which part of the nursing process will you find delegation?






19. Data from the last 24/48 hours that included patterns would be a part of






20. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






21. Nursing dx provides basis of






22. What does CAM stand for






23. What are the steps of the nursing process?






24. Two indicators that are REQUIRED for classification via the CAM tool include






25. Data gathered via instrumention (pulse ox) is considered






26. Are changes in vital signs a reliable indicator of chronic pain?






27. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






28. One way to test a person's cognitive ability and abstract thinking ability would be to






29. A patient failing to answer questions or displaying a reluctance to participate in group or family activities may be experiencing






30. What is the correct approach when dealing with older adults?






31. The site where gas exchange occurs is






32. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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33. The path of blood from the heart to the lungs is






34. Types of hearing loss include






35. An example of a primary source is






36. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






37. Where can wheezes best be heard?






38. Why are young children at greater risk for respiratory infection?






39. The order of air flow into the lungs is






40. When using restraints in a confused patient






41. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






42. The fifth vital sign is






43. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






44. A nursing dx is best described as






45. When performing an ongoing assessment for a patient with disturbed thinking the nurse should be sure to include






46. What do rales sound like?






47. Data that is recorded for an immediate need (code blue or fall) would be included in






48. Kussamaul respirations describe

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49. A patient that is easily fatigued may have a HgB lab value of?






50. What are the components of a mental status exam that are not part of a regular assessment?