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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Data gathered via instrumention (pulse ox) is considered






2. What is the purpose of the nursing process?






3. At What age do you begin to use decision making?






4. The purpose of an initial assessment is






5. Ageusia is






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






7. What is the cognitive difference between a preschooler and schoolage child?






8. Which patient would be most likely to experience sensory overload?






9. Factors that may reduce the efficacy of pulse oximetry include






10. What is pain?






11. Another term for a focused assessment is






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






13. An example of a secondary source is






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






15. Examples of personal information






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






17. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






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






19. At What age do you begin to use logical thought process?






20. Ongoing assessments are useful in


21. An ongoing assessment is performed






22. What is the difference between hallucination and delirium?






23. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






24. A potential adverse rx of chemically restraining a confused patient would be






25. When speaking with a patient with moderate hearing loss the RN should






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






27. Blood passes through the heart valves In what order?






28. What is intermittent claudication?






29. Types of hearing loss include






30. Diabetes is a _________ dx






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






32. What is the formula for cardiac output?


33. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






35. Nursing dx provides basis of






36. The basis for a plan of care comes for which stage of the nursing process?






37. What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development






38. When performing an interview with a patient with vision loss - select the correct questions for obtaining an accurate vision history






39. What does CAM stand for






40. What is a definition of a delusion?






41. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






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






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






44. Orthopnea is described as?






45. An example of a primary source is






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






47. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






48. Data validation assures






49. ABG's would be an important lab value for What types of patient's?


50. Inspiration sounds are heard longer than expiration sounds In What area?