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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






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






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

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4. When a patient has increased neutrophils - this may indicate what?






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






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






7. The order of air flow into the lungs is






8. Examples of personal information






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






10. Describe the purpose of a mental status exam






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






12. Subjective data could include






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






14. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






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






16. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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17. When a patient has increased lymphocytes - this may indicate what?






18. Another term for a focused assessment is






19. If an abnormal finding is revealed during assessment - the nurse should






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






21. What scale is used to determine eating and feeding issues in adults with confusion






22. The fifth vital sign is






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






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






25. What is the nursing process?






26. Asking a patient what would you do if there is a fire in the wastebasket - is a way to assess their






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






29. The purpose of an intitial assement serves to?






30. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






31. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






32. Data validation assures






33. Ageusia is






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






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






36. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






37. What is a component of the cognitive part of critical thinking skills?






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






39. At patient that state their shoes are tighter at the end of the day may be experiencing






40. What are the ABCDE's of pain management?






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






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






43. An example of a primary source is






44. Diabetes is a _________ dx






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






46. What is the formula for determining pack years?






47. Expiration sounds are heard longer than inspiration In What area?






48. What is intermittent claudication?






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






50. Hypogeusis is