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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 a definition of a delusion?






3. What are Cheyne Stokes?






4. Diabetes is a _________ dx






5. Types of hearing loss include






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






7. Subjective data could include






8. A nursing dx is best described as






9. What does CAM stand for






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






11. Nursing interventions should be based on who's theory?






12. 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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13. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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






15. Sleep deprivation can effect






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






17. If patient reports pain of 3 on scale of 0-10 - What is the appropriate class of pain reliever?






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






19. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






20. What do rales sound like?






21. Orthopnea is described as?






22. What is the difference between hallucination and delirium?






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






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






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






26. What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development






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






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






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






30. The purpose of an intitial assement serves to?






31. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






33. What is the purpose of the nursing process?






34. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






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






36. When using restraints in a confused patient






37. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






38. What are the components of an assessment?






39. Where can wheezes best be heard?






40. Keeping patient's belongings - shoes - suitcases and street clothes - etc. out of view are helpful for preventing: wandering?






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






42. What is a chochlear implant?






43. An example of a nursing dx would be






44. A patient that is dying is on morphine. The family is concerned the prs breathing will stop. What is the correct RN response?

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






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






47. Acceptable sources of assessment data when evaluating a confused patient would be






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






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






50. What are the steps of the nursing process?