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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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1. What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development






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






3. What is cognition?






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






5. What is intermittent claudication?






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






7. Types of hearing loss include






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






9. 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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10. What are the components of an assessment?






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






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






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






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






15. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






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






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






18. What are Cheyne Stokes?






19. What is the purpose of the nursing process?






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






21. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






23. An example of a secondary source is






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






25. Describe the purpose of a mental status exam






26. What does CAM stand for






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






28. An example of a primary source is






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






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






31. 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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32. What is the nursing process?






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






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






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






36. Other factors that may indicate confusion using the CAM tool could be






37. Kussamaul respirations describe

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






39. Where can wheezes best be heard?






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






41. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






42. Subjective data could include






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






44. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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45. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






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






47. Orthopnea is described as?






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






49. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






50. The purpose of an intitial assement serves to?