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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the purpose of the nursing process?






2. Examples of personal information






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






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






5. The order of air flow into the lungs is






6. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






7. Hypogeusis is






8. An example of a secondary source is






9. At What age do you begin to put thoughts into words?






10. Orthopnea is described as?






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

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12. What is the nursing process?






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






14. When using restraints in a confused patient






15. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






16. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






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






18. What does CAM stand for






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






20. What is pain?






21. Sleep deprivation can effect






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






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






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






25. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






26. The purpose of an initial assessment is






27. The site where gas exchange occurs is






28. Ageusia is






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Subjective data could include






37. What is the formula for determining pack years?






38. An example of a primary source is






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






40. What factors may indicate plural rub?






41. Kussamaul respirations describe

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42. What is a definition of a delusion?






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






44. What is cognition?






45. The fifth vital sign is






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






47. What is a chochlear implant?






48. What do rales sound like?






49. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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