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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The path of blood from the heart to the lungs is






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

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3. Types of hearing loss include






4. The purpose of an intitial assement serves to?






5. Sleep deprivation can effect






6. 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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7. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






17. Diabetes is a _________ dx






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






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






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






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






22. What is cognition?






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






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






25. Where can wheezes best be heard?






26. Examples of personal information






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






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






29. The fifth vital sign is






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






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






32. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






33. What is a chochlear implant?






34. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






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






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






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






39. Data validation assures






40. The purpose of an initial assessment is






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






42. The order of air flow into the lungs is






43. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






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






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






46. What is the nursing process?






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






48. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






49. What are the steps of the nursing process?






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