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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Types of hearing loss include






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What is the nursing process?






9. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






10. Sleep deprivation can effect






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






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






13. What is the formula for cardiac output?

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14. Where can wheezes best be heard?






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






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






17. Describe the purpose of a mental status exam






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






19. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






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






21. Orthopnea is described as?






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






23. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






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






25. What are the components of an assessment?






26. Nursing dx provides basis of






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






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






29. 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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30. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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






32. What is a chochlear implant?






33. What is a definition of a delusion?






34. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






35. What factors may indicate plural rub?






36. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






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






40. Factors that may reduce the efficacy of pulse oximetry include






41. Another term for a focused assessment is






42. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






44. The order of air flow into the lungs is






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






46. An example of a secondary source is






47. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






48. Ageusia is






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






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