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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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






2. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






4. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






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






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






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






8. What are Cheyne Stokes?






9. A patient that is easily fatigued may have a HgB lab value of?






10. What is cognition?






11. What are the components of an assessment?






12. Sleep deprivation can effect






13. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






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






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






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






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






18. The site where gas exchange occurs is






19. An example of a nursing dx would be






20. The order of air flow into the lungs is






21. An example of a primary source is






22. A nursing dx is best described as






23. An ongoing assessment is performed






24. What are the steps of the nursing process?






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






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






27. The purpose of an initial assessment is






28. What is the formula for cardiac output?

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






30. What factors may indicate plural rub?






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






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






33. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






34. Ageusia is






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






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






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






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






39. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






40. Subjective data could include






41. Orthopnea is described as?






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






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






44. Types of hearing loss include






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






46. When using restraints in a confused patient






47. What do rales sound like?






48. The fifth vital sign is






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






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