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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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1. What is cognition?






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






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






5. What is a definition of a delusion?






6. The site where gas exchange occurs is






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






8. An example of a primary source is






9. What are the components of an assessment?






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






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






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






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






14. What do rales sound like?






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






16. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






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






19. Types of hearing loss include






20. The purpose of an initial assessment is






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






22. Orthopnea is described as?






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






24. Nursing dx provides basis of






25. Another term for a focused assessment is






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






27. What factors may indicate plural rub?






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






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






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






31. What do rhonchi sound like?






32. What is the nursing process?






33. What does CAM stand for






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






35. What is a chochlear implant?






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






37. Where can wheezes best be heard?






38. The fifth vital sign is






39. Examples of personal information






40. Describe the purpose of a mental status exam






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






42. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






43. What are the steps of the nursing process?






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






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






46. The order of air flow into the lungs is






47. What are Cheyne Stokes?






48. What is the formula for cardiac output?

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






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