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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When speaking with a patient with moderate hearing loss the RN should






2. What are the steps of the nursing process?






3. Ongoing assessments are useful in

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4. The fifth vital sign is






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






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






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






8. An example of a secondary source is






9. Nursing dx provides basis of






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






11. Where can wheezes best be heard?






12. What is the difference between hallucination and delirium?






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






14. A nursing dx is best described as






15. Diabetes is a _________ dx






16. What is a definition of a delusion?






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






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






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






20. Ageusia is






21. Data validation assures






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






23. What are the ABCDE's of pain management?






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






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






26. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






27. Types of hearing loss include






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






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






30. An example of a primary source is






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






32. The site where gas exchange occurs is






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






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






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






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






37. The purpose of an initial assessment is






38. What is intermittent claudication?






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






40. What is the nursing process?






41. What do rales sound like?






42. Why are young children at greater risk for respiratory infection?






43. An ongoing assessment is performed






44. Kussamaul respirations describe

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45. Sleep deprivation can effect






46. Examples of personal information






47. What are the components of an assessment?






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






49. Subjective data could include






50. What is a chochlear implant?