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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Would a nursing dx be part of the primary or secondary dx?






2. Ongoing assessments are useful in


3. What is pain?






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






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






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






7. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






9. When dealing with a confused patient - should the nurse acknowledge the patient's underlying feelings or the content of the delusion?


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






11. Hypogeusis is






12. What are the steps of the nursing process?






13. A nursing dx is best described as






14. What would cause changes in congitive development later in life (middle adulthood)?






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






16. Where can you hear bronchovesicular breath sounds?






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






18. An example of a primary source is






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






20. Side effects of putting confused pts in restraints include






21. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






23. Examples of personal information






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






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






26. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






27. At What age do you begin to use logical thought process?






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






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






30. What are the components of an assessment?






31. The order of air flow into the lungs is






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






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






34. The site where gas exchange occurs is






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






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






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






38. What does CAM stand for






39. What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development






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






41. What do rhonchi sound like?






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






43. An example of a secondary source is






44. What is a chochlear implant?






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






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






47. Another term for a focused assessment is






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






49. What is cognition?






50. Where can wheezes best be heard?