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Nursing Fundamentals 3

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1. What are the components of an assessment?






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






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

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






5. Orthopnea is described as?






6. What are the steps of the nursing process?






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






8. At What age do you begin to put thoughts into words?






9. What is the formula for determining pack years?






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






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






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






13. The order of air flow into the lungs is






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






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






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






17. What does CAM stand for






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






19. Fluid volume deficit is a __________ dx






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






21. Nursing interventions should be based on who's theory?






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






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






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






25. What is the formula for cardiac output?

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26. An example of a nursing dx would be






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






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






29. Data from the last 24/48 hours that included patterns would be a part of






30. What do rales sound like?






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






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






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






34. 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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35. What are Cheyne Stokes?






36. Intermittent claudication is caused by?






37. The site where gas exchange occurs is






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






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






40. An infant is in which Paiget stage?






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






42. What is a chochlear implant?






43. Another term for a focused assessment is






44. ABG's would be an important lab value for What types of patient's?

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45. What is a definition of a delusion?






46. Data validation assures






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






48. What is responsible for transporting O2 in the blood






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






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