Exam 1

Question 1

WHICH ROLE OF NURSING WOULD YOU BE USING IF YOU WHERE FACILITATING PATIENTS IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING?

Answer 1

COUNSELOR ROLE

Question 2

T OR F; YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A NURSING STUDENT TO TAKE THE NCLEX?

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

THIS ORGANIZATION ACCREDIDATES NURSING PROGRAMS?

Answer 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSES

Question 4

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE’S BOOK?

Answer 4

NOTES ON NURSING: WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT IS NOT

Question 5

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MEDICAL CARE? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN NURSING CARE?

Answer 5

MAIN PURPOSE OF MEDICAL CARE IS TO CURE THAT SPECIFIC DISEASE. NURSING CARE IS TO IDENTIFY THAT INDIVIDUALS FEELS AND RESPONSE TO THAT DISEASE.

Question 6

WHICH STEP(S) OF THE INFECTION CYCLE IS WRONG? 
1.INFECTIOUS AGENT 2. RESERVOIR 3. MEANS OF TRANSMISSION 4. PORTAL OF EXIT 5. PORTALS OF ENTRY 6. SUSCEPTIBLE HOST.

Answer 6

3 AND 4.

PORTAL OF EXIT THAN MEANS OF TRANSMISSION

Question 7

T OR F: YOU HAVE NO SYMPTOMS IN THE INCUBATION PERIOD

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

EXPLAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCALIZED AND SYSTEMIC INFECTIONS:

Answer 8

LOCALIZED IS FOCUSED IN ONE AREA WITH REDNESS, SWELLING, ABNORMAL WARMTH IN THAT ONE AREA, PAIN, INCREASE IN WBC. SYSTEMIC IS A WHOLE BODY INFECTION. INCREASE OR SIGNIF DECREASE IN BODY TEMP, INCREASE IN PULSE AND RESPIRATORY RATE, LETHARGIC, INCREASE IN WBC.

Question 9

_________IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PROCEDURE FOR PREVENTING THE TRANSFER OF MICROORGANISMS.

Answer 9

HANDWASHING; 10-15 SEC

Question 10

WHAT ARE THE 2 ASEPTIC TECHIQUES?

Answer 10

MEDICAL ASEPSIS- HANDWASHING, DISINFECTING, PPE

SURGICAL ASEPSIS- STERILE TECHNIQUE= ELIMINATE ALL ORGANISMS

Question 11

WHAT ARE THE 6 PARTS OF THE HOLISTIC BEING?

Answer 11

PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIOCULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL

Question 12

COGNITIVE ABILITY AND ABSTRACT THINKING WOULD FALL INTO WHAT DIMENSION OF THE HOLISTIC BEING?

Answer 12

INTELLECTUAL

Question 13

LIST THE 5 MAJOR GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES IN RELATION TO HOMEOSTASIS AND “FIGHT OR FLIGHT”

Answer 13

ADRENAL, THYROID, PITUITARY, PANCREAS, PARATHYROID

Question 14

WHAT IS THE BIG 4?

Answer 14

LOW, LOCK, LIGHT, RAILS

Question 15

WHY IS MASLOW’S HIERARCHY SO IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSING ROLE?

Answer 15

PRIORITIZING PATIENT AND CLIENT NEEDS IS THE MAIN USE OF MASLOWS. IF PATIENT HAS MORE THAN 1 NEED, MH HELPS NURSE MAKE CALL ON WHICH IS MORE CRUTIAL.

Question 16

WHICH STAGE(S) OF SLEEP WOULD BE CONSIDERED “LIGHT SLEEP”?

Answer 16

NREM STAGE 1 AND 2

Question 17

T OR FALSE. AMBIEN IS USED IN HOSPITALS FOR SLEEP

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

WHAT ARE THE 3 KEY PURPOSES OF PATIENT HYGIENE?

Answer 18

MAINTENANCE OF SKIN INTEGRITY, REDUCE OCCURANCE, PROMOTE COMFORT AND SELF ESTEEM

Question 19

T OR F; NURSES ALWAYS TRIM TOE NAILS AND NAILS

Answer 19

FALSE, DO NOT TRIM NAILS

Question 20

WHAT MEDICATION IS USED FOR NARCOLEPSY?

Answer 20

ADDERALL

Question 21

NAME ALL 5 STEPS OF THE NURSING PROCESS

Answer 21

ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION.

Question 22

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUBJECTIVE DATA AND OBJECTIVE DATA?

Answer 22

SUBJECTIVE- INFO PERCIEVED ONLY BY THE AFFECTED PERSON. EX: FEELING NERVOUS, NAUSEATED.
OBJECTIVE DATA: DATA THAT CAN BE SEEN AND HEARD BY OTHERS.

Question 23

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS INVOLVES WHAT?

Answer 23

REASSESSING THE CLIENT, REVIEWING AND REVISING THE EXISTING CARE PLAN, ORGANIZING RESOURCES AND CARE DELIVERY.

Question 24

IN THE NURSING PROCESS, THE PLANNING STEP INVOLVES OUTCOMES AND GOALS…. TRUE OR FALSE?

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS

Answer 25

NURSE INITIATED, PHYSICIAN INITIATED, AND COLLABORATIVE INTERVENTIONS