Final Exam

Question 1

What is HIPPA?

Answer 1

A federal law that protects patient information

Question 2

Infection Prevention

Question 3

Code of Ethics

Answer 3

How we are to conduct ourselves as nurses

Question 4

Assault

Answer 4

The threat to harm another or even to threaten to touch another without that person’s permission

Question 5

Battery

Answer 5

The actual physical contact that has been refused or that is carried out against the person’s will

Question 6

Invasion of Privacy

Answer 6

When there has been a violation of the confidential and privileged nature of a professional relationship

Question 7

Maslow’s Hierachy of Needs

Answer 7

Abraham Maslow, a psychologist, identified basic needs that must be met for existence and higher level needs for healthy integration for the whole being

Physiologic- physical needs for maintaining life

Safety and Security- protection from harm and anxiety

Love and belonging- no one can truly love others until one loves themselves first and feeling the need to belong

Self esteem- independence, competence and self respect and recognition apprevistion and respect from others

Self actualization- reaching one’s full potential

Question 8

Data Collection

Answer 8

Auscultation: listening
Inspection: looking for abnormalities
Percussion: using hands or instruments to collect data
Palpitation: feeling with hands or fingers

Question 9

Data collection on abdomen

Answer 9

Inspection, ausucltation, palpitate
Look, listen feel

Question 10

Chronic illness

Answer 10

Having an illness for over 6 months
Ex: rhumatoid arthritis

Question 11

Acute illness

Answer 11

having an illness for less than 6 months. Sudden and resolves itself
Ex: the flu

Question 12

Idiopathic disease

Answer 12

an illness in which there is no known cause

Question 13

Objective Data

Answer 13

Data you can physically see, measure and observe
ex: BP 120/80

Question 14

Subjective data

Answer 14

Data the patient tells you
Ex: I have a headache

Question 15

Bradypnea

Answer 15

Slow breathing

Question 16

Tachypnea

Answer 16

Rapid breathing

Question 17

Bradycardia

Answer 17

Slow heart rate

Question 18

Tachycardia

Answer 18

Rapid heart rate

Question 19

Utilizing protective devices (restraints)

Answer 19

HAVE to have an order, check q2h, offer rr breaks, food and water, stretch limbs

Question 20

Poison prevention

Answer 20

Never call medicine “candy”. Store all medications in childproof containers

Keep toxic substances in a cabinet or closet out of reach

Always keep toxic substances in their original labeled containers

Keep poision control number nearby

Never induce vomiting unless instructed by professional

Older adults may obtain perscription medications and herbal remedies in bottles that are not childproof

Question 21

Aseptic technique

Answer 21

a method to prevent contamination

Question 22

Hand hygiene

Answer 22

Most effective way to prevent the spread of infection. Must be done before and after patient care

Question 23

Art and science of nursing (Roles of nursing)

Answer 23

To promote wellness
To prevent illness
To facilitate coping
To restore health

Question 24

Evidence based practice

Answer 24

Nursing care that uses the best research evidence coupled with the clinical expertise of the clinician, considering the values of the patient

Question 25

Nursing process

Answer 25

an organized systematc way to deliver nursing care

Assessment- data collection

Diagnosis- the problem @ that time

Planning- planning on how to solve problems

Implementation- doing interventions to help solve problems

Evaluation- evaluating if the interventions worked

Question 26

Nursing outcomes

Question 27

Patient prioritization

Answer 27

What is the most important

Question 28

Orthostatic hypotension

Answer 28

When patient stands and changing positions, their bp drops

Question 29

Pulse oximeter

Answer 29

A device that measures the oxygen in your blood

Question 30

Brevity and clarity in documentation

Answer 30

Brevity: shorten

Clarity: clear

Question 31

Medical record

Answer 31

A record that is a legal document that includes records of all assessments, tests and care provided

Question 32

Pain management and data collection

Answer 32

Data collection: Wong’s Baker scale, 1-10 scale, PQRST assessment

Pain management: pain medications, heat/cold therapy, massages, adjustments

Question 33

Congruency within communication

Answer 33

What you say matches what you do

Question 34

Mouth care on an unconscious patient

Question 35

Risk for pressure injuries

Answer 35

Immobile, incontinence, malnutrition, moisture

Question 36

Transferring patients

Question 37

Body mechanics

Question 38

Fall risk

Question 39

Therapeutic range

Answer 39

The range of levels of the drug in the blood that will produce the desoired effect without causing toxic effects

Question 40

Peak level

Answer 40

The highest level of drug concentration that is in the blood

Question 41

Pharmacodynamics

Answer 41

The study of a drug’s effect on cellular physiology and biochemistry and it’s mechanism of action