Finals Concepts Flashcards
What safety measure could break the chain of infection at the portal-of-entry step?
Getting vaccinated against the virus
Covering your mouth when you cough
Boosting immunity through good nutrition and exercise
Wearing a mask while around someone who is coughing
Wearing a mask while around someone who is coughing
Modes of transmission of infection can be direct or indirect contact. Infections can be spread indirectly thorough the following, except:
Sneezing, coughing
Inanimate objects
Dust or droplet nuclei suspended in air
Food, water and biologic products
Sneezing, coughing
A nurse is administering medications to a 4 -year -old patient. After he or she explains, which medications are being given, the mother states, “I do not remember my child having that medication before.” What is the nurse’s next course of action?
Withhold the medications and verify the medication orders
Give the medications
Identify the patient using two patient identifiers
Provide medication education to the mother to help her better understand her child’s medications.
Withhold the medications and verify the medication orders
Lolo Rico, aged 87 y/o was complaining of urine leaking into his pants. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2 years ago. He stated that he often forget that he needs to urinate and where the comfort room is located. Which of the following types of incontinence is described in this situation?
Functional Incontinence
Urge Incontinence
Stress Incontinence
Reflex Incontinence
All of the above
Functional Incontinence
A 10 year old client with enuresis was verbalizing her confusion and impatience over her inability to control urine. Which of the following response by the nurse should be prioritized?
I understand your confusion over this matter. Can you tell me when did this start?
Urinary is both a voluntary action by a patient. You should practice more discipline to form proper bladder habits
We can give you medications to help you control your ability to urinate
Do you want me to call for your mother?
I understand your confusion over this matter. Can you tell me when did this start?
Which among the following recommendations must be followed to prevent needlestick injuries among nurses: Select all that apply.
Do not recap any needle after medication administration.
Plan safe handling and disposal of needles before beginning a procedure.
Attend education offerings on blood-borne pathogens and follow recommendations for infection prevention, including receiving the hepatitis B vaccine.
Utilize needles even when effective needleless systems or sharps with engineered sharps injury protection (SESIP) safety devices are available.
Do not recap any needle after medication administration.
Plan safe handling and disposal of needles before beginning a procedure.
Attend education offerings on blood-borne pathogens and follow recommendations for infection prevention, including receiving the hepatitis B vaccine.
A nurse was checking the client’s Intake and Output Monitoring sheet and noticed that the client’s urine output is less than 30mL/hr. Which of the following should be a priority action from the nurse?
Increase IV fluid infusion
Report to the physician
Continue monitoring the client
Check client’s urine bag
None of the above
Check client’s urine bag
The nurse enters the room to give a prescribed medication but the patient is inside the bathroom. What should the nurse do?
After a few minutes, return to the patient’s room and do not leave until the patient takes the medication
Leave the medication at the bedside and leave the room
Instruct the patient to take the medication and leave it at the bedside
Wait for the patient to return to bed and just leave the medication at bedside
None of the above
After a few minutes, return to the patient’s room and do not leave until the patient takes the medication
This pain relief intervention is used to allow patients to alter affective-motivational and cognitive pain perception.
Analgesics
Cold therapy
Guided imagery
Heat application
Guided imagery
This pain scale consists of a line with three to six word descriptors equally spaced along the line.
Verbal descriptor scale (VDS)
Numerical rating scale (NRS)
Visual analog scale (VAG)
Wong baker Pain Scale
Verbal descriptor scale (VDS)
This manifestation of an altered oxygenation function is caused by an increased amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin.
Pallor
Cyanosis
Edema
Warm skin
Cyanosis
A client with chronic pulmonary disease has a bluish tinge around the lips. The nurse charts which term to most accurately describe the client’s condition?
Hypoxia
Hypoxemia
Cyanosis
Dyspnea
Cyanosis
What are examples of high flow supplemental oxygen?
1. Nebulizer
2. Non-rebreather masks
3. Bilvel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
4. Mechanical ventilation
5. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
3 4 5
2 3 4 5
2 5
4
3 4 5
What are practices that reflect standard transmission precautions?
1. Use protection device on needles after administration.
2. Clean and disinfect the stethoscope after use.
3. Clean hands before, during, and after caring for a client.
4. Wear an N95 respirator mask
5. Cover the mouth when coughing.
1 2 3 5
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3
2 3 5
1 2 3 5
Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what nursing interventions?
Feeding a client
Providing a back massage
Providing hair care
Providing oral hygiene
Providing oral hygiene
The physician is explaining to the patient that while waiting for her surgical wounds to heal, the patient will be utilizing a non-continent urinary diversion. Which of the following is true regarding non-continent urinary diversion?
The patient needs to catheterize 4-6 times a day
An ileal pouch is formed to act as a storage for the patient’s urine
Wound dressing and cleaning should be done by the nurse only
The patient needs to attach a urinary bag to facilitate urination
The patient needs to attach a urinary bag to facilitate urination
This neurotransmitter is needed to transmit pain impulses from periphery to higher brain centers
Bradykinin
Substance P
Prostaglandins
Histamine
Serotonin
Substance P
What measures can nurses influence that help to prevent health-care-associated infections? Select all that apply
Prompt recognition of signs of infection
Length of stay in the hospital
Reducing visitors to the client
Having multiple staff members care for the client
Keeping invasive lines in as long as possible
Prompt recognition of signs of infection
Length of stay in the hospital
Reducing visitors to the client
Which among the following statements best defines the meaning of asepsis?
The absence of pathogenic microorganism
Removal of organic or inorganic material on the surface
Practices that help reduce the risk for infection
Breaks the chain of infection
The absence of pathogenic microorganism
Which among the following statements about infection control are true?
Contaminated hands of a health care worker is the primary source of infection transmission in the health care setting
Admitted patients are the primary source of infection transmission in the health care setting
Surgical hand washing must be performed prior to a nursing procedure
Stress is not a factor to be considered in infection prevention and control
Contaminated hands of a health care worker is the primary source of infection transmission in the health care setting
A 6-year-old boy is admitted to the pediatric unit with chills and a fever of 104°F (40°C). What physiological process explains why the child is at risk for developing dyspnea?
Blood glucose stores are depleted, and the cells do not have energy to use oxygen
Carbon dioxide production increases as result of hyperventilation.
Fever increases metabolic demands, requiring increased oxygen need.
Carbon dioxide production decreases as a result of hypoventilation.
Fever increases metabolic demands, requiring increased oxygen need.
This official type of order signifies that a single dose of medication is to be given immediately and only once.
STAT orders
Standing orders
Now orders
PRN orders
STAT orders
A patient is ordered Ceftriaxone 750mg SIVP every 8 hours. Knowing the rights of drug administration, which among the schedule should the nurse follow?
7AM–11AM–3PM
7AM–3PM–11PM
8AM–1PM–6PM
9AM–2PM–7PM
None of the above
7AM–3PM–11PM
A patient is ordered Ceftriaxone 750mg SIVP every 8 hours. Knowing the rights of drug administration, which among the schedule should the nurse follow?
7AM–11AM–3PM
7AM–3PM–11PM
8AM–1PM–6PM
9AM–2PM–7PM
None of the above
7AM–3PM–11PM
Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for a patient who has received a sedative-hypnotic agent?
Risk for injury
Fluid volume excess
Alteration in tissue perfusion
Risk for infection
Risk for injury
Which statement provides evidence that an older adult who is prone to constipation is in need of further teaching?
“I need to take a laxative such as milk of magnesia or if I don’t have a BM every day.”
“I need to drink one and a half to 2 quarts of liquid each day.”
“If my bowel pattern changes on its own, I should call you.”
“Eating my meals at regular times is likely to result in regular bowel movements.”
“I need to take a laxative such as milk of magnesia or if I don’t have a BM every day.”
The husband is providing care to his wife who has an infected right leg wound. What would you instruct him to do after providing care and handling contaminated equipment or organic material?
Wear gloves before eating or handling food
Wear gloves before eating or handling food
Place any soiled materials into a bag and double bag it.
Have the family member check with the doctor about the need for immunization.
Wear gloves before eating or handling food
A virus travels via respiratory droplets that land on another human’s face. What part of the chain of infection is this?
Portal of entry
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Host
Mode of transmission
A patient with chronic low back pain who took an opioid around the clock (ATC) for the past year has decided to abruptly discontinue the medication for fear of addiction. He is now experiencing shaking, chills, abdominal cramps and joint pain. The nurse recognizes that this patient is experiencing symptoms of
Opioid addiction
Opioid withdrawal
Opioid tolerance
Opioid toxicity
Opioid withdrawal
What is the most effective way to break the chain of infection?
Handwashing
Wearing gloves
Covering the mouth when coughing
Wearing a mask
Handwashing
Which of the following enzymes can digest lipids?
Salivary amylase
Pancreatic lipase
Pepsin
Carboxypeptidase
Pancreatic lipase
The clinical instructor asks her students the rationale for handwashing. The students are correct if they answered that handwashing is expected to remove:
All microorganisms from the skin
Resident flora from the skin
Transient flora from the skin
Media for bacterial growth
Transient flora from the skin
This kind of pain feels as though it travels down or along a body part.
Superficial pain
Deep pain
Visceral pain
Radiating pain
Radiating pain
Clients should be taught that repeatedly ignoring the sensation of needing to defecate could result in which of the following?
Diarrhea
Constipation
Incontinence
Hemorrhoids
All of the above
Constipation
It is a biologically -based therapy, where plant -based therapies are used in whole systems of medicine or as individual preparations by allopathic providers and consumers for specific symptoms or issues.
Macrobiotic Diet
Herbal Medicine
Myotherapies
Dietary Supplements
Herbal Medicine
A nurse is planning to give a client a dose of insulin. Out of the six rights of medication administration, which of the following actions signifies that the nurse is properly practicing the right (correct) drug?
1 The nurse checks for correct spelling of the medication
2 The nurse notes the size, shape, and consistency of the medication
3 The nurse notes the dose of the medication
4 The nurse compares the prescription label with the medication log
5 The nurse matches the name of the drug with that of the order
1,2,4,5
1,2,3,4
2,3,4,5
1,2,3,4,5
1,2,4,5
This refers to the level of pain a person is willing to accept
Pain tolerance
Neuropathic pain
Nociceptive pain
Pain threshold
Pain tolerance
This refers to the point at which the individual person feels pain
Pain tolerance
Pain threshold
Pain threshold
Chronic Pain
Pain threshold
When planning patient education, it is highly significant to remember the patients with which of the following often find relief in complementary therapies?
Heart disease and hepatomegaly
Ulcer and pancreatitis
Chronic back pain and arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Diabetes Mellitus
Chronic back pain and arthritis
Before administering the evening dose of a prescribed medication, the nurse on the evening shift finds an unlabeled, filled syringe in the patient’s medication drawer. What should the nurse in charge do?
Obtain a label for the syringe from the pharmacy.
Use the syringe because it looks like it contains the same medication the nurse was prepared to give.
Call the day nurse to verify the contents of the syringe.
Discard the syringe to avoid a medication error.
Discard the syringe to avoid a medication error.