NUR205: Final Course Review

Question 1

What are probing questions?

Accepted Answer

open-ended questions that encourage a person to share their feelings.

Question 2

Wound Drainage: Pink tinged drainage from wound?

Accepted Answer

Serousanguineous

Question 3

What are some unique characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder? SATA

Accepted Answer

Significant challenges in social communication, behavior, and learning, May exhibit restricted or repetitive interests or behaviors, A neurodevelopmental disability, Patient's can live on their own, get jobs, have children, and more.

Question 4

SBAR is a method of communicating stands for:

Accepted Answer

Situation, background, assessment, recommendation.

Question 5

Wound drainage can be: (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Purulent-yellow smells awful, Serosanguinous- Pink Clear fluid and blood mixed, Serous- clear, Sanguineous-blood

Question 6

What is the purpose of the NUR205 course?

Accepted Answer

To develop critical thinking skills

Question 7

True or False: Nurses can diagnose medical conditions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which action by the nurse improves patient safety and satisfaction and decreases patient falls?

Accepted Answer

Purposeful rounding

Question 9

What is the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing?

Accepted Answer

To improve patient outcomes

Question 10

What is the disorder that affects the brain's ability to form new memories?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's

Question 11

What is the abbreviation for the nursing process?

Accepted Answer

ADPIE

Question 12

Which disorder causes difficulty with movement and shuffling gait ?

Accepted Answer

Parkinson's

Question 13

How can the skill of empathy be demonstrated in nursing? (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Asking questions to understand more about the patient's presenting issue, Using open ended probing questions, Being kind and respectful, Listening to patients and showing curiosity about their lives

Question 14

Handoff report is optional

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What is Intrapersonal Communication?

Accepted Answer

Communication with oneself

Question 16

What is the role of a nurse in infection control?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the spread of infections

Question 17

When should a patient's risk assessments be reviewed?

Accepted Answer

Once per shift and whenever there is a change in the patient's condition

Question 18

What are the main points of the Patient Risk Assessment

Accepted Answer

Assess patient, environment, yourself, work organization

Question 19

Patient falls are a nursing sensitive indicator because

Accepted Answer

Falls are reduced with greater quality of nursing care

Question 20

What is the role of a nurse in patient education?

Accepted Answer

To teach about medications and treatments

Question 21

Patient Risk Assessments include...

Accepted Answer

Mobility, falls & pressure area risks

Question 22

When a patient falls

Accepted Answer

stay with the patient, take vital signs, and assess to determine status

Question 23

Clear wound drainage is:

Accepted Answer

Serous

Question 24

A patient with hypovolemia would benefit from which intervention?

Accepted Answer

fall precautions

Question 25

According to Erik Ericson, when do children begin striving to develop a sense of competence

Accepted Answer

in the early years

Question 26

What patient needs a rapid assessment?

Accepted Answer

unconscious after a fall, unwitnessed, unknown height

Question 27

Thick yellow wound drainage with a foul odor would be documented as

Accepted Answer

purulent

Question 28

A nurse is asked to write an incident report after a patient falls. The nurse knows that:

Accepted Answer

Incident reports are used to report adverse client safety events.

Question 29

Cultural awareness is critical in nursing. Who is the best person to ask about beliefs?

Accepted Answer

The patient

Question 30

Which of the following is most likely to reduce the risk of patient falls while on the unit?

Accepted Answer

Orient the pt to the room & environment upon admission.

Question 31

Non-therapeutic communication includes

Accepted Answer

Giving false assurances

Question 32

What kind of wound drainage is shown here?

Accepted Answer

purulent

Question 33

The Morse fall scale identifies

Accepted Answer

the fall risk of a person using an assessment of mobility and cognition

Question 34

Is Alzheimer's disease a type of neurological disorder?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

When assessing a mole using the A,B,C,D,Es, which change might require immediate provider evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Evolution

Question 36

The Morse Fall Scale assesses what?

Accepted Answer

The patient's risk for falls

Question 37

According to Erik Ericson's stages of psychosocial development, when do we develop autonomy vs. doubt?

Accepted Answer

Toddler Stage

Question 38

Reporting Handoff is? (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Efficient/Concise, Relevant, Factual, Current

Question 39

The Braden Risk Assessment is a scale that assesses a patient's risk of developing an ulcer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

What is the role of a nurse in patient advocacy?

Accepted Answer

To protect patient rights

Question 41

What should a handoff report include?

Accepted Answer

patient's name, age, and changes in condition

Question 42

Erik Ericson believed that personality develops throughout the lifespan

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

According to Erik Ericson, Teens go through a crisis that involves

Accepted Answer

Identity versus Role Confusion

Question 44

The B in SBAR stands for?

Accepted Answer

Background

Question 45

True or False: Nurses only work in hospitals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 46

Which patient is experiencing fluid volume deficit

Accepted Answer

Decrease BP, Increase HR, Increase RR, Increase Temp.

Question 47

The wound exhibited signs of copious drainage requiring medical intervention. Copious means...

Accepted Answer

Maximal

Question 48

To enhance their cultural awareness, nursing students need to make in-depth self exams of their own:

Accepted Answer

Background, recognizing their biases and prejudices

Question 49

The nurse notices that the patient is at risk for falls because the patient

Accepted Answer

has changes in vision, like diabetic retinopathy

Question 50

Why is patient nutrition important?

Accepted Answer

Essential for healing.

Question 51

Which patient is experiencing Fluid Volume Overload

Accepted Answer

Increase BP, Increase HR, Increase RR, no change in temp

Question 52

What is the role of a nurse in pain management?

Accepted Answer

To assess and manage pain

Question 53

What would you recommend to a burn patient (Nutrition)

Accepted Answer

Vitamin C, Protein, and Zinc

Question 54

What is the purpose of the NUR205 clinical component?

Accepted Answer

To practice nursing skills in a real-world setting

Question 55

What is NOT included in wound drainage assessment?

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Question 56

What disorder causes irreversible loss of cognitive function?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's

Question 57

What is the definition of nursing delegation?

Accepted Answer

Transfer of responsibility from the RN to LPN and UAP

Question 58

Purpose of the handoff report?

Accepted Answer

Transfer responsibility and accountability for patient care

Question 59

When educating patients who use English as a second language, what steps should the RN to take? (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Use clear and simple language, Utilize an interpreter, Use visual aids and materials in the patient's native language

Question 60

Effective therapeutic communication skills require _____________.

Accepted Answer

verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

Question 61

How many rights of nursing delegation are there?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 62

What is the purpose of the NUR205 final exam?

Accepted Answer

To assess overall course knowledge

Question 63

Patient falls getting up after surgery. The nurse didn't help the patient get up, what might the nurse be charged with?

Accepted Answer

Negligence

Question 64

What is the sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain called?

Accepted Answer

Stroke

NUR205: Final Course Review

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NUR205: Final Course Review

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