Final Review

Ch. 2 Select the definitions / criteria for clinical judgement...

Supination is turning upward and pronation is turning downward.

Select the correct statement in regard to chemical, generic and trade names of drugs.

ADAMS MEDS: What is a prototype drug and how does it differ from other drugs in the same class?

Cyanosis is.....(select all that apply)

Theoretical nursing requires an understanding of the how and why of correctly performing nursing skills.

Nursing research is an objective and subjective process of analyzing phenomena of importance to nursing

Dr. Jean Watson's nursing theory is improving the environment to enable patients to heal themselves.

What is the rationale for the administration of a loading dose of a drug?

Patient safety system approach stresses humans make mistakes thus key to safety is creating systems that prevent errors

Select all emerging infections of special concern in healthcare....

Reasons for non-adherence to a medication regimen include: (select all)

What is the main cause of injuries during the adolescent period? Select all that apply.

Ch. 22 Select all the benefits of personal hygiene

What is the role of the nurse in medication administration (select all that apply)

Immobility decreases the workload on the heart.

Ch. 1 What factors make it difficult to define nursing?

Eyes should be cleansed from the outer canthus to the inner corner (towards the nasolacrimal duct).

The are four phases of approval for drugs; phases progress from cellular/animal testing through to pt's with the disease

Drug administration is more rapid from the subcutaneous (SQ) route than the intramuscular (IM) route

In a punitive culture, errors are reduced because Health Care Providers are afraid of losing their jobs

Data a nurse collects with her visual senses are.... (select all that apply)

Select all the nail changes that occur with aging.

Which medications would not be administered through a nasogastric tube? (select all that apply)

When someone is choking the first thing you should do is position the patient and perform the Heimlich manuever

The Professional Nurse is responsible for making assessments.

Ch. 3 Choose the statement that is secondary data and objective data .....

The four essential concepts in nursing theory are (select all)...

The keys to minimizing radiation exposure are limiting time, distance and proper shielding.

What are the components of a pain assessment?

What are the typical causes of hospital fires? (select all that apply)

A 79 year old patient is fearful of exercise. What would you teach your patient to overcome the barriers? Select all

What is critical thinking?

Select all the possible reservoirs of infection.....

Sources of noise pollution (select all that apply)

Select all the factors that increase a client's risk for infection.....

Select all the factors that make microbes favor the human body as a reservoir of infection.....

Select all the factors that can cause dry mouth

Normal flora is nonpathogenic microorganisms that help control growth of pathogenic microorganisms.

Select all assessments the nurse should make of a patient's hair

Select all the types of nursing diagnoses.....

Some procedures require both standard precautions and sterile technique

A major concern in healthcare is poor compliance with hand hygiene select reasons this occurs....

What are the most common poisonous agents ingested by children? Select all that apply

Select all the links in the chain of infection....

_________ is a structured communication technique that improves communication between healthcare providers

Many "never events" can be prevented by good nursing care.

Select all the guidelines for good body alignment......

Select all the disadvantages of computerized and standardized are plan......

Ch. 20 What is a pathogen? (select all that apply)

What is clinical judgement when applied to a client? (select all that apply)

The nursing diagnosis step is critical to the other phases of the nursing process.

Select all the health promotion activities....

The physical skills are performed in order of inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation except abdominal assess.

A patient with cirrhosis of the liver has hepatic impairment. This will require what changes to meds. (Select all)

Ch. 4 Mechanistic nursing is ....... select all that apply

Select all the functions of the skin.

Select all the components of nurse caring.....

A major cause of injury from motor vehicle accident is from the airbag when child is riding in the front seat

Select all the advanced practice clinical roles for the registered nurse.

What are the precautions to take when evaluating the carotid arteries?

What specific measures would you discuss with a 9 month-old's mother to prevent choking... select all that apply

CH. 19 What is the purpose of the physical assessment? Select all that apply

What instructions should you give a paitent who is taking sublingual medication? (select all that apply)

The tongue and teeth begin the digestion process.

Where is the best site to visualize jaundice?

Drugs are classified by their teratogenic risk and Category A is safest and Category X are the most dangerous to fetus

Healthy nails are usually clean, smooth and convexly curved.

What factors affect drug absorption?

Select all the main concepts of the full spectrum model of nursing

A clinical pathway guideline provides better support for an intervention than an agency's critical pathway.

Primary effects of medications are unintended and non-therapeutic effects

What measures should a nurse take to reduce back injuries? Select all that apply...

Select all the measures that could help strengthen nursing classification as a profession....

The Controlled Substances Act categorizes drugs Schedule I thru V. Schedule V are the most tightly controlled

What are the signs and symptoms of a fracture? (select all that apply)

What part of a sterile field are considered unsterile?

Select the original levels of Maslow's basic human needs.....

Select all the aspects that define clinical reasoning....

What are the rights of medication administration - select all that apply

Select all that will impact an uninsured person's health status....

What is the universal sign of choking?

Ch. 21 What are some important developmental considerations when providing safe care to a preschool child? Select all...

Select the effects of immobility on the GI system.....

The pharmacokinetic processes are.... (select all that apply)

Select all the measures that decrease the likelihood of infections....

What is the most common hernia occurring in male clients?

Skin is the body's primary defense mechanisms to prevent entry of pathogens into the body.

Select all appropriate bed positioning devices in the hospital setting.

There are never any economic or living environmental factors that impact one's bathing frequency.

CH. 29 The four components of body mechanicsh are... (select all that apply)

Before delivering drugs by the enteral route, the nurse should evaluate which of the following.

The IOM states core competencies a nurse must possess to deliver safe effective nursing care (select all that apply)

Select all factors that are part of the Morse Fall Assessment

Select all the measures to teach a client in the community to help avoid infection....

The nurse reads that a drug has a 'narrow therapeutic index' this means that the drug has what properties?

The aging process can result in sensory loss or physiological changes leading to weakness and gait instability.