NURS 330 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are various techniques for therapeutic -Active listening
communication? -Open ended questions
-Restatement
What is the best way to prevent spread of infection? Hand washing
What are common items in a healthcare setting that -Gloves
contain latex? -Urinary catheters
What are different positions you can put a patient into? -Frog leg/Lithotomy: urinary catheter
Why would you use these positions? -Fowler: NG tube
-Sims:
-Left lying recombinant
-Supine
How should you speak to an older adult patient? How -Slowly
should the be kept? -Give time to respond
-Keep warm and covered
-Semi-fowlers position
How would you expect a patient's facial expression to be Disengaged & flat
with a phycological disorder?
What are the S/S of hypoxia? -Agitated
-Confused
-Drowsy
-Lethargic
-Loss of consciousness
What S/S would ischemia in the brain from alcohol Slurred speech and slow talking
cause?
What are indications that a patient may have anxiety, Speak very fast/ rapid pressure speech
hyperthyroid state or mania?
How would expect someone with hearing difficulties to Loud
speak?
What are the Ranges for BMI? Underweight: < 18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obese: > 30
, O2 sat via a SpO2 monitor -Indirect
-Delayed
-Temperature and circulation can affect reading
-Want O2 to be ≥92%
What do you use the diaphragm of a stethoscope for? Diaphragm: High pitched sounds
What do you use the bell for? Bell: Low pitched sounds
What is koilonychia? What causes it? Spoon shaped nails from iron deficiency anemia
What health promotion education should you provide to -Seat belts
young adults-late high school/early college age? -Safe sex
-Alcohol, drug and tobacco use
-Healthy diet
-Wearing helmets
What can chickenpox cause? Shingles/Herpes virus
-Vesicular rash/blister like
What are S/S of hyperthyroidism? -Weight loss
-Diarrhea
-Anxiety
-Increased activity
-Heat intolerance
-Tachycardia
-increased perspiration
-Exophthalmos
-Increased nail growth
-Limp hair
-Warm/smooth skin
-Extreme: Graves disease and thyroid storm
What are S/S of hypothyroidism? -Weight gain
-Constipation
-fatigue
-Cold intolerance
-Depression
-Bradycardia
-Puffiness/edema
-Periorbital edema
-Brittle nails
-Cold/dry skin
-Extreme: Myxedema crisis
What are red flags for headaches? -Sudden onset in older adults
-Worst headache of life
What are S/S of abnormal lymph nodes? -Palpable
-Fixed
-Hard/rubbery
- ≥ 1cm
CORRECT Answers
What are various techniques for therapeutic -Active listening
communication? -Open ended questions
-Restatement
What is the best way to prevent spread of infection? Hand washing
What are common items in a healthcare setting that -Gloves
contain latex? -Urinary catheters
What are different positions you can put a patient into? -Frog leg/Lithotomy: urinary catheter
Why would you use these positions? -Fowler: NG tube
-Sims:
-Left lying recombinant
-Supine
How should you speak to an older adult patient? How -Slowly
should the be kept? -Give time to respond
-Keep warm and covered
-Semi-fowlers position
How would you expect a patient's facial expression to be Disengaged & flat
with a phycological disorder?
What are the S/S of hypoxia? -Agitated
-Confused
-Drowsy
-Lethargic
-Loss of consciousness
What S/S would ischemia in the brain from alcohol Slurred speech and slow talking
cause?
What are indications that a patient may have anxiety, Speak very fast/ rapid pressure speech
hyperthyroid state or mania?
How would expect someone with hearing difficulties to Loud
speak?
What are the Ranges for BMI? Underweight: < 18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obese: > 30
, O2 sat via a SpO2 monitor -Indirect
-Delayed
-Temperature and circulation can affect reading
-Want O2 to be ≥92%
What do you use the diaphragm of a stethoscope for? Diaphragm: High pitched sounds
What do you use the bell for? Bell: Low pitched sounds
What is koilonychia? What causes it? Spoon shaped nails from iron deficiency anemia
What health promotion education should you provide to -Seat belts
young adults-late high school/early college age? -Safe sex
-Alcohol, drug and tobacco use
-Healthy diet
-Wearing helmets
What can chickenpox cause? Shingles/Herpes virus
-Vesicular rash/blister like
What are S/S of hyperthyroidism? -Weight loss
-Diarrhea
-Anxiety
-Increased activity
-Heat intolerance
-Tachycardia
-increased perspiration
-Exophthalmos
-Increased nail growth
-Limp hair
-Warm/smooth skin
-Extreme: Graves disease and thyroid storm
What are S/S of hypothyroidism? -Weight gain
-Constipation
-fatigue
-Cold intolerance
-Depression
-Bradycardia
-Puffiness/edema
-Periorbital edema
-Brittle nails
-Cold/dry skin
-Extreme: Myxedema crisis
What are red flags for headaches? -Sudden onset in older adults
-Worst headache of life
What are S/S of abnormal lymph nodes? -Palpable
-Fixed
-Hard/rubbery
- ≥ 1cm
