NSG 122 - Herzing University NSG 122
Fundamental Concepts HESI Final Exam
Questions with Correct Answers.
Evidence Based Practice - ANSWER-Evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing is a
problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence
available (considered "best" because it is collected from sources such as published
research, national standards and guidelines, and reviews of targeted literature).
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory Older Adults - ANSWER-Integrity vs. Despair
People in late adulthood reflect on their lives and feel either a sense of
satisfaction or a sense of failure. People who feel proud of their accomplishments
feel a sense of integrity, and they can look back on their lives with few regrets.
Droplet Precautions - ANSWER-Droplet Precautions:
Use a private room, if available. Door may remain open.
Wear PPE upon entry into the room for all interactions that may involve contact
with the patient and potentially contaminated areas in the patient's environment.
Transport patient out of room only when necessary and place a surgical mask on
the patient if possible.
Keep visitors 3 ft from the infected person.
Why are masks beneficial with droplet precautions? - ANSWER-Masks help
prevent the wearer from inhaling large-particle aerosols, which usually travel
short distances (about 3 ft), and small-particle droplet nuclei, which can remain
, suspended in the air and travel longer distances. Masks also protect the patient
from the respiratory secretions of the health care worker. Masks discourage the
wearer from touching the eyes, nose, and mouth, thus limiting contact of
organisms with mucous membranes.
Cough Etiquette - ANSWER-Any patients, family members, and visitors with
undiagnosed, transmissible respiratory infections require education to cover their
mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and promptly dispose of the tissue.
During periods of increased occurrence of respiratory infections, offer a surgical
mask to coughing patients and other symptomatic people upon entry to the
health care facility or office. Encourage the coughing patient to maintain more
than a 3-ft separation from other people in the health care facility or office.
Factors Affecting Risk for Infection - ANSWER-Factors affecting the risk for
infection include: integrity of mucous membranes, pH levels of the gastrointestinal
and genitourinary tracts, immune response, age, sex, race, heredity, level of
fatigue, nutritional status, stress level, use of invasive or indwelling medical
devices and immunizations (natural or acquired)
Abnormal Wound Drainage - ANSWER-Purulent drainage is made up of white
blood cells, liquefied dead tissue debris, and both dead and live bacteria. Purulent
drainage is thick, often has a musty or foul odor, and varies in color (such as dark
yellow or green), depending on the causative organism.
Pressure Ulcer Stage 1 - ANSWER-A stage 1 pressure injury is a defined, localized
area of intact skin with nonblanchable erythema (redness). Darkly pigmented skin
may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the surrounding skin. The
area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer, or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue
Fundamental Concepts HESI Final Exam
Questions with Correct Answers.
Evidence Based Practice - ANSWER-Evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing is a
problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best evidence
available (considered "best" because it is collected from sources such as published
research, national standards and guidelines, and reviews of targeted literature).
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory Older Adults - ANSWER-Integrity vs. Despair
People in late adulthood reflect on their lives and feel either a sense of
satisfaction or a sense of failure. People who feel proud of their accomplishments
feel a sense of integrity, and they can look back on their lives with few regrets.
Droplet Precautions - ANSWER-Droplet Precautions:
Use a private room, if available. Door may remain open.
Wear PPE upon entry into the room for all interactions that may involve contact
with the patient and potentially contaminated areas in the patient's environment.
Transport patient out of room only when necessary and place a surgical mask on
the patient if possible.
Keep visitors 3 ft from the infected person.
Why are masks beneficial with droplet precautions? - ANSWER-Masks help
prevent the wearer from inhaling large-particle aerosols, which usually travel
short distances (about 3 ft), and small-particle droplet nuclei, which can remain
, suspended in the air and travel longer distances. Masks also protect the patient
from the respiratory secretions of the health care worker. Masks discourage the
wearer from touching the eyes, nose, and mouth, thus limiting contact of
organisms with mucous membranes.
Cough Etiquette - ANSWER-Any patients, family members, and visitors with
undiagnosed, transmissible respiratory infections require education to cover their
mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing and promptly dispose of the tissue.
During periods of increased occurrence of respiratory infections, offer a surgical
mask to coughing patients and other symptomatic people upon entry to the
health care facility or office. Encourage the coughing patient to maintain more
than a 3-ft separation from other people in the health care facility or office.
Factors Affecting Risk for Infection - ANSWER-Factors affecting the risk for
infection include: integrity of mucous membranes, pH levels of the gastrointestinal
and genitourinary tracts, immune response, age, sex, race, heredity, level of
fatigue, nutritional status, stress level, use of invasive or indwelling medical
devices and immunizations (natural or acquired)
Abnormal Wound Drainage - ANSWER-Purulent drainage is made up of white
blood cells, liquefied dead tissue debris, and both dead and live bacteria. Purulent
drainage is thick, often has a musty or foul odor, and varies in color (such as dark
yellow or green), depending on the causative organism.
Pressure Ulcer Stage 1 - ANSWER-A stage 1 pressure injury is a defined, localized
area of intact skin with nonblanchable erythema (redness). Darkly pigmented skin
may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the surrounding skin. The
area may be painful, firm, soft, warmer, or cooler as compared to adjacent tissue
