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Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-weight, smoking, sex practices, diet
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List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-age, genetics, sex
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What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating
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health teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cultural assessment
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | | |




--priorities?

--what order? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physiological integrity
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safety and security
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belongingness and affection | |




esteem and self-respect
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self-actualization |

,-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority
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-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above
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Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention
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goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve
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the nation's health - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Healthy People 2020
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Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of
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nursing in order to improve health care. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The
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Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing
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The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes
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medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes,
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patient identification and improving staff communication. What is this
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list called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The National Patient Safety Goals
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This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to
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protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's
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regulations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nurse Practice Acts
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Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of
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|nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in health care -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
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Institute
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,What is pain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-whatever the patient says it is
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Pain is associated with __________________________________. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-actual or potential tissue damage
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The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the patient's self report
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Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an
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increase in ___________, ___________, and ____________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations
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physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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increases glucagon production | |




decreases insulin secretion | |




depresses immune function | |




can lead to addictive behaviors
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initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-prostaglandins
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, ______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin
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formation. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-NSAIDS
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_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Acetaminophen
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______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the | | | | | | |



patient at risk for pain. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tissue damage
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manage nociceptive pain with? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-local
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anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids
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pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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allodynia


________________ could lead to allodynia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- | | | | | | |



nerve route injury
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What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-timing:
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onset - when it started
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duration - where it started
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