NU176 EXAM 1 (Latest ) 100%
Correct Questions & Answers - Galen
Prejudice - correct answer preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual
experience
Racism - correct answer Belief that one race is superior to another
Sexism - correct answer the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other
Stereotype - correct answer A generalized belief about a group of people
Ethics - correct answer moral values
Whay year did AHA adopt the Patient Bill of rights, which later became the patient care
partnership? - correct answer 1973
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) - correct answer 1990
,HIPAA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Omission - correct answer someone or something that has been left out or excluded
What stopped the routine use of restraints om ederly people - correct answer OBRA
(Omnibus Reconciliation Act)
Advanced directives - correct answer a written statement of a person's wishes
regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes
are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
PLST - correct answer progressively lowered stress threshold
The nurse is asked to explain the different theories of aging. Which physiological
theory should the nurse include in her teaching? - correct answer wear and tear
, The nurse is visiting an older patient in the home. What behavior should the nurse
identify that determines the patients ability to function - correct answer performing
ADL's, instrumental ADL's, and quality of life
The nurse is caring for an older patient. Which patient characteristics should the nurse
identify that reflects a psychological theory of aging?T - correct answer Personality
The nurse is assessing an older patients respiratory system. Which should the nurse
identify as a reason for this patient to experience increased residual lung volume? -
correct answer decreased efficiency of gas exchange in the alveoli
The nurse is assessing an older person. What gastrointestinal symptoms should the
nurse expect the patient to report? - correct answer indigestion, constipation and
anorexia
An older patient reports dry eyes. Which health problem is this patient at risk of
developing? - correct answer eye infections
Correct Questions & Answers - Galen
Prejudice - correct answer preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual
experience
Racism - correct answer Belief that one race is superior to another
Sexism - correct answer the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other
Stereotype - correct answer A generalized belief about a group of people
Ethics - correct answer moral values
Whay year did AHA adopt the Patient Bill of rights, which later became the patient care
partnership? - correct answer 1973
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) - correct answer 1990
,HIPAA - correct answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Omission - correct answer someone or something that has been left out or excluded
What stopped the routine use of restraints om ederly people - correct answer OBRA
(Omnibus Reconciliation Act)
Advanced directives - correct answer a written statement of a person's wishes
regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes
are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
PLST - correct answer progressively lowered stress threshold
The nurse is asked to explain the different theories of aging. Which physiological
theory should the nurse include in her teaching? - correct answer wear and tear
, The nurse is visiting an older patient in the home. What behavior should the nurse
identify that determines the patients ability to function - correct answer performing
ADL's, instrumental ADL's, and quality of life
The nurse is caring for an older patient. Which patient characteristics should the nurse
identify that reflects a psychological theory of aging?T - correct answer Personality
The nurse is assessing an older patients respiratory system. Which should the nurse
identify as a reason for this patient to experience increased residual lung volume? -
correct answer decreased efficiency of gas exchange in the alveoli
The nurse is assessing an older person. What gastrointestinal symptoms should the
nurse expect the patient to report? - correct answer indigestion, constipation and
anorexia
An older patient reports dry eyes. Which health problem is this patient at risk of
developing? - correct answer eye infections
