NURS 312 Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of the structural and
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functional changes |
cells, tissues, and organs of the body
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causes of disease
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physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-functions of human body
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Why study pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-establish a
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foundation for nursing practice utilizing evidence based literature
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understand why certain diseases have certain clinical manifestations
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recognize effective nursing interventions
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pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focus on mechanisms of
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underlying disease process and provide the background for
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preventative, therapeutic, and/or palliative health care measures or
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practices
,palliative - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relieving or soothing the symptoms
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of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
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clinical manifestations are the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-foundation of
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client care |
clinical manifestations are made up of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-signs
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and symptoms
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signs vs symptoms is equivalent to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-objective vs
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subjective
signs/objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-measurable | | |
heart rate |
blood pressure |
rr
temp
intake and output | |
signs are what the client says or what the nurse observes - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-nurse observes |
,symptoms are what the client says or what the nurse observes -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-client says
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symptoms/subjective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-feeling | | |
pain
nausea
dizziness
the types of assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primary
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secondary
tertiary
primary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Alertness and
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cervical spine stablization/airway
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Breathing
Circulation
Disabilities (neurological) |
Environment/expose (keeping patient warm and covered) | | | | |
C uncontrolled bleeding
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priority of the patient is based on - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what is
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assessed in the intervention and assessment
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, secondary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-medical
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history (sample) and physical (head to toe)
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sample acronym for medical history - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Signs/objective data and symptoms/subjective | | |
Allergies (what happens when you get them)
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Medications
Past medical history
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Last oral intake/menstruation
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Events leading to injury/illness
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tertiary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reassess client
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and diagnostic studies
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another way to look for missed injuries
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tertiary assessment occurs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-24 hours post injury
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why do we do tertiary assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-we may
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miss injuries because we are more focused on primary issues at hand
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and keeping patient alive
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Correct Answers
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-study of the structural and
| | | | | | | |
functional changes |
cells, tissues, and organs of the body
| | | | | |
causes of disease
| |
physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-functions of human body
| | | | | |
Why study pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-establish a
| | | | | | |
foundation for nursing practice utilizing evidence based literature
| | | | | | |
understand why certain diseases have certain clinical manifestations
| | | | | | | |
recognize effective nursing interventions
| | |
pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-focus on mechanisms of
| | | | | | |
underlying disease process and provide the background for
| | | | | | | |
preventative, therapeutic, and/or palliative health care measures or
| | | | | | | |
practices
,palliative - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relieving or soothing the symptoms
| | | | | | | |
of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure
| | | | | | | |
clinical manifestations are the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-foundation of
| | | | | | | |
client care |
clinical manifestations are made up of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-signs
| | | | | | | | |
and symptoms
|
signs vs symptoms is equivalent to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-objective vs
| | | | | | | | | |
subjective
signs/objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-measurable | | |
heart rate |
blood pressure |
rr
temp
intake and output | |
signs are what the client says or what the nurse observes - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-nurse observes |
,symptoms are what the client says or what the nurse observes -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-client says
| |
symptoms/subjective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-feeling | | |
pain
nausea
dizziness
the types of assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primary
| | | | | |
secondary
tertiary
primary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Alertness and
| | | | | | | |
cervical spine stablization/airway
| |
Breathing
Circulation
Disabilities (neurological) |
Environment/expose (keeping patient warm and covered) | | | | |
C uncontrolled bleeding
| |
priority of the patient is based on - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what is
| | | | | | | | | | |
assessed in the intervention and assessment
| | | | |
, secondary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-medical
| | | | | | |
history (sample) and physical (head to toe)
| | | | | |
sample acronym for medical history - CORRECT
| | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Signs/objective data and symptoms/subjective | | |
Allergies (what happens when you get them)
| | | | | |
Medications
Past medical history
| |
Last oral intake/menstruation
| |
Events leading to injury/illness
| | |
tertiary assessment consists of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-reassess client
| | | | | | | |
and diagnostic studies
| |
another way to look for missed injuries
| | | | | |
tertiary assessment occurs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-24 hours post injury
| | | | | | | |
why do we do tertiary assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-we may
| | | | | | | | | |
miss injuries because we are more focused on primary issues at hand
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and keeping patient alive
| | |
