NACE EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ The Nursing Process: Assessment.
Answer: Includes collecting physical, emotional, and cultural data.
Includes recognizing signs, symptoms, and behaviors.
◉ The Nursing Process: Analysis.
Answer: Includes interpreting data using clinical judgement.
Includes identifying and prioritizing clients' needs
◉ The Nursing Process: Planning.
Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ The Nursing Process: Implementation.
,Answer: Respond appropriately to clients needs for information and
teaching.
Intervening appropriately to meet desired outcomes.
◉ The Nursing Process: Evaluation.
Answer: Recognizing intended and unintended effects of treatment
and interventions provided.
Determining evidence of the client's compliance with treatment
plan.
Determining evidence of client's response towards outcome desired
with adaptions as needed.
◉ Nursing Care Plans (NCPs).
Answer: A way to communicate with client, other nurses, and other
healthcare providers.
◉ A nursing care plan includes.
Answer: includes nursing diagnoses, goals and/or expected
outcomes, specific nursing interventions, and a section for
evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patient's
clinical needs and situation.
◉ Generic medication name.
,Answer: The name of a drug that gives its chemical makeup, not the
"brand" name given to it by its manufacturers.
◉ Furosemide.
Answer: Lasix
◉ Aceteminophen.
Answer: Tylenol
◉ Diphenhydramine.
Answer: Benadryl
◉ Naproxen.
Answer: Aleve
◉ Ibuprofen.
Answer: Motrin, Advil
◉ Anticoagulants.
Answer: prevent blood clot formation
◉ Anticoagulant Medications.
, Answer: Heparin and Coumadin
◉ Anticoagulant side effects.
Answer: Bleeding (increased bruising, bleeding gums), hemorrhage,
ecchymosis.
◉ Anticoagulant Nursing Implications.
Answer: - prevent injury; falls prevention
- pt teaching is critical (exaggerate the importance of lab tests and
follow up visits)
- teach pt to assess signs of abnormal bleeding (blood in stool and
urine, excessive bruising and bleeding from gums, fatigue and
shortness of breath)
- teach measures to prevent injury (soft bristled toothbrush, an
electric razor, getting up slowly to prevent hypotension
- encourage pts the need for a medical ID or bracelet
◉ Anticoagulant Patient Education.
Answer: -Importance of regular laboratory testing
-Signs of abnormal bleeding
-Measures to prevent bruising, bleeding, and tissue injury
-Wearing a medical alert bracelet
QUESTIONS
◉ The Nursing Process: Assessment.
Answer: Includes collecting physical, emotional, and cultural data.
Includes recognizing signs, symptoms, and behaviors.
◉ The Nursing Process: Analysis.
Answer: Includes interpreting data using clinical judgement.
Includes identifying and prioritizing clients' needs
◉ The Nursing Process: Planning.
Answer: -establish priorities
-develop outcomes
-set timelines for outcomes
-identify interventions
-integrate evidence-based trends and research
-document plan of care
◉ The Nursing Process: Implementation.
,Answer: Respond appropriately to clients needs for information and
teaching.
Intervening appropriately to meet desired outcomes.
◉ The Nursing Process: Evaluation.
Answer: Recognizing intended and unintended effects of treatment
and interventions provided.
Determining evidence of the client's compliance with treatment
plan.
Determining evidence of client's response towards outcome desired
with adaptions as needed.
◉ Nursing Care Plans (NCPs).
Answer: A way to communicate with client, other nurses, and other
healthcare providers.
◉ A nursing care plan includes.
Answer: includes nursing diagnoses, goals and/or expected
outcomes, specific nursing interventions, and a section for
evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patient's
clinical needs and situation.
◉ Generic medication name.
,Answer: The name of a drug that gives its chemical makeup, not the
"brand" name given to it by its manufacturers.
◉ Furosemide.
Answer: Lasix
◉ Aceteminophen.
Answer: Tylenol
◉ Diphenhydramine.
Answer: Benadryl
◉ Naproxen.
Answer: Aleve
◉ Ibuprofen.
Answer: Motrin, Advil
◉ Anticoagulants.
Answer: prevent blood clot formation
◉ Anticoagulant Medications.
, Answer: Heparin and Coumadin
◉ Anticoagulant side effects.
Answer: Bleeding (increased bruising, bleeding gums), hemorrhage,
ecchymosis.
◉ Anticoagulant Nursing Implications.
Answer: - prevent injury; falls prevention
- pt teaching is critical (exaggerate the importance of lab tests and
follow up visits)
- teach pt to assess signs of abnormal bleeding (blood in stool and
urine, excessive bruising and bleeding from gums, fatigue and
shortness of breath)
- teach measures to prevent injury (soft bristled toothbrush, an
electric razor, getting up slowly to prevent hypotension
- encourage pts the need for a medical ID or bracelet
◉ Anticoagulant Patient Education.
Answer: -Importance of regular laboratory testing
-Signs of abnormal bleeding
-Measures to prevent bruising, bleeding, and tissue injury
-Wearing a medical alert bracelet
