PNE 141 Exam Study Guide

Which interventions did Nightingale insist upon, that immediately served to reduce the mortality rate during the Crimean War? - Establishing sanitary conditions What are the two types of licensure that can be pursued by the new nurse - Permissive and mandatory features of medicare - allows payment through monthly premiums When a nurse fails to provide care within the limits of the profession's scope of practice, which body will enforce the prescribed punishment? - The State Board of Nursing (SBON) What should a nurse do to determine the priority needs of the clients being cared for? - Maslow's Hierarchy (pyramid, different levels) Risk factors can be placed in the following interrelated categories: genetic and physiological factors, age, physical environment, and lifestyle. What does it mean for the patient if they have the presence of risk factors in these categories? - The probability of them getting a disease are increased When considering the PRIMARY goal of the local health department, what intervention should the nurse implement? - Investigating outbreaks of diseases and viruses and acting out on them in their individual localities To be effective in meeting various ethnic needs, the nurse should? - Be aware of a client's cultural differences What information should the nurse provide to a client regarding the consequences of a high-sodium diet? - High blood pressure (hypertension) → hypertension is ongoing The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about foods she should include in her diet. The nurse determines that the client understands the dietary instructions if she selects what foods from her menu? - fish and poultry What criteria of a fad diet should one look for before following the latest diet? - It uses food from each of the major food groupsContinuous type of feedings is administered over a __ hour period? - 24 hour You are the nurse caring for a client on Coumadin (warfarin) therapy. When the client's lunch tray arrives, what food item would you eliminate from the clients tray? - It is an anticoagulant (don't want blood clots); avoid green, leafy vegetables What is the nurse's primary responsibility to the client after collecting assessment data? - Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (ADPIE); Identify nursing diagnosis and plan of care A client who has sustained injuries as a result of a car accident is having trouble sleeping and constantly relives the incident. What nursing diagnosis should the nurse make for this client? - Three part nursing diagnosis; As evidence by (AEB); post trauma response related to the automobile accident AEB trouble sleeping and nightmares What nursing action is a component of the implementation phase of nursing care? - Give the care; documenting client care