Rasmussen Fundamentals Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

Rasmussen Fundamentals Final Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ What are different tools to assess pain? 1-10 scale, face scale When is a patient's pain level tolerable? When they say it is How soon after giving a pain medication should you reassess a patient's pain level? IV - 30min or less, PO - 30min-1hr What are standard precautions used for? Every patient What is droplet precautions used for? Flu, RSV, Pertussis, R/O Meningitis A patient with pneumonia pneumonia is on which type of precaution? Standard - however is the patient is coughing everywhere use droplet as needed Which diseases are droplet precautions used for? Chicken pox, TB, Measles When must you use soap and water to wash hands instead of an alcohol gel/foam? When hands are visibly soiled What is a normal WBC? 4,500-12,000 What is a stage I pressure ulcer? Nonblanchable redness What is a stage II pressure ulcer? Partial thickness loss or a blister What is a stage III pressure ulcer? Full thickness loss, sub fat ay be visible What is a stage IV pressure ulcer? Full thickness loss, able to see tendon, muscle, or bone How is 0+ pitting edema classified? No edema How is 1+ pitting edema classified? Mild pitting edema, 2mm depression disappears rapidly. How is 2+ pitting edema classified? Moderate pitting edema, 4mm depression disappears 10- 15sec How is 3+ pitting edema classified? Moderately severe pitting edema, 6mm depression, disappears in 1min. How is 4+ pitting edema classified? Severe pitting edema, 8mm of depression that can last up to 2min. What are s/s of dehydration? Delayed skin turgor, crack/peeling lips, flaking skin What is the difference when wound is infection vs. colonized? An infected wound shows signs and symptoms (redness/warm to touch), while a colonized wound does not show s/s, but has the bacteria present. What symptoms can occur if the circadian rhythm is interuppted? Memory loss, confusion, irritability, slow metabolism, weight gain, anxiety If the REM cycle is interrupted, what happens? It starts over When is TypeI Diabetes commonly diagnosed? Age 4-7 and 10-14 How does Type I Diabetes occur? Usually the child has a bad infection that causes the pancreas to stop producing insulin, making them diabetic When is Type II Diabetes commonly diagnosed? Middle age to older What are signs and symptoms of diabetes? 3 P's (polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia) Which races are at a higher risk for diabetes?