NUR 242 Med/Surg Exam 1 /94 Questions And Verified Answers Latest 2024/2025.

NUR 242 Med/Surg Exam 1 /94 Questions And Verified Answers Latest 2024/2025. Quiz :Four Major subgroups of Late Adulthood - Answer :65 - 74 young old 75 - 84 middle old 85 - 99 old old 100 and older elite old Quiz :Lifestyle and Practice to Promote Wellness older adults - Answer :Yearly flu vaccine pneumococcal vaccine Shingles vaccine tetanus and booster every 10 years wear seat belts alcohol in moderation avoid smoking smoke detectors prevent falls - waxed floors and scattered rugs medications as prescribed avoid OTC medications unless primary care phyisican directs Yearly physicial regular exercise socialization reminisce Quiz :Common health Issues and Concerns older adults - Answer :Decreased nutrition and hydration Decreased mobility Stress and loss Accidents - falls most common/MVA Drug use and misuse Mental health/cognition problems (including substance abuse) Elder neglect and abuse Quiz :GFTT ( Geriatric Failure To Thrive) Complex Syndrome - Answer :Under nutrition Impaired mobility Depression Cognitive impairment NUR 242 Med/Surg Exam 1 /94 Questions And Verified Answers Latest 2024/2025 Quiz :Depression older adults - Answer :Most common mental health/behavioral health problem among older adults. Use Geriatric Depression Scale form Mood disorder having cognitive, affective, physical manifestations Primary (lack of neurotransmitters) Secondary or situational Quiz :Dementia older adults - Answer :slowly progresses generally chronic intellectual impairment Most common Alzheimer's Multi-infarct dementia, the second most common resulting from a vascular disorder Quiz :Delirium older adults - Answer :Acute and fluctuating onset results from an unfamiliar place Symptoms - inattentiveness, disorganized thinking, and altered level of consciousness Quiz :Nurse's role in Rehab - Answer :Advocate for the patient and family Create therapeutic rehab milieu provide whole person patient-centered care Collaborate with healthcare team for patient outcome and develop care plan Communicate with effectively with all members of the health care team, patient and family Evaluate effectiveness of plan of care for the patient and family Use Braden scale - skin break down risk Quiz :Safe Patient Handing and Mobility (SPHM) - Answer :-Maintain a wide, stable base with your feet -Put the bed at the correct height - waist level while providing direct care and hip level when moving patients - Keep the patient or work directly in front of you to prevent your spine from rotating - Keep the patient as close to your body as possible to prevent reaching Quiz :walker - assisted and cane - assisted procedure - Answer :- Apply a transfer belt around patients waist - guide patient to a standing position - remind patient to place both hands on the walker - ensure that the patient's body is well balanced Quiz :walker teaching - Answer :- lift the walker - move the walker about 2 feet forward and set it down on all legs -while resting on the walker, take small steps - check balance - repeat sequence Quiz :cane teaching - Answer :- be sure cane is at the height of the patients wrist when the arm is placed at his or her side - remind patient to place his or her strong hand on cane - ensure that the patient's body is well balanced - move the cane and weaker leg forward at the same time - move the stronger leg one step forward - check balance and repeat the sequence Quiz :Adaptive equipment - Answer :buttonhook extended shoehorn plate guard and spork gel pad foam buildups hook and loop fasteners long-handled reacher elastic shoelaces or velcro shoe closure Quiz :SCIP infection - 1 - Answer :Prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour prior to surgical incision (to establish bactericidal blood and tissue levels by the time the surgical incision is made) Quiz :SCIP infection - 2 - Answer :Prophylactic antibiotic selection for surgical patients (increased risk for surgical infections) Quiz :SCIP infection - 3 - Answer :Prophylactic Antibiotics discontinued within 24 hours after surgery end time (provides benefit without risk).