NU-126 Exam 3 Guide With
Complete Solution
Nurse practice acts - ANSWER describe and define the legal boundaries of
nursing practice within each state
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER Professional organization that
represents all registered nurses.
determines what nurses are legally accountable for (ana code for nurses)
when was the american nurses association founded? - ANSWER 1903
standards of care - ANSWER legal guidelines for defining nursing practice in
each state
State Board of Nursing - ANSWER helps define RN responsibilities with
detail, produces rules and regulations that are very specific
any deviation from the profession standards of practice are defined as what?
- ANSWER malpractice
legal definition of crime - ANSWER wrong against a person or his/her
property, but act is considered to be against the public as well
felony - ANSWER serious crime punishable by imprisonment for more than
one year
Misdemeanor - ANSWER less serious crime than a felony
punishable with fines or imprisonment for less than one year or both
,may include parole
tort - ANSWER wrong committed by a person against another person, results
in civil trial
libel - ANSWER written defamation
False Imprisonment - ANSWER restraining an individual or restricting an
individual's freedom
autonomy - ANSWER freedom to make decisions for oneself
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER duty to do no harm
Beneficence - ANSWER doing good
Justice - ANSWER treat every person equally
fidelity - ANSWER duty to keep promises
veracity - ANSWER truthfulness
what happens when HIV enters a CD4+ T cell? - ANSWER host cell stops
being an immune system cell and becomes a virus factory
HIV class 0 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, positive test within 6 months after
negative, CD4+ T cells in normal range
HIV class 1 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, CD4+ T cell greater than 500 (29% or
higher)
HIV class 2 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, CD4+ t cell count between 200 and 499
(14-28%)
HIV class 3 - ANSWER CD4+ t cell count less than 200 (less then 14%),
anyone with AIDS diagnosis
, stage HIV-III
HIV- III immunologic symptoms - ANSWER low WBC, CD4+ count <200, high
blood immunoglobulin, opportunistic infections, lymphadenopathy
HIV- III integumentary symptoms - ANSWER dry skin, skin lesions
poor wound healing
night sweats
HIV-III respiratory indications - ANSWER cough, shortness of breath
HIV- III GI indications - ANSWER diarrhea, weight loss, nausea and vomiting
HIV-III CNS indications - ANSWER confusion, memory loss, dementia
headache, fever, visual changes, personality changes, seizures
HIV-III opportunistic infections - ANSWER toxoplasmosis
cryptosporidiosis
strongyloidiasis
giardiasis
HIV-III opportunistic infections (fungal) - ANSWER candidiasis, pneumonia,
coccidioidomycosis
HIV-III opportunistic infections (bacterial) - ANSWER tuberculosis,
nocardiosis, mycobacterium avium complex
HIV-III opportunistic infections (viral) - ANSWER varicella, herpes
HIV-III malignancies - ANSWER kaposi's sarcoma
non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Complete Solution
Nurse practice acts - ANSWER describe and define the legal boundaries of
nursing practice within each state
American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANSWER Professional organization that
represents all registered nurses.
determines what nurses are legally accountable for (ana code for nurses)
when was the american nurses association founded? - ANSWER 1903
standards of care - ANSWER legal guidelines for defining nursing practice in
each state
State Board of Nursing - ANSWER helps define RN responsibilities with
detail, produces rules and regulations that are very specific
any deviation from the profession standards of practice are defined as what?
- ANSWER malpractice
legal definition of crime - ANSWER wrong against a person or his/her
property, but act is considered to be against the public as well
felony - ANSWER serious crime punishable by imprisonment for more than
one year
Misdemeanor - ANSWER less serious crime than a felony
punishable with fines or imprisonment for less than one year or both
,may include parole
tort - ANSWER wrong committed by a person against another person, results
in civil trial
libel - ANSWER written defamation
False Imprisonment - ANSWER restraining an individual or restricting an
individual's freedom
autonomy - ANSWER freedom to make decisions for oneself
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER duty to do no harm
Beneficence - ANSWER doing good
Justice - ANSWER treat every person equally
fidelity - ANSWER duty to keep promises
veracity - ANSWER truthfulness
what happens when HIV enters a CD4+ T cell? - ANSWER host cell stops
being an immune system cell and becomes a virus factory
HIV class 0 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, positive test within 6 months after
negative, CD4+ T cells in normal range
HIV class 1 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, CD4+ T cell greater than 500 (29% or
higher)
HIV class 2 - ANSWER stage HIV-II, CD4+ t cell count between 200 and 499
(14-28%)
HIV class 3 - ANSWER CD4+ t cell count less than 200 (less then 14%),
anyone with AIDS diagnosis
, stage HIV-III
HIV- III immunologic symptoms - ANSWER low WBC, CD4+ count <200, high
blood immunoglobulin, opportunistic infections, lymphadenopathy
HIV- III integumentary symptoms - ANSWER dry skin, skin lesions
poor wound healing
night sweats
HIV-III respiratory indications - ANSWER cough, shortness of breath
HIV- III GI indications - ANSWER diarrhea, weight loss, nausea and vomiting
HIV-III CNS indications - ANSWER confusion, memory loss, dementia
headache, fever, visual changes, personality changes, seizures
HIV-III opportunistic infections - ANSWER toxoplasmosis
cryptosporidiosis
strongyloidiasis
giardiasis
HIV-III opportunistic infections (fungal) - ANSWER candidiasis, pneumonia,
coccidioidomycosis
HIV-III opportunistic infections (bacterial) - ANSWER tuberculosis,
nocardiosis, mycobacterium avium complex
HIV-III opportunistic infections (viral) - ANSWER varicella, herpes
HIV-III malignancies - ANSWER kaposi's sarcoma
non-Hodgkins lymphoma
