NP Final Exam Questions And Answers
Florence Nightingale - ANS Founder of modern nursing; initiated professional education
of nursing
Clara Barton - ANS Initiated the American Red Cross
Roles of the Practical Nurse - ANS caretaker, teacher, team member, leader
Nursing Process (ADPIE) - ANS Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
objective data - ANS is obtained through the senses/ hands on a physical examination
(signs)
subjective data - ANS can only be obtained from PT verbally (symptoms)
therapeutic communication - ANSWER giving general leads, offering self, encourage
elaboration, give info, look for alternatives, summarizing
standard precautions - ANSWER precautions used in the care of all patients regardless
of their diagnosis or possible infection status
airborne precautions - ANSWER used for patients known or suspected to be infected
, with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplets;
-measles, varicella, TB; (special mask- N95 and special negative pressure room)
droplet precautions - ANSWER used for patients known or suspected to be infected with
pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing,
talking, or laughing;
-meningitis, pneumonia, diphtheria (wear mask and goggles while in room)
contact precautions - ANSWER used to prevent spread of disease by direct or indirect
contact;
-GI, skin, wound infections, RSV, herpes simplex; scabies; Ebola; MRSA (gown and
gloves and goggles)
stage 1 pressure ulcer- ANSWER intact skin, non-blanchable erythema
stage 2 pressure ulcer - ANSWER partial thickness, blanchable fleshly pink base with a
break in skin; blister or shallow crater may occur
stage 3 pressure ulcer - ANSWER full thickness skin loss, crater that extends to fascia;
yellowish fatty tissue seen at the base
stage 4 pressure ulcer - ANSWER full-thickness tissue loss with exposed bone, muscle,
or tendon; may appear black
unstageable pressure ulcer - ANSWER full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the
ulcer is covered by slough and/or eschar in the wound bed
necrosis - ANSWER tissue death
debridement - ANSWER removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a
wound
Florence Nightingale - ANS Founder of modern nursing; initiated professional education
of nursing
Clara Barton - ANS Initiated the American Red Cross
Roles of the Practical Nurse - ANS caretaker, teacher, team member, leader
Nursing Process (ADPIE) - ANS Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
objective data - ANS is obtained through the senses/ hands on a physical examination
(signs)
subjective data - ANS can only be obtained from PT verbally (symptoms)
therapeutic communication - ANSWER giving general leads, offering self, encourage
elaboration, give info, look for alternatives, summarizing
standard precautions - ANSWER precautions used in the care of all patients regardless
of their diagnosis or possible infection status
airborne precautions - ANSWER used for patients known or suspected to be infected
, with pathogens transmitted by airborne droplets;
-measles, varicella, TB; (special mask- N95 and special negative pressure room)
droplet precautions - ANSWER used for patients known or suspected to be infected with
pathogens transmitted by large particle droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing,
talking, or laughing;
-meningitis, pneumonia, diphtheria (wear mask and goggles while in room)
contact precautions - ANSWER used to prevent spread of disease by direct or indirect
contact;
-GI, skin, wound infections, RSV, herpes simplex; scabies; Ebola; MRSA (gown and
gloves and goggles)
stage 1 pressure ulcer- ANSWER intact skin, non-blanchable erythema
stage 2 pressure ulcer - ANSWER partial thickness, blanchable fleshly pink base with a
break in skin; blister or shallow crater may occur
stage 3 pressure ulcer - ANSWER full thickness skin loss, crater that extends to fascia;
yellowish fatty tissue seen at the base
stage 4 pressure ulcer - ANSWER full-thickness tissue loss with exposed bone, muscle,
or tendon; may appear black
unstageable pressure ulcer - ANSWER full thickness tissue loss in which the base of the
ulcer is covered by slough and/or eschar in the wound bed
necrosis - ANSWER tissue death
debridement - ANSWER removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a
wound
