Nursing 126 Exam 1 questions with verified
answers
Acceptable ranges of respiratory rate for adult. Ans✓✓✓ 12-20
breaths/min
Airborne Isolation Ans✓✓✓ - Transmission occurs when microbes are
spread on evaporated droplets that remain suspended in air or carried
on dust particles in the air, need N95 mask, gloves, in negative pressure
room; ex: TB
Apnea Ans✓✓✓ Absence of breathing
Assessment of patient gate Ans✓✓✓ Balance, posture, safety, ability
to
Basic components of health history. Ans✓✓✓ Holistic focus includes-
biographical data, reasons for seeking care, client expectations, present
illness, past medical history, family history, environmental history,
psychosocial history, spiritual health, review of systems (ROS)- collect
data about the functioning of body systems (subjective data)
Bowlegs (genu varum) Ans✓✓✓ Bowlegs (genu varum)- when feet are
together there is an outward bowing of the legs. Most infant and
toddlers outgrow this and the legs straighten
,Bradypnea Ans✓✓✓ Abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less
than 10 breaths per minute
Compare sympathetic and parasympathetic reactions to pain.
Ans✓✓✓ Sympathetic: Dilation of bronchial tubes
Increased heart rate
Peripheral vasoconstriction
Increase blood glucose
Diaphoresis
Increased muscle tension
Dilation of pupils
Decreased gastric motility
Parasympathetic: Pallor
Muscle tension
Decreased heart rate and BP
Rapid, irregular breathing
Compare the difference between medical and surgical asepsis.
Ans✓✓✓ Medical Asepsis - Clean - Reduces or inhibits number and
growth of microorganism
Surgical Asepsis - Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both pathogenic
and non-pathogenic, including spores
,Compare the SOAP format with the PIE format and the DAR format.
Ans✓✓✓ SOAP- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
PIE- Patient problem, Interventions used to address problem,
Evaluation or outcome of intervention
DAR- Data, Action, Response
Constipation Ans✓✓✓ A change in bowel habits characterized by
decreased frequency or passage of hard, drier stools and difficult
defecation.
Contact Isolation Ans✓✓✓ • Used to prevent transmission of
infections by close or direct contact or when in contact with
environmental surfaces or patient care items in pt environment; ex:
MRSA
Cultural variables Ans✓✓✓ Potential for misunderstanding, confusion
and fear, communicate respect, kindness, interest, unhurried manner,
validating techniques, official interpreter, be aware of differences and
sensitive to needs, respect, avoid stereotyping, ask questions
Data Clustering Ans✓✓✓ Group signs and sumptoms, classify and
organize (body systems)
Defecation Ans✓✓✓ Eliminating of wastes and undigested foods
through the rectum.
, Define an idiosyncratic reaction. Ans✓✓✓ An uncommon response to
a drug because of a genetic predisposition. It usually manifests as an
abnormally short or abnormally large or long response to the drug, but
it is possible for the response to be qualitatively different.
Define arterial oxygen saturation and describe how it is measured.
Ans✓✓✓ Arterial oxygen saturation is the amount of oxygen in the
hemoglobin of the blood. This can be measured by an Arterial blood gas
(ABG) sampling- measures partial pressures of the gases in the arterial
blood: O2 Co2, and pH AND the Pulse oximetry is a noninvasice method
of monitoring oxygenation with a device that measures O2 sat.
Define blood pressure. Ans✓✓✓ The force exerted on the walls of an
artery by the pulsing blood under pressure from the heart
Define Bradycardia Ans✓✓✓ Bradycardia is a slow heart rate of
<60bpm
Define Circadian rhythm Ans✓✓✓ Most familiar rhythm 24-hour,
day/night cycle, also called the diurnal rhythm, influence patterns of
biological and behavioral functions, fluctuations and predictability
depend on maintenance if this rhythm
Define Controlled Substance Act. Ans✓✓✓ U.S. law enacted in 1970
that regulates the prescribing and dispensing of psychoactive drugs,
answers
Acceptable ranges of respiratory rate for adult. Ans✓✓✓ 12-20
breaths/min
Airborne Isolation Ans✓✓✓ - Transmission occurs when microbes are
spread on evaporated droplets that remain suspended in air or carried
on dust particles in the air, need N95 mask, gloves, in negative pressure
room; ex: TB
Apnea Ans✓✓✓ Absence of breathing
Assessment of patient gate Ans✓✓✓ Balance, posture, safety, ability
to
Basic components of health history. Ans✓✓✓ Holistic focus includes-
biographical data, reasons for seeking care, client expectations, present
illness, past medical history, family history, environmental history,
psychosocial history, spiritual health, review of systems (ROS)- collect
data about the functioning of body systems (subjective data)
Bowlegs (genu varum) Ans✓✓✓ Bowlegs (genu varum)- when feet are
together there is an outward bowing of the legs. Most infant and
toddlers outgrow this and the legs straighten
,Bradypnea Ans✓✓✓ Abnormally slow rate of respiration usually of less
than 10 breaths per minute
Compare sympathetic and parasympathetic reactions to pain.
Ans✓✓✓ Sympathetic: Dilation of bronchial tubes
Increased heart rate
Peripheral vasoconstriction
Increase blood glucose
Diaphoresis
Increased muscle tension
Dilation of pupils
Decreased gastric motility
Parasympathetic: Pallor
Muscle tension
Decreased heart rate and BP
Rapid, irregular breathing
Compare the difference between medical and surgical asepsis.
Ans✓✓✓ Medical Asepsis - Clean - Reduces or inhibits number and
growth of microorganism
Surgical Asepsis - Sterile - Eliminates all organisms, both pathogenic
and non-pathogenic, including spores
,Compare the SOAP format with the PIE format and the DAR format.
Ans✓✓✓ SOAP- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
PIE- Patient problem, Interventions used to address problem,
Evaluation or outcome of intervention
DAR- Data, Action, Response
Constipation Ans✓✓✓ A change in bowel habits characterized by
decreased frequency or passage of hard, drier stools and difficult
defecation.
Contact Isolation Ans✓✓✓ • Used to prevent transmission of
infections by close or direct contact or when in contact with
environmental surfaces or patient care items in pt environment; ex:
MRSA
Cultural variables Ans✓✓✓ Potential for misunderstanding, confusion
and fear, communicate respect, kindness, interest, unhurried manner,
validating techniques, official interpreter, be aware of differences and
sensitive to needs, respect, avoid stereotyping, ask questions
Data Clustering Ans✓✓✓ Group signs and sumptoms, classify and
organize (body systems)
Defecation Ans✓✓✓ Eliminating of wastes and undigested foods
through the rectum.
, Define an idiosyncratic reaction. Ans✓✓✓ An uncommon response to
a drug because of a genetic predisposition. It usually manifests as an
abnormally short or abnormally large or long response to the drug, but
it is possible for the response to be qualitatively different.
Define arterial oxygen saturation and describe how it is measured.
Ans✓✓✓ Arterial oxygen saturation is the amount of oxygen in the
hemoglobin of the blood. This can be measured by an Arterial blood gas
(ABG) sampling- measures partial pressures of the gases in the arterial
blood: O2 Co2, and pH AND the Pulse oximetry is a noninvasice method
of monitoring oxygenation with a device that measures O2 sat.
Define blood pressure. Ans✓✓✓ The force exerted on the walls of an
artery by the pulsing blood under pressure from the heart
Define Bradycardia Ans✓✓✓ Bradycardia is a slow heart rate of
<60bpm
Define Circadian rhythm Ans✓✓✓ Most familiar rhythm 24-hour,
day/night cycle, also called the diurnal rhythm, influence patterns of
biological and behavioral functions, fluctuations and predictability
depend on maintenance if this rhythm
Define Controlled Substance Act. Ans✓✓✓ U.S. law enacted in 1970
that regulates the prescribing and dispensing of psychoactive drugs,
