Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL EXAM
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Quiz: List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) Ans: weight,
smoking, sex practices, diet
Quiz: List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) Ans:
age, genetics, sex
Quiz: What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating
health teaching? Ans: cultural assessment
Quiz: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order? Ans: physiological integrity
safety and security
belongingness and affection
esteem and self-respect
self-actualization
-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority
-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above
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,Quiz: Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention
goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the
nation's health Ans: Healthy People 2020
Quiz: Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of
nursing in order to improve health care. Ans: The Institute of Medicine's
report on the Future of Nursing
Quiz: The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes
medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient
identification and improving staff communication. What is this list called? Ans:
The National Patient Safety Goals
Quiz: This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to
protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's
regulations Ans: Nurse Practice Acts
Quiz: Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in health care Ans:
QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
Quiz: What is pain? Ans: whatever the patient says it is
Quiz: Pain is associated with __________________________________. Ans:
actual or potential tissue damage
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,Quiz: The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. Ans: the
patient's self report
Quiz: Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an
increase in ___________, ___________, and ____________. Ans: blood
pressure, heart rate, and respirations
Quiz: physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) Ans: increases glucagon
production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
Quiz: initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain Ans:
prostaglandins
Quiz: ______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin
formation. Ans: NSAIDS
Quiz: _____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. Ans:
Acetaminophen
Quiz: ______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the
patient at risk for pain. Ans: tissue damage
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, Quiz: manage nociceptive pain with? Ans: local anesthetics, non-opioids or
opioids
Quiz: pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus Ans: allodynia
Quiz: ________________ could lead to allodynia. Ans: nerve route injury
Quiz: What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? Ans: timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities
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Questions with Detailed Verified Answers (100%
Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+
Quiz: List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) Ans: weight,
smoking, sex practices, diet
Quiz: List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) Ans:
age, genetics, sex
Quiz: What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating
health teaching? Ans: cultural assessment
Quiz: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order? Ans: physiological integrity
safety and security
belongingness and affection
esteem and self-respect
self-actualization
-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority
-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above
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,Quiz: Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention
goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the
nation's health Ans: Healthy People 2020
Quiz: Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of
nursing in order to improve health care. Ans: The Institute of Medicine's
report on the Future of Nursing
Quiz: The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes
medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient
identification and improving staff communication. What is this list called? Ans:
The National Patient Safety Goals
Quiz: This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to
protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's
regulations Ans: Nurse Practice Acts
Quiz: Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes
of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in health care Ans:
QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
Quiz: What is pain? Ans: whatever the patient says it is
Quiz: Pain is associated with __________________________________. Ans:
actual or potential tissue damage
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,Quiz: The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. Ans: the
patient's self report
Quiz: Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an
increase in ___________, ___________, and ____________. Ans: blood
pressure, heart rate, and respirations
Quiz: physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) Ans: increases glucagon
production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
Quiz: initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain Ans:
prostaglandins
Quiz: ______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin
formation. Ans: NSAIDS
Quiz: _____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. Ans:
Acetaminophen
Quiz: ______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the
patient at risk for pain. Ans: tissue damage
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, Quiz: manage nociceptive pain with? Ans: local anesthetics, non-opioids or
opioids
Quiz: pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus Ans: allodynia
Quiz: ________________ could lead to allodynia. Ans: nerve route injury
Quiz: What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? Ans: timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities
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