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NURS 480 EXAM 1 2026/ 2027
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
PREPARATION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
Community
A Group Or Collection Of Individuals Interacting Within Social Units
And Sharing Common Interests, Cultural Values, And Goals.
Can Be Geopolitical (Politics R/T Geographical Factors) Or
Phenomenological (Lived Experience)
Aggregate
Subgroups Within A Community That Share Common Characteristics
Or Concerns, Like The Elderly Or Women. A Member Of The
Community Can Belong To Many Aggregates
Who Are At-Risk Groups For Intervention?
Aggregates
Populations
Geographically Defined; At-Risk Groups
Pop Health Is Determined In Cycles With Policies And Interventions
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That Contribute To Patterns Of Health Determinants Throughout
Populations
Community Health Nursing
Extends The Realm Of Ph To Include Health Efforts At Community
Level Through Govt And Private Efforts (Red Cross, Aha)
assist-control ventilator settings (AC)
----Solution----
ventilator delivers a preset tidal volume or pressure at a preset rate of
respirations
tidal volume
----Solution----
The volume of air breathed in and out without conscious effort.
when to use assist-control (AC) ventilator settings
----Solution----
ideal for muscle rest and recovery
patients who are apneic
used when patients require full ventilatory support
(most common setting)
hypoxemia
----Solution----
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a decrease in the arterial oxygen tension in the blood
hypoxia
----Solution----
decrease in oxygen supply to the tissues and cells
nursing care for endotracheal intubation
----Solution----
chest symmetry of chest expansion
auscultate breath sounds anterior and lateral
chest x-ray for proper tube placement
check cuff pressure every 6-8 hours
monitor for aspiration
high humidity - must be visible mist
use sterile suctioning technique
oral hygiene
reposition every 2 hours
nursing management of a tracheotomy
----Solution----
continuous monitoring and assessment
maintain patency by proper suctioning
Semi-Fowler's position
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administer pain and sedative medications
provide effective means of communication
clinical indications for mechanical ventilation
----Solution----
apnea or bradypnea
respiratory distress with confusion
increased work of breathing not relieved
confusion with need for airway protection
circulatory shock
prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
----Solution----
elevate HOB 30-35 degrees
daily "sedation vacations"
peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis
DVT prophylaxis
daily oral care with chlorohexidine
non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
----Solution----
method of positive pressure ventilation that can be given via facemasks
- eliminates the need for ET intubation or tracheostomy
NURS 480 EXAM 1 2026/ 2027
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
PREPARATION WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES |
ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
Community
A Group Or Collection Of Individuals Interacting Within Social Units
And Sharing Common Interests, Cultural Values, And Goals.
Can Be Geopolitical (Politics R/T Geographical Factors) Or
Phenomenological (Lived Experience)
Aggregate
Subgroups Within A Community That Share Common Characteristics
Or Concerns, Like The Elderly Or Women. A Member Of The
Community Can Belong To Many Aggregates
Who Are At-Risk Groups For Intervention?
Aggregates
Populations
Geographically Defined; At-Risk Groups
Pop Health Is Determined In Cycles With Policies And Interventions
,2|Page
That Contribute To Patterns Of Health Determinants Throughout
Populations
Community Health Nursing
Extends The Realm Of Ph To Include Health Efforts At Community
Level Through Govt And Private Efforts (Red Cross, Aha)
assist-control ventilator settings (AC)
----Solution----
ventilator delivers a preset tidal volume or pressure at a preset rate of
respirations
tidal volume
----Solution----
The volume of air breathed in and out without conscious effort.
when to use assist-control (AC) ventilator settings
----Solution----
ideal for muscle rest and recovery
patients who are apneic
used when patients require full ventilatory support
(most common setting)
hypoxemia
----Solution----
,3|Page
a decrease in the arterial oxygen tension in the blood
hypoxia
----Solution----
decrease in oxygen supply to the tissues and cells
nursing care for endotracheal intubation
----Solution----
chest symmetry of chest expansion
auscultate breath sounds anterior and lateral
chest x-ray for proper tube placement
check cuff pressure every 6-8 hours
monitor for aspiration
high humidity - must be visible mist
use sterile suctioning technique
oral hygiene
reposition every 2 hours
nursing management of a tracheotomy
----Solution----
continuous monitoring and assessment
maintain patency by proper suctioning
Semi-Fowler's position
, 4|Page
administer pain and sedative medications
provide effective means of communication
clinical indications for mechanical ventilation
----Solution----
apnea or bradypnea
respiratory distress with confusion
increased work of breathing not relieved
confusion with need for airway protection
circulatory shock
prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
----Solution----
elevate HOB 30-35 degrees
daily "sedation vacations"
peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis
DVT prophylaxis
daily oral care with chlorohexidine
non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
----Solution----
method of positive pressure ventilation that can be given via facemasks
- eliminates the need for ET intubation or tracheostomy
