NUR 163 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the primary prevention for the flu? - ✔✔Flu Shot
✔✔If someone is complaining of fatigue, what are some interventions we can tell our
patient? - ✔✔To rest and exercise.
✔✔What is the Valsalva Maneuever? - ✔✔Breathing through the mouth during
exercise.
✔✔What is the main cause of stress? - ✔✔Change
✔✔What are external physical threats? - ✔✔Extreme heat or cold, noise, physical
trauma
✔✔What are internal or psychological threats? - ✔✔Thoughts and feelings
✔✔What are external social threats? - ✔✔Job pressure or changeable social
relationships
✔✔Can stress be benificual? - ✔✔Yes, some stress is normal and necessary. Individual
are able to pay attention to detail, to learn and to solve problems
✔✔Signs someone is experiencing high stress. - ✔✔Individuals are more likely to
complain of fatigue, tension and anxiety. They may appear distracted, irritable, short-
tempered, even angry.
✔✔People living with high stress may have feelings of..... - ✔✔Poor self-worth or low
self-esteem
✔✔Why are signs of alcohol and drug abuse sometimes missed in the elderly? -
✔✔They mimic age-related changes such as bone density changes, urinary
incontinence, altered sleep patterns, unsteadiness, hypertension, stomach complaints
and falls
✔✔What can prevent illness or improve a person's ability to cope with existing illness. -
✔✔Decreasing the number of stressors or the level of stress.
✔✔Problem-focused coping - ✔✔Attempt to change or eliminate the stressful event or
threat.
✔✔If someone is overcoming any kind of surgery, what is important? - ✔✔A diet high in
protein
, ✔✔Is strenuous exercise good for the elderly? - ✔✔No
✔✔What does a physical therapist assess for? - ✔✔Gait, pain and ROM
✔✔If you have a patient who is bed bound what should you do? - ✔✔ROM, isometric
exercises
✔✔What is a good exercise for a patient who have osteoporosis? - ✔✔Wight bearing
exercise
✔✔If someone is in pain and you are trying to do something to improve the pain, what
can you do? - ✔✔Find something that improves the pain by ASKING them
✔✔Orthostatic Hypotension - ✔✔When a person stands up, blood pressure drops,
person could faint
✔✔What are interventions for orthostatic hypotension? - ✔✔Have patient stand up
slowly, let patient sit on the side of the bed and dangle feet.
✔✔Intervention for someone experiancing shortness of breath? - ✔✔Encourage patient
to take frequent breaks
✔✔What is polypharmacy? - ✔✔Multiple medications, multiple providers
✔✔What does polypharmacy increase the risk of? - ✔✔Falls
✔✔What is hypothermia? - ✔✔A core body temperature of 95 or lower
✔✔Why is the older adult at a increased risk for developing hypothermia? - ✔✔Normal
changes in aging affect the body's ability to regulate temperature. Changes in the skin
reduce the older person's ability to perceive dangerously hot or cold environments.
Decreased muscle tissue, decreased fat and decreased metabolic rate affect the
amount of heat produced and retained in the body
✔✔What disease processes decrease heat production? - ✔✔Hypothyroidism,
hypoglycemia, and malnutrition
✔✔What medications that decrease enviromental awareness to extreme
temperatures.... - ✔✔Barbiturates, tranquilizers, and antidepressants can increase risk
of hypothermia.
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What is the primary prevention for the flu? - ✔✔Flu Shot
✔✔If someone is complaining of fatigue, what are some interventions we can tell our
patient? - ✔✔To rest and exercise.
✔✔What is the Valsalva Maneuever? - ✔✔Breathing through the mouth during
exercise.
✔✔What is the main cause of stress? - ✔✔Change
✔✔What are external physical threats? - ✔✔Extreme heat or cold, noise, physical
trauma
✔✔What are internal or psychological threats? - ✔✔Thoughts and feelings
✔✔What are external social threats? - ✔✔Job pressure or changeable social
relationships
✔✔Can stress be benificual? - ✔✔Yes, some stress is normal and necessary. Individual
are able to pay attention to detail, to learn and to solve problems
✔✔Signs someone is experiencing high stress. - ✔✔Individuals are more likely to
complain of fatigue, tension and anxiety. They may appear distracted, irritable, short-
tempered, even angry.
✔✔People living with high stress may have feelings of..... - ✔✔Poor self-worth or low
self-esteem
✔✔Why are signs of alcohol and drug abuse sometimes missed in the elderly? -
✔✔They mimic age-related changes such as bone density changes, urinary
incontinence, altered sleep patterns, unsteadiness, hypertension, stomach complaints
and falls
✔✔What can prevent illness or improve a person's ability to cope with existing illness. -
✔✔Decreasing the number of stressors or the level of stress.
✔✔Problem-focused coping - ✔✔Attempt to change or eliminate the stressful event or
threat.
✔✔If someone is overcoming any kind of surgery, what is important? - ✔✔A diet high in
protein
, ✔✔Is strenuous exercise good for the elderly? - ✔✔No
✔✔What does a physical therapist assess for? - ✔✔Gait, pain and ROM
✔✔If you have a patient who is bed bound what should you do? - ✔✔ROM, isometric
exercises
✔✔What is a good exercise for a patient who have osteoporosis? - ✔✔Wight bearing
exercise
✔✔If someone is in pain and you are trying to do something to improve the pain, what
can you do? - ✔✔Find something that improves the pain by ASKING them
✔✔Orthostatic Hypotension - ✔✔When a person stands up, blood pressure drops,
person could faint
✔✔What are interventions for orthostatic hypotension? - ✔✔Have patient stand up
slowly, let patient sit on the side of the bed and dangle feet.
✔✔Intervention for someone experiancing shortness of breath? - ✔✔Encourage patient
to take frequent breaks
✔✔What is polypharmacy? - ✔✔Multiple medications, multiple providers
✔✔What does polypharmacy increase the risk of? - ✔✔Falls
✔✔What is hypothermia? - ✔✔A core body temperature of 95 or lower
✔✔Why is the older adult at a increased risk for developing hypothermia? - ✔✔Normal
changes in aging affect the body's ability to regulate temperature. Changes in the skin
reduce the older person's ability to perceive dangerously hot or cold environments.
Decreased muscle tissue, decreased fat and decreased metabolic rate affect the
amount of heat produced and retained in the body
✔✔What disease processes decrease heat production? - ✔✔Hypothyroidism,
hypoglycemia, and malnutrition
✔✔What medications that decrease enviromental awareness to extreme
temperatures.... - ✔✔Barbiturates, tranquilizers, and antidepressants can increase risk
of hypothermia.
