Nurs 328 exam 1 week 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the normal range for adult 120/80 mmHg
blood pressure?
What are the signs of hypoglycemia? Sweating, shaking, confusion, irritability, and
dizziness.
What is the primary purpose of the To provide a systematic approach to patient care.
nursing process?
What are the five stages of the Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
nursing process? and Evaluation.
What is the most common route for Oral route.
medication administration?
What are the vital signs that nurses Temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood
routinely monitor? pressure.
What is the purpose of hand hygiene To prevent the spread of infections.
in nursing?
What does the acronym ABC stand Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
for in emergency care?
What is the significance of the It assesses a patient's level of consciousness.
Glasgow Coma Scale?
, What are the common symptoms of Fever, chills, fatigue, and localized pain.
infection?
What is the role of a nurse in patient To provide information and support to help
education? patients make informed health decisions.
What is the difference between a A sign is an objective finding, while a symptom is a
sign and a symptom? subjective experience reported by the patient.
What is the purpose of a care plan? To outline the patient's needs and the nursing
interventions required.
What percentage of drugs used in At least 2/3 of drugs.
children have not been tested in
children?
What is the Best Pharmaceuticals for A law aimed at improving the safety and efficacy of
Children Act (BPCA)? drugs for children.
What does the Pediatric Research It requires pediatric studies for certain drugs.
Equity Act (PREA) require?
What are some early study findings 20% were ineffective, 30% caused unanticipated
regarding drug efficacy in children? side effects, and 20% required different dosing.
Why are children more sensitive to Children show greater individual variation in drug
medications compared to adults? response.
What factors affect pharmacokinetics Drug absorption, protein binding, CNS access,
in neonates and infants? hepatic drug metabolism, renal drug excretion.
What is a key consideration when Breast-feeding infants are more likely to develop
administering medications to infants? toxicity with lipid-soluble drugs.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the normal range for adult 120/80 mmHg
blood pressure?
What are the signs of hypoglycemia? Sweating, shaking, confusion, irritability, and
dizziness.
What is the primary purpose of the To provide a systematic approach to patient care.
nursing process?
What are the five stages of the Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation,
nursing process? and Evaluation.
What is the most common route for Oral route.
medication administration?
What are the vital signs that nurses Temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood
routinely monitor? pressure.
What is the purpose of hand hygiene To prevent the spread of infections.
in nursing?
What does the acronym ABC stand Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
for in emergency care?
What is the significance of the It assesses a patient's level of consciousness.
Glasgow Coma Scale?
, What are the common symptoms of Fever, chills, fatigue, and localized pain.
infection?
What is the role of a nurse in patient To provide information and support to help
education? patients make informed health decisions.
What is the difference between a A sign is an objective finding, while a symptom is a
sign and a symptom? subjective experience reported by the patient.
What is the purpose of a care plan? To outline the patient's needs and the nursing
interventions required.
What percentage of drugs used in At least 2/3 of drugs.
children have not been tested in
children?
What is the Best Pharmaceuticals for A law aimed at improving the safety and efficacy of
Children Act (BPCA)? drugs for children.
What does the Pediatric Research It requires pediatric studies for certain drugs.
Equity Act (PREA) require?
What are some early study findings 20% were ineffective, 30% caused unanticipated
regarding drug efficacy in children? side effects, and 20% required different dosing.
Why are children more sensitive to Children show greater individual variation in drug
medications compared to adults? response.
What factors affect pharmacokinetics Drug absorption, protein binding, CNS access,
in neonates and infants? hepatic drug metabolism, renal drug excretion.
What is a key consideration when Breast-feeding infants are more likely to develop
administering medications to infants? toxicity with lipid-soluble drugs.
