NUR 109 FINAL EXAM UNIT 1
What are the 5 main National Patient Safety Goals? - Answers -1. Improve Patient
Identification. 2. Improve effective communication. 3.Improve medication safety.
4.Reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems. 5. Reduce risk of HAIs
What is the purpose of and are some examples of primary "Health Promoting
Activities"? - Answers -Prevents or slows onset of disease.
Healthy diet
Exercise
Seatbelts
Immunizations
Helmets
Condoms
What is the purpose of and are some examples of secondary "Health Promoting
Activities?" - Answers -Screening procedures and education to detect illness in the early
stages.
Screening procedures
Education for detection: self breast exams
TB test
What is the purpose of and some examples of tertiary "Health Promoting Activities"? -
Answers -Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and helps to return clients
to the "pre-illness" phase.
Chemo
Support Groups
Rehab Programs
Which health promotion strategies are important for adolescents? - Answers -
Screenings for STI
Mental health (depression, self esteem)
Drug and alc. abuse
Safety education (sex, firearms, driving)
What health promotion strategies are important for middle adults? - Answers -Screening
for cancer (mammogram, prostate)
Bone density
Blood pressure
Lifestyle education
Diabetes
What health promoting strategies are important for Older Adults? - Answers -Screenings
for ADL functional abilities
Fall risk
Hearing/Eye exam
, Bone density
Education on oral health, nutrition, and safety
What is involved in a health promotion assessment? - Answers -Health History,
Physical, Fitness assessment, lifestyle and risk appraisal, life stress review, assessment
of health beliefs, nutrition, and screening activities.
What are the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Answers -1. Attain high-quality, longer
lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Where is body temperature regulated? - Answers -hypothalamus
What information does a pulse provide and what does it indicate? - Answers -Heart rate,
rhythm, quality. It indicates circulatory status.
How does peripheral vascular resistance affect blood pressure? - Answers -It can
increase/decrease blood pressure depending of the size of the arterial, viscosity of the
blood, and arterial compliance (elasticity).
How does blood volume affect blood pressure? - Answers -Low blood volume
decreases blood pressure. High blood volume increases blood pressure.
What is systolic blood pressure? - Answers -First sound you hear, pressure in the artery
during contraction of the heart.
What is diastolic pressure? - Answers -Pressure in the arteries during cardiac
relaxation.
What are normal temp ranges for adults? - Answers -97-100 degree F
What are the sites where you can measure core temperature? - Answers -Rectal,
tympanic, temporal, and arterial
What type of temp are you getting when you use an oral thermometer or axillary
thermometer? - Answers -Surface temp
Whats the difference between core and surface temps? - Answers -Core temp is usually
1-2 degrees warmer than surface temp.
What is it called when someones temp is elevated above normal? - Answers -Pyrexia,
Febrile
What are the 5 main National Patient Safety Goals? - Answers -1. Improve Patient
Identification. 2. Improve effective communication. 3.Improve medication safety.
4.Reduce harm associated with clinical alarm systems. 5. Reduce risk of HAIs
What is the purpose of and are some examples of primary "Health Promoting
Activities"? - Answers -Prevents or slows onset of disease.
Healthy diet
Exercise
Seatbelts
Immunizations
Helmets
Condoms
What is the purpose of and are some examples of secondary "Health Promoting
Activities?" - Answers -Screening procedures and education to detect illness in the early
stages.
Screening procedures
Education for detection: self breast exams
TB test
What is the purpose of and some examples of tertiary "Health Promoting Activities"? -
Answers -Focuses on stopping the disease from progressing and helps to return clients
to the "pre-illness" phase.
Chemo
Support Groups
Rehab Programs
Which health promotion strategies are important for adolescents? - Answers -
Screenings for STI
Mental health (depression, self esteem)
Drug and alc. abuse
Safety education (sex, firearms, driving)
What health promotion strategies are important for middle adults? - Answers -Screening
for cancer (mammogram, prostate)
Bone density
Blood pressure
Lifestyle education
Diabetes
What health promoting strategies are important for Older Adults? - Answers -Screenings
for ADL functional abilities
Fall risk
Hearing/Eye exam
, Bone density
Education on oral health, nutrition, and safety
What is involved in a health promotion assessment? - Answers -Health History,
Physical, Fitness assessment, lifestyle and risk appraisal, life stress review, assessment
of health beliefs, nutrition, and screening activities.
What are the goals of Healthy People 2020? - Answers -1. Attain high-quality, longer
lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
2. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities.
3. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4. Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages.
Where is body temperature regulated? - Answers -hypothalamus
What information does a pulse provide and what does it indicate? - Answers -Heart rate,
rhythm, quality. It indicates circulatory status.
How does peripheral vascular resistance affect blood pressure? - Answers -It can
increase/decrease blood pressure depending of the size of the arterial, viscosity of the
blood, and arterial compliance (elasticity).
How does blood volume affect blood pressure? - Answers -Low blood volume
decreases blood pressure. High blood volume increases blood pressure.
What is systolic blood pressure? - Answers -First sound you hear, pressure in the artery
during contraction of the heart.
What is diastolic pressure? - Answers -Pressure in the arteries during cardiac
relaxation.
What are normal temp ranges for adults? - Answers -97-100 degree F
What are the sites where you can measure core temperature? - Answers -Rectal,
tympanic, temporal, and arterial
What type of temp are you getting when you use an oral thermometer or axillary
thermometer? - Answers -Surface temp
Whats the difference between core and surface temps? - Answers -Core temp is usually
1-2 degrees warmer than surface temp.
What is it called when someones temp is elevated above normal? - Answers -Pyrexia,
Febrile
