NURS 130 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
nursing process - - correct answer ✅ADPIE = Assessment,
Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
subjective data - - correct answer ✅symptoms - what the client
says about himself or herself
objective data - - correct answer ✅signs - what the health
professional observes during the exam
cultural competency - - correct answer ✅caregivers understand
and attend to the total context of the individuals situation
- immigration status
- stress and social factor
- cultural similarities and differences
exam technique on older adults - - correct answer ✅- do
everything slower
- don't overwhelm with questions
- assist them as needed
- don't talk in elder voice
,NURS 130 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
interviewing interventions for diverse cultures - - correct answer
✅- use interpreters if necessary
- don't make assumptions
- make sure you understand their beliefs and restrictions regarding
healthcare
purpose of health history - - correct answer ✅- collect subjective
data
- provides picture of person's past and present health
- describes person as a whole and how the person interacts with
their environment
- records health strengths and coping skills
- recognize and affirm what patient is doing right and point out
improvements needed
collecting data on allergies - - correct answer ✅note the allergen
and the reaction
mental status - - correct answer ✅level of consciousness - alert
and oriented to person, time, and place
A&O X3, lethargic, stuporous, comatose
, NURS 130 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
older adult expected findings (related to mental status) - - correct
answer ✅*delirium* - acute confusional change or loss of
consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute
illness (pneumonia, alcohol or drug intoxication), usually resolved
when underlying cause is treated
*dementia* - gradual progressive process causing decreased
cognitive function even though person is fully conscious and awake,
not reversible, 2/3 is alzheimer's, not part of normal aging, non-
caucasions, older adults, women, singles living alone, lower
education and income are more at risk
*depression* - sad gloomy and dejected, symptoms may occur with
rainy weather, after a holiday, or with illness; if situation is
temporary, symptoms fade quickly
abstract reasoning - - correct answer ✅math problems, picking
what word doesn't fit, anything that involves deeper thinking
assessing techniques and sequence - - correct answer ✅inspect,
percuss, palpate, auscultate
normal changes with the older adult (general overview) - - correct
answer ✅*physical appearance* - sharper body contour, angular
features, redistributed body proportions
*posture* - general flexion
Answers
nursing process - - correct answer ✅ADPIE = Assessment,
Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
subjective data - - correct answer ✅symptoms - what the client
says about himself or herself
objective data - - correct answer ✅signs - what the health
professional observes during the exam
cultural competency - - correct answer ✅caregivers understand
and attend to the total context of the individuals situation
- immigration status
- stress and social factor
- cultural similarities and differences
exam technique on older adults - - correct answer ✅- do
everything slower
- don't overwhelm with questions
- assist them as needed
- don't talk in elder voice
,NURS 130 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
interviewing interventions for diverse cultures - - correct answer
✅- use interpreters if necessary
- don't make assumptions
- make sure you understand their beliefs and restrictions regarding
healthcare
purpose of health history - - correct answer ✅- collect subjective
data
- provides picture of person's past and present health
- describes person as a whole and how the person interacts with
their environment
- records health strengths and coping skills
- recognize and affirm what patient is doing right and point out
improvements needed
collecting data on allergies - - correct answer ✅note the allergen
and the reaction
mental status - - correct answer ✅level of consciousness - alert
and oriented to person, time, and place
A&O X3, lethargic, stuporous, comatose
, NURS 130 Final Exam Questions And
Answers
older adult expected findings (related to mental status) - - correct
answer ✅*delirium* - acute confusional change or loss of
consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute
illness (pneumonia, alcohol or drug intoxication), usually resolved
when underlying cause is treated
*dementia* - gradual progressive process causing decreased
cognitive function even though person is fully conscious and awake,
not reversible, 2/3 is alzheimer's, not part of normal aging, non-
caucasions, older adults, women, singles living alone, lower
education and income are more at risk
*depression* - sad gloomy and dejected, symptoms may occur with
rainy weather, after a holiday, or with illness; if situation is
temporary, symptoms fade quickly
abstract reasoning - - correct answer ✅math problems, picking
what word doesn't fit, anything that involves deeper thinking
assessing techniques and sequence - - correct answer ✅inspect,
percuss, palpate, auscultate
normal changes with the older adult (general overview) - - correct
answer ✅*physical appearance* - sharper body contour, angular
features, redistributed body proportions
*posture* - general flexion
