BN5006 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Transduction, transmission, perception and modulation - Answer Acute pain is mediated
by the nociceptive system. What are the four physiological processes involved?
135-145 mmol/L - Answer What is a normal sodium range?
Skip medications until breathing has settled - Answer What intervention should NOT be
used in the management of breathlessness?
Chest pain, tiredness, palpitations - Answer What symptoms would be observed in a
patient with hyperkalaemia?
- To clear an airway
- Impaired swallow reflex - Answer What are two indications for suctioning?
Pain originating from the nervous system - Answer Which of the following best describes
neuropathic pain?
Modified BORG scale - Answer What is the name of the scale to assess breathlessness?
Motor, verbal and eye opening. - Answer What are the three responses that are
assessed for the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
Study of how a drug acts in the body to exert its action. - Answer What is the correct
definition for pharmacodynamics?
Ethical and cultural competence, communication, and teamwork - Answer Which of the
following best represents the core competencies outlined by the Nursing Council of
New Zealand?
•Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
•Effective and therapeutic communication with patients and whānau
•Good assessment
•Problem identification
•Prioritising interventions
•Evaluating treatment
•Advocating for patients - Answer Name four characteristics of effective acute care.
Afferent limb (detection of deterioration) and an efferent limb (response to
deterioration) - Answer At a minimum, RRSs must have an ...
1. Wise: ensuring appropriate treatment plan is chosen
Transduction, transmission, perception and modulation - Answer Acute pain is mediated
by the nociceptive system. What are the four physiological processes involved?
135-145 mmol/L - Answer What is a normal sodium range?
Skip medications until breathing has settled - Answer What intervention should NOT be
used in the management of breathlessness?
Chest pain, tiredness, palpitations - Answer What symptoms would be observed in a
patient with hyperkalaemia?
- To clear an airway
- Impaired swallow reflex - Answer What are two indications for suctioning?
Pain originating from the nervous system - Answer Which of the following best describes
neuropathic pain?
Modified BORG scale - Answer What is the name of the scale to assess breathlessness?
Motor, verbal and eye opening. - Answer What are the three responses that are
assessed for the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?
Study of how a drug acts in the body to exert its action. - Answer What is the correct
definition for pharmacodynamics?
Ethical and cultural competence, communication, and teamwork - Answer Which of the
following best represents the core competencies outlined by the Nursing Council of
New Zealand?
•Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
•Effective and therapeutic communication with patients and whānau
•Good assessment
•Problem identification
•Prioritising interventions
•Evaluating treatment
•Advocating for patients - Answer Name four characteristics of effective acute care.
Afferent limb (detection of deterioration) and an efferent limb (response to
deterioration) - Answer At a minimum, RRSs must have an ...
1. Wise: ensuring appropriate treatment plan is chosen
