NP1 FINAL EXAM
• Semi-Fowler's Position: the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the headof the bed is
raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
• High Fowler's Position: A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised60 to 90
degrees
• HEENT: head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
• PERLLA: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
• Dorsal Recumbent: lying on back with legs bent and feet flat
• pulse range from 0-3: 0: absent, not palpable1: pulse diminished, weaker than expected
2: brisk, expected/normal
3: bounding
• dysuria: painful urination
• Glasgow Coma Scale: eye opening, verbal response, motor response
• Define Pharmacokinetics: the drug movement through the body to achievedrug action
• Four processes of pharmacokinetics: Absorption - movement of drug intobloodstream
Distribution - movement of drug from circulation to body tissues
Metabolism - process when the body changes thedrug into a form that can beexcreted.
Excretion - elimination of drug from the body.
• agonist drug: A drug that binds to a receptor and triggers a response in the cell,which
mimics or enhances a neurotransmitter's effect.
• Antagonists (drugs): drug that binds to a receptor but does not activate it
• Five rights of drug administration: 1. right patient
2. right medication
3. right dose
4. right route of administration
5. right time of delivery
• Eustress: A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach agoal
• Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS): describes the process your body goes
, through when you are exposed to any kind of stress, positive or negative.
• (BMR): basal metabolic rate, the energy (number of calories) required to fuel the
involuntary activities of the body at rest after a 12-hour fast
1. What is a nurse?: Nursing is a blend of science and art: science of nursing isbeing
knowledgeable about medical care and the art of nursing is applying that knowledge in a way
that helps others
2. What are the Four Aims of nursing practice: 1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death
• A hospital nurse works collaboratively with a primary care provider,social worker,
physical therapist, and home health care nurse to provide nursing carefor a patient following
an MVA. What should be the central focus of this care?
A. The nurses
B. The physician
C. The nursing care plan
D. The patient
E. The physical therapist: Answer: D. The patient
Rationale: The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient(person receiv-ing care),
which includes the physical, emotional, social,and spiritual dimensions ofthat person. Nursing
is no longer consideredto be concerned primarily with illness care.
• Five-Step Nursing Process: accessdiagnose
plan implementevaluate
• What is subjective data?: Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and willtell you.
Usually in a statement.
• What is objective data?: observations or measurements of a patient's healthstatus
• what is the acronym SMART?: SpecificMeasurable
AchievableRealistic Timed
• What is the difference between a Dependant,independent,and interdepen- dent nursing
intervention?: Dependant-Require an order from a physician or other health careprofessional.
Ex: giving medications, referrals, schedule imaging Both nurse and provider are legally
responsible for these interventions.Clarify whenquestionable
independent-Actions that a nurse initiates, autonomous actions by the nurse. Theydo not
• Semi-Fowler's Position: the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees; or the headof the bed is
raised 30 degrees and the knee portion is raised 15 degrees
• High Fowler's Position: A semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised60 to 90
degrees
• HEENT: head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
• PERLLA: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
• Dorsal Recumbent: lying on back with legs bent and feet flat
• pulse range from 0-3: 0: absent, not palpable1: pulse diminished, weaker than expected
2: brisk, expected/normal
3: bounding
• dysuria: painful urination
• Glasgow Coma Scale: eye opening, verbal response, motor response
• Define Pharmacokinetics: the drug movement through the body to achievedrug action
• Four processes of pharmacokinetics: Absorption - movement of drug intobloodstream
Distribution - movement of drug from circulation to body tissues
Metabolism - process when the body changes thedrug into a form that can beexcreted.
Excretion - elimination of drug from the body.
• agonist drug: A drug that binds to a receptor and triggers a response in the cell,which
mimics or enhances a neurotransmitter's effect.
• Antagonists (drugs): drug that binds to a receptor but does not activate it
• Five rights of drug administration: 1. right patient
2. right medication
3. right dose
4. right route of administration
5. right time of delivery
• Eustress: A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach agoal
• Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS): describes the process your body goes
, through when you are exposed to any kind of stress, positive or negative.
• (BMR): basal metabolic rate, the energy (number of calories) required to fuel the
involuntary activities of the body at rest after a 12-hour fast
1. What is a nurse?: Nursing is a blend of science and art: science of nursing isbeing
knowledgeable about medical care and the art of nursing is applying that knowledge in a way
that helps others
2. What are the Four Aims of nursing practice: 1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death
• A hospital nurse works collaboratively with a primary care provider,social worker,
physical therapist, and home health care nurse to provide nursing carefor a patient following
an MVA. What should be the central focus of this care?
A. The nurses
B. The physician
C. The nursing care plan
D. The patient
E. The physical therapist: Answer: D. The patient
Rationale: The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient(person receiv-ing care),
which includes the physical, emotional, social,and spiritual dimensions ofthat person. Nursing
is no longer consideredto be concerned primarily with illness care.
• Five-Step Nursing Process: accessdiagnose
plan implementevaluate
• What is subjective data?: Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and willtell you.
Usually in a statement.
• What is objective data?: observations or measurements of a patient's healthstatus
• what is the acronym SMART?: SpecificMeasurable
AchievableRealistic Timed
• What is the difference between a Dependant,independent,and interdepen- dent nursing
intervention?: Dependant-Require an order from a physician or other health careprofessional.
Ex: giving medications, referrals, schedule imaging Both nurse and provider are legally
responsible for these interventions.Clarify whenquestionable
independent-Actions that a nurse initiates, autonomous actions by the nurse. Theydo not
