NSG-3250 EXAM 1 with 100% correct solutions
Medical-surgical |nursing |- |correct |answer |-a |specialty |area |of |practice |that |provides |nursing |services
|to |patients |from |adolescence |through |the |end-of-life |in |hospital |medical-surgical |units, |clinics,
|ambulatory |care |units, |urgent |care |centers, |home |health |care |agencies, |and |long-term |care
|facilities
Rehospitalization |- |correct |answer |-admission |to |the |hospital |within |30 |days |of |a |prior |discharge
|from |a |hospitalization
transitional |care |- |correct |answer |-coordinated |services |and |supports |during |the |interval |between
|preparing |a |patient |to |leave |one |setting |and |enter |another
A |home |health |nurse |is |conducting |an |assessment |of |a |client |who |may |qualify |for |Medicare.
|Consequently, |the |nurse |is |utilizing |the |Outcome |and |Assessment |Instrument |Set |(OASIS). |When
|performing |an |assessment |using |this |instrument, |the |nurse |should |assess |what |domain |of |the
|client's |current |status? |- |correct |answer |-Functional |status
Critical |Care |Nursing |- |correct |answer |-a |specialty |area |of |practice |that |provides |nursing |services |to
|critically |ill |patients |across |the |lifespan |in |acute |care |settings |such |as |the |hospital |intensive |unit;
|current |practice |settings |have |expanded |to |include |virtual |care |and |community |settings
Rehabilitation |nursing |- |correct |answer |-returning |patients |to |optimal |functionality |through |a
|holistic |approach |to |care |that |is |based |on |scientific |evidence.
Home |health |- |correct |answer |-skilled |nursing |in |a |persons |home
community-based |nursing |- |correct |answer |-promoting |and |maintaining |the |health |of |individuals
|and |families, |preventing |and |minimizing |the |progression |of |disease, |and |improving |quality |of |life
activities |of |daily |living |(ADLs) |- |correct |answer |-basic |self-care |tasks |such |as |eating, |bathing,
|toileting, |walking, |and |dressing
,instrumental |activities |of |daily |living |(IADLs) |- |correct |answer |-tasks |necessary |to |conduct |the
|business |of |daily |life |and |also |requiring |some |cognitive |competence, |such |as |telephoning,
|shopping, |food |preparation, |housekeeping, |and |paying |bills
nurse |navigator |- |correct |answer |-assist |clients |with |transitions |in |different |levels |of |care, |such |as
|from |the |hospital |to |a |rehabilitation |facility
case |manager |- |correct |answer |-ensure |cost-effective |care |and |to |communicate |with |the |medical
|insurance |company
Medicare, |Medicaid, |and |third |party |payers |require |- |correct |answer |-documentation |of |the |client's
|homebound |status |and |the |need |for |skilled |professional |nursing |care
When |is |discharge |planning |started? |- |correct |answer |-Upon |admission
preoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |from |when |the |decision |for |surgical
|intervention |is |made |to |when |the |patient |is |transferred |to |the |operating |room |table
intraoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |begins |with |transfer |of |the |patient |to
|the |operating |room |area |and |continues |until |the |patient |is |admitted |to |the |postanesthesia |care
|unit
postoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |begins |with |the |admission |of |the |patient
|to |the |postanesthesia |care |unit |and |ends |after |follow-up |evaluation |in |the |clinical |setting |or |home
perioperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |constitutes |the |surgical |experience;
|includes |the |preoperative, |intraoperative, |and |postoperative |phases |of |nursing |care
ambulatory |surgery |- |correct |answer |-includes |outpatient, |same-day, |or |short-stay |surgery |that
|does |not |require |an |overnight |hospital |stay
Geriatric |concerns |with |surgery |- |correct |answer |-Increased |comorbidities
Cardiac |reserves |are |lower |
, renal |and |hepatic |functions |are |depressed |
GI |activity |is |likely |reduced
Geriatric |pre |op |considerations |- |correct |answer |-blood |tests, |EKG, |and |monitoring |BP |can |help
|identify |potential |risks |for |cardiac |related |risks |during |surgery
bariatric |surgery |complications |- |correct |answer |-Increased |subQ |tissue |makes |IV |access |difficult
|and |delays |wound |healing |
Joint |replacement |failure |
Shallow |respirations |while |laying |supine
emergency |surgery |- |correct |answer |-surgery |that |must |be |performed |immediately |to |save |the
|person's |life |or |a |body |organ
little |time |for |preparation
diagnostic |surgery |- |correct |answer |-determines |or |confirms |a |diagnosis
Ablative |surgery |- |correct |answer |-To |remove |a |diseased |body |part
curative |surgery |- |correct |answer |-cures; |alleviates |a |problem
informed |consent |- |correct |answer |-an |ethical |principle |that |research |participants |be |told |enough
|to |enable |them |to |choose |whether |they |wish |to |participate |in |a |surgical |procedure
What |distance |should |the |nurse |keep |between |their |person |and |the |sterile |field? |- |correct |answer |-
1 |foot
If |the |patient |is |experiencing |pre-hypothermia |like |symptoms |during |surgery, |what |can |the |nurse
|do? |- |correct |answer |-Warm |the |IV |fluids |to |body |temp
Medical-surgical |nursing |- |correct |answer |-a |specialty |area |of |practice |that |provides |nursing |services
|to |patients |from |adolescence |through |the |end-of-life |in |hospital |medical-surgical |units, |clinics,
|ambulatory |care |units, |urgent |care |centers, |home |health |care |agencies, |and |long-term |care
|facilities
Rehospitalization |- |correct |answer |-admission |to |the |hospital |within |30 |days |of |a |prior |discharge
|from |a |hospitalization
transitional |care |- |correct |answer |-coordinated |services |and |supports |during |the |interval |between
|preparing |a |patient |to |leave |one |setting |and |enter |another
A |home |health |nurse |is |conducting |an |assessment |of |a |client |who |may |qualify |for |Medicare.
|Consequently, |the |nurse |is |utilizing |the |Outcome |and |Assessment |Instrument |Set |(OASIS). |When
|performing |an |assessment |using |this |instrument, |the |nurse |should |assess |what |domain |of |the
|client's |current |status? |- |correct |answer |-Functional |status
Critical |Care |Nursing |- |correct |answer |-a |specialty |area |of |practice |that |provides |nursing |services |to
|critically |ill |patients |across |the |lifespan |in |acute |care |settings |such |as |the |hospital |intensive |unit;
|current |practice |settings |have |expanded |to |include |virtual |care |and |community |settings
Rehabilitation |nursing |- |correct |answer |-returning |patients |to |optimal |functionality |through |a
|holistic |approach |to |care |that |is |based |on |scientific |evidence.
Home |health |- |correct |answer |-skilled |nursing |in |a |persons |home
community-based |nursing |- |correct |answer |-promoting |and |maintaining |the |health |of |individuals
|and |families, |preventing |and |minimizing |the |progression |of |disease, |and |improving |quality |of |life
activities |of |daily |living |(ADLs) |- |correct |answer |-basic |self-care |tasks |such |as |eating, |bathing,
|toileting, |walking, |and |dressing
,instrumental |activities |of |daily |living |(IADLs) |- |correct |answer |-tasks |necessary |to |conduct |the
|business |of |daily |life |and |also |requiring |some |cognitive |competence, |such |as |telephoning,
|shopping, |food |preparation, |housekeeping, |and |paying |bills
nurse |navigator |- |correct |answer |-assist |clients |with |transitions |in |different |levels |of |care, |such |as
|from |the |hospital |to |a |rehabilitation |facility
case |manager |- |correct |answer |-ensure |cost-effective |care |and |to |communicate |with |the |medical
|insurance |company
Medicare, |Medicaid, |and |third |party |payers |require |- |correct |answer |-documentation |of |the |client's
|homebound |status |and |the |need |for |skilled |professional |nursing |care
When |is |discharge |planning |started? |- |correct |answer |-Upon |admission
preoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |from |when |the |decision |for |surgical
|intervention |is |made |to |when |the |patient |is |transferred |to |the |operating |room |table
intraoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |begins |with |transfer |of |the |patient |to
|the |operating |room |area |and |continues |until |the |patient |is |admitted |to |the |postanesthesia |care
|unit
postoperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |begins |with |the |admission |of |the |patient
|to |the |postanesthesia |care |unit |and |ends |after |follow-up |evaluation |in |the |clinical |setting |or |home
perioperative |phase |- |correct |answer |-period |of |time |that |constitutes |the |surgical |experience;
|includes |the |preoperative, |intraoperative, |and |postoperative |phases |of |nursing |care
ambulatory |surgery |- |correct |answer |-includes |outpatient, |same-day, |or |short-stay |surgery |that
|does |not |require |an |overnight |hospital |stay
Geriatric |concerns |with |surgery |- |correct |answer |-Increased |comorbidities
Cardiac |reserves |are |lower |
, renal |and |hepatic |functions |are |depressed |
GI |activity |is |likely |reduced
Geriatric |pre |op |considerations |- |correct |answer |-blood |tests, |EKG, |and |monitoring |BP |can |help
|identify |potential |risks |for |cardiac |related |risks |during |surgery
bariatric |surgery |complications |- |correct |answer |-Increased |subQ |tissue |makes |IV |access |difficult
|and |delays |wound |healing |
Joint |replacement |failure |
Shallow |respirations |while |laying |supine
emergency |surgery |- |correct |answer |-surgery |that |must |be |performed |immediately |to |save |the
|person's |life |or |a |body |organ
little |time |for |preparation
diagnostic |surgery |- |correct |answer |-determines |or |confirms |a |diagnosis
Ablative |surgery |- |correct |answer |-To |remove |a |diseased |body |part
curative |surgery |- |correct |answer |-cures; |alleviates |a |problem
informed |consent |- |correct |answer |-an |ethical |principle |that |research |participants |be |told |enough
|to |enable |them |to |choose |whether |they |wish |to |participate |in |a |surgical |procedure
What |distance |should |the |nurse |keep |between |their |person |and |the |sterile |field? |- |correct |answer |-
1 |foot
If |the |patient |is |experiencing |pre-hypothermia |like |symptoms |during |surgery, |what |can |the |nurse
|do? |- |correct |answer |-Warm |the |IV |fluids |to |body |temp
