NRSG 126 Midterm 2 UBCO questions with verified
answers
#1 cause of endocarditis is Ans✓✓✓ gingivitis
120-139 SBP/80-89 DBP Ans✓✓✓ pre-hypertensive
140-159 SBP/ 90-99 DBP Ans✓✓✓ stage 1 hypertension
2 key intervention to prevent IAD Ans✓✓✓ - cleansing skin (remove
urine/feces)
- protecting skin (min exposure to irritants)
- cleanse, protect, restore
3 pressure-related factors that contribute to PIs Ans✓✓✓ - pressure
intensity
- pressure duration
- tissue tolerance
3 steps in process of oxygenation Ans✓✓✓ - Ventilation
- Perfusion
- Diffusion
,5 things that decrease prelaod Ans✓✓✓ - surgery
- HF
- blood loss
- salt n diet
- kidney disease
50 % of heart failure ptx are Ans✓✓✓ readmitted after one year
A patient with COPD asks the nurse why he is having increased difficulty
with his fine motor skills, such as buttoning his shirt. Which response by
the nurse is most therapeutic?
A- "Your body isn't receiving enough oxygen to send down to your
fingers; this causes them to club and makes dexterity difficult."
B- "Your disease process makes even the smallest tasks seem
exhausting. Try taking a nap before getting dressed."
C- "Often patients with your disease lose mental status and forget how
to perform daily tasks."
D- "Your disease affects both your lungs and your heart, and not
enough blood is being pumped, so you are losing sensory feedback in
your extremities." Ans✓✓✓ Clubbing of the nail bed is a common
symptom of COPD and can make activities of daily living difficult. Taking
a nap decreases fatigue but does not help the patient perform fine
motor skills. Loss of mental status is not a typical finding with COPD.
Low oxygen level, not low circulating blood volume, is the problem in
COPD.
,A person with sensory deficit may not be able to feel Ans✓✓✓ pain,
heat, pressure
ACE 1 Ans✓✓✓ - stops angiotensin from converting to angiotensin 2 in
lungs, can not cause vasoconstriction and release of ADL
- check BP before giving
Acute HF is Ans✓✓✓ treatable
Acute vs Chronic HF Ans✓✓✓ abrupt vs progressive deterioration
ADH and BP Ans✓✓✓ - causes constriction of BV
- causes reab of water on kidneys
afterload Ans✓✓✓ resistance to left ventricular ejection
Age effect on skin Ans✓✓✓ babies and elderly more at risk
amino acids are necessary for Ans✓✓✓ growth and maintenence
Anabolism Ans✓✓✓ Constructive metabolism; the process of building
up larger proteins from amino acids
, Anticoagulants and blood thinner interfere with Ans✓✓✓ hemostasis
Apex points toward Ans✓✓✓ left hip
ARB Ans✓✓✓ converting still happens, blocks angiotensin 2 from
causing constriction and release of ADL
- check BP before giving
Are arteries or veins thicker? Ans✓✓✓ arteries are thicker, veins have
a larger lumen
Are arteries vascular? Ans✓✓✓ yes, very
Are veins/arteries a low or high pressure system? Ans✓✓✓ low,
arteries are high
Arterial blood pressure Ans✓✓✓ Measure of the pressure exerted by
the blood as it flows through the arteries.
Arterial ulcers Ans✓✓✓ - from tissue ischemia
- defined
- circular
answers
#1 cause of endocarditis is Ans✓✓✓ gingivitis
120-139 SBP/80-89 DBP Ans✓✓✓ pre-hypertensive
140-159 SBP/ 90-99 DBP Ans✓✓✓ stage 1 hypertension
2 key intervention to prevent IAD Ans✓✓✓ - cleansing skin (remove
urine/feces)
- protecting skin (min exposure to irritants)
- cleanse, protect, restore
3 pressure-related factors that contribute to PIs Ans✓✓✓ - pressure
intensity
- pressure duration
- tissue tolerance
3 steps in process of oxygenation Ans✓✓✓ - Ventilation
- Perfusion
- Diffusion
,5 things that decrease prelaod Ans✓✓✓ - surgery
- HF
- blood loss
- salt n diet
- kidney disease
50 % of heart failure ptx are Ans✓✓✓ readmitted after one year
A patient with COPD asks the nurse why he is having increased difficulty
with his fine motor skills, such as buttoning his shirt. Which response by
the nurse is most therapeutic?
A- "Your body isn't receiving enough oxygen to send down to your
fingers; this causes them to club and makes dexterity difficult."
B- "Your disease process makes even the smallest tasks seem
exhausting. Try taking a nap before getting dressed."
C- "Often patients with your disease lose mental status and forget how
to perform daily tasks."
D- "Your disease affects both your lungs and your heart, and not
enough blood is being pumped, so you are losing sensory feedback in
your extremities." Ans✓✓✓ Clubbing of the nail bed is a common
symptom of COPD and can make activities of daily living difficult. Taking
a nap decreases fatigue but does not help the patient perform fine
motor skills. Loss of mental status is not a typical finding with COPD.
Low oxygen level, not low circulating blood volume, is the problem in
COPD.
,A person with sensory deficit may not be able to feel Ans✓✓✓ pain,
heat, pressure
ACE 1 Ans✓✓✓ - stops angiotensin from converting to angiotensin 2 in
lungs, can not cause vasoconstriction and release of ADL
- check BP before giving
Acute HF is Ans✓✓✓ treatable
Acute vs Chronic HF Ans✓✓✓ abrupt vs progressive deterioration
ADH and BP Ans✓✓✓ - causes constriction of BV
- causes reab of water on kidneys
afterload Ans✓✓✓ resistance to left ventricular ejection
Age effect on skin Ans✓✓✓ babies and elderly more at risk
amino acids are necessary for Ans✓✓✓ growth and maintenence
Anabolism Ans✓✓✓ Constructive metabolism; the process of building
up larger proteins from amino acids
, Anticoagulants and blood thinner interfere with Ans✓✓✓ hemostasis
Apex points toward Ans✓✓✓ left hip
ARB Ans✓✓✓ converting still happens, blocks angiotensin 2 from
causing constriction and release of ADL
- check BP before giving
Are arteries or veins thicker? Ans✓✓✓ arteries are thicker, veins have
a larger lumen
Are arteries vascular? Ans✓✓✓ yes, very
Are veins/arteries a low or high pressure system? Ans✓✓✓ low,
arteries are high
Arterial blood pressure Ans✓✓✓ Measure of the pressure exerted by
the blood as it flows through the arteries.
Arterial ulcers Ans✓✓✓ - from tissue ischemia
- defined
- circular
