JERSEY COLLEGE MEDSURG 1 RN FINAL EXAM|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH HIGH YIELD QUESTIONS AND 100% RIGHT/AUTHENTIC ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A,GET A PASS ON YOUR FIRST TRIAL|LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2025

weight, smoking, sex practices, diet - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) age, genetics, sex - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) cultural assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health teaching? physiological integrity safety and security belongingness and affection esteem and self-respect self-actualization -- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority -- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs --priorities? --what order? Healthy People 2020 - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health care. The National Patient Safety Goals - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication. What is this list called? Nurse Practice Acts - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's regulations QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in health care whatever the patient says it is - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️What is pain? actual or potential tissue damage - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Pain is associated with __________________________________. the patient's self report - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in ___________, ___________, and ____________. increases glucagon production decreases insulin secretion depresses immune function can lead to addictive behaviors - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) prostaglandins - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain NSAIDS - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin formation. Acetaminophen - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. tissue damage - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the patient at risk for pain. local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️manage nociceptive pain with? allodynia - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus nerve route injury - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️________________ could lead to allodynia. timing: onset - when it started duration - where it started frequency - how often/for how long type - includes intensity, associated factors influencing factors - what makes it better/worse intensity - how bad does it hurt quality - what does it feel like location - where does it hurt effects on function/daily activities - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? visual analog scale - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each end of the line and the patient places a mark somewhere between the two ends depending on the severity of pain numeric rating scale - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain Wong-Baker FACES Scale (ages 3+) - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️consists of cartoon faces that the patient selects to report their pain verbal descriptor scale - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️uses words to help individuals describe the intensity of their pain Wong-Baker FACES Scale - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️should never be used by the provider to match the patient's facial expression produce a local effect - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️effect produced by topical analgesics produces drug absorption into the systemic circulaiton - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️effect produced by transdermal route of analgesics provide PCA (patient controlled analgesia) - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Provide ____________ to help reduce complications related to pain. Used in postoperative patients as a preventative measure for pain. around the clock - CORRECT ANSWERS.️️Provide administration of analgesics __(frequency)__ for chronic and postoperative pain, never wait for chronic pain to reoccur.