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HONDROS NUR 163 FINAL EXAM Questions
and Correct Answers
Question: Fatigue
Answer: Subjective Measurement
Question: If someone is having trouble sleeping, what intervention
could we use?
Answer: Encourage pt to go outside, because sunlight helps with
melatonin levels
Question: What is a intervention for a older adult who is having trouble
sleeping because of a constant need to go to the bathroom
Answer: Wear depends (adult diapers)
Question: A newley admitted patient is having multiple problems. What
symptom do you report first?
Answer: Breathing
Question: What is a primary sexual right?
Answer: 2 consenting adults
Question: To be effective communicators, nurses must...
Answer: Develop awareness of their own values and beliefs and the way
they influence their perception of patients' experiences
Question: Cultural Competence
Answer: A set of behaviors that includes understanding the impact of
cultural values and beliefs on human experiences, while maintaining
awareness of own cultural values and their effect on the perception of self
and others.
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Question: Circadian
Answer: From Latin word "about a day"
Question: What is the average amount of sleep needed for people ages
20 to 60 years?
Answer: 7.5 hours
Question: What body system controls sleep?
Answer: Central Nervous System
Question: What causes older adults to feel sleepy earlier in the evening
and to wake earlier in the morning? Know as "phase advance"
Answer: Decreases in melatonin (which regulates the sleep-wake cycle)
and growth hormone (which promotes sleep) lead to a shift in circadian
rhythm
Question: Does sleep efficiency increase with age?
Answer: No, sleep efficiency decreases, older adults may complain that
they do not feel refreshed after sleep.
Question: Does the risk for sleep disorders increase with age?
Answer: Yes
Question: Nocturnal Movement Disorders
Answer: Restless leg syndrome, which is an irresistible urge to move the
lower extremities, or nocturnal myoclonus, which causes sudden
repetitive jerking or kicking movements of the lower extremities.
Question: What is the most effective nonpharmacological therepy for
insomnia?
Answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Question: What do you teach a UAP who is feeding a patient with
trouble swalowing?
Pretest - Stuvia US
HONDROS NUR 163 FINAL EXAM Questions
and Correct Answers
Question: Fatigue
Answer: Subjective Measurement
Question: If someone is having trouble sleeping, what intervention
could we use?
Answer: Encourage pt to go outside, because sunlight helps with
melatonin levels
Question: What is a intervention for a older adult who is having trouble
sleeping because of a constant need to go to the bathroom
Answer: Wear depends (adult diapers)
Question: A newley admitted patient is having multiple problems. What
symptom do you report first?
Answer: Breathing
Question: What is a primary sexual right?
Answer: 2 consenting adults
Question: To be effective communicators, nurses must...
Answer: Develop awareness of their own values and beliefs and the way
they influence their perception of patients' experiences
Question: Cultural Competence
Answer: A set of behaviors that includes understanding the impact of
cultural values and beliefs on human experiences, while maintaining
awareness of own cultural values and their effect on the perception of self
and others.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Question: Circadian
Answer: From Latin word "about a day"
Question: What is the average amount of sleep needed for people ages
20 to 60 years?
Answer: 7.5 hours
Question: What body system controls sleep?
Answer: Central Nervous System
Question: What causes older adults to feel sleepy earlier in the evening
and to wake earlier in the morning? Know as "phase advance"
Answer: Decreases in melatonin (which regulates the sleep-wake cycle)
and growth hormone (which promotes sleep) lead to a shift in circadian
rhythm
Question: Does sleep efficiency increase with age?
Answer: No, sleep efficiency decreases, older adults may complain that
they do not feel refreshed after sleep.
Question: Does the risk for sleep disorders increase with age?
Answer: Yes
Question: Nocturnal Movement Disorders
Answer: Restless leg syndrome, which is an irresistible urge to move the
lower extremities, or nocturnal myoclonus, which causes sudden
repetitive jerking or kicking movements of the lower extremities.
Question: What is the most effective nonpharmacological therepy for
insomnia?
Answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Question: What do you teach a UAP who is feeding a patient with
trouble swalowing?
Pretest - Stuvia US
