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NURS 3320 Final Exam with accurate detailed ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




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When is an initial comprehensive assessment completed? - correct answer✔✔a total health
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assessment needs to be done when a patient first enters into the health care system ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




What is subjective data? - correct answer✔✔client's perception of their own health
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What is objective data? - correct answer✔✔data gathered by physical exam
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When is an ongoing partial assessment performed? - correct answer✔✔mini-overview after
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the patient is established in the health care system
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What is included in an ongoing partial assessment? - correct answer✔✔-reassessing
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problems that were previously identified ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




How often is an ongoing partial assessment performed> - correct answer✔✔Frequency of
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this assessment is going to depend on the acuity of the client
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What is included in the working interview? - correct answer✔✔-biographical data (name,
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DOB, gender) ||/|\|||




-Reasons for seeking care ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-Hx of present health concern (COLDSPA)
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-Personal hx (PMH, PSH) ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-Family hx ||/|\|||

,-ROS of current health problems-each body system is addressed and the nurse asks further
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questions to elicit greater details of the client's current health problem ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




What should you ask onself when prioritizing one's assessment? - correct answer✔✔Why do
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we assess what we assess when conducting a focused assessment? Do they have a problem
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that could potentially kill them?||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-Address pain first before going to a physical assessment ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




Why do we conduct a head-to-toe assessment? - correct answer✔✔-So we do not miss
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anything and to save time ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-helps create a routine ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




What is included on an abdominal assessment? - correct answer✔✔-Inspect
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-Auscultate

-Percussion

-Palpation



Why do nurses do an assessment? - correct answer✔✔Our job is to make a nursing
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diagnosis that is relevant to the patient so that we can base our care off of it ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




When/where are you going to use the bell of a stethoscope? - correct answer✔✔-low pitched ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




sounds: bruits, murmurs
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When/where are you going to use the diaphragm of a stethoscope? - correct answer✔✔-high ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




pitched sounds
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In which order should you perform your assessment? - correct answer✔✔least invasive to
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most invasive ||/|\|||

, What is the FDSR (Faces pain scale) used for? - correct answer✔✔cognitively impaired
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adults



What is the NRS (Numeric rating scale) used for? - correct answer✔✔best for adults without
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cognitive impairment
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What does the holistic health approach of nursing include? - correct answer✔✔addressing
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the client's needs for their mind, body, and spirit
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What is the proper placement and technique for measuring a patient's BP? - correct
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answer✔✔-Palpate radial pulse ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-inflate cuff until pulse disappears ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-deflate cuff until you feel the pulse again ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




How to assess for orthostatic hypotension - what are the parameters for that? What are they
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at high risk for? - correct answer✔✔-if a patient stands up and their blood pressure drops 20
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mmHg below baseline ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




-patients are at risk for falls ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




What is the correct BP cuff placement? - correct answer✔✔about an inch above antecubital,
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with bladder midline over pulsation area
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What is pulse pressure? - correct answer✔✔the difference between systolic and diastolic BP
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-<30 may signal CV disease ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||




What is a pulse deficit? - correct answer✔✔the number difference between apical and
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peripheral pulse rates ||/|\||| ||/|\||| ||/|\|||

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