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NUR 163 Exam 1 Hondros QUESTIONS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




WITH ANSWERS |\




Adherence/compliance (same thing) |\ |\




• If someone is adherent with their POC, they will have decreased
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symptoms
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• If someone has poor adherence to their POC, it can lead to
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complications and |\


limited function ability |\ |\


• The disease that people have the most trouble adhering to is
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diabetes
• What is the best way to make sure that someone is compliant?
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You have them |\ |\


participate in their POC |\ |\ |\


• If someone is refusing their POC you ask them what they are
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feeling, the patient |\ |\


might feel accused of something or blamed
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Pain is a |\ |\




communication barrier |\




If the patient isn't giving accurate information of their health
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we are not going to
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provide the right care or give any accurate information while
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educating
The best form of therapeutic communication between the nurse
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and the patient is
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active listening |\




If someone has had a stroke and is experiencing aphasia and
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cannot speak, the best way to communicate is
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,through a poster board with the alphabet and pictures on it that
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would help them communicate
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A patient is newly admitted, and they are nervous because they
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have had previous bad experiences in hospitals before, how
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would you communicate with them?
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Open-ended questions |\




What is a Katz test?
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ADL's
A patient lives in a facility, their husband lives at home. The
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nurse gets a call that the husband fell and is in the hospital with
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a broken hip, what is your next action?
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Before you tell their spouse, you verify the information
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Benefits of daily exercise |\ |\ |\




• Keep you healthy
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• Builds muscle mass
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• Slow bone loss
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• Lowers blood glucose
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• Keeps a healthy weight
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• Makes you feel good
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• Better Health
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• Disease prevention
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• Healing (in Diabetics, biggest factor affecting compliance is
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motivation)
Benefits of Exercise |\ |\




• |\ Keeps joints flexible|\ |\


• |\ Maintain muscle |\


• |\ Decrease blood sugar level |\ |\ |\


• |\ Heart Health |\


• |\ Maintain Healthy weight |\ |\


• |\ Increase sense of well-bring |\ |\ |\

, Types of Exercise|\ |\




• Weight bearing is beneficial (Prevents osteoporosis)
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• Swimming (easy on the joints)
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Recommended time to exercise for Geriatric Patients |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




30 Mins|\




Blood Pressure
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Annually after age 40 |\ |\ |\




Mammogram
Every 2 years between 50 and 74.
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Cholesterol
Every 5 years from 40 to 75
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Colonoscopy every |\




10 years
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CT Colonography every
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5 years
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Sigmoidoscopy every |\




5 years
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Double contract barium every
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5 years
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SPICES scale |\




S- Sleep Disorders
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P- Problems with Eating or Feeding
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I-Incontinence (Urinary & or bowel movements) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




C-Confusion

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