and Actual Answers 2025 Update.
Explain the purpose of therapeutic communication - Answer Consists of an exchange of
information that facilitates the formation of a positive nurse-patient relationship and actively
involves the patient in all areas of care
How does a nurse collect data for the assessment phase of the nursing process? - Answer
Health History, Biographic Data, Chief Complaint, Psychosocial Information, Environmental
Information, Physical Examination, History of present illness, labs/diagnostics
What makes a SMART outcome? - Answer - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time
Oriented.
- Patient as the subject of the statement, uses a measurable verb, is specific for the patient and
the patient problem, does not interfere with the medical plan of
care, is realistic, includes time frame
Orthodox Jews customs during Passover? - Answer Cannot have bread or bread products. All
food must be prepared in cookware and utensils that haven't been in contact with bread
What are the five vs six phases of the nursing process? - Answer ADPIE: Assess, Diagnose,
Plan, Implement, Evaluate
Care of the Muslim woman - Answer Allow patients to be seen by MD or nurse of the same
gender
Fundamental body mechanic positions and use of muscles with rationales - Answer Maintain
appropriate body alignment
Maintain wide base of support
Bend knees and hips
Do not bend from waist
Protect large muscle groups from injury
Provide even distribution of workload
, Immobility in the older adult - Answer Constipation, pneumonia, orthostatic hypotension,
pressure ulcers, pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis, DVT
Normal vital signs for the adult - Answer BP: 120/80
HR: 60-100
O2: 95% +
Resp: 12-20
Temp: 98.7
Normal temp for a neonate - Answer 97-98.6F
Factors that can affect pulse rate - Answer Decreased blood pressure, Dysrhythmia,
medications, disease states, heat function, age of patient
Nursing interventions/pt education to ensure pt weight is accurate - Answer Weigh patient
same time every morning after voiding bladder and bowel movement
subjective data - Answer What the patient says it is
objective data - Answer What you can see (measurable, observable)
Inflammation - Answer When the body encounters an offending agent (like viruses, bacteria,
or toxic chemicals) or suffers an injury, it activates your immune system
Infection - Answer invasion of a pathogen from the outside of the body to injured tissues
Explain Hematopoiesis - Answer The production of blood cellular components (Epiphyses is
the location of hematopoiesis)
Osteoblasts - Answer responsible for new bone formation
Osteoclasts - Answer responsible for age bone resorption