Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN Final Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
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1. weight, smoking, sex practices, diet
Answer List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion)
2. age, genetics, sex
Answer List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promo- tion)
3. cultural assessment
Answer What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health
teaching?
4. 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
Answer Maslow's Hierar- chy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order?
5. Healthy People 2020
Answer Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and
lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health
6. The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing
Answer Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order
to improve health care.
7. The National Patient Safety Goals
Answer The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication
safety, infection prevention, surgery-relat- ed mistakes, patient identification and
improving staff communication. What is this list called?
8. Nurse Practice Acts
Answer 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
9. QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
,Answer Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in
providing continuous quality improvement in health care
10. whatever the patient says it is
Answer What is pain?
11. actual or potential tissue damage
Answer Pain is associated with
.
12. the patient's self report
Answer The single most reliable indicator of pain is .
13. blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations
Answer Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in
, , and
.
14. increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion depresses
immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
Answer physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4)
, 15. prostaglandins
Answer initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain
16. NSAIDS
Answer primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin for-
mation.
17. Acetaminophen
Answer does not have anti-inflammatory properties.
18. tissue damage
Answer stimulates the inflammatory response and
puts the patient at risk for pain.
19. local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids
Answer manage nociceptive pain with?
20. allodynia
Answer pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus
21. nerve route injury
Answer could lead to allodynia.
22. timing
onset - when it started duration -
Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. weight, smoking, sex practices, diet
Answer List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion)
2. age, genetics, sex
Answer List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promo- tion)
3. cultural assessment
Answer What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior to initiating health
teaching?
4. 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
Answer Maslow's Hierar- chy of Needs
--priorities?
--what order?
5. Healthy People 2020
Answer Organization that identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and
lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health
6. The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing
Answer Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order
to improve health care.
7. The National Patient Safety Goals
Answer The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and includes medication
safety, infection prevention, surgery-relat- ed mistakes, patient identification and
improving staff communication. What is this list called?
8. Nurse Practice Acts
Answer 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
9. QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute
,Answer Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in
providing continuous quality improvement in health care
10. whatever the patient says it is
Answer What is pain?
11. actual or potential tissue damage
Answer Pain is associated with
.
12. the patient's self report
Answer The single most reliable indicator of pain is .
13. blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations
Answer Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in an increase in
, , and
.
14. increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion depresses
immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
Answer physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4)
, 15. prostaglandins
Answer initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain
16. NSAIDS
Answer primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin for-
mation.
17. Acetaminophen
Answer does not have anti-inflammatory properties.
18. tissue damage
Answer stimulates the inflammatory response and
puts the patient at risk for pain.
19. local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids
Answer manage nociceptive pain with?
20. allodynia
Answer pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus
21. nerve route injury
Answer could lead to allodynia.
22. timing
onset - when it started duration -
