NURS 211 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Evidence based assessment - Answer- Current and best clinical practice based on
research standards focused on systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
Utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction with provider experience will
lead to better health outcomes for patients
Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will assist
health educators to make EBP the "gold standard" of practice
Steps to Cultural Competence - Answer- *Culturally Sensitive: caregivers possess basic
knowledge
*Culturally Appropriate: apply knowledge to improve outcomes
*Culturally Competent: apply universal understanding to all contextual aspects of care
*Cultural Care: Provision of health care across cultural boundaries in consideration of
context
Culture - Answer- learned, shared, dynamic, adapted
ethnicity - Answer- Common geographic origin, religion, race, migratory status,
language, shared values
The nurse has a "hunch" that the patient's elevated blood pressure is due to pain level;
however, the patient received blood pressure and pain medication 45 minutes ago.
What should the nurse consider in regards to this hunch? - Answer- the nurse should
consider consulting with the pain management team to eval effectiveness of pain meds
Using this priority principle framework, how would the nurse categorize the patients who
arrived at the emergency department for treatment?
-A 48-year-old male presenting with chest pain
-A 19-year-old female who has frequent headaches with stable vital signs
-A 68-year-old male who had a ground-level fall (GLF) - Answer- A 48-year old male
presenting with chest pain
The RN is verifying chest pain orders when the 19-year old female patient with
complaints of frequent headaches has had a seizure. What priority level is the seizure
patient? - Answer- First Priority
What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally competent health care to an
Asian American patient? - Answer- The nurse's heritage based cultural values, beliefs,
attitudes, and practices
, Asepsis - Answer- absence of disease-producing microorganisms; using methods to
prevent infection
Chain of Infection - Answer- Infectious agent/pathogen(microorg) → reservoir or source
for growth → portal of exit → mode of transmission → portal of entry → susceptible host
systolic pressure - Answer- max pressure felt on artery during L ventricular contraction
(top #)
diastolic pressure - Answer- elastic recoil/resting pressure that the blood exerts between
each contraction (bottom #)
pulse pressure - Answer- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
mean arterial pressure - Answer- pressure forcing blood into tissues, averaged over
cardiac cycle
Bradycardia - Answer- slow heart rate
Tachycardia - Answer- fast heart rate
inspection - Answer- general observation of the patient as a whole
Palpation - Answer- an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used
to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
percussion - Answer- a diagnostic procedure designed to determine the density of a
body part by the sound produced by tapping the surface with the fingers
Auscultation - Answer- listening to sounds produced by the body, usually w/
stethoscope
Normal waist circumference - Answer- men: <40
women: <35
Normal oral temperature - Answer- 98.6 F, 37 C
normal oxygen saturation - Answer- >95%
infection - Answer- the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms,
resulting in disease
Colonization - Answer- the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but
without tissue invasion or damage
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Evidence based assessment - Answer- Current and best clinical practice based on
research standards focused on systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
Utilizing evidenced-based practice (EBP) in conjunction with provider experience will
lead to better health outcomes for patients
Fostering a "culture of EBP" at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will assist
health educators to make EBP the "gold standard" of practice
Steps to Cultural Competence - Answer- *Culturally Sensitive: caregivers possess basic
knowledge
*Culturally Appropriate: apply knowledge to improve outcomes
*Culturally Competent: apply universal understanding to all contextual aspects of care
*Cultural Care: Provision of health care across cultural boundaries in consideration of
context
Culture - Answer- learned, shared, dynamic, adapted
ethnicity - Answer- Common geographic origin, religion, race, migratory status,
language, shared values
The nurse has a "hunch" that the patient's elevated blood pressure is due to pain level;
however, the patient received blood pressure and pain medication 45 minutes ago.
What should the nurse consider in regards to this hunch? - Answer- the nurse should
consider consulting with the pain management team to eval effectiveness of pain meds
Using this priority principle framework, how would the nurse categorize the patients who
arrived at the emergency department for treatment?
-A 48-year-old male presenting with chest pain
-A 19-year-old female who has frequent headaches with stable vital signs
-A 68-year-old male who had a ground-level fall (GLF) - Answer- A 48-year old male
presenting with chest pain
The RN is verifying chest pain orders when the 19-year old female patient with
complaints of frequent headaches has had a seizure. What priority level is the seizure
patient? - Answer- First Priority
What must the nurse assess first when providing culturally competent health care to an
Asian American patient? - Answer- The nurse's heritage based cultural values, beliefs,
attitudes, and practices
, Asepsis - Answer- absence of disease-producing microorganisms; using methods to
prevent infection
Chain of Infection - Answer- Infectious agent/pathogen(microorg) → reservoir or source
for growth → portal of exit → mode of transmission → portal of entry → susceptible host
systolic pressure - Answer- max pressure felt on artery during L ventricular contraction
(top #)
diastolic pressure - Answer- elastic recoil/resting pressure that the blood exerts between
each contraction (bottom #)
pulse pressure - Answer- difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
mean arterial pressure - Answer- pressure forcing blood into tissues, averaged over
cardiac cycle
Bradycardia - Answer- slow heart rate
Tachycardia - Answer- fast heart rate
inspection - Answer- general observation of the patient as a whole
Palpation - Answer- an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used
to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
percussion - Answer- a diagnostic procedure designed to determine the density of a
body part by the sound produced by tapping the surface with the fingers
Auscultation - Answer- listening to sounds produced by the body, usually w/
stethoscope
Normal waist circumference - Answer- men: <40
women: <35
Normal oral temperature - Answer- 98.6 F, 37 C
normal oxygen saturation - Answer- >95%
infection - Answer- the invasion of a susceptible host by pathogens or microorganisms,
resulting in disease
Colonization - Answer- the presence and growth of microorganisms within a host but
without tissue invasion or damage
