PNVN 1521 QUIZ #2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. An elder patient has been exposed to someone with chickenpox what would
the nurse do first?: assess the patients skin
2. a nurse needs to apply the topical medication Acyclovir to a patient with
herpes, what would the nurse do first?: apply fresh clean gloves
3. what stage is a wound that is dry, shallow, and the wound bed is pink?: stage 2
4. a nurse is assessing a patient and the hair on his chest seems to be burnt,
what should be the first thing the nurse checks on the paitent?: evaluate his respiratory
system
5. what is the purpose of protein in the body?: supply material for growth and maintenance
6. where is the source of stored energy in the body?: adipose tissue
7. what is the function of water in the body?: to regulate temperature
8. a patient has just had surgery and the incision is indurated and shiny, what
would that mean?: they have formed a keloid
9. after patient has been burned when is their greatest loss of fluids?: during the
first 12 hours
10. a patient comes into the hospital with 18% of body is burned, within the first
72 hours what are you assessing for?: infection
11. what is varicella?: chicken pox
12. what is the importance of protein?: needed for growth used for tissue repair and immune function
13. what kind of foods are high in protein?: meats, poultry, fish, cheese milk and nuts
14. what is a complete protein?: contain all 9 indispensable amino acids and meets the needs of the body
15. what do complete proteins usually consist of?: come from a animal origin
16. What are incomplete proteins?: lack one or more essential amino acids
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, 17. what do incomplete proteins usually consist of?: come from a plant origin
18. what is pepsin?: a digestive enzyme
19. where does pepsin derive from?: pepsinogen
20. What turns pepsinogen into pepsin?: hydrochloric acid within the gastric juices
21. what food would you give a vegetarian patient for protein intake?: lentils
22. what is the normal pH of blood?: 7.35-7.45
23. what is cellulitis?: a bacterial disorder
24. what is an example of a bacterial disorder?: cellulitis
25. what sort of action is the process of digestion?: mechanical and chemical
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1. An elder patient has been exposed to someone with chickenpox what would
the nurse do first?: assess the patients skin
2. a nurse needs to apply the topical medication Acyclovir to a patient with
herpes, what would the nurse do first?: apply fresh clean gloves
3. what stage is a wound that is dry, shallow, and the wound bed is pink?: stage 2
4. a nurse is assessing a patient and the hair on his chest seems to be burnt,
what should be the first thing the nurse checks on the paitent?: evaluate his respiratory
system
5. what is the purpose of protein in the body?: supply material for growth and maintenance
6. where is the source of stored energy in the body?: adipose tissue
7. what is the function of water in the body?: to regulate temperature
8. a patient has just had surgery and the incision is indurated and shiny, what
would that mean?: they have formed a keloid
9. after patient has been burned when is their greatest loss of fluids?: during the
first 12 hours
10. a patient comes into the hospital with 18% of body is burned, within the first
72 hours what are you assessing for?: infection
11. what is varicella?: chicken pox
12. what is the importance of protein?: needed for growth used for tissue repair and immune function
13. what kind of foods are high in protein?: meats, poultry, fish, cheese milk and nuts
14. what is a complete protein?: contain all 9 indispensable amino acids and meets the needs of the body
15. what do complete proteins usually consist of?: come from a animal origin
16. What are incomplete proteins?: lack one or more essential amino acids
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, 17. what do incomplete proteins usually consist of?: come from a plant origin
18. what is pepsin?: a digestive enzyme
19. where does pepsin derive from?: pepsinogen
20. What turns pepsinogen into pepsin?: hydrochloric acid within the gastric juices
21. what food would you give a vegetarian patient for protein intake?: lentils
22. what is the normal pH of blood?: 7.35-7.45
23. what is cellulitis?: a bacterial disorder
24. what is an example of a bacterial disorder?: cellulitis
25. what sort of action is the process of digestion?: mechanical and chemical
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