NURS 2725 - CLINICAL 2 - MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS.
sensory/receptive aphasia Answer - loss of ability to comprehend spoken
words
Motor/expressive aphasia Answer - loss of power to express self through
writing, making sounds, speaking
Glasgow coma scale Answer - tests eye response, motor response, verbal
response
15 = ALERT and completely oriented
7 or less = comatose
anesthesia Answer - abnormal response to touch stimuli
Hyperesthesia Answer - more than normal sensation
paresthesia Answer - abnormal sensation; numbness, pricking, pins and
needles
3 types of tactile discrimination Answer - 1) 2/3 pint discrimination
2) stereogenesis - distinguishing objects by touch
, 3) extinction - failure to perceive touch on one side of the body when two sides
are touched simultaneously
four names if drugs Answer - generic (before official)
brand name/trade name
official name (on publications)
chemical name
high alert medications Answer - require the verification of 2 RNs
any narcotic discarded has to be witnessed by both nurses
gastronomy tube Answer - surgically placed into the clients stomach
always use liquid meds through a tube
aspirate all stomach contents before giving meds and measure residual volume
flush with 15-30mL water between meds
keep tube clamped to suction for 20-30 mins
syringe parts Answer - tip (connects to needle)
barrel
plunger
**avoid any unsterile object to touch the tip, inside of the barrel, the shaft of
the plunger, or the shaft or tip of needle
range from 0.5-60mL
insulin syringe Answer - all are calibrated on a 100 unit scale
needle parts Answer - hub (fits into syringe)
COMPLETE ANSWERS.
sensory/receptive aphasia Answer - loss of ability to comprehend spoken
words
Motor/expressive aphasia Answer - loss of power to express self through
writing, making sounds, speaking
Glasgow coma scale Answer - tests eye response, motor response, verbal
response
15 = ALERT and completely oriented
7 or less = comatose
anesthesia Answer - abnormal response to touch stimuli
Hyperesthesia Answer - more than normal sensation
paresthesia Answer - abnormal sensation; numbness, pricking, pins and
needles
3 types of tactile discrimination Answer - 1) 2/3 pint discrimination
2) stereogenesis - distinguishing objects by touch
, 3) extinction - failure to perceive touch on one side of the body when two sides
are touched simultaneously
four names if drugs Answer - generic (before official)
brand name/trade name
official name (on publications)
chemical name
high alert medications Answer - require the verification of 2 RNs
any narcotic discarded has to be witnessed by both nurses
gastronomy tube Answer - surgically placed into the clients stomach
always use liquid meds through a tube
aspirate all stomach contents before giving meds and measure residual volume
flush with 15-30mL water between meds
keep tube clamped to suction for 20-30 mins
syringe parts Answer - tip (connects to needle)
barrel
plunger
**avoid any unsterile object to touch the tip, inside of the barrel, the shaft of
the plunger, or the shaft or tip of needle
range from 0.5-60mL
insulin syringe Answer - all are calibrated on a 100 unit scale
needle parts Answer - hub (fits into syringe)
