FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. VERIFIED/ 1. A nurse working in primary care facility assesses patients who are experiencing various levels of health and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply: a. Health and illness are the same for all people b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs e. Health i...

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING TEST 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, RATED A+ 1. A nurse researcher studies the effectiveness of a new program designed to educate parents to promote the immunization of children. The nurse divides the parents randomly into two groups. One group receives the typical educational program and the other group receives the new program. This is an example of which type of study? 1. Historical 2. Qualitative 3. Correlational 4. Experimental - -4 1. The nurse is a...

1 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ 1. A patient's outcome was to have a pain level of 4 out of 10, 30 minutes after receiving medication. 30 minutes later the patient reported a pain level of 3 out of 10. Has the outcome been: a. Met b. Not met c. Partially met d. Not enough information - -A 2. A patient's outcome at the end of the shift is to ambulate down the hall and back twice. By the end of the shift the patient was able to ambulate once. Since t...

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING: CHAPTERS 1,2,3,4,& 5: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your classmates read the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. What best describes this code? - -Defines the principles of right and wrong...

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. - -- Caregiver - Advocate (protect human legal rights, you act on their behalf. eg: provide translator for the patient who doesn't speak English.) - Educator - Communicator - Manager Describe education programs available for professional registered nurse education. - -- Associate of Science in Nursing Degree(ASN) - Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree(BSN) -...

1 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 (1,2,3,4,7,10,22,23,27,29,30,41) REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ Benner's stages of nursing proficiency: ØNovice ØAdvanced beginner ØCompetent ØProficient ØExpert American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of nursing: (1) •Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy i...

1 NURSING FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ VERIFIED/ You enter a residents room and the resident has a new onset bedsore. You feel you need to document this in the medical record but also have a discussion with the nurse. Where would you opt to have this discussion? a. In the patients room b. In the hallway with the family c. In private d. At the local bar - -C To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you should: a. Use a hand h...

1 FUNDAMENTALS: EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for aspiration. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Give the client thin liquids B. Instruct the client to tuck her chin while swallowing C. Have the client use a straw. D. Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals - -B exp.) tucking the chin when swallowing allows food to pass down the esophagus more easily A nurse is preparing a pre...

1 NCLEX QUESTIONS FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING WITH RATIONALE: REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ A 73-year-old patient who sustained a right hip fracture in a fall requests pain medication from the nurse. Based on his injury, which type of pain is this patient most likely experiencing? 1) Phantom 2) Visceral 3) Deep somatic 4) Referred - -Answer: 3) Deep somatic Rationale: Deep somatic pain originates in ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones. Therefore, a hi...

1 NURSING FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, 100% ACCURATE/ VERIFIED A primary care provider's orders indicate that a surgical consent form needs to be signed. Because the nurse was not present when the primary care provider discussed the surgical procedure, which statement best illustrates the nurse fulfilling the client advocate role? 1. "The doctor has asked that you sign this consent form." 2."Do you have any questions about the procedure." 3. "What were you to...