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Components of the Mental Status Examination - Answer A: Appearance B: Behavior C: Cognition T: Thought Processes Marijuana - Answer reddened eyes, tachycardia, dry mouth, increased appetite, loss of coordination/balance Cocaine - Answer pupillary dilation, tachycardia or bradycardia, elevated or lowered BP, sweating, chills, nausea, vomiting, weight loss Heroin - Answer pinpoint pupils, decrease blood pressure, pulse, respirations and temperature Hallucin...

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15 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

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Assessment of Violence: Elder Abuse and Neglect - Answer - Forms of elderly abuse: neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, financial abuse or exploitation YOU ARE A MANDATORY REPORTER AS HEALTH CARE PROVIDER!!! A components of the comprehensive health history Order of Assessment of the skin - Answer Inspection - Look Palpation - Touch Percussion - Tap Auscultation - Listen Purpura - Answer red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks...

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47 pages

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State the factors that affect communication - Answer Internal factors: knowing yourself, knowing your belief, being self-aware. External factors: privacy, equal status seating, personal space. In addition to internal and external factors, what else can affect communication? - Answer Health literacy What is health literacy? - Answer Ability to understand the health information provided and/or navigate the health care system. Includes reading, using numbers, understanding...

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26 pages

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What is communication? - Answer behavior, conscious and unconscious, verbal and nonverbal What is nonverbal communication? - Answer A way of communicating that may be reflective of true feelings; less under conscious control What are the 5 types of nonverbal communication? - Answer vocal cues, action cues, object cutes, personal space and touch Examples of vocal cues - Answer pitch, tone, quality of voice--moaning, crying and groaning Examples of action cues -...

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25 pages

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During an initial health history, a client states, "I haven't slept in weeks." The nurse asks, "You are saying that you have not had any sleep in weeks?" What communication technique is the nurse using to obtain accurate subjective data from the client? - Answer rephrasing; The nurse is using a communication technique referred to as rephrasing to better understand subjective data. Rephrasing helps to clarify information. Well-placed phrases such as "uh-huh, go ahead, I se...

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6 pages

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Objective Data - Answer what you as the health professional observe/sense (see, hear, smell, feel...) by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination Subjective Data - Answer what the subject says about themselves or their condition during the assessment process Priority Setting - Answer evolves over time with changes in priority setting depending on the severity of the problem First-level Priority - Answer emergent, life-th...

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5 pages

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Epidermis - Answer - Outer layer of skin - Inner basal cell layer - Horny cell layer Skin color - Answer - Melanin - Carotene - Vascular bed Melanin - Answer Brown pigmentation Carotene - Answer Yellow-orange tones Vascular bed - Answer Red-purple tones Dermis - Answer - Inner supportive layer - Consists of nerves, sensory receptors, blood vessels, and lymphatics Subcutaneous layer - Answer Composed of adipose tissue - fat cells...

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14 pages

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What does assessment mean? - Answer collection of data about an individual's health state Subjective data - Answer what the subject says about themselves during assessment Objective Data - Answer what you sense during assessment process see, hear, smell, feel Database - Answer entire patient's file, including lab studies Diagnostic reasoning: - Answer analyzing all data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnosis First-Level Priority - Answ...

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12 pages

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Anatomical landmarks - Answer Four quadrants- RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ Nine regions- Epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric Upper GI Bleed - Answer tarry stools Lower GI Bleed - Answer bright red stools Abdominal Inspection - Answer skin color, contour (flat, rounded, scaphoid-s shaped, protuberant), Location of major abdominal organs Abdominal Auscultation - Answer hypoactive, normoactive, hyperactive, absent sounds Bowel sounds are originated from movement of ...

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3 pages

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5 steps of the nursing process - Answer 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation Priority Setting (the levels) - Answer First-Level: life threatening- Airway, Breathing, Circulation Second-Level: next in urgency- Infection risk Third-Level: Important but can wait- medical knowledge Evidence-based Practice - Answer Integration of research evidence, clinical expertise, clinical knowledge and patient value preferences Four types of pati...

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8 pages

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NUR3066 EXAM 3 NEWEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWER MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) - CORRECT ANSWERscans brain/spinal cord no metal no claustrophobia must be still for long time

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7 pages

Written in 2025/2026

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NUR3066 EXAM 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWER active listening - CORRECT ANSWERavoid interruption, avoid note-taking, focus on listening, "two ears, one mouth

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23 pages

Written in 2025/2026

Grade A+

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