Nursing 1200 Exam 1questions with correct answers
What are factors that influence communication and communication
barriers? Correct Answer.-Language barriers, hearing or speech
disabilities, using healthcare terms that patients might not understand
What are some examples of a nursing diagnosis? Correct Answer.-
Activity intolerance Impaired gas exchange Urge urinary incontinence
Acute confusion Situational low self esteem
What is the fastest route of medication administration? Correct Answer.-
Intravenous
What is the toxic effect of a drug? Correct Answer.-Develop after
prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in
the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion
What is an idiosyncratic reaction? Correct Answer.-Individual sensitivity
to effects of drug caused by inherited or other bodily constitution factors
What is a potentiating effect of a drug? Correct Answer.-Interaction
between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic
response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or
agent
What does SBAR stand for? Correct Answer.-Situation Background
Assessment Recommendation
,How do you assess pain with the PQRST method? Correct Answer.-
Provocation - what provokes the pain?
Quality/Quantity - What does it feel like?
Radiation - does it move elsewhere?
Severity - how bad is it?
Time - does it come and go? Etc
What are the 2 types of reasoning within clinical decision making
Correct Answer.-Inductive reasoning - uses related evidence and previous
experience to make an inference Deductive reasoning - uses concepts to
form an inference
What is the trough of medication administration? Correct Answer.-The
minimum blood serum before the next dose
What is the plateau of medication administration? Correct Answer.-
Concentration reached and maintained
What does ABC stand for? Correct Answer.-Airway Breathing Circulation
Define mental status? Correct Answer.-Emotional and cognitive function
What are the 3 types of aphasia? Correct Answer.-Global - cannot speak
or comprehend
, Broca - cannot speak but can comprehend
Wernicke - can speak but cannot comprehend
What is dysarthria? Correct Answer.-Distorted speech
What is dysphonia? Correct Answer.-Abnormal volume/pitch
What is the MMSE and what does it do? Correct Answer.-Mini mental
state examination, tests cognitive function
What is the MoCa? Correct Answer.-Montreal cognitive assessment
What does the Denver II test for? Correct Answer.-Detects developmental
delays in children
Is dementia reversible? Correct Answer.-Nope
Define mobility? Correct Answer.-The ability to move without assistance
Who can prescribe medication? Correct Answer.-Physicians, dentists,
osteopaths and vets
Who shares the responsibility of security of controlled drugs? Correct
Answer.-Nurses and pharmacists
What are factors that influence communication and communication
barriers? Correct Answer.-Language barriers, hearing or speech
disabilities, using healthcare terms that patients might not understand
What are some examples of a nursing diagnosis? Correct Answer.-
Activity intolerance Impaired gas exchange Urge urinary incontinence
Acute confusion Situational low self esteem
What is the fastest route of medication administration? Correct Answer.-
Intravenous
What is the toxic effect of a drug? Correct Answer.-Develop after
prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in
the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion
What is an idiosyncratic reaction? Correct Answer.-Individual sensitivity
to effects of drug caused by inherited or other bodily constitution factors
What is a potentiating effect of a drug? Correct Answer.-Interaction
between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic
response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or
agent
What does SBAR stand for? Correct Answer.-Situation Background
Assessment Recommendation
,How do you assess pain with the PQRST method? Correct Answer.-
Provocation - what provokes the pain?
Quality/Quantity - What does it feel like?
Radiation - does it move elsewhere?
Severity - how bad is it?
Time - does it come and go? Etc
What are the 2 types of reasoning within clinical decision making
Correct Answer.-Inductive reasoning - uses related evidence and previous
experience to make an inference Deductive reasoning - uses concepts to
form an inference
What is the trough of medication administration? Correct Answer.-The
minimum blood serum before the next dose
What is the plateau of medication administration? Correct Answer.-
Concentration reached and maintained
What does ABC stand for? Correct Answer.-Airway Breathing Circulation
Define mental status? Correct Answer.-Emotional and cognitive function
What are the 3 types of aphasia? Correct Answer.-Global - cannot speak
or comprehend
, Broca - cannot speak but can comprehend
Wernicke - can speak but cannot comprehend
What is dysarthria? Correct Answer.-Distorted speech
What is dysphonia? Correct Answer.-Abnormal volume/pitch
What is the MMSE and what does it do? Correct Answer.-Mini mental
state examination, tests cognitive function
What is the MoCa? Correct Answer.-Montreal cognitive assessment
What does the Denver II test for? Correct Answer.-Detects developmental
delays in children
Is dementia reversible? Correct Answer.-Nope
Define mobility? Correct Answer.-The ability to move without assistance
Who can prescribe medication? Correct Answer.-Physicians, dentists,
osteopaths and vets
Who shares the responsibility of security of controlled drugs? Correct
Answer.-Nurses and pharmacists
