Nursing

TABLE OF CONTENTS Unit 1: Concepts of Health and Disease 1: Concepts of Health and Disease 2: Concepts of Altered Health in Children 3: Concepts of Altered Health in Older Adults Unit 2: Cell Function and Growth 4: Cell and Tissue Characteristics 5: Cellular Adaptation, Injury, and Death 6: Genetic Control of Cell Function and Inheritance 7: Genetic and Congenital Disorders 8: Neoplasia Unit 3: Disorders of Integrative Function 9: Stress and Adaptation 10: Alterations in Temperature...

TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT Chapter 1: Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking Chapter 2: Clinical Reasoning, Assessment, and Recording Your Finding Chapter 3: Interviewing and the Health History UNIT 2: REGIONAL EXAMINATIONS Chapter 4: Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain Chapter 5: Behavior and Mental Status Chapter 6: The Skin, Hair, and Nails Chapter 7: The Head and Neck Chapter 8: The Thorax and Lungs C...

Berman/Snyder, Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing 9th Edition Test Bank Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: SEQ Organize these events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest (1) and ending with the most recent (5): Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. Choice 1. The Order of Deaconesses opens a small hospital in Kaiserswerth, Germany. Choice 2. The Knights of St. Lazarus dedicate themselves to the care of people with leprosy, syphilis, and chron...

Finkelman, Leadership and Management for Nurses: Core Competencies for Quality Care 2nd Edition Test Bank Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA The nurse manager has asked that all staff nurses develop effective leadership competencies. How should the staff nurses interpret this request? 1. This is an unrealistic expectation, because only managers are leaders. 2. If the nurses learn about and use relevant leadership and management theories and styles this is possible. 3. In order to become le...

Grohar-Murray/Langan, Test Item File for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4/e Grohar-Murray Chapter 1: The Health Care System: Environment for Nursing Leadership Learning Objective 1 Identify the major forces dominating the health care system today. 1. When planning client care, the nurse must be aware that current changes in health care are primarily driven by which force? 1. Availability of care 2. Cost of care 3. Access to care 4. Quality of care Answer: 2 Rationale: Cost is...

Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 5th Edition Chapter 01: Leading, Managing, and Following Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take in making this change? a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involved i...

Chapter 07: Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient is given a new medication and reports nausea within an hour after taking the drug. The nurse consults the drug information manual and learns that nausea is not an expected adverse effect of this drug. When the next dose is due, what will the nurse do? a. Administer the drug and tell the patient to report further nausea. b. Hold the drug and notify the provider of the patient’s symptoms. c. R...

Multiple Choice Questions 1. (p. 6) Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that: A. begins at childhood and continues until adulthood. B. begins at conception and continues until adulthood. C. begins at birth and continues through the human life span. D. begins at conception and continues through the human life span. Blooms: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy 2. (p. 7) The _____ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolesce...

Langford Making a Difference with Nursing Research, 1/E Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA The nurse is planning care for a patient and reflects upon a previous similar situation to identify care approaches. Which mechanism is this nurse using to acquire knowledge? 1. Personal experience 2. Inductive reasoning 3. Trial and error 4. Authority Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: Personal experience is the knowledge that nurses gain through practice that often guides clinical decisions. The nur...

Perry: Maternal Child Nursing Care, 4th Edition Chapter 1: Contemporary Maternity Nursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When providing care for the pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: a. Diabetes mellitus. c. Chronic hypertension. b. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). d. Anemia. ANS: A The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes and hypertension associated with pregnancy. Both of these...

Chapter 30: Caring for the Child with a Musculoskeletal Condition Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The pediatric nurse explains to the student nurse that alterations in musculoskeletal functioning may be related to a congenital defect or an acquired defect. The nurse gives the following as an example of a congenital defect: a. osteomyelitis. b. juvenile arthritis. c. muscular dystrophy. d. Osgood-Schlatter disease. _...

Chapter 1: Trends and Issues 1. Since 1994 there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death related to which of the following: A) Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight B) Accidents C) Sudden infant death D) Bacterial sepsis 2. Which of the following is the major cause of maternal deaths? A) Severe hemorrhage B) Infection C) Obstructed labor D) Complications of abortions 3. Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health dispari...