NUR 163 EXAM 1 2026 HONDROS
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ ( LATEST!!)
A patient is newly admitted, and they are nervous because they have had previous bad
experiences in hospitals before, how would you communicate with them?
Open-ended questions
What is a Katz test?
ADL's
A patient lives in a facility, their husband lives at home. The nurse gets a call that the husband
fell and is in the hospital with a broken hip, what is your next action?
Before you tell their spouse, you verify the information
Benefits of daily exercise
• Keep you healthy
• Builds muscle mass
• Slow bone loss
• Lowers blood glucose
• Keeps a healthy weight
• Makes you feel good
• Better Health
• Disease prevention
• Healing (in Diabetics, biggest factor affecting compliance is motivation)
,Benefits of Exercise
• Keeps joints flexible
• Maintain muscle
• Decrease blood sugar level
• Heart Health
• Maintain Healthy weight
• Increase sense of well-bring
Types of Exercise
• Weight bearing is beneficial (Prevents osteoporosis)
• Swimming (easy on the joints)
Recommended time to exercise for Geriatric Patients
30 Mins
Blood Pressure
Annually after age 40
Mammogram
, Every 2 years between 50 and 74.
Cholesterol
Every 5 years from 40 to 75
Colonoscopy every
10 years
CT Colonography every
5 years
Sigmoidoscopy every
5 years
Double contract barium every
5 years
SPICES scale
S- Sleep Disorders
P- Problems with Eating or Feeding
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ ( LATEST!!)
A patient is newly admitted, and they are nervous because they have had previous bad
experiences in hospitals before, how would you communicate with them?
Open-ended questions
What is a Katz test?
ADL's
A patient lives in a facility, their husband lives at home. The nurse gets a call that the husband
fell and is in the hospital with a broken hip, what is your next action?
Before you tell their spouse, you verify the information
Benefits of daily exercise
• Keep you healthy
• Builds muscle mass
• Slow bone loss
• Lowers blood glucose
• Keeps a healthy weight
• Makes you feel good
• Better Health
• Disease prevention
• Healing (in Diabetics, biggest factor affecting compliance is motivation)
,Benefits of Exercise
• Keeps joints flexible
• Maintain muscle
• Decrease blood sugar level
• Heart Health
• Maintain Healthy weight
• Increase sense of well-bring
Types of Exercise
• Weight bearing is beneficial (Prevents osteoporosis)
• Swimming (easy on the joints)
Recommended time to exercise for Geriatric Patients
30 Mins
Blood Pressure
Annually after age 40
Mammogram
, Every 2 years between 50 and 74.
Cholesterol
Every 5 years from 40 to 75
Colonoscopy every
10 years
CT Colonography every
5 years
Sigmoidoscopy every
5 years
Double contract barium every
5 years
SPICES scale
S- Sleep Disorders
P- Problems with Eating or Feeding
