NUR 160 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM 2026 GRADED A+ 100% PASS

NUR 160 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE FINAL EXAM 2026 GRADED A+ 100% PASS Patient education includes - right attitude Planning (involve the patient) Goal oriented outcomes A motivated patient Identify a need Therapeutic communication - communication between the healthcare provider and patient (as well as the patient's family) that takes place to advance the patient's well being and care. Closed-ended questions - -good communication questions that can be answered in short or single word responses. -no need for elaboration Open-ended questions - -helps when we want or need more info -requires elaboration Self-breast exams are examples of which type of prevention behavior: - primary prevention Mammograms - secondary prevention Cardiac rehab - tertiary prevention Interrelated concept - coming together with the dietian for a cancer patient about nutrient diet Schedule 2 drugs - high potential for abuse and have medical use with severe restrictions Nurses have legal obligations to report abuse on a patient by family - yes If patient is unconscious, nurses still have to treat them. - Yes Assertive communication - positive and negative ideas and feelings Appropriate communication NUR 160 Organization that is responsible for safety in the workplace - OSHA Flu vaccine - give annually and in the fall season If patient pain is 2 out of 10 give: - Tylenol (acetaminophen) Who does initial assessments on patients and how soon? - RN Within 24 hours Root cause analysis - investigating why someone made an medication error Where would you look on a dark skin tone person for jaundice? - Their eyes UTI symptoms in older adults - increased agitation Confusion Things that might affect respiration - -smoking -anxiety -exercise -pain -body position Apical pulse: - listen for 1 min Assess fluid status - assess skin and mucous membranes A that had a small bowel obstruction will feel: - nauseated Will not have bowel sounds Palpating the carotids arteries at the same time? - No Will not get a accurate pulse Advanced directive - part of the patient self determination act Incentive spirometer patient teaching - breathe through mouth, not nose Acyclovir - treat herpes or shingles If a person is not using their hearing aid: - take it out and turn it off Tylenol - 4000 mg/day or 4g Xalatan (latanoprost) side effects - glaucoma agent Burning Itching NUR 160 NUR 160 NUR 160 Normal IOP range - 10-22 mmHg If a patient has a high IOP they have glaucoma Reposition patient to prevent skin interrogation - Q2hrs Check and change incontinent brief - more than every 6 hrs What to use when moving or pulling a patient while in bed - draw sheet, to reduce sheering of the skin Cataract surgery - limitations on lifting, bending and driving we do not want them to have inn cranial pressure Preventing pressure ulcers - high protein diet Pads on bony parts on body People with fevers - increase body moisture, which lead skin break down Would sleeping on a water bed would be good to prevent pressure ulcers? - Yes Patient that incontinent of bowel and bladder are at risk for skin breakdown: - patient that has nutrient deficits Patient w/ neuropathy Patient that immobile Patient with cellulitis in lower extremities - warm compresses on the area Person that has visual disturbances - no flow rugs in home No dim lights Incontinence is a normal part of aging? - No Diabetic teaching on blood glucose self monitoring - wash hands Pick a site (side of finger) Wipe with alcohol swab Stick finger Wipe away first drop of blood Use second drop of blood Throw away used lancets in sharps container of some sort Cataracts eye disease - makes it difficult to drive at night Misty vision A person with pink eye should not wear: - contacts A person that does not hear well - lean foward NUR 160 NUR 160 Talk loudly Might get edgy or irritated A person with pain of 9 out of 10 - give them morphine A person hard of hearing - speak in a low tone of voice Speak slowly and clearly Assessing a surgical site, most concerning would be - redness and edema around the wound Cleansing a wound - from least contaminated to most contaminated (clean to dirty) Top to bottom Malignant tumor - cancerous Irregular shaped Immobile when palpated longer than normal cell life Stage 3 tumor - involves lymphnodes Extensive regional and local spread Chemo therapy targets - rapidly multiplying cells in the body Geriactric patients - decrease liver function, so we have to make sure we don