NSG-316 Exam 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (GRADED A +) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026

NSG-316 Exam 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (GRADED A +) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026 what is a "reliable" person/statement - Answer when they give the same answers after the questions are repeated or rephrased later on PQRSTU - Answer P: Provocative or palliative- what makes pain better/worse Q: Quality or quantity- describe the pain R: Region or radiation- where is the pain, does it spread S: Severity scale- how bad is it, has it gone away or gotten better (usually numerical scale) T: Timing: onset, duration, frequency U: Understand patient's perception edema: 1+ pitting - Answer mild, slight indentation, no observable swelling edema: 2+ pitting - Answer indentation goes away quickly edema: 3+ pitting - Answer deep and stays for short time; observable swelling edema: 4+ pitting - Answer very deep pitting that lasts for a long time; appears very swollen lifestyle, exercise, diet, complete health history (well person) - Answer substance use, risk reduction, health promotion complete health history (ill person) - Answer spiritual resource questions - Answer FICA info about health problems -Faith (do you consider yourself a religious or spiritual person?) -Influence (how does your faith influence the way you see health) -Community (are you part of any religious/spiritual community?) -Address (would you like me to address any religious/spiritual concerns) CAGE test - Answer Felt the need to Cut down on drinking? Annoyed by people criticizing your drinking? Felt Guilty about your drinking? Need an Eye-opener in the morning? Signs vs. Symptoms - Answer *Signs = Objective information*; can be seen, measured, heard, or felt - Color, pulse, edema *Symptoms = Subjective information* - Dyspnea, pain, nausea 10 traps of interviewing - Answer 1. Providing false assurance or reassurance 2. Giving unwanted advice 3. Using authority 4. Using avoidance language 5. Engaging in distancing 6. Using professional jargon 7. Using leading or biased questions 8. Talking too much 9. Interrupting 10. Using "why" questions what does turgor measure - Answer elasticity; can indicate dehydration or extreme weight loss ecchymosis - Answer bruise purpura - Answer red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels angioma - Answer tumor composed of blood vessels stages of bruising - Answer days Blue/purple Green 5-7 Red/Blue or Purple within 24 hours of trauma 1-5 Yellow 7-10 Brown 10-14 confluent lesions - Answer lesions that run together (urticaria-hives) discrete lesions - Answer tags, acne) distinct, individual lesions that remain separate (skin grouped lesions - Answer lesions that appear in clusters (contact dermatitis) gyrate lesions - Answer twisted, coiled spiral, snakelike lesions (scabies) polycyclic lesions - Answer zosteriform lesions - Answer annular lesions grow together linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route, will cause a lot of pain (herpes zoster) target lesions - Answer annular, but have specific red center (Lyme disease) what cultural practice is common among Turkish people - Answer glass blue eye in the home acculturative stress (societal dimensions) - Answer hanging a legal status, discrimination, political forces acculturative stress (environmental) - Answer unemployment, language barriers culture - Answer specific conditions learne