NURS 4331 Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1 OZ - CORRECT ANSWER 30 ml
1 tbsp - CORRECT ANSWER 15 ml
1 tsp - CORRECT ANSWER 5 ml
3 tsp - CORRECT ANSWER 1 tbsp
1 cup - CORRECT ANSWER 240 ml
1 pint - CORRECT ANSWER 480 ml
1 quart - CORRECT ANSWER 960 ml
1 L - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 ml
1 gram - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 mg
1 mg - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 mcg
1 kg - CORRECT ANSWER 2.2 lbs
1 inch - CORRECT ANSWER 2.54 cm
1 lb - CORRECT ANSWER 16 oz
,Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER needed for major procedures , surgery, pt must be
informed of risks and benefits of procedure
Decision maker - CORRECT ANSWER must be of legal age per state AND competent
In texas 18+
Exceptions to informed consent (less than 18 y/o) - CORRECT ANSWER -legally
emancipated minor
- under 18 and married
-serving in military and under 18
-able to prove financial independence
-mother of children (marital status DOESN NOT matter)
HIPAA exceptions - CORRECT ANSWER violence
Child abuse
Reportable STD
Atraumatic care - CORRECT ANSWER care that minimizes or eliminates psychological and
physical distress experienced by children and families in the health care system
Open-ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER encourage pts to communicate
"can you tell me more about that?"
Identifying literacy/reading problems - CORRECT ANSWER frequently missed appts
Incomplete registration
Non complaint with meds
Unable to name meds, explain purpose or dosing
Identify pills by looking at them= not read label
Ask fewer questions
Lack of follow through with tests/referrals
, Makes excuses out of fear of being found out
Pulse is taken - CORRECT ANSWER apically up to TEN years old
On chest with stethoscope
Babies are born with - CORRECT ANSWER unmyelinated nerves
Myelinization occurs - CORRECT ANSWER over the first 2 YEARS of life
Myelinization leads to - CORRECT ANSWER increasing coordination from head to toe and
the core to fingertips
Hearing - CORRECT ANSWER intact at birth
Primitive reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER root, sucking, grasp, babinski, fencing/asymmetric
tonic neck, moro = arms form C when startled
Root reflex - CORRECT ANSWER This reflex begins when the corner of the baby's mouth is
stroked or touched. The baby will turn his or her head and open his or her mouth to follow and ------
in the direction of the stroking. This helps the baby find the breast or bottle to begin feeding.
Sucking reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Reflex that causes a newborn to make ------------
motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth
Grasp reflex - CORRECT ANSWER an infantile reflex in which an infant closes her hand into
a fist when her palm is touched
Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the
sole of the foot is touched
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1 OZ - CORRECT ANSWER 30 ml
1 tbsp - CORRECT ANSWER 15 ml
1 tsp - CORRECT ANSWER 5 ml
3 tsp - CORRECT ANSWER 1 tbsp
1 cup - CORRECT ANSWER 240 ml
1 pint - CORRECT ANSWER 480 ml
1 quart - CORRECT ANSWER 960 ml
1 L - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 ml
1 gram - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 mg
1 mg - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 mcg
1 kg - CORRECT ANSWER 2.2 lbs
1 inch - CORRECT ANSWER 2.54 cm
1 lb - CORRECT ANSWER 16 oz
,Informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER needed for major procedures , surgery, pt must be
informed of risks and benefits of procedure
Decision maker - CORRECT ANSWER must be of legal age per state AND competent
In texas 18+
Exceptions to informed consent (less than 18 y/o) - CORRECT ANSWER -legally
emancipated minor
- under 18 and married
-serving in military and under 18
-able to prove financial independence
-mother of children (marital status DOESN NOT matter)
HIPAA exceptions - CORRECT ANSWER violence
Child abuse
Reportable STD
Atraumatic care - CORRECT ANSWER care that minimizes or eliminates psychological and
physical distress experienced by children and families in the health care system
Open-ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER encourage pts to communicate
"can you tell me more about that?"
Identifying literacy/reading problems - CORRECT ANSWER frequently missed appts
Incomplete registration
Non complaint with meds
Unable to name meds, explain purpose or dosing
Identify pills by looking at them= not read label
Ask fewer questions
Lack of follow through with tests/referrals
, Makes excuses out of fear of being found out
Pulse is taken - CORRECT ANSWER apically up to TEN years old
On chest with stethoscope
Babies are born with - CORRECT ANSWER unmyelinated nerves
Myelinization occurs - CORRECT ANSWER over the first 2 YEARS of life
Myelinization leads to - CORRECT ANSWER increasing coordination from head to toe and
the core to fingertips
Hearing - CORRECT ANSWER intact at birth
Primitive reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER root, sucking, grasp, babinski, fencing/asymmetric
tonic neck, moro = arms form C when startled
Root reflex - CORRECT ANSWER This reflex begins when the corner of the baby's mouth is
stroked or touched. The baby will turn his or her head and open his or her mouth to follow and ------
in the direction of the stroking. This helps the baby find the breast or bottle to begin feeding.
Sucking reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Reflex that causes a newborn to make ------------
motions when a finger or nipple if placed in the mouth
Grasp reflex - CORRECT ANSWER an infantile reflex in which an infant closes her hand into
a fist when her palm is touched
Babinski reflex - CORRECT ANSWER Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the
sole of the foot is touched
