NUR 163 Final Exam Comprehensive Questions with 100%
CORRECT Answers
1. If someone is having trouble sleeping, what intervention could we use?
Encourage pt to go outside, because sunlight helps with melatonin levels
2. What is a intervention for a older adult who is having trouble sleeping because of
a constant need to go to the bathroom
Wear depends (adult diapers)
3. A newley admitted patient is having multiple problems. What symptom do you
report first?
Breathing
4. What is a primary sexual right?
2 consenting adults
5. To be effective communicators, nurses must..
Develop awareness of their own values and beliefs and the way they influence their
perception of patients experiences
6. Cultural Competence
A set of behaviors that includes understanding the impac t of cultural values and beliefs
on human experiences, while maintaining awareness of own cultural values and their
effect on the perception of self and others.
7. Circadian
From Latin word "about a day"
8. What is the average amount of sleep needed for people a ges 20 to 60 years?
7.5 hours
9. What body system controls sleep?
Central Nervous System
10. What causes older adults to feel sleepy earlier in the evening and to wake earlier
in the morning? Know as "phase advance"
Decreases in melatonin (which regulates the sleep -wake cycle) and growth hormone
(which promotes sleep) lead to a shift in circadian rhythm
11. Does sleep efficiency increase with age?
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No, sleep efficiency decreases, older adults may complain that they do not feel
refreshed after sleep.
12. Does the risk for sleep disorders increase with age?
yes
13. Nocturnal Movement Disorders
Restless leg syndrome, which is an irresistible urge to move the lower extremities, or
nocturnal myoclonus, which causes
sudden repetitive jerking or kicking movements of the lower ext remities.
14. What is the most effective nonpharmacological therapy for insomnia?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
15. What do you teach a UAP who is feeding a patient with trouble swallowing ?
Feed them slow, with frequent rest breaks.
Lak of tendon reflexes/ deep mus cle reflexes is a sign of what?
Hypercalcemia
What are the normal calcium levels?
8.5-10 mg/dL
Water Soluble Vitamins
Vitamins B & C (Birth Control)
Fat Soluble Vitamins
All- A
Dogs -D
Eat-E
Kibble - K
If you overdose on Vitamins A,D,E & K what will happen?
Liver Damage
What is the primary prevention for the flu?
Flu Shot
If someone is complaining of fatigue, what are some interventions we can tell our
patient?
To rest and exercise.
What is the Valsalva Maneuever?
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