FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING FINAL

FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING FINAL
REVIEW
What is PPE? - CORRECT ANSWERS-personal protective equipment

Name the 5 rights of medication administration - CORRECT ANSWERS-Right person,
right medication, right dose, right time, and right route.

If your Foley catheter touches outside the sterile field, what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Start over.

Name an intervention to prevent falls in the hospital - CORRECT ANSWERS-Place call
light in reach, safety rounds, keep floors clear

What is the name of the scoring tool used for falls? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Morse Fall
scale

What is the most important item we can do for our patients at discharge? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Educate

Name 2 items that can influence a persons hygiene. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Culture,
preference. religion, spirituality, living environment

What is the thicker outer layer of the skin called? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Epidermis

What is the main function of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWERS-It is the body's first line
of protection

What are the 5 functions of the skin? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Protection, Sensation,
Regulation, Secretion/excretion, and Vitamin-D formation

What is a bluish coloring of the skin caused by decreased peripheral circulation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Cyanosis

Erythema is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-A redness of the skin

Why is it important to keep the skin dry? - CORRECT ANSWERS-To decrease
breakdown.

What is perineal care - CORRECT ANSWERS-Cleansing of the genital and rectal
areas; also called peri-care

Diabetics can get what, in their feet, causing them to not feel injury? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Neuropathy