Jersey College Med-Surg 1 RN Final Exam
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1. weight, smoking, sex practices, diet: List four modifiable risk factors. (general
health promotion)
2. age, genetics, sex: List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promo-
tion)
3. cultural assessment: What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior
to initiating health teaching?
4. physiological integrity
safety and security
belongingness and affection
esteem and self-respect
self-actualization
-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority
-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above: Maslow's Hierar-
chy of Needs
--priorities?
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, --what order?
5. Healthy People 2020: Organization that identifies health promotion and disease
prevention goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve
the nation's health
6. The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing: Organization that
recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health
care.
7. The National Patient Safety Goals: The Joint Commission lists the top patient
safety concerns and includes medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-relat-
ed mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication. What is this
list called?
8. Nurse Practice Acts: This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put
into place to protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's
regulations
9. QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute: Institute that seeks
to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous
quality improvement in health care
10. whatever the patient says it is: What is pain?
11. actual or potential tissue damage: Pain is associated with
.
12. the patient's self report: The single most reliable indicator of pain is .
13. blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations: Pain stimulates the sympathetic
nervous system and could result in an increase in , , and
.
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, 14. increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors: physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4)
15. prostaglandins: initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain
16. NSAIDS: primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin for-
mation.
17. Acetaminophen: does not have anti-inflammatory properties.
18. tissue damage: stimulates the inflammatory response and
puts the patient at risk for pain.
19. local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids: manage nociceptive pain with?
20. allodynia: pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus
21. nerve route injury: could lead to allodynia.
22. timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities: What does a comprehensive pain assessment
include?
23. visual analog scale: 10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each
end of the line and the patient places a mark somewhere between the two ends
depending on the severity of pain
24. numeric rating scale: ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain
25. Wong-Baker FACES Scale (ages 3+): consists of cartoon faces that the patient
selects to report their pain
26. verbal descriptor scale: uses words to help individuals describe the intensity
of their pain
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
questions And Answers with Complete Solutions
100% UPDATED 2025
1. weight, smoking, sex practices, diet: List four modifiable risk factors. (general
health promotion)
2. age, genetics, sex: List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promo-
tion)
3. cultural assessment: What type of assessment should the nurse preform prior
to initiating health teaching?
4. physiological integrity
safety and security
belongingness and affection
esteem and self-respect
self-actualization
-- physiologic needs and life threatening issues are a priority
-- confirm that these needs are met in the order listed above: Maslow's Hierar-
chy of Needs
--priorities?
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, --what order?
5. Healthy People 2020: Organization that identifies health promotion and disease
prevention goals and lists strategies along with resources in an attempt to improve
the nation's health
6. The Institute of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing: Organization that
recommends ways to strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health
care.
7. The National Patient Safety Goals: The Joint Commission lists the top patient
safety concerns and includes medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-relat-
ed mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication. What is this
list called?
8. Nurse Practice Acts: This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put
into place to protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their state's
regulations
9. QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Institute: Institute that seeks
to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of nurses in providing continuous
quality improvement in health care
10. whatever the patient says it is: What is pain?
11. actual or potential tissue damage: Pain is associated with
.
12. the patient's self report: The single most reliable indicator of pain is .
13. blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations: Pain stimulates the sympathetic
nervous system and could result in an increase in , , and
.
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, 14. increases glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors: physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4)
15. prostaglandins: initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain
16. NSAIDS: primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin for-
mation.
17. Acetaminophen: does not have anti-inflammatory properties.
18. tissue damage: stimulates the inflammatory response and
puts the patient at risk for pain.
19. local anesthetics, non-opioids or opioids: manage nociceptive pain with?
20. allodynia: pain that is associated with a noxious stimulus
21. nerve route injury: could lead to allodynia.
22. timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
, location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities: What does a comprehensive pain assessment
include?
23. visual analog scale: 10cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on each
end of the line and the patient places a mark somewhere between the two ends
depending on the severity of pain
24. numeric rating scale: ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain
25. Wong-Baker FACES Scale (ages 3+): consists of cartoon faces that the patient
selects to report their pain
26. verbal descriptor scale: uses words to help individuals describe the intensity
of their pain
mailto:https://www.stuvia.com/user/Wisdoms
