NURS 1160 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. What techniques are used in physical examination? - ANSWER ✔
Palpation, inspection, percussion, auscultation and olfacation
2. What are the critical components of a skill? (these are the things you should
be thinking of when performing a skill) - ANSWER ✔ Assessment
Comfort (physical and psychological)
Teaching
Safety
Asepsis
Organization (time and sequence)
Resources (human and material)
Documentation
Body mechanics (client, others, self)
Privacy
3. What are the components of the chain of infection in order? - ANSWER ✔
1) infectious agent (pathogen)
2) reservoir (place where the pathogen can survive)
3) portal of exit (from reservoir; can be body opening like nose or mouth;
can be artificial openings like wound or scrape)
4) mode of transmission (how the pathogen is transmitted to host)
5) portal of entry (how infection gets in host; same areas as portal of exit)
6) susceptible host (very old/young person or immunocompromised person)
,4. What are the critical thinking skills? - ANSWER ✔ Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
5. What are methods to develop critical thinking skills? - ANSWER ✔ Case-
based learning (allows you to practice in a setting that will not harm anyone)
Reflective writing (look back at something to further understand it)
Concept mapping (shows relationships between information)
6. What are the components of the langara DMF? - ANSWER ✔ 1) coming to
know (assessment); gain information by learning about the client
2) salience (analysis); identify what is important
3) pattern recognition (clinical impression); discover the patterns of health
issues
4) healing initiatives (nursing action); develop a plan of care for the client
5) reflection/praxis (evaluation); look back at what was done
7. pneumonectomy - ANSWER ✔ the surgical removal of all or part of a lung
8. lobectomy - ANSWER ✔ removal of a lobe of a lung
9. bronchial sounds - ANSWER ✔ those heard over the trachea; high in pitch
and intensity, with expiration being longer than inspiration
,10.bronchial vesicular sounds - ANSWER ✔ Heard at first and second
intercostal spaces and between scapula posterior, pitch is moderate
amplitude is moderate, same inspiration and expiration
11.vesicular sounds - ANSWER ✔ Inspiration longer than expiration, heard
over the remaining lung field,
sound that is heard over the majority of the lung field
12.signs and symptoms of respiratory distress - ANSWER ✔ low LOC
nasal flaring
uneasiness
anxiety
cyanosis
13.buccal mucosa - ANSWER ✔ Mucous membrane lining the cheek.
14.signs of patients who do not have regular oral hygiene care - ANSWER ✔
receding gum lines
gingivitis
coated tongue
discoloured teeth
dental caries
missing teeth
halitosis
15.Gram-negative bacteria (pseudomonas aeruginosa) - ANSWER ✔ found in
dental plaque and can result in pneumonia in hospitalized older patients
16.Stomatits - ANSWER ✔ inflammation of the mouth
, 17.aging teeth become - ANSWER ✔ brittle, drier, darker, jagged, fractured
18.changes in colour or condition of hair can be due to - ANSWER ✔ hormonal
or nutrient deficiency
19.alopecia - ANSWER ✔ loss of hair
20.complete bed bath - ANSWER ✔ a bath in which all parts of a patient's body
are bathed while the patient is confined to bed
21.partial bed bath - ANSWER ✔ bath in which only certain body parts are
bathed or in which the health care provider bathes those parts of the body
that the patient is unable to bathe
22.bag baths - ANSWER ✔ specially prepared package containing 10 wash-
clothes that are pre-moistened with a mixture of water and non-rinsable
cleans
23.perineal care - ANSWER ✔ cleansing of the genital and rectal areas; also
called peri-care
24.therapeutic bath - ANSWER ✔ a bath given for physical effects, such as to
soothe irritated skin or to promote healing of an area (e.g., the perineum);
two common types are the sitz bath and the medicated bath
25.What are the 9 regions of the abdominal area? (staring from superior to
inferior) - ANSWER ✔ Right hypochondric
Epigastric
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. What techniques are used in physical examination? - ANSWER ✔
Palpation, inspection, percussion, auscultation and olfacation
2. What are the critical components of a skill? (these are the things you should
be thinking of when performing a skill) - ANSWER ✔ Assessment
Comfort (physical and psychological)
Teaching
Safety
Asepsis
Organization (time and sequence)
Resources (human and material)
Documentation
Body mechanics (client, others, self)
Privacy
3. What are the components of the chain of infection in order? - ANSWER ✔
1) infectious agent (pathogen)
2) reservoir (place where the pathogen can survive)
3) portal of exit (from reservoir; can be body opening like nose or mouth;
can be artificial openings like wound or scrape)
4) mode of transmission (how the pathogen is transmitted to host)
5) portal of entry (how infection gets in host; same areas as portal of exit)
6) susceptible host (very old/young person or immunocompromised person)
,4. What are the critical thinking skills? - ANSWER ✔ Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
5. What are methods to develop critical thinking skills? - ANSWER ✔ Case-
based learning (allows you to practice in a setting that will not harm anyone)
Reflective writing (look back at something to further understand it)
Concept mapping (shows relationships between information)
6. What are the components of the langara DMF? - ANSWER ✔ 1) coming to
know (assessment); gain information by learning about the client
2) salience (analysis); identify what is important
3) pattern recognition (clinical impression); discover the patterns of health
issues
4) healing initiatives (nursing action); develop a plan of care for the client
5) reflection/praxis (evaluation); look back at what was done
7. pneumonectomy - ANSWER ✔ the surgical removal of all or part of a lung
8. lobectomy - ANSWER ✔ removal of a lobe of a lung
9. bronchial sounds - ANSWER ✔ those heard over the trachea; high in pitch
and intensity, with expiration being longer than inspiration
,10.bronchial vesicular sounds - ANSWER ✔ Heard at first and second
intercostal spaces and between scapula posterior, pitch is moderate
amplitude is moderate, same inspiration and expiration
11.vesicular sounds - ANSWER ✔ Inspiration longer than expiration, heard
over the remaining lung field,
sound that is heard over the majority of the lung field
12.signs and symptoms of respiratory distress - ANSWER ✔ low LOC
nasal flaring
uneasiness
anxiety
cyanosis
13.buccal mucosa - ANSWER ✔ Mucous membrane lining the cheek.
14.signs of patients who do not have regular oral hygiene care - ANSWER ✔
receding gum lines
gingivitis
coated tongue
discoloured teeth
dental caries
missing teeth
halitosis
15.Gram-negative bacteria (pseudomonas aeruginosa) - ANSWER ✔ found in
dental plaque and can result in pneumonia in hospitalized older patients
16.Stomatits - ANSWER ✔ inflammation of the mouth
, 17.aging teeth become - ANSWER ✔ brittle, drier, darker, jagged, fractured
18.changes in colour or condition of hair can be due to - ANSWER ✔ hormonal
or nutrient deficiency
19.alopecia - ANSWER ✔ loss of hair
20.complete bed bath - ANSWER ✔ a bath in which all parts of a patient's body
are bathed while the patient is confined to bed
21.partial bed bath - ANSWER ✔ bath in which only certain body parts are
bathed or in which the health care provider bathes those parts of the body
that the patient is unable to bathe
22.bag baths - ANSWER ✔ specially prepared package containing 10 wash-
clothes that are pre-moistened with a mixture of water and non-rinsable
cleans
23.perineal care - ANSWER ✔ cleansing of the genital and rectal areas; also
called peri-care
24.therapeutic bath - ANSWER ✔ a bath given for physical effects, such as to
soothe irritated skin or to promote healing of an area (e.g., the perineum);
two common types are the sitz bath and the medicated bath
25.What are the 9 regions of the abdominal area? (staring from superior to
inferior) - ANSWER ✔ Right hypochondric
Epigastric
