NURS 101

Which of the following practices was most concerning to the State Boards of Nursing regarding diploma nursing programs? Mandatory housing of the students in a closed dormitory near the hospital Use of students as unpaid hospital personnel during their educational programs Excessive use of classroom time during the program High failure rates of diploma graduates on NCLEX (Ans- Use of students as unpaid hospital personnel during their educational programs What are common characteristics ...

A respiratory rate of greater than 20 breaths per minute is tachypnea. A blood pressure of 140/90 is considered hypertension. Pulse greater than 100 beats per minute is tachycardia. Frequent bowel sounds refer to hyper-active bowel sounds. Formulating a nursing diagnosis is a joint function of: A. Patient and relatives B. Nurse and patient C. Doctor and family D. Nurse and doctor (Ans- B. Nurse and patient Although diagnosing is basically the nurse's responsibility, input from the ...

Who is the referent? (Ans- Someone who motivates person (nurse) to communicate with another Who is the sender? (Ans- person who encodes the message from the referent ad delivers it What is the receiver? (Ans- Person receives and decodes the message What is a message? (Ans- content of communication, can be verbal, auditory, facial What is feedback? (Ans- Message the receiver returns, repeating something over Intimate Zone (Ans- 0-18 inches; holding infant, cleaning, bathing, toileting...

A nurse calls a physician regarding a change in a client's condition. The physician gives orders over the telephone for arterial blood gases (ABGs) to be drawn stat. which is the most important safety consideration when obtaining the order? 1. Writing the order down & reading it back to the physician. 2. Calling the respiratory therapist stat to draw the ABGs 3. Giving the order stat to the health unit coordinator to place in the computer 4. Writing down the order for the ABGs immedia...

What is the purpose of the SA Node? (Ans- pacemaker of the heart What is the purpose of the AV Node? (Ans- Slows the electrical impulse allowing the ventricles to fill Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) (Ans- coronary arteries are narrowed, limiting blood supply/oxygen/nutrients to heart Myocardial Infarction (MI) (Ans- heart attack; blockage of blood flow to the heart Heart Failure (Ans- condition in which there is an inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply ...