NURS2101 EXAM WITH {374} QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How can empathy improve patient safety? - ANSWER Instills a sense of
cooperation:
coordination,
integration,
continuity of care,
emotional support,
physical comfort.
Examples of patient-centred care? - ANSWER 1) Respect for patients preferences,
2) Coordination and integration of care,
3) Information, communication and education,
4) Physical comfort,
5) Emotional support,
6) Involvement of friends and family,
7) Continuity and transition,
8) Access to care.
Members of inter-professional Healthcare team - ANSWER 1) Dietician
2) Physiotherapist,
3) Pain CNC,
4) Wound CNC,
5) Clinical pharmacist,
,6) GP
Aetiology of colorectal cancer - ANSWER 1) Genetic predisposition,
2) Diet,
3) Inflammatory bowel disease,
4) Obesity,
5) Smoking,
6) Alcohol,
7) Physical inactivity
Bowel Cancer can be prevented by: - ANSWER Eating a healthy diet and
exercising - could prevent 66% - 75% of bowel cancer cases.
True or False: Bowel Cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer? -
ANSWER True - with early detection.
Pathogenesis of Cancer Cells? - ANSWER 1) Cancer cells sequester nutrients for
their own use at expense of neighbours,
2) Capable of unrestrained growth,
3) Encroach upon their neighbours and if possible migrate elsewhere,
4) Insensitive to apoptosis.
Cancer is a result of? - ANSWER Errors in cell growth, regulation and or
differentiation.
Pathogenesis of Colorectal cancer? - ANSWER 1) Age is one of the biggest factors
in cancer,
2) Involves the mutation of gene P53 Suppressor Protein,
3) Most are adenocarcinomas and develop from adenomas (polyps).
Signs of bowel cancer? - ANSWER 1) Blood in faeces,
2) Diarrhoea or
,3) Constipation,
4) Changes in bowel habit,
5) Frequent gas pains, bloating or fullness, cramps, 6) Stools that are narrower than
usual,
7) A lump or mass in the tummy,
8) Weight loss for no known reason,
9) Persistent abdominal pain,
10) Feeling tired,
11) Vomiting.
Risk factors for surgical patients: - ANSWER 1) Obesity,
2) Malnutrition,
3) Dehydration,
4) Renal/Liver dysfunction,
5) Cardiovascular disorders,
6) Respiratory disorders,
7) Diabetes,
8) Alcoholism,
9) Nicotine,
10) Medications.
Why are older people undergoing surgery at higher risk of post-operative
complications? - ANSWER 1) Body composition,
2) Integument,
3) Sensory-perceptual,
4) Respiratory,
, 5) Cardiovascular,
6) Gastrointestinal,
7) Musculoskeletal,
8) Cognition and nervous system.
Consequences of poor handover? - ANSWER 1) Unnecessary delays in diagnosis,
2) Treatment in care,
3) Repeated tests,
4) Missed or delayed communication of test results,
5) Incorrect treatment
6) Medication errors.
Signs and symptoms of Hypovolaemia? - ANSWER 1) Rapid weight loss,
2) Skin turgor diminishes,
3) Tongue turgor poor,
4) Postural or orthostatic hypotension,
5) Venous pressure falls: flat neck veins,
6) Increased haematocrit, urea and creatinine
7) Tachycardia,
8) Vasoconstriction: pale, cool skin,
9) Decreased urine output - oliguria,
10) Specific gravity of urine increases.
11) Sensations of thirst, weakness, dizziness, muscle cramps.
12) Capillary filling time elongated
Signs and symptoms of Hypervolaemia? - ANSWER 1) Peripheral oedema,
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How can empathy improve patient safety? - ANSWER Instills a sense of
cooperation:
coordination,
integration,
continuity of care,
emotional support,
physical comfort.
Examples of patient-centred care? - ANSWER 1) Respect for patients preferences,
2) Coordination and integration of care,
3) Information, communication and education,
4) Physical comfort,
5) Emotional support,
6) Involvement of friends and family,
7) Continuity and transition,
8) Access to care.
Members of inter-professional Healthcare team - ANSWER 1) Dietician
2) Physiotherapist,
3) Pain CNC,
4) Wound CNC,
5) Clinical pharmacist,
,6) GP
Aetiology of colorectal cancer - ANSWER 1) Genetic predisposition,
2) Diet,
3) Inflammatory bowel disease,
4) Obesity,
5) Smoking,
6) Alcohol,
7) Physical inactivity
Bowel Cancer can be prevented by: - ANSWER Eating a healthy diet and
exercising - could prevent 66% - 75% of bowel cancer cases.
True or False: Bowel Cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer? -
ANSWER True - with early detection.
Pathogenesis of Cancer Cells? - ANSWER 1) Cancer cells sequester nutrients for
their own use at expense of neighbours,
2) Capable of unrestrained growth,
3) Encroach upon their neighbours and if possible migrate elsewhere,
4) Insensitive to apoptosis.
Cancer is a result of? - ANSWER Errors in cell growth, regulation and or
differentiation.
Pathogenesis of Colorectal cancer? - ANSWER 1) Age is one of the biggest factors
in cancer,
2) Involves the mutation of gene P53 Suppressor Protein,
3) Most are adenocarcinomas and develop from adenomas (polyps).
Signs of bowel cancer? - ANSWER 1) Blood in faeces,
2) Diarrhoea or
,3) Constipation,
4) Changes in bowel habit,
5) Frequent gas pains, bloating or fullness, cramps, 6) Stools that are narrower than
usual,
7) A lump or mass in the tummy,
8) Weight loss for no known reason,
9) Persistent abdominal pain,
10) Feeling tired,
11) Vomiting.
Risk factors for surgical patients: - ANSWER 1) Obesity,
2) Malnutrition,
3) Dehydration,
4) Renal/Liver dysfunction,
5) Cardiovascular disorders,
6) Respiratory disorders,
7) Diabetes,
8) Alcoholism,
9) Nicotine,
10) Medications.
Why are older people undergoing surgery at higher risk of post-operative
complications? - ANSWER 1) Body composition,
2) Integument,
3) Sensory-perceptual,
4) Respiratory,
, 5) Cardiovascular,
6) Gastrointestinal,
7) Musculoskeletal,
8) Cognition and nervous system.
Consequences of poor handover? - ANSWER 1) Unnecessary delays in diagnosis,
2) Treatment in care,
3) Repeated tests,
4) Missed or delayed communication of test results,
5) Incorrect treatment
6) Medication errors.
Signs and symptoms of Hypovolaemia? - ANSWER 1) Rapid weight loss,
2) Skin turgor diminishes,
3) Tongue turgor poor,
4) Postural or orthostatic hypotension,
5) Venous pressure falls: flat neck veins,
6) Increased haematocrit, urea and creatinine
7) Tachycardia,
8) Vasoconstriction: pale, cool skin,
9) Decreased urine output - oliguria,
10) Specific gravity of urine increases.
11) Sensations of thirst, weakness, dizziness, muscle cramps.
12) Capillary filling time elongated
Signs and symptoms of Hypervolaemia? - ANSWER 1) Peripheral oedema,
