NSG 4800 FINAL EXAM STUDY SET
WHEN MUST INFORMED CONSENT BE OBTAINED BEFORE? - Answer BEFORE ANY
MIND-ALTERING MEDICATIONS ARE GIVEN
IF A PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO GIVE CONSENT FOR AN
EMERGENCY SURGERY, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - Answer CONSENT IS ASSUMED IN
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
WHEN CAN A PATIENT TAKE BACK CONSENT? - Answer AT ANY TIME
DOES CONSENT MEAN THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS THE PROCEDURE? - Answer NO,
IT ONLY MEANS THEY AGREE TO THE PROCEDURE
WHAT IS THE NURSES RESPONSIBILITY IN INFORMED CONSENT? - Answer
WITNESSING THE SIGNATURE
WHAT SHOULD THE NURSE MAKE SURE THAT THE PATIENT KNOWS WHEN SIGNING
A CONSENT FORM? - Answer -RISK VS. BENEFITS
-ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
-PLAN OF CARE
-DETAILS ABOUT THE PROCEDURE
WHAT SITUATIONS ARE INCIDENT FORMS FILLED OUT FOR? - Answer -MEDICATION
ERRORS
-PT/VISITOR FALLS AND INJURIES
-DAMAGED PROPERTY
-ANYTHING THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY OF PTS, STAFF AND VISITORS
WHAT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN THE PTS CHART REGARDING AN INCIDENT
REPORT? - Answer THE PATIENTS STATUS
***DO NOT PUT THE INCIDENT REPORT IN THE CHART
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF MALPRACTICE? - Answer -MEDICATION ERRORS
(WRONG ROUTE/DOSE/PATIENT/ETC.
-INJURING A PATIENT
-LACK OF INFORMED CONSENT
-FAILURE TO MONITOR PATIENT
-BREACH OF ETHICS
,WHAT IS BENEFICENCE? - Answer TO DO GOOD
WHAT IS NONMALEFICENCE? - Answer DO NO HARM
WHAT IS JUSTICE? - Answer TREATING EVERYONE FAIRLY
WHAT IS AUTONOMY? - Answer GIVING CHOICES
WHAT IS VERACITY? - Answer TELLING THE TRUTH
CAN PATIENTS BRING THEIR OWN MEDICATIONS TO THE HOSPITAL? - Answer YES,
BUT THERE IS A PROCESS, TYPICALLY SENDING MEDICATIONS, IN ORIGINAL
CONTAINERS, TO PHARMACY
WHAT IF THE PHARMACY CANNOT CLEAR A MEDICATION THAT IS BROUGHT FROM
HOME? - Answer WE CANNOT GIVE THE MED
(WE CAN ONLY GIVE THE MED IN EXTREME SITUATIONS)
CAN PATIENTS BRING THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT TO THE HOSPITAL? - Answer YES,
BUT IT MUST BE CLEARED BY ENGINEERING OR MAINTENANCE
WHERE SHOULD A CAR SEAT BE PLACED IN THE BACK SEAT? - Answer THE BACK
MIDDLE SEAT
WHEN SHOULD YOU KEEP INFANTS REAR FACING TIL? - Answer 2 (PREFERABLY 4)
OR UNTIL THE CHILD REACHES RHE MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CAR SEAT
HOW DO YOU SECURE A CAR SEAT? - Answer WITH A SEATBELT OR ANCHORING
DEVICE ATTACHED TO CAR SEAT
WHAT POSITION SHOULD A NEWBORN BE IN A CAR SEAT? - Answer SEMI-RECLINED,
SO THAT THE ANGLE OF THE CAR SEAT (WHERE THEIR HEAD AND CHEST REST) IS
RECLINED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BABYS HEAD BACK AND THE CHIN OFF THE
CHEST
WHERE SHOULD THE SHOULDER HARNESS STRAPS BE AT? - Answer THE LEVEL OF
THE ARMPITS
HOW LONG IS A CHILD IN A 5-POINT HARNESS TIL? - Answer INFANCY TO 6 YEARS
OLD
WHAT AGE IS SOMEONE IN A HIGH BACK BOOSTER? - Answer 6-8
WHAT AGE IS SOMEONE IN A BACKLESS BOOSTER? - Answer 8-12
NORMAL PULSE FOR NEWBORN - Answer 110-170
BLOOD PRESSURE FOR NEWBORN - Answer 60-85/40-55
, RESPIRATIONS FOR NEWBORN - Answer 30-60
NORMAL PULSE FOR INFANT - Answer 90-160
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR INFANT - Answer 65-100/55-65
NORMAL RESPIRATION FOR INFANT? - Answer 30-53
NORMAL PULSE FOR TODDLER - Answer 80-140
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR TODDLER - Answer 90-105/55-70
NORMAL RESPIRATIONS FOR A TODDLER - Answer 22-37
NORMAL PULSE FOR PRESCHOOLER - Answer 75-120
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR PRESCHOOLER - Answer 95-110/60-75
NORMAL PULSE FOR SCHOOL-AGE - Answer 70-100
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR SCHOOL-AGE - Answer 100-120/60-75
NORMAL RESPIRATIONS FOR SCHOOL AGE? - Answer 18-25
WHAT SHOULD A 4 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLL BACK TO SIDE
WHAT SHOULD 5 MONTH OLD ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLLS ABDOMEN TO BACK
WHAT SHOULD A 6 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLLS BACK TO
ABDOMEN
WHAT SHOULD A 8 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer SIT UNASSISTED
WHAT SHOULD A 9 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -CRUDE PINCER GRASP
-CAN STAND HOLDING ON TO FURNITURE OR PEOPLE
WHAT SHOULD A 10 MONTH OLD DO? - Answer BEGIN CRAWLING
WHAT SHOULD A 12 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -WAVE "BYE-BYE"
-PULLS UP TO STAND
-VOCABULARY LESS THAN 10 WORDS
WHAT SHOULD A 15 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -LOOK AT FAMILIAR
OBJECTS WHEN YOU NAME THEM
-ABLE TO WALK
WHAT SHOULD A 2 YEAR OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -KICK A BALL
-RUN
WHEN MUST INFORMED CONSENT BE OBTAINED BEFORE? - Answer BEFORE ANY
MIND-ALTERING MEDICATIONS ARE GIVEN
IF A PATIENT IS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNABLE TO GIVE CONSENT FOR AN
EMERGENCY SURGERY, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? - Answer CONSENT IS ASSUMED IN
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
WHEN CAN A PATIENT TAKE BACK CONSENT? - Answer AT ANY TIME
DOES CONSENT MEAN THE PATIENT UNDERSTANDS THE PROCEDURE? - Answer NO,
IT ONLY MEANS THEY AGREE TO THE PROCEDURE
WHAT IS THE NURSES RESPONSIBILITY IN INFORMED CONSENT? - Answer
WITNESSING THE SIGNATURE
WHAT SHOULD THE NURSE MAKE SURE THAT THE PATIENT KNOWS WHEN SIGNING
A CONSENT FORM? - Answer -RISK VS. BENEFITS
-ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
-PLAN OF CARE
-DETAILS ABOUT THE PROCEDURE
WHAT SITUATIONS ARE INCIDENT FORMS FILLED OUT FOR? - Answer -MEDICATION
ERRORS
-PT/VISITOR FALLS AND INJURIES
-DAMAGED PROPERTY
-ANYTHING THAT THREATENS THE SAFETY OF PTS, STAFF AND VISITORS
WHAT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN THE PTS CHART REGARDING AN INCIDENT
REPORT? - Answer THE PATIENTS STATUS
***DO NOT PUT THE INCIDENT REPORT IN THE CHART
WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF MALPRACTICE? - Answer -MEDICATION ERRORS
(WRONG ROUTE/DOSE/PATIENT/ETC.
-INJURING A PATIENT
-LACK OF INFORMED CONSENT
-FAILURE TO MONITOR PATIENT
-BREACH OF ETHICS
,WHAT IS BENEFICENCE? - Answer TO DO GOOD
WHAT IS NONMALEFICENCE? - Answer DO NO HARM
WHAT IS JUSTICE? - Answer TREATING EVERYONE FAIRLY
WHAT IS AUTONOMY? - Answer GIVING CHOICES
WHAT IS VERACITY? - Answer TELLING THE TRUTH
CAN PATIENTS BRING THEIR OWN MEDICATIONS TO THE HOSPITAL? - Answer YES,
BUT THERE IS A PROCESS, TYPICALLY SENDING MEDICATIONS, IN ORIGINAL
CONTAINERS, TO PHARMACY
WHAT IF THE PHARMACY CANNOT CLEAR A MEDICATION THAT IS BROUGHT FROM
HOME? - Answer WE CANNOT GIVE THE MED
(WE CAN ONLY GIVE THE MED IN EXTREME SITUATIONS)
CAN PATIENTS BRING THEIR OWN EQUIPMENT TO THE HOSPITAL? - Answer YES,
BUT IT MUST BE CLEARED BY ENGINEERING OR MAINTENANCE
WHERE SHOULD A CAR SEAT BE PLACED IN THE BACK SEAT? - Answer THE BACK
MIDDLE SEAT
WHEN SHOULD YOU KEEP INFANTS REAR FACING TIL? - Answer 2 (PREFERABLY 4)
OR UNTIL THE CHILD REACHES RHE MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE CAR SEAT
HOW DO YOU SECURE A CAR SEAT? - Answer WITH A SEATBELT OR ANCHORING
DEVICE ATTACHED TO CAR SEAT
WHAT POSITION SHOULD A NEWBORN BE IN A CAR SEAT? - Answer SEMI-RECLINED,
SO THAT THE ANGLE OF THE CAR SEAT (WHERE THEIR HEAD AND CHEST REST) IS
RECLINED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE BABYS HEAD BACK AND THE CHIN OFF THE
CHEST
WHERE SHOULD THE SHOULDER HARNESS STRAPS BE AT? - Answer THE LEVEL OF
THE ARMPITS
HOW LONG IS A CHILD IN A 5-POINT HARNESS TIL? - Answer INFANCY TO 6 YEARS
OLD
WHAT AGE IS SOMEONE IN A HIGH BACK BOOSTER? - Answer 6-8
WHAT AGE IS SOMEONE IN A BACKLESS BOOSTER? - Answer 8-12
NORMAL PULSE FOR NEWBORN - Answer 110-170
BLOOD PRESSURE FOR NEWBORN - Answer 60-85/40-55
, RESPIRATIONS FOR NEWBORN - Answer 30-60
NORMAL PULSE FOR INFANT - Answer 90-160
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR INFANT - Answer 65-100/55-65
NORMAL RESPIRATION FOR INFANT? - Answer 30-53
NORMAL PULSE FOR TODDLER - Answer 80-140
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR TODDLER - Answer 90-105/55-70
NORMAL RESPIRATIONS FOR A TODDLER - Answer 22-37
NORMAL PULSE FOR PRESCHOOLER - Answer 75-120
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR PRESCHOOLER - Answer 95-110/60-75
NORMAL PULSE FOR SCHOOL-AGE - Answer 70-100
NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE FOR SCHOOL-AGE - Answer 100-120/60-75
NORMAL RESPIRATIONS FOR SCHOOL AGE? - Answer 18-25
WHAT SHOULD A 4 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLL BACK TO SIDE
WHAT SHOULD 5 MONTH OLD ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLLS ABDOMEN TO BACK
WHAT SHOULD A 6 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer ROLLS BACK TO
ABDOMEN
WHAT SHOULD A 8 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer SIT UNASSISTED
WHAT SHOULD A 9 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -CRUDE PINCER GRASP
-CAN STAND HOLDING ON TO FURNITURE OR PEOPLE
WHAT SHOULD A 10 MONTH OLD DO? - Answer BEGIN CRAWLING
WHAT SHOULD A 12 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -WAVE "BYE-BYE"
-PULLS UP TO STAND
-VOCABULARY LESS THAN 10 WORDS
WHAT SHOULD A 15 MONTH OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -LOOK AT FAMILIAR
OBJECTS WHEN YOU NAME THEM
-ABLE TO WALK
WHAT SHOULD A 2 YEAR OLD BE ABLE TO DO? - Answer -KICK A BALL
-RUN
