College
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MedSurg
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RN
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FINAL
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EXAM
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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List //four //modifiable //risk //factors. //(general //health //promotion) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔weight, //smoking, //sex //practices, //diet
List //three //non-modifiable //risk //factors. //(general //health //promotion) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔age, //genetics, //sex
What /
/type /
/of /
/assessment /
/should //the //nurse //preform //prior //to //initiating //health //teaching? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔cultural //assessment
Maslow's //Hierarchy //of //Needs
--priorities?
--what //order? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔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
Organization /
/that /
/identifies /
/health //promotion //and //disease //prevention //goals //and //lists //strategies //along //with //resources
//in //an //attempt //to //improve //the //nation's //health //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Healthy //People //2020
Organization /
/that /
/recommends /
/ways /
/to /
/strengthen /
/the //practice //of //nursing //in //order //to //improve //health //care. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //Institute //of //Medicine's //report //on //the //Future //of //Nursing
The /
/Joint /
/Commission /
/lists /
/the /
/top /
/patient //safety //concerns //and //includes //medication //safety, //infection //prevention, //surgery-
related /
/mistakes, /
/patient /
,/identification /
/and //improving //staff //communication. //What //is //this //list //called? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //National //Patient //Safety //Goals
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 //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Nurse //Practice //Acts
Institute /
/that /
/seeks /
/to /
/strengthen /
/the /
/knowledge, /
/skills, /
/and /
/attitudes /
/of /
/nurses //in //providing //continuous //quality //improvement //in //health //care //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔QSEN //- //Quality //and //Safety //Education //for //Nurses //Institute
What //is //pain? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔whatever //the //patient //says //it //is
Pain //is //associated //with //__________________________________. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔actual //or //potential //tissue //damage
The //single //most //reliable //indicator //of //pain //is //_______. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔the //patient's //self //report
Pain /
/stimulates /
, /the /
/sympathetic /
/nervous /
/system /
/and /
/could /
/result /
/in //an //increase //in //___________, //___________, //and //____________. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔blood //pressure, //heart //rate, //and //respirations
physiologic //effects //of //unrelieved //pain //(4) //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔increases //glucagon //production
decreases //insulin //secretion
depresses //immune //function
can //lead //to //addictive //behaviors
initiate //inflammation //and //contribute //to //tissue //swelling //and //pain //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔prostaglandins
______ /
/primarily /
/produce //pain //relief //by //preventing //prostaglandin //formation. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔NSAIDS
_____________ //does //not //have //anti-inflammatory //properties. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Acetaminophen
______________ /
/stimulates /
/the //inflammatory //response //and //puts //the //patient //at //risk //for //pain. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔tissue //damage