Nursing

enteral nutrition indications Correct Answers anorexia malnutrition coma liver failure head/neck trauma failed swallow test metabolic stress (burn patients) Complications of enteral feeding Correct Answers aspiration (pneumonia) diarrhea/vomiting tube dislodgment electrolyte imbalance regular and NPH insulin adminsitration Correct Answers draw air into NPH draw air into regular draw up regular draw up NPH sliding scale insulin Correct Answers • Adjust...

a cognitive process that utilizes thinking that is purposeful, insightful, reflective, and goal directed in order to develop conclusions, solutions, and alternatives that are appropriate for the given situation Correct Answers critical thinking the examination of one's own reasoning or thought processes. critical thinking includes this. Correct Answers metacognition critical thinking enhances clinical decision making. ___________ is the core of the nursing processes. Corre...

What is the correct blood flow pathway through the heart? Correct Answers Right atrium → Right ventricle → Pulmonary arteries → Lungs Which heart sound is associated with the closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves? Correct Answers S1 What is the best method to confirm absent peripheral pulses? Correct Answers Use a Doppler ultrasound. Where is the PMI located in a healthy adult? Correct Answers 5th ICS, midclavicular line. A patient has a displaced PMI. Wh...

primary health care Correct Answers foundation of Canada's health system, focuses on health promotion/disease prevention, ensure equitable distribution Bangkok charter for health promotion in a globalized world Correct Answers 2005, health is human right, mental and spirit important to health, global inequalities exist social determinants of health Correct Answers economic and social conditions that shape health and determine if one can achieve health Indian Act Corre...

What shapes history? Correct Answers - Advocacy (Advocating for people / themselves) - Bold actions (ex. The womens movement) -Conflict ( war → way for women to get into army as nurses) - Economy -Social Movements culture (Different cultures require different care) Factors that have impacted nursing (Past + Current) Correct Answers - Status or value societal attributes to nursing (nurse in olden days → respectable, single, white Christian women) - Power (Gove...

during an assessment of a patient, the nurse observes asterixis, twitching of the extremities, and notices that the patient is displaying inappropriate behavior and disorientation. which condition does the nurse suspect? a. graft vs host disease b. ascites c. esophageal varices d. hepatic encephalopathy Correct Answers d. hepatic encephalopathy SATA: which of the following are priority assessments for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy? - assessment of the skin for sp...

A woman in labor received an opioid close to the time of birth. The nurse would assess the newborn for which effect? respiratory depression hyperreflexia abdominal distention urinary retention Correct Answers respiratory depression Which medication is administered to reverse the depressant effects of opioids? meperidine nalbuphine butorphanol naloxone Correct Answers naloxone A client comes to the emergency department reporting strong contractions that have lasted...

Complications of cirrhosis Correct Answers Portal hypertension Esophageal and gastric varices Peripheral edema and ascites Hepatic encephalopathy Hepatorenal syndrome Elevated ammonia Increased INR Bipolar I Correct Answers • Full-blown mania that alternates with episodes of major depression • Hospitalization may be required • At least 1 major depressive episode • At least one manic episode • Psychosis Criteria for Delirium Correct Answers Unclear consc...

holistic health Correct Answers Caring for the physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual needs of the patient -Nurses care for these needs directly or by advocating and arranging appropriate care Therapeutic Nurse-Patient relationship Correct Answers -the nurse must respect diversity of all clients and treat all clients with integrity, honesty, and compassion, regardless of the personal beliefs and feelings _____ will result in a clients healthcare due to needs not bei...

Fluid chamber: intracellular Correct Answers Fluid inside the cell Fluid chamber: Intracellular percentage Correct Answers 40% of total body water Fluid chamber: extracellular Correct Answers Fluid found outside the cell Fluid chamber: extracellular percentage Correct Answers 5% of total body water Fluid chamber: Interstitial Correct Answers Fluid found in the space around the cell Fluid chamber: interstitial percentage Correct Answers 15% of total body water ...

Almost every person is a member of a group of some sort. However, only one group, _______________, is typically concerned with all parts of a person's life and with meeting the individual's basic human needs to promote health. Correct Answers the family any group of people who live together and depend on one another for physical, emotional, and financial support. Correct Answers a family the family is a buffer between the _________________ and the _____________. Correct...

History is the foundation of current events and situations. The nurse must be well-versed with the historical foundations of nursing law and legislation in order to understand the evolution of nursing jurisprudence. The following questions pertain to the evolution of the Philippine Nursing Acts. This year the Board of Nursing is celebrating its 103rd founding anniversary as the body that regulates nursing practice in the Philippines. It was created in what year? a. 1920 b. 192...

NCLEX REVIEW: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A

1. The provision of quality nursing care to clients, wherever delivered, depends on the: a. appropriate nursing diagnoses. b. current wage scale. c. number of nurse leaders. d. right skill mix. Correct Ans- ANS: D The major goal of staffing management is to provide the right number of nursing staff with the right qualifications to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective nursing care to a group of patients and their families as evidenced by positive clinical outcomes, ...

1. According to the definition, which word best describes leadership? A Allocate B Influence C Evaluate D Control Correct Ans- B Leadership is the ability to guide or influence others. The other words are more applicable to the supervision of resources. 2. A nurse manager will likely have which of the following types of power? A Referent B Informal C Legitimate D Connection Correct Ans- C Legitimate power is based on an official position in the organization. ...

Leadership Correct Ans- A social influence or a person's ability to move other people to act. Nursing Leadership Correct Ans- Defined as the process where the nurse influences one or more persons to achieve specific goals in the provision of nursing care of one or more patients. It is a multidimensional process. Management Correct Ans- A process of getting things done through people. It supervises people and uses resources in doing tasks, responsible for initiating st...

Which of the following guidelines should be least considered in formulating objectives for nursing care? A. Written nursing care plan B. Holistic approach C. Prescribed standards D. Staff preferences. Correct Ans- D. Staff preferences Rationale: Staff preferences should be the least priority in formulation objectives to nursing care. Individual preferences should be subordinate to the interest of the patients/ Stephanie considers shifting to transformational leaders...

One of the major aspects of Kouzes and Posner's Enabling Others to Act includes fostering collaboration. In order for a leader to foster collaboration, one must.... A. Work independently of others B. Display a lack of empathy C. Build a climate of trust and facilitate relationships D. Use belittling and condescending communication with staff Correct Ans- C. Build a climate of trust and facilitate relationships Kouzes and Posner believe that a good leader should do which of...

Alexandra is tasked to organize the new wing of the hospital. She was given the authority to do as she deems fit. She is aware that the director of nursing has substantial trust and confidence in her capabilities, communicates through downward and upward channels and usually uses the ideas and opinions of her staff. Which of the following is her style of management? a) Benevolent -authoritative b) Consultative/ Democratic c) Exploitive-authoritative d) Multicratic Correc...

Organizing Correct Ans- Establishing a formal structure that provides the best possible coordination or use of resources to accomplish the objective Organization Correct Ans- Signifies an institution or functional group with a formal intentional structure of roles and position Formal Structure Correct Ans- Relationships are defined, procedures are outlined, equipment is readied and task are assigned Informal Structure Correct Ans- Unplanned and convert, with informal ...