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NUR 101 Exam 1 (Safety, restraints/alts, fall/ulcer prev, pharm principles)Institute of Medicine - correct answer Group of healthcare practitioners that disclose concerns within medical or healthcare facilities to the public 
 
To Err is Human - correct answer Humans make mistakes 
 
Lag time between discovery of more effective forms of treatment and their incorporation into routine patient care - correct answer 17 years 
 
What is taking away from patient focus, but making the healthcare worker...
NUR 101: EXAM 1 Review - Maslow & EricksonDescribe the relationship of Maslow's Hierarchy to nursing practice. - correct answer • Maslow's hierarchy is useful for understanding relationships among basic human needs and for establishing priorities of care. It provides a framework for nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of 
patients at all levels, so that interventions to meet priority needs become a part of the plan of care. 
 
Maslow's Hierarchy Level #1 (highest Priority) -...
NUR 101: Exam 1 
The five P's that characterize an occlusion - correct answer Pain 
Pallor 
Pulselessness 
Paresthesia’s 
Paralysis 
 
Syncope - correct answer Circulatory arrest, caused by a reflex drop in HR and BP 
 
Stenosis - correct answer An absent pulse wave indicates arterial occlusion (blockage) 
 
Phlebitis - correct answer Inflammation of a vein that occurs commonly after trauma to the vessel wall, infection, immobilization, and prolonged insertion of IV catheters 
 
Xerostomia ...
NUR 101 Exam 1Handwashing - correct answer Simplest, easiest, cheapest way to prevent spread of disease 
 
Correct hand washing should occur when: - correct answer 1. before/after doing a procedure that involves direct or indirect client contact 
2. after contact with wastes 
3. after handling food or receptacles 
4. between clients 
5. after removing gloves 
 
IPPA - correct answer Inspection 
Palpation 
Percussion 
Auscultation 
 
When performing an abdominal exam, is IPPA appropriate? If not,...
NUR 101 Exam 1Four components to nursing practice (no matter what the setting) - correct answer Client, environmental, health, and nurse 
 
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse consu...
NUR 101 Exam 2 Owens6 rights of medication administration - correct answer Patient, Dose, Med, Route, Time, Document 
 
Role of Prescriber in Medication Administration - correct answer Writes order 
Determines Med 
Make sure dose, med, time, route, patient are documented 
 
Role of the Nurse in Medication Administration - correct answer Cannot prescribe 
Ensure dosage, med, time, patient 
Cannot have another nurse administer 
 
Role of the Pharmacist in Medication Administration - correct answe...
NUR 101 Exam 2 Study Guide1. What does delegation mean? - correct answer Defined by the ANA: transferring of responsibility for the performance of an activity or task (to a person competent to perform the task) while retaining accountability for the outcome. 
 
2. How does delegation pertain to nursing practice? - correct answer Transfers responsibility while remaining accountable for outcomes 
Requires knowing which skills are transferable 
Results in improved quality of patient care, improved ...
NUR 101 Exam 2Who can delegate, to whom, and what? 
RN may delegate to UAP (NAC, LVN, LPN): 
 
vitals, ADL, ambulation, meals, turn/position, bathing, document 
 
 
Religious beliefs of Jehovah's witness 
Will refuse blood transfusions 
 
 
 
Independent Intervention 
Nurse is able to provide w/out PCP order 
 
Ex. Provide emotional support, reposition patient, nursing diagnosis 
 
 
Dependent Intervention 
Require order of PCP to be implemented 
 
Ex. Administering med or O2 
 
 
Indicators of...
NUR 101 Exam 3 
LDL - correct answer Bad cholesterol ( Low-Density Lipoprotein ) . 
 
HDL - correct answer Good cholesterol is called ___ ____________. 
 
HINT: Keep your ____ HIGH :-) 
 
unsaturated fatty acid - correct answer lowers LDL and raises HDL 
 
examples of unsaturated fats - correct answer olive oil, vegetable oil 
 
Saturated fatty acids - correct answer a form of fatty acid that lacks unsaturated linkages between carbon atoms. Raises LDL and HDL 
 
Calcium range - correct answer 8....
NUR 101- Exam 4 Review Questions 
Which of the following would not be included in a teaching plan for the promotion of healthy bowel habits? 
 
Encourage low-fiber diet 
 
 
 
Bleeding low in the intestinal tract or from inflamed hemorrhoids or fissures can result in the presence of: 
 
red-colored stool 
 
 
 
 
Which of the following is a diagnostic stool test used to specifically detect bleeding in the lower GI tract? 
 
Fecal immunochemical test 
 
 
 
The function of this part of the digest...