NURS 210

This document includes over 100 high-quality, verified exam questions and answers for the NURS 210 course at liberty University, specifically created for the 2025/2026 academic year. It is tailored for nursing students in BSN, ADN, RN-to-BSN, or accelerated nursing programs with a focus on nursing foundations, evidence-based practice (EBP), and introductory nursing research. The content provides in-depth coverage of critical concepts such as the integration of clinical expertise with research...

To test flexion and extension of the biceps and triceps muscle at the elbow, the nurse tells the patient to - Answer pull and push against the examiner's hand A client visits the health care facility with reports of lumbar back pain that radiates down the back. The nurse performs the straight leg test to determine the origin of the pain. Which techniques should the nurse use to perform this test? - Answer Ask the client to raise the leg to the point of pain and then dorsiflex the foo...

Normative events - Answer events or transitions that occur at relatively specific times in the lifespan Idiosyncratic events - Answer events in the lifespan that are unatnticapted (death, cris, disaster) Identify the top 3 causes of death for this age group - Answer 1. motor vehicle accidents 2. homisicde 3. suicide List and describe Murstein's three phases of mate selection - Answer 1. Simulus phase 2. Value comparison phase 3. role phase Explain the impact of att...

What is the normal response to the accommodation test? a. Convergence of the axis of the eyes and constriction of the pupils b. A direct light reflex and consensual light reflex c. Conjugate movement of the eyes in all 6 cardinal positions of gaze d. Symmetrical dilation of bilateral pupils - Answer a. Convergence of the axis of the eyes and constriction of the pupils How will the nurse assess the peripheral vision of an adult patient who was admitted to the hospital with a possible ...

Lithium Therapeutic Range - Answer 0.8-1.4 Lithium Patient Teaching - Answer Drink 8-12 glasses of fluid per day Never stop taking abruptly Maintain sodium in diet avoid OTC drugs Signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity importance of medication adherence Signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity - Answer Level greater than 1.5 Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe tremors (seizures), tinnitus, weakness Nursing considerations with lithium administration/ blood draws - ...

are permanent inhabitants of the skin and cannot usually be removed with routine handwashing. They live and multiply harmlessly deep in skin layers. - Answer resident flora. are normal microbes that you acquire by coming in contact with objects or another person - Answer transient flora. are microorganisms that are capable of causing disease. - Answer pathogens Once a pathogen enters a host, four factors determine whether the person develops infection: - Answer Virulence - p...

midazolam (Versed) classification - Answer Benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) classification - Answer Benzodiazepine alprazolam (Xanax) classification - Answer Benzodiazepine alprazolam is used to ________ anxiety and insomnia - Answer treat lorazepam is used to _______ anxiety - Answer reduce zolpidem (Ambien) classification - Answer Non-benzodiazepine zolpidem is to be used as a short-term treatment for _____ days or less - Answer 10 diazepam (Valium) c...

Pharmacokinetics - Answer The process in which medications move through the body What are the 4 phases of pharmacokinetics? - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion Absorption - Answer happens with drug movement from the GI tract into the bloodstream. Most meds are taken by mouth. Oral absorption - Answer Takes awhile to get absorbed because it has to go through the GI system Usually takes 2-4 hours •Enteric coated aspirin - hard on stomach can not...

ateclectasis - Answer collapse of alveoli, preventing the normal respiratory exchange of O2 and CO2 BPH - Answer "benign prostatic hyperplasia": prostate gland enlargement Black Hairy Tongue - Answer temporary, harmless oral condition that gives the tongue a dark, hairy appearance; this is caused by the use of antibiotics that kill bacteria within the mouth Cardiac Tamponade - Answer blood or fluid fill the space between the sac that encases the heart and heart muscle ...

Fibrocystic Disease - Answer Benign fluid-filled cyst formation caused by ductal enlargement. Associated with a long follicular or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Sx: round, soft to firm, tense, mobile masses with well-delineated borders Breast Cancer - Answer Increase of risk with age, female gender, history of breast cancer, white women, and breast density. Hernia - Answer abdominal musculature that develops after a surgical incision, resulting in a protrusion in the area o...