Nur 2102 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Addresses the needs of healthy clients to promote health and prevent disease with specific protections; decreases the risk of exposure of an individual or a community to disease. - Primary prevention Examples of Primary Prevention - Immunization programs Child car seat education Nutrition and fitness activities Health ed. in schools Focuses on identifying illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities that help prevent a worsening health status. - Secondary prevention Examples o...

NUR 2102 Review Questions and Correct Answer Which situation illustrates a screening assessment? a. A patient visits an obstetric clinic for the first time and the nurse conducts a detailed history and physical examination. b. A hospital sponsors a health fair at a local mall and provides cholesterol and blood pressure checks to mall patrons. c. The nurse in an urgent care center checks the vital signs of a patient who is complaining of leg pain. d. A patient newly diagnosed with d...

NUR 2102 Exam 2 Questions and Answers (Graded A) A patient asks the nurse if it is possible to grow new skin. What is the nurse's most appropriate response? a. "Even if new skin growth is required, the melanocytes do not regenerate." b. "The avascular epidermis sheds slowly and is replaced completely every 4 weeks." c. "The outer layer of skin remains the same over the lifetime except for repairing injuries." d. "Epidermal regeneration is impossible because it is avascular." - An...

NUR 2102 Test 2 Study Guide Skin, Hair, and Nails Latest Update Graded A+ Factors associated with increased risk of melanoma Too much exposure to UV radiation Moles Fair skin, freckling, red, or blonde hair Positive family history of melanoma History of immunosuppressive treatment Older age Male Gender Past history of melanoma Screening Recommendations for Melanoma Skin examination every 3 years for ages 20-40 and yearly for over 40 Mostly skin self-exam starting at age 20 Wha...

NUR 2102 Respiratory and Cardiac Exam How many lobes are on the right lung? - ANSWER 3 (upper, middle, lower) where can the middle lobe of the right lung be accessed from? - ANSWER only from the front and side How many lobes does the left lung have? - ANSWER 2 lobes What is the mediastinum? - ANSWER area between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, esophagus, superior vena cava, vessels, etc. where is the cardiac notch? - ANSWER left lung (allows l...

NUR 2102 Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers A patient tells the nurse that she has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years. The nurse records this as how many pack-years? a. 10 b. 20 c. 40 d. 60 - ANSWER c. 40 Two packs of cigarettes × 20 years = 40 pack-years. This incorrect calculation was made by dividing 20 years by 2 packs. Option B is correct if the patient smoked 1 pack per day for 20 years. Option D is correct if the patient smoked 3 packs per day for 20 y...

BSMCON NUR 2102 - Final Cumulative Exam Questions and Answers Melanoma Risk Factors - Answer-Too much exposure to UV radiation Moles Fair skin, freckling, red, or blonde hair Positive family history of melanoma History of immunosuppressive treatment Older age Male gender Past history of melanoma Screening Recommendations for Melanoma - Answer-Skin examination every 3 years for ages 20-40 and yearly for over 40 Monthly skin self-exam starting at age 20 Appendages of the Skin - Answer...

Melanoma Risk Factors - Answer-Too much exposure to UV radiation Moles Fair skin, freckling, red, or blonde hair Positive family history of melanoma History of immunosuppressive treatment Older age Male gender Past history of melanoma Screening Recommendations for Melanoma - Answer-Skin examination every 3 years for ages 20-40 and yearly for over 40 Monthly skin self-exam starting at age 20 Appendages of the Skin - Answer-Hair, nails and glands (eccrine, apocrine, sebaceuos) Eccrine ...

NUR 2102 Exam 1 questions with correct answers

Name the 13 different cranial lymph nodes discussed in class - Answer-Preauricular Postauricular (mastoid) Occipital Parotid Retropharyngeal (tonsillar) Submandibular Submental Sublingual Anterior superficial cervical Posterior superficial cervical Facial Sternomastoid Supraclavicular normocephalic - Answer-Head, and all organs of the head, are completely normal microcephalic - Answer-Abnormally small head. Microcephaly- infants born with abnormally small heads hydrocephalic - An...