Cnursing 295 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

N295 ch 4 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history. Which of these statements best describes the purpose of a health history? 2. When the nurse is evaluating the reliability of a patient’s responses, which of these statements would be correct? The patient: 3. A 59-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has ulcerative colitis. He has been having “black stools” for the last 24 hours. How would the nurse best document his reason for seeking care...

N295 ch 7 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. As a mandatory reporter of elder abuse, which must be present before a nurse should notify the authorities? 2. During a home visit, the nurse notices that an older adult woman is caring for her bedridden husband. The woman states that this is her duty, she does the best she can, and her children come to help when they are in town. Her husband is unable to care for himself, and she appears thin, weak, and exhausted. The nurse notices that several of his p...

N295 ch 6 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A woman has come to the clinic to seek help with a substance abuse problem. She admits to using cocaine just before arriving. Which of these assessment findings would the nurse expect to find when examining this woman? 2. The nurse is assessing a patient who has been admitted for cirrhosis of the liver, secondary to chronic alcohol use. During the physical assessment, the nurse looks for cardiac problems that are associated with chronic use of alcohol, s...

N295 Exam #4 EAR ASSESSMENT A&P Ear • Three parts: external ear, middle ear and inner ear External Ear • Called the auricle or pinna and consists of movable cartilage and skin • External auditory canal: a culde-sac 2.5-3cm long and terminates at the eardrum or tympanic membrane (TM) o Lined w/ glands that secrete cerumen Middle Ear • A tiny air-filled cavity inside the temporal bone • Contains tiny ear bones or auditory ossicles: malleus, incus and stapes • Three fu...