Cnursing 295 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

N295 ch 10 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When evaluating a patient’s pain, the nurse knows that an example of acute pain would be: 2. Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the pain experienced by an older adult? 3. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She says he points to his stomach and says, “It hurts so bad.” Which pain assessment tool would be the best choice when assessing this child’s pain? 4. A patient states that the pa...

N295 Exam #3 ABDOMINAL ASSESSMENT SURFACE LANDMARKS • The abdomen is a large, oval cavity extending from the diaphragm down to the brim of the pelvis • 4 layers of large, flat muscles form the ventral abdominal wall o Joined at the midline by a tendinous seam: linea alba o Rectus abdominis forms a strip extending the length of the midline, and its edge of often palpable o Muscles protect and hold the organs in place, and they flex the vertebral column INTERNAL ANATOMY • Vi...

CNURSING 295|CHAPTER 23 NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM|LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY (LATEST VERSION, RATED A)

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N295 ch22 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: 2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement? 3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the: 4. ...

N295 ch 17 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following statements is true regarding the internal structures of the breast? The breast is made up of: 2. In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that examining the upper outer quadrant of the breast is especially important. The reason for this is that the upper outer quadrant is: 3. In performing an assessment of a woman’s axillary lymph system, the nurse should assess which of these nodes? 4. If a patient reports a ...

N295 ch 12 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The epidermis is: 2. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis: 3. The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, “I sure sweat a lot, especially on...

N295 ch5 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by which activity? 2. The nurse is assessing the mental status of a child. Which statement about children and mental status is true? 3. The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old man. As the nurse begins the mental status portion of the assessment, the nurse expects that this patient: 4. When assessing aging adults, the nurse knows that one of the first things that should be assessed before...

N295 ch.1 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: 2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and “feels hot.” These types of data would be: 3. The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the: 4. When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, th...

N295 ch19 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: 2. The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these? 3. The nurse is reviewing the anatomy and physiologic functioning of the heart. Which statement best describes what is meant by atrial kick? 4. When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows the valve closures that can be heard best at the base of the heart are: 5. Which of these statements descri...