1. Place infant on _____ to sleep.
2. For toddlers, keep poisonous products, guns, _______ objects
out of toddler's reach.
3. A ______ peer group is a greater influence than parents.
4. In adults, to help reduce risk of ______ encourage meditation
and exercise.
5. Among older adults, _________ are the leading cause of
injury. Correct Answers 1. back
2. small
3. teen's
4. stress
5. accidents/falls
A focused assessment of patient perfusion would include which
points? (11) Correct Answers 1. usual patterns of respirations
2. medications
3. health history
4. recent changes
5. lifestyle and environment
6. cough
7. sputum
8. pain
9. dyspnea
10. fever
11. fatigue
A large open wound resulting from severe burn would require
what level of intervention? Correct Answers secondary; could
,require tissue replacement, likely contaminated wound, will
form significant scar tissue
A patient has a drain placed in their leg to allow edema to
resolve. What type of wound intervention is this? Correct
Answers tertiary aka delayed primary closure
A standard ECG has how many leads? How many electrodes?
Correct Answers 12 leads = viewpoints
10 electrodes = 4 on limbs, 6 on chest
A surgical site becomes infected; define the method of healing
before and after this incident. Correct Answers before primary
intention (surgical site)
after secondary intention (infected sx site)
A wound has a bright red layer of skin over it and bleeds easily
if disturbed; what stage of wound healing is this? Correct
Answers proliferation phase, this is the granulation tissue
After having a thoracentesis, patient's chest tube comes out.
What should the nurse do? Correct Answers immediately cover
with sterile 4x4 gauze pads and monitor for pneumothorax and
check VS q10min
An 82 yr old patient is a heavy smoker and scheduled for open
lower abdominal surgery; what type of anesthesia will be used
and why? Correct Answers regional
appropriate for lower abdomen surgeries (reduces post-op pain,
bowel dysfunction, and length of inpatient stay)
,Another term for cardiac coronary catheterization is ______.
Reasons for this procedure (4) Correct Answers angiography
locate narrowing/blockages
check pumping function
biopsy
inspect valves
At what stage of infection is the person most infectious? What
kind of symptoms are they exhibiting? Correct Answers
prodromal stage
vague, nonspecific signs of disease
Chronic wounds and pressure injuries may be treated using
______ technique Correct Answers clean technique (sterile
technique not always needed)
Client comes into ED reporting food poisoning. How will nurse
document this condition? Correct Answers noncommunicable
disease (aka food/environmental toxin)
Define ADPIE Correct Answers Assess (gather data)
Diagnose (identify ethical problem
Plan (identify options, make decision)
Implement your decision
Evaluate your decision
Define AIDET - what is it used for? Correct Answers (used in
communication)Acknowledge
Introduction
Duration
Explanation
, Thank you
Define altruism Correct Answers concern for welfare and well-
being of others
Define angina Correct Answers chest pain resulting from
difference in O2 needed by heart and O2 being delivered to
heart
Define autonomy Correct Answers right to self-determination,
right to make health care decisions
Define beneficence Correct Answers benefit the patient
Define difference between friction and shear regarding pressure
injuries Correct Answers friction - two surfaces rub against one
another
shear - one layer of tissues slides over another layer, skin
separated from underlying skin
Define fistula Correct Answers abnormal passage from internal
organ/vessel to outside of body, usually results from abcess
(ie rectovaginal fistula)
Define heart failure Correct Answers heart unable to pump
sufficient blood supply resulting in inadequate perfusion of
tissues
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