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N143 - QUIZ PREP (Week 1-3) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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N143 - QUIZ PREP (Week 1-3) QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Identify objective assessment findings a nurse might observe,
inspect, or palpate associated with pain? (What does it look like
when someone is in pain? Does a person in acute pain look the
same as a person in chronic pain?) Correct Answer · Moaning
crying whimpering groaning vocalizations· decreased activity
facial expressions
grimacing or clenched teeth·
change in usual behavior·
abnormal gait or posture·
guarding a body part·
diaphoresis·
change in sleep pattern·
decrease GI motility
Constipation
nausea or vomiting·
insomnia
anorexia
fatigue·
depression
hopelessness
anger
fear
social
withdrawal
1. Pharmacokinetics is the study of absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of a medication. What is absorption?
,Correct Answer the passage of the medication molecules into
the blood from the site of administration
1. Pharmacokinetics is the study of absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of a medication. What is distribution?
Correct Answer after being absorbed it's distributed to tissues
and organs into the site of medication action
1. Pharmacokinetics is the study of absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of a medication. What is excretion?
Correct Answer the process by which medications exit the body
through the lungs exocrine glands bowel kidneys and liver
1. Pharmacokinetics is the study of absorption, distribution,
metabolism, and excretion of a medication. What is metabolism?
Correct Answer biotransformation occurs under the influence of
enzymes that detoxify degrade and remove biologically active
chemicals.
11 safety guidelines for hot/cold therapy Correct Answer •1.
Know your patient's risk for injury from heat or cold.
•2. Protect damaged skin when applying hot or cold therapy.
•3. Know the temperature of the application being used.
•4. Burns and injuries from hot or cold therapies are preventable
events.
5.Modify the intensity of heat and cold when treating sensitive
skin areas.
,6.Check the patient frequently during a heat or cold application.
7.Do not allow patients to adjust temperature settings.
8.Position patients so they can move away from the temperature
source.
9.Do not leave a patient unattended if he or she is unable to
sense temperature changes or move away from the temperature
source.
10.If patients have diabetes mellitus or peripheral vascular
diseases, it is important to use caution when applying hot or cold
therapies.
Be aware of the impact that heat application has on a patient's
vital signs.
4 assessments of the hair Correct Answer colour
texture
distribution
lesions (inspect hair behind the ears, occipital area)
5 grades of muscle strength Correct Answer 5- 100% (normal)
4- 75%
3- 50%
2- 25%
1- 10% (trace)
0- ZERO
, 5 sources of pain (No sweat, Victoria nurses rule!) Correct
Answer Nociceptive
Somatic
Visceral
Neuropathic (burning, electric)
Referred
5 ways nurses assess patients (5 skills of physical assessment)
PIPAO Correct Answer - palpation
- inspection
- percussion (tapping to determine density in underlying
structure)
- auscultation (sounds in body)
- olfactory (smell)
6 qualities of good charting (FACCOF) Correct Answer factual
accurate
complete
current
organized
follows procedures from regulator (BCCNM)
6 tips for documenting pain (M.E.L.T.S. + VARIABILITY)
Correct Answer Movements of the patient at pain onset
Evaluation of the pain site
Location of the pain
Time of pain onset
Severity
& what causes VARIABILITY in the pain
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