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What happens during the evaluation step of the nursing process? → Progress towards outcomes, use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses/outcomes/plans, disseminate results to patient and family What happens during the diagnosis stage of the nursing process? → Compare clinical findings with...

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NR 304 Final Exam, NR 304 FINAL EXAM
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update and Recommended Version
What happens during the evaluation step of the nursing process?


→ Progress towards outcomes, use ongoing assessment to revise
diagnoses/outcomes/plans, disseminate results to patient and family


What happens during the diagnosis stage of the nursing process?

→ Compare clinical findings with normal and abnormal variation and developmental
events, interpret data, validate and document diagnoses.


What is a problem center database? Give an example.

→ For limited or short term problems. Collect mini/targeted databases. Focuses on only
one problem or body system and is used in all clinical settings.

→ Ex: two days post-op patient suddenly becomes SOB with congestive cough and
fatigue; focus on respiratory and cardiovascular systems


What are the components of a general survey?

→ Begins during first patient encounter.. Includes their physical appearance, body
structure, mobility, behavior, body measurements


What is the grading of pulse force?


→ 3+ Full, bounding
→ 2+ Normal
→ 1+ Weak, thready
→ 0 Absent


What are causes of hypotension?

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→ Acute myocardial infarction, shock, hemorrhage, vasodilation, Addison's disease


What is the blood pressure measurement for hypotension?


→ Less than 95/60 mmHg


Acute myocardial infarction and shark causes a _____ cardiac output which leads to

hypertension?

→ Decreased


Hemorrhage causes a _____ total blood volume that leads to hypotension


→ decreased


Vasodilation causes a ____peripheral vascular resistance that leads to hypotension

→ decreased


Addison's disease (hypofunction of adrenal gland) is caused by a ___ circulating aldosterone

which causes hypotension

→ decreased


How do you count respirations?


→ Count while assessing radial pulse to make patient unaware that you were counting
respirations. Count for 30 seconds of normal or 1 minute if abnormal


What are the effects of smoking on blood pressure?

→ Vasoconstriction of the arteries which makes your blood pressure increase. Long-term
cause of hypertension


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What is the ABCDEF skin lesions mean?

→ Asymmetry, border irregularity, color variation, diameter greater than 6mm,
elevation/evolution, funny looking


What are the physiological changes associated with acute pain responses?

→ Tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, increased cardiac output, hypoxia,
hypoventilation, atelectasis, decreased cough, nausea, vomiting, ileus, oliguria, urinary
retention, spasm, joint stiffness, increased adrenergic activity, fear, anxiety, fatigue,
impaired immunity, wound healing


How do you assess for clubbing?

→ Put nail beds back to back and view profile sign index. Normal is 160°. Early clubbing
is 180° and lake clubbing is anything less than 160°


What patients does clubbing occur?

→ Smoking, lung cancer, pulmonary disease, congenital cyanotic heart disease


How do you detect pallor in a light skinned patient?


→ Generalized pallor


How do you detect pallor in a dark skinned patient?

→ Ashen gray, dull, loss of glow, cool to palpation


How do you detect jaundice in a light-skinned patient?

→ Yellow sclera, hard palate, skin, mucous membranes


How do you observe jaundice in a dark skinned patient?




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→ Observe the palms, hard and soft palates


How do you observe cyanosis in a light skinned patient?


→ Dusky blue appearance


How do you observe cyanosis in a dark skinned patient?

→ Dullness, check conjunctiva, oral cavity, nails


How do you observe erythema in a light skin patient?

→ Red or bright pink color


How do you observe erythema in a dark skinned patient?


→ Purpleish tinge, difficult to observe, palpate for warmth


What is the name and characteristics of a stage one pressure injury?

→ Stage 1 non-blanchable erythema
→ Intact skin with a localized area of non-blanchable erythema


What is the name and characteristics of a stage 2 pressure injury?

→ Stage 2 partial thickness skin loss
→ Partial skin loss with an exposed dermis. Pink/red and moist visible wound base. Looks
like a ruptured blister. Usually associated with moisture. Slough and eschar not noted.


What is the name and characteristics of a stage 3 pressure injury?




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