NR 304-Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answer

Function of the Lymphatic System Correct Answer Part of the immune system, detects and eliminates foreign substances from the body; vessels gather clear, watery fluid (lymph) from the tissue spaces and into circulation What is in lymph? Correct Answer Nutrients, oxygen, hormones, fatty acids, tox...

Venous insufficiency Correct Answer inadequate blood flow to veins causing blood to pool in legs S/S of venous insufficiency Correct Answer - Pitting edema (swelling) ( due to fluid leaking into tissue due to incompetent valves) -occurs in BOTH legs -varicose veins -normal temp -skin is brown...

Central nervous system CNS Correct Answer -brain -spinal cord Peripheral nervous system PNS Correct Answer -cranial nerves -spinal nerves Myelin sheat Correct Answer cover nerve fibers to protect neuron, increase delivery of nerve impulses. "white matter" Meninges Correct Answer 3 conne...

Nervous System Correct Answer Central (brain, spinal cord) Peripheral (cranial nerves, spinal nerves) CNS Anatomy Correct Answer Brain - cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, spinal cord Protective structures (meninges) - dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater, CSF Cerebrum Correct Answer Cerebral cor...

What is PVD? Correct Answer -It's a blood circulation disorder that causes the blood vessels in the peripheral areas of the body (outside of the heart and brain specifically) to narrow, block, or spasm. -It can occur in both arteries and veins. (Ch. 20 pp, slide 2) What is PAD? Correct Answe...

Hypovolemic shock Correct Answer emergency situation which severe blood or fluid loss makes heart unable pump enough blood to body -can cause organ failure Causes of hypovolemic shock Correct Answer bleeding Burns Diarrhea Excessive perspiration Vomiting Signs & symptoms of hypovolemic ...

Your patient is sent to the ED for complaints of pain, redness and edema of the LLE with a diagnosis of r/o DVT. In the ER the patient will have diagnostic testing complete to confirm the providers diagnosis. To screen for DVT you would: A) Measure circumference of the ankle B) Check temperature...

Cognitive status Correct Answer the mini-mental state examination assesses for ____ ___- conducted via interview Dementia Correct Answer The Addenbrooke's cognitive examination detects early ____ Delirium Correct Answer The confusion assessment method tests for ____ Aphasia Correct Answer ...

Progress towards outcomes, use ongoing assessment to revise diagnoses/outcomes/plans, disseminate results to patient and family Correct Answer What happens during the evaluation step of the nursing process? Compare clinical findings with normal and abnormal variation and developmental events, int...