NUR 120 (All Correct)

Normal BP Range <60 yrs correct answers <140/90 Normal BP Range >60 yrs correct answers <150/90 Arteriosclerosis correct answers Thickening or hardening of arterial wall; often associated with aging Atherosclerosis correct answers Type of arteriosclerosis involving formation of ...

___________________: controls both voluntary and involuntary actions and movements. It is divided into two branches _________________ & _________________ correct answers -Nervous system -Central nervous system -Peripheral nervous system ____________________: which includes the brain and the spi...

vital signs correct answers -a means of assessing vital or critical physiological functions -indicators of a personas state of health and function of their bodies systems 4 main vital signs correct answers temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure although stable vital signs indicate p...

You are making a home visit to a family of 5 children. The youngest, aged 5, has a temp of 101.1 F, is lethargic, and has a poor appetite. This assessment leads you to the diagnosis of influenza. Based on your knowledge that influenza is an airborne communicable disease, all of the following patient...

After describing the process of drug absorption to a group of students, the instructor determines the need for additional teaching when the students identify which process as being involved? correct answers Distribution Which client is most likely to experience the benefits of the placebo effect?...

Factors that affect patient safety correct answers Developmental characteristics - very young and elderly need more safety planning Lifestyle - past and current environments Mobility - the more mobility the bigger the risk Sensory perception - altered vision, hearing, smell, etc. Knowledge - ...

When percussing the liver, what should you hear? correct answers Dullness What is a Health assessment? correct answers a comprehensive assessment of the physical, mental, spiritual, socioeconomic, and cultural status of an individual, group, or community. What are the purposes of health assess...

What sequence does an abdominal assesment follow? and why? correct answers inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate must auscultate first because percuss and palpate can alter bowel sounds. Why do we auscultate the abdomen? correct answers to determine if there are altered bowel sounds Define ...

trans-cultural nursing correct answers providing care to patients and families across cultural variations. Acknowledge, respect, & adapt to patient. Culture can strongly influence a patients thinking, doing, and being. Five signs of inflammation correct answers redness, warmth, swelling, pain, l...

A systematic, problem-solving approach to nursing care; its purpose is to coordinate and organize patient care- written in nursing care plan correct answers what is the purpose of the nursing process Assessment correct answers collection of data through subjective (pt- symptoms) or objective (sig...

Why is critical thinking important? correct answers Critical thinking is linked to evidence-based practice (EBP). Nursing is fast paced. Nursing is an applied discipline. Nursing uses knowledge from other fields. Nurses are faced with complex situations. Nurses provide holistic care. Nurses pr...

what is the number one complaint or symptom of why people seek health care correct answers pain is pain objective or subjective correct answers subjective if a patient is in pain and immobile what does that increase the risk for correct answers pneumonia what are the two origins of pain cor...

Who is Florence Nightingale? correct answers Founder of modern nursing. First evidence based practice. What did Nightingale's theory include? correct answers Care that maintained good and restorative health What did Nightingale do? correct answers Worked to improve nutrition, showed empathy, ...

full physical exam correct answers Typically done by an MD, NP, or PA. a full evaluation on every system in the body head to toe assessment correct answers done by the nurse at the bedside, an assessment that looks at the basic information of a patients body focused assessment correct answers ...