NURS 370 Midterm Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 370
Institution
NUR 370
What does ABCDE stand for? Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure
What are the different priorities in client care? 1. Life threatening illness 2. Safety 3. Client priorities 4. nurse priorities
What are the two types of airway obstruction? Total: inability to make any sound. No coughin...
What can affect the patency of the airway? ✅LOC
Vomit
Blood
Teeth
Food
Small objects
C-spine
What are airway interventions? ✅Head tilt, chin lift
Semi-prone position
Suctioning
Endotracheal tube
Oropharyngeal
How would you assess breathing? ✅Respiratory rate
WOB
Chest wall movements
Chest percussion
Auscultation
O2 saturations
What are breathing interventions? ✅Fowler's
Supplemental
,Inhaled medications
Bag valve mask
Chest tubes
How do you assess circulation ✅skin colour
skin temperature
diaphoresis
cap refill
heart rate and rhythm
Heart sounds
Blood pressure
Bleeding
What are circulation interventions ✅IV fluids
Apply pressure to breathing
Repositioning
Medications
How do you assess Disability? ✅The neurological function of the patient. Can be
divided into
AVPU
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
Also includes GCS, blood glucose, and limb movements
How do you assess Exposure? ✅anything that has not been covered by ABCD
Observe the skin for signs of injury
Includes Edema and Core temperature
What are interventions for Exposure? ✅Medications (including antipyretics)
Stitches
Splints
Scopes
Skin tests
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? ✅human needs whereby the lower down the
hierarchy must be satisfied before attending to the higher up needs
From most important to least:
, Physiological
Safety
Love / Belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
The first 4 are Needs or "Deficiency" "D" that need to be met
What are physiological needs? ✅Breathing
Circulation
Temperature
Elimination of wastes
Movement
Intake of food and fluids
What are safety needs? ✅Housing
Community
Climate
Family
What are love / belonging needs? ✅Relationships with others
Support system
Feeling loved by others
Communication with others
What are esteem needs? ✅Hope
Joy
Curiosity
Happiness
Accepting self
What are self actualization needs? ✅Thinking
Learning
Decision making
Values
Beliefs
Fulfillment
Helping others
What is health literacy? ✅the ability to access, comprehend, evaluate, and
communicate information to promote, maintain, and improve health in a variety of
settings across the life-span.
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