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TERM 1 FINAL EXAM UNITEK COLLEGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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What is acute pain? How long does it last? - Correct Answers -sudden onset, usually subsides once treated. Lasts no more than 6 months What is chronic pain? - Correct Answers -Pain continues for 6 months or longer, usually related to an underlying issue ie: arthritis or illness Who is the founder of modern day nursing? - Correct Answers -Florence Nightingale What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs? - Correct Answers -1. Physiological needs
What is subjective data? - Correct Answers -Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement. When should discharge planning begin? - Correct Answers -Shortly after admission When is a discharge against medical advice signed? - Correct Answers -an AMA form is signed when patient wishes to leave healthcare facility against medical advice What is blanching? - Correct Answers -whitening of skin/nail due to pressure, if not returned to normal color within 3 seconds or less it may be an indicator for poor blood circulation. What should a nurse do if reddened area appears on sacrum of patient? - Correct Answers -Do blanching test apply barrier cream make sure pt is being repositioned every 2 hrs What is informed consent? - Correct Answers -permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits. What is a DNR order? - Correct Answers -Do Not Resuscitate- do NOT perform CPR What are nursing intervention to aid a patient to liquify bronchial secretions? - Correct Answers -Humidifier hydration through fluid intake percussion on back administer mucolytic What is culture competence? - Correct Answers -Awareness by the nurse of his/hers own cultural belief practices and an understanding of the limitations that these beliefs put on the nurse when dealing with those of other cultures. Should allow nurse to react to other cultures with openness and acceptance of cultural differences between them What is HIPAA? - Correct Answers -Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act To protect pt information from being disclosed without consent or knowledge What is a vegan diet? What are the vitamin deficiency? - Correct Answers -one that excludes all animal products vitamin B what are signs of neglect? - Correct Answers -Malnutrition (losing weight) poor hygiene
fading and yellowing of colors what are the ages for an older adult - Correct Answers -65 yrs + Paget's stages of cognitive development - Correct Answers -1) sensorimotor ( birth - 2yrs) rapid cognitive growth/ understanding world through sensory experiences w motor actions (reaching/touching)
function of the vena cava - Correct Answers -carry blood to the heart from other areas of the body function of the coronary arteries - Correct Answers -supply blood to the heart function of the hepatic artery - Correct Answers -bring oxygenated blood to the liver function of the renal artery - Correct Answers -supplies blood to the kidney what are the major arteries - Correct Answers -hepatic renal coronary process of digestion - Correct Answers -ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination digestive enzymes - Correct Answers -lipase breaks down fatty acids/ glycerol molecules amylase breaks down carbs and starch into simple sugars protease breaks down protein into small peptides and amino acids structures of the large intestines - Correct Answers -cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anal canal function of the alveoli - Correct Answers -grape like structures where lung and blood exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide organs of the lower respiratory tract - Correct Answers -alveoli bronchioles bronchi lower trachea anatomical position - Correct Answers -To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward what is an organ - Correct Answers -A group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function. what system has function of transporting nutrients, oxygen, water and waste? - Correct Answers -circulatory system transports blood through the body and carries nutrients and oxygen to all body cells and carries waste away from cells to organs of excretion what is adipose - Correct Answers -adipose tissue which is connective tissue that stores fat
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