UNITEK Exam Bundle

Joint Commission standards for Discharge - Answer-(The following are instructions that should be given upon discharge) Reason for admission Safe and effective use of medication and equipment Instructions on nutrition and modified diets Rehab techniques to support adaption and promote independe...

A clear liquid diet is a good source of fluids, but is lacking in which of the following? - Answer-Adequate protein and fat What signs would give you the cause to investigate the possibility of eating disorder? - Answer-Self starvation, intense drive of being thin A pt has dysphasia. What kind...

Maligant hypothermia- what do you need to ask your pt when doing assessment? - Answer-Ask relatives if they have problem with general anesthesia You are taking care of a pt who just had hysterectomy, pt has not been allowed to drink/eat, still NPO, the physician has ordered a clear liquid diet. W...

What is acute pain? How long does it last? - Answer-sudden onset, usually subsides once treated. Lasts no more than 6 months What is chronic pain? - Answer-Pain continues for 6 months or longer, usually related to an underlying issue ie: arthritis or illness Who is the founder of modern da...

What does stage 1 pressure ulcer look like? what to do to help in that area? - Answer-stage 1 localized area of skin , typically bony prominence, that is intact with non-blanchable redness. Turn the patient every 2 hours/ avoid full lateral position because it puts direct pressure on the trochanter...

If you give a pt a norco and they become drowsy or incoherent and you give them a 2nd med to counteract the norco. What is the reaction called that makes you feel the 2nd med more? - Answer-antagonist reaction What is the name under which a drug is listed by the US food and drug administration FD...

Curves of the spinal cord - Answer-Cervical (c7) Thoracic (t12) Sacrum/lumbar (l5) what is the only moveable bone on the face? - Answer-Mandible Function of cartilage? - Answer-1) protects the joint 1) protects, cushions, supports, and provides framework What do they call a growth plate?...

Chart (health care record) - Answer-Legal record that is used to meet many demands of the health accreditation, medical insurance, and legal systems. charting, recording, or documenting - Answer-The process of adding information to the chart Electronic health record (EHR) - Answer-EHRs are use...

nursing process - Answer-a systematic method by which nurses plan and provide care for patients assessment - Answer-a systematic dynamic process by which the registered nurse, through interaction with the patient, family, groups, communities, populations, and health care providers, collects and a...

Nursing - Answer-comes from Latin. "to nourish" What caused illness? - Answer-Displeasure with god or evil spirit entered the body Cure to illness in early history? - Answer-witch craft by medicine men or charms, spells and having good spirit What were hospitals like in early 19th cen...

1T = ?t - Answer-3t 1T=?mL - Answer-15mL 1t = ?ml - Answer-5 mL 1 fl oz = ? tablespoons (T) - Answer-2T 1 fl oz = ?ml - Answer-30 mL 1 cup = ?fl oz - Answer-8 fl oz 1 cup = ?ml - Answer-240 mL 1 qt = ?cups - Answer-4 cups 2 pints = ? qt - Answer-1 quart 1 cup = ?T - Answer...

central pulses - Answer-Pulses that are closest to the core (central) part of the body where the vital organs are located; carotid & femoral peripheral pulses - Answer-extremities; radial, brachial, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis excited delirium - Answer-A serious behavioral condition in wh...

why we do continuing education - Answer-to maintain skills and knowledge how to treat stroke patient - Answer-B- balance (did patient experience a sudden loss of balance or inability to walk) E- eyes (is there a change in vision? loss, change, no side or top vision) F- facial droop (on one sid...

Takes or verbalizes appropriate PPE precautions - Answer-BSI Determines the scene/situation is safe - Answer-IS MY SCENE SAFE? Determines the mechanism of injury/nature of illness - Answer-WHAT IS MY PATIENTS MECHANISM OF INJURY/NATURE OF ILLNESS? DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS - Answer-...

CBRNE - Answer-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive CPAP - Answer-Moderate to severe respiratory distress. Constantly watch their vital signs. Domestic terrorism - Answer-Homegrown terrorism is terrorism targeting victims "within a country by a perpetrator with the same...

illness - Answer-an abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or intellectual condition and function of a person are diminished or impaired causes of illness in ancient times - Answer-divine disfavor w/ god or bad spirits in the body healing in ancient times - Answer-witchcra...

What is the minimum SLE score for MA? - Answer-12 MA Program - Answer-Emphasizes admin and clinical skills. Graduates of this program will focus on medical terminology, medical office procedures, clinical procedures, basic anatomy and physiology What certificates are MA Prepared for after the ...

Body mechanics - Answer-- shoulder width apart - bend at knees, not back - heavy object > keep close to body - pivot, don't twist Standards of care - Answer-- the acts of performance that are required, permitted, or prohibited Florence Nightingale - Answer-- PT care improved - hospit...

Admission - Answer-entry of a patient into the health care facility or hospital Health Care Facility - Answer-- hospitals - skilled nursing facilities (SNF's) - DOC-in-a-box - Board and Care home Common patient reactions to hospitalization - Answer-- fear of the unknown: is often the mos...

CBE - Answer-charting by exception DRGs - Answer-Diagnosis Related Groups, disease classification system that relates the type of inpatients a hospital treats (case mix) to the costs incurred by the hospital EHR - Answer-electronic health record HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability a...

free radical theory - Answer-organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time activity theory - Answer-implicit theory of aging continuity theory - Answer-older adults will usually maintain the same activities, behaviors, relationships as they did in their earlier years of ...

insoluble fiber - Answer-fiber that does not dissolve in water and is not broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Found mostly in plants, can lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels and assist in weight loss Whole wheat and grains, vegetables and wheat bran, pears with skin on - moves ...

A safe environment includes - Answer-Freedom from injury Prevention Aware and report Involves the patient, visitors, and members of the health care team Protection and education When do the majority of patients fall ? - Answer-During transfers who are high risk for falls - Answer-The ve...

How do you describe granulation tissues? - Answer-Soft, Reddish, Bleeds Easily What is the most reliable source of data for pain? - Answer-The Patient What does the acronym OPQRSTUV stand for? - Answer-O-Onset P-Palliative (better) / Provocative (worse) Q-Quality (How does pain feel?) R- ...

self-actualization - Answer-the process by which people achieve their full potential. Esteem - Answer-Self-respect, self-confidence, feelings of self-worth. Love & Belongingness - Answer-Affection, acceptance by peers and community. Safety & Security - Answer-Stability, protection, security...

Word Root - Answer-The FOUNDATION of the root word Prefix - Answer-What occurs BEFORE the root word Suffix - Answer-What occurs AFTER the root word Combining Vowel - Answer-Vowels that JOIN one or more word roots to other components of a term Structure - Answer-PREFIX- ROOTWORD -SUFFIX ...

A clear diet consists of: - Answer-Liquids that are easily digested and absorbed A clear diet leaves very little - Answer-Residue A clear diet provides: - Answer-Fluids and electrolytes A clear diet lacks: - Answer-Nutrients A full liquid diet: - Answer-Is more nutritionally complete but...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has suspected placenta previa. For which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer-A large amount of bright red vaginal bleeding without pain A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possib...

-algia - Answer-pain, suffering dys- - Answer-bad, painful, difficult -ectomy - Answer-surgical removal Hyper- - Answer-excessive Hypo- - Answer-deficient, decreased -itis - Answer-inflammation -osis - Answer-abnormal condition -ostomy - Answer-surgically create an opening -o...

At what age in children does the rate of drug metabolism reach that of an adult? - Answer-12 years old What term describes the official name given to a drug by the pharmaceutical company that developed it? - Answer-Generic name What term best describes the commercial name given to a drug by th...

What factors impact an individual's wellness level? - Answer-Age, Gender, Family relationships, emotional stressors, ethnic and cultural influences and economic status Why does the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses exist? - Answer-To set standards for practical and vocational nu...

A nurse is caring for a pt who is receiving continuous NGT feedings. Nurse listens to bowel sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Has clip for you to listen to) - Answer-Decrease the rate of feeding A nurse is preparing to administer oxygen to a pt who has heart failure a...

Asepsis - Answer-absence of pathogenic microorganisms microorganism - Answer-Tiny microscopic entities capable of carrying on living processes - present on/ in human body and in the environment Nonpathogenic - Answer-Harmless, do not produce disease; good microorganism: if immunocompromised ...

Illness - Answer-Abnormal process in which aspects of the social, emotional, or intellectual condition if a person are diminished or impaired Theodor Fliedner - Answer-German pastor affiliated with Lutheran Order of Deaconesses who established 1st school if nursing in Kaiserwerth, Germany ANA ...