NSG 300 Topic 2 (Socrative) Review Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NSG 300
Institution
NSG 300
Factors such as __________ enhance the chances of pathogens entering the body. a depressed immune system that reduces body defenses
You complete a fall risk assessment on your assigned patient, who is 45 years old and has a history of cocaine use and liver failure. Laboratory results show an eleva...
NSG 300 Topic 2 (Socrative) Review
Questions and Correct Answers
Factors such as __________ enhance the chances of pathogens entering the body.
✅a depressed immune system that reduces body defenses
You complete a fall risk assessment on your assigned patient, who is 45 years old and
has a history of cocaine use and liver failure. Laboratory results show an elevated
prothrombin time. You determine that the patient is at high risk for falling. Which of the
following measures are targeted to this patient's specific fall risk status? Select all that
apply. ✅Scheduling any oral medications at least 2 hours before bedtime
Placing a low bed in room
Using a bed exit alarm
Providing patient with a protective head helmet when in chair or walking
You are caring for a client, who has been generally upbeat and positive, and who has
just been diagnosed with type II diabetes. You enter the client's room and find that the
client doesn't seem to want to talk much and appears very apprehensive. What is the
nurse's best action at this time? ✅Recognize the client's need for emotional support
and ask the client how they are feeling
A nurse working on a surgery floor is assigned four patients. The nurse assesses each
patient, noting behaviors and physical signs and symptoms. Which of the following
patients is more likely to be violent toward the nurse? ✅The fourth patient speaks in a
loud voice and becomes irritable when the nurse arrives to help walk the patient.
Which of the following is not a stage of infection? ✅inception
Which of the following are true about acute diseases? Select all that apply. ✅generally
develop suddenly
typically last a short time
The infection control nurse has asked the staff to work on reducing the number of
iatrogenic infections on the unit. Which of the following actions on the nurses' part would
contribute to reducing health care-acquired infections? Select all that apply.
✅Teaching correct handwashing to assigned patients
Using correct procedures in starting and caring for an intravenous infusion
Providing perineal care to a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter
Which statement is not true about chronic conditions? ✅often caused by a virus or an
infection, but can also be caused by an injury resulting from a fall or an automobile
accident, or by the misuse of drugs or medications
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