N3632 Foundations Final Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
__________ airflow exchange should be used for patients on
airborne precautions. Correct Answers Negative pressure
__________ application is used to decrease inflammation,
prevent swelling, reduce breathing, reduce fever, diminish
muscle spasms, and decrease pain. Correct Answers Cold
__________ application is used to increase blood flow, increase
tissue metabolism, relax muscles, and ease joint stiffness and
pain. Correct Answers Heat
__________ applies to all bodily fluids (except sweat), non-
intact skin, and mucous membranes; should be implemented for
all clients. Correct Answers Standard precautions
__________ are at risk for injury due to a tendency to put
objects in their mouth and from hazards encountered while
exploring their environment. Correct Answers Infants and
toddlers
__________ are infections that a client acquires while receiving
care in a health care setting. Correct Answers Health-care
associated infections (HAIs)
__________ communicates a client's wishes regarding end-of-
life care should the client become unable to do so. Correct
Answers Advance directive
,__________ continue to be a major cause of death and injury for
people of all ages. Correct Answers Home fires
__________ contribute to the growth, maintenance, and repair
of body tissues. Correct Answers Protein
__________ decrease pain transmission and produce analgesia.
Correct Answers Serotonin and endorphins
__________ define and direct the level of care that nurses
should give, and they implicate nurses who o not follow these in
malpractice lawsuits. Correct Answers Standards of care
__________ ensure that health care providers and agencies
comply with state regulations. Correct Answers State licensing
boards
__________ incontinence is an involuntary loss of a moderate
amount of urine usually without warning due to hyperreflexia of
the detrusor muscle, usually from spinal cord dysfunction.
Correct Answers Reflex
__________ incontinence is reversible incontinence due to
inflammation or irritation, temporary cognitive impairment,
disease process, and medications. Correct Answers Transient
__________ incontinence is the inability to stop urine flow long
enough to reach the bathroom due to an overactive detrusor
muscle with increased bladder pressure. Correct Answers Urge
,__________ incontinence is when there is a loss of small
amounts of urine from increased abdominal pressure without
bladder muscle contraction with laughing, sneezing, or lifting.
Correct Answers Stress
__________ incontinence is when there is a loss of urine due to
factors that interfere with responding to the need to urinate
(cognitive, mobility, and environmental barriers). Correct
Answers Functional
__________ incontinence occurs when there is urinary retention
from bladder overdistension and frequent loss of small amounts
of urine due to obstruction of the urinary outlet or an impaired
detrusor muscle. Correct Answers Overflow
__________ increase pain transmission and cause and
inflammatory response. Correct Answers Substance P,
prostaglandins, bradykinin, and histamines
__________ involves self-awareness for the nurse, examining
personal attitudes related to various aspects of culture, to
identify possible bias. Correct Answers Cultural awareness
__________ is a central nervous dysfunction in the respiratory
control center of the brain that fails to trigger breathing during
sleep. Correct Answers Central sleep apnea
__________ is a commitment to do no harm. Correct Answers
Nonmaleficence
, __________ is a commitment to tell the truth. Correct Answers
Veracity
__________ is a document in which clients designate a health
care proxy to make health care decisions for them if they are
unable to do so. Correct Answers Durable power of attorney
for health care
__________ is a legal document that expresses the client's
wishes regarding medical treatment in the event the client
becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues. Correct
Answers Living will
__________ is a loss related to a change that is part of the cycle
of life and is anticipated but still can be intensely felt. Correct
Answers Necessary loss
This type of loss can be replaced by something different or
better.
__________ is a major cause of illness in the United States.
Correct Answers Food poisoning
__________ is acute, temporary, and can have a physiological
source or related to a change in surroundings. This is often the
first manifestation of infection in older adults. Correct Answers
Delirium
__________ is any loss normally expected due to the
developmental processes of life. Correct Answers Maturational
or developmental loss
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