Nursing 140 Midterm Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 140
Institution
NUR 140
Caring To feel interest or concern for patients
How to demonstrate caring Explain procedures Knock on doors Professional attire Act professional Provide privacy Protect patient from pathogens (handwashing) Teaching Providing safety Identify patients by name Introducing yourself
Patients at risk f...
Nursing 140 Midterm Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Caring ✅To feel interest or concern for patients
How to demonstrate caring ✅Explain procedures
Knock on doors
Professional attire
Act professional
Provide privacy
Protect patient from pathogens (handwashing)
Teaching
Providing safety
Identify patients by name
Introducing yourself
Patients at risk for injury ✅Age greater than 65
History of falls
Impaired vision or balance
Altered gait or posture, impaired mobility
Postural hypotension
Slowed reaction time
Weakness
Confusion
Unfamiliar environment
Young children-choking and poisoning
Prevention of injury ✅Night light
Floor mats on side of bed
Putting at risk patients closer to nurses station
Uncluttered environment
Side rails
Bed alarms
Call light within reach
Bed locked in lowest position
Patient table within reach
RACE ✅R-Rescue anyone in immediate danger
A-Activate fire code system and notify appropriate person
C-Confine fire by closing windows and doors
E-Extinguish fires when possible; if not possible evacuate
Nursing Process ✅Assessment
Diagnosis
, Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Advocacy ✅protecting patient and defending from harm
PASS ✅P-Pull
A-Aim
S-Squeeze
S-Sweep
Chain of Infection ✅Infectious Agent
Source
Portal of exit
Mode of transmission
Portal of entry
Susceptible Host
Aseptic technique ✅all activities used to prevent or break the chain of infection
Medical asepsis ✅clean technique-involves practices or procedures that reduce the
number and transfer of pathogens
surgical asepsis ✅sterile technique-practices used to render and keep objects and
areas free from microorganisms
Standard precautions ✅Basic preventative practices implemented with all patients
(handwashing, PPE for body fluid risk exposure,)
PPE ✅use when in contact with blood or bodily fluids (urine, feces, wound drainage,
oral secretions)
Transmission based precautions ✅expanded precautions-are used in addition to
standard precautions when there is known or suspected infection that can be spread by
contact, airborne, or droplet transmission
airborne precautions ✅transmitted by airborne droplets with a nuclei smaller than 5
microns-need N95 mask
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