Wilson and Giddens HA review questions ch 1-17,22-24 And Answers..
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Wilson and Giddens HA review
questions ch 1-17,22-24 And Answers.
A 52-year-old male patient is admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of
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rectal cancer. The nurse conducts which type of assessment on his admission?
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1 A comprehensive assessment
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2 A problem-based health assessment
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3 An episodic assessment
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4 A screening assessment for colorectal cancer - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 1 A
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comprehensive assessment
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After collecting data, the nurse begins data analysis with which activity?
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1. Documenting information from the history
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2. Organizing the data collected
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3. Reporting data to other care providers
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4. Recording data from the physical examination - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 2
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Organizing the data collected
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Which situation illustrates a screening assessment?
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1. A patient visits a clinic for the first time and the nurse completes a history and
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physical examination.
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2. A hospital sponsors a health fair in a community to measure blood pressure as
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well as cholesterol levels.
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3. A nurse at an urgent care center checks the blood pressure, pulse,
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temperature, and respirations of a patient reporting leg pain.
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4. A patient with diabetes mellitus comes to the laboratory to get her blood
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glucose tested prior to a visit with a health care provider. - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** -
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2. A hospital sponsors a health fair in a community to measure blood pressure
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as well as cholesterol levels.
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The nurse documents which information in the patient's history?
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1. The patient is scratching his left arm.
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2. The patient's skin feels warm.
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3. The patient reports itching of her eyes.
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4. The patient's temperature is 100°F. - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 4. The patient's
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temperature is 100°F.
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5. Select the example given below that represents information a nurse collects
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from a patient during a physical examination.
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1. Shiny skin and lack of hair found on lower legs
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,2. Concerned about lack of money to pay for prescriptions
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3. Complains of tingling in both feet while sleeping
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4. Family history of colon and breast cancer - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 1. Shiny
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skin and lack of hair found on lower legs
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1. The nurse is interviewing an adult Navajo woman. Which statement
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demonstrates cultural sensitivity and acceptance of the patient?
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1. "How often do you visit the medicine man for your health care?"
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2. "Tell me about your health care beliefs and practices."
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3. "Many Navajo people are afraid of hospitals. Are you afraid?"
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4. "Have you ever had a physical examination with a physician or a nurse
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practitioner?" - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 2. "Tell me about your health care beliefs
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and practices."
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2. The nurse is conducting an interview with Jeremy, a 17-year-old accompanied
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by his mother. Which statement made by the nurse is an age-appropriate
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adjustment when conducting a health history with an adolescent?
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1. "Jeremy, do you have a girlfriend, and if so are you sexually active yet?"
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2. "Mrs. Williams, is your son sexually active yet?"
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3. "Jeremy, how do you incorporate safe sex practices into your daily life?"
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4. "Mrs. Williams, would you wait outside while I discuss a few things with
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Jeremy?" - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 4. "Mrs. Williams, would you wait outside
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while I discuss a few things with Jeremy?"
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During an interview, an elderly patient tells the nurse that she has periodic
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problems in keeping her balance. The nurse asks her what she is doing when the
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episodes occur. Which area of the symptom analysis is the nurse pursuing with
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this question?
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1. Severity
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2. Frequency
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3. Aggravating factors
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4. Location - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 3. Aggravating factors
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Which communication technique conveys genuine interest in what the patient
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has to say?
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1. Active listening
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2. Sitting close to the patient
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3. Maintaining professional dress and conduct
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4. Holding the patient's hand during the interview - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 1.
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Active listening
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5. A 62-year-old patient tells the nurse that he is in excellent health and does not
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take any medications. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse to
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follow up on the patient's statement?
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, 1. "Do you avoid taking drugs because of bad experiences?"
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2. "Which medications have you taken in the past?"
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3. "That is hard to believe. Most men your age take medications."
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4. "Do you use over-the-counter medications or herbal preparations?" - ** Verified
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ANS ✔✔ ** - 4. "Do you use over-the-counter medications or herbal
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preparations?"
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The nurse is caring for a patient with a femur fracture. An immobilization device
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is used to maintain the alignment of the femur. The nurse palpates the top of the
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foot to make which determination?1. Amount of drainage from the wound
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2. Adequacy of blood perfusion to the foot
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3. Presence of air in the underlying tissue
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4. Range of motion to the foot - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 2. Adequacy of blood
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perfusion to the foot
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Auscultation is a component of which examination technique? yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
1. Blood pressure measurement
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2. Visual acuity
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3. Examination of the ears
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4. Measurement of oxygen saturation - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 1. Blood pressure
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measurement
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Which infection control intervention is most frequently applied?
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1. Wearing gloves
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2. Using masks
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3. Wearing eye protection
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4. Hand hygiene - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 4. Hand hygiene
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While examining a patient with an infected abdominal incision, the nurse notices
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that it is very malodorous. Which technique does this represent?
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1. Inspection
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2. Palpation
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3. Auscultation
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4. Percussion - ** Verified ANS ✔✔ ** - 1. inspection
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The nurse obtains vital signs on a 42-year-old man having his annual physical
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examination. He has no medical conditions and states that his health is excellent.
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Using an automated blood pressure device, his blood pressure is measured as
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62/40. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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1. Obtain a different cuff and take the blood pressure again.
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2. Take the blood pressure again using the auscultation method.
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3. Place the patient in a supine position and take the pressure on the leg.
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4. Record the blood pressure and continue with the examination. - ** Verified ANS
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✔✔ ** - 2. Take the blood pressure again using the auscultation method.
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Which set of vital signs should the nurse recognize as out of the expected range?
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