NUR 325 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
**look at last bullet of cognition on study guide and think abt it
Correct Answers kk
acute pain Correct Answers <3 months of pain onset, pretty
sudden, can identify cause
Agnosia Correct Answers the inability to recognize familiar
objects. All 5 senses
agraphia Correct Answers inability to write
Alexia Correct Answers inability to read
aphasia Correct Answers language impairment at the
conceptual level; may have trouble with production and
comprehension of language
Appropriate patient interaction/care for a client with Alzheimer's
dementia Correct Answers pretty basic
Apraxia Correct Answers inability to perform particular
purposive actions, although sensory and motor are still intact
Assessment of mental status includes Correct Answers •
History
• Examination
• General appearance
• Behavior
• Assessment of cognitive function
,assessment strategies for a client experiencing acute stress
Correct Answers -Screen for exposure to traumatic event
considering the nature of the event and the patient's response.
-questionaires
behavioral signs of pain Correct Answers Facial expressions
Restlessness
Change in activity
Crying
Assessment tool
Blocking Correct Answers Unconscious interruption in the
train of thought manifested as a sudden obstruction to the
spontaneous flow of speech
brand-name drug Correct Answers -drugs COMMERCIAL
name
-capitalized
-same chemical and therapeutic effect as generic
chronic pain Correct Answers episode of pain that lasts for 6
months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous, cause may
not be known, characterized by moments of increasing and
decreasing pain
clanging Correct Answers Use of meaningless, rhyming words
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT: NONPHARMACOLOGIC
STRATEGIES Correct Answers Massage
Positioning and body alignment
, Splinting
Thermal interventions (heat and cold)
Mind-body therapies
Exercise
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Acupuncture
clinical manifestations of acute pain Correct Answers
tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, pallor, dilated pupils,
anxiety, agitation, urine retention
clinical manifestations of chronic pain Correct Answers
depression, normal vital signs, difficulty sleeping and eating,
localization is imprecise, exhaustion, irritability, and lack of
energy
cognitive impairment Correct Answers deficit in intellect,
memory, or attention
collaborative interventions to minimize impact of cognitive
impairment Correct Answers • Focus of treatment varies
depending on underlying cause
• Implementation of safety measures
• Treatment of precipitating trauma or disease
• Interdisciplinary treatment, as indicated (e.g., medicine,
nursing, nutritional consulting, speech and language, audiology,
home health, counseling)
common cognitive abnormalities: Memory - anterograde
amnesia Correct Answers loss of ability to learn and recall
new information on an ongoing basis
**look at last bullet of cognition on study guide and think abt it
Correct Answers kk
acute pain Correct Answers <3 months of pain onset, pretty
sudden, can identify cause
Agnosia Correct Answers the inability to recognize familiar
objects. All 5 senses
agraphia Correct Answers inability to write
Alexia Correct Answers inability to read
aphasia Correct Answers language impairment at the
conceptual level; may have trouble with production and
comprehension of language
Appropriate patient interaction/care for a client with Alzheimer's
dementia Correct Answers pretty basic
Apraxia Correct Answers inability to perform particular
purposive actions, although sensory and motor are still intact
Assessment of mental status includes Correct Answers •
History
• Examination
• General appearance
• Behavior
• Assessment of cognitive function
,assessment strategies for a client experiencing acute stress
Correct Answers -Screen for exposure to traumatic event
considering the nature of the event and the patient's response.
-questionaires
behavioral signs of pain Correct Answers Facial expressions
Restlessness
Change in activity
Crying
Assessment tool
Blocking Correct Answers Unconscious interruption in the
train of thought manifested as a sudden obstruction to the
spontaneous flow of speech
brand-name drug Correct Answers -drugs COMMERCIAL
name
-capitalized
-same chemical and therapeutic effect as generic
chronic pain Correct Answers episode of pain that lasts for 6
months or longer; may be intermittent or continuous, cause may
not be known, characterized by moments of increasing and
decreasing pain
clanging Correct Answers Use of meaningless, rhyming words
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT: NONPHARMACOLOGIC
STRATEGIES Correct Answers Massage
Positioning and body alignment
, Splinting
Thermal interventions (heat and cold)
Mind-body therapies
Exercise
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Acupuncture
clinical manifestations of acute pain Correct Answers
tachycardia, hypertension, diaphoresis, pallor, dilated pupils,
anxiety, agitation, urine retention
clinical manifestations of chronic pain Correct Answers
depression, normal vital signs, difficulty sleeping and eating,
localization is imprecise, exhaustion, irritability, and lack of
energy
cognitive impairment Correct Answers deficit in intellect,
memory, or attention
collaborative interventions to minimize impact of cognitive
impairment Correct Answers • Focus of treatment varies
depending on underlying cause
• Implementation of safety measures
• Treatment of precipitating trauma or disease
• Interdisciplinary treatment, as indicated (e.g., medicine,
nursing, nutritional consulting, speech and language, audiology,
home health, counseling)
common cognitive abnormalities: Memory - anterograde
amnesia Correct Answers loss of ability to learn and recall
new information on an ongoing basis
