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NUR 228 Exams Questions & 100% Correct Answers
NUR 228 Exams Questions & 100% Correct Answers
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[Show more]You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a 
patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the 
nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care 
decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the 
foll...
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Add to cartYou are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a 
patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the 
nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care 
decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the 
foll...
What are the historical perspectives of nursing practice? 
 ~~> Folk (caring person), Religious (devotion of selfless acts), Servant 
(dark) 
What is Nightingale's contribution to nursing and improvement of nursing 
education? 
 ~~> Introduced positive images in nursing, used stats, advance...
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Add to cartWhat are the historical perspectives of nursing practice? 
 ~~> Folk (caring person), Religious (devotion of selfless acts), Servant 
(dark) 
What is Nightingale's contribution to nursing and improvement of nursing 
education? 
 ~~> Introduced positive images in nursing, used stats, advance...
All nursing theories and models for practice contain the same four key 
concepts. These concepts include human beings, health, nursing, and ______. 
 ~~> human beings, health, nursing, environment 
Which nursing theory focuses on prevention being an intervention and views 
wellness and illness...
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Add to cartAll nursing theories and models for practice contain the same four key 
concepts. These concepts include human beings, health, nursing, and ______. 
 ~~> human beings, health, nursing, environment 
Which nursing theory focuses on prevention being an intervention and views 
wellness and illness...
leadership refers to 
 ~~> ability to guide, motivate and inspire and instill vision and 
purpose. 
management 
 ~~> planning, organizing, directing, and controlling with the purpose 
of accomplishing specific goals and objectives within the organization. 
Authority 
 ~~> the power or rig...
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Add to cartleadership refers to 
 ~~> ability to guide, motivate and inspire and instill vision and 
purpose. 
management 
 ~~> planning, organizing, directing, and controlling with the purpose 
of accomplishing specific goals and objectives within the organization. 
Authority 
 ~~> the power or rig...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health 
System (2000) states that medical errors were the leading cause of 
unexpected deaths in the United States in health care settings. A majority of 
the errors were caused by: 
transcription errors. 
ineffective commun...
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Add to cartThe Institute of Medicine (IOM) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health 
System (2000) states that medical errors were the leading cause of 
unexpected deaths in the United States in health care settings. A majority of 
the errors were caused by: 
transcription errors. 
ineffective commun...
what is the body's main source of energy 
 ~~> glucose 
glycogen 
 ~~> insulin allows glucose to be stored in the liver as glycogen 
 liver can release glucose back into circulation when glucose levels start 
to fall after a meal 
glycolysis 
 ~~> glucose catabolism in cells 
 yields 2 mo...
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Add to cartwhat is the body's main source of energy 
 ~~> glucose 
glycogen 
 ~~> insulin allows glucose to be stored in the liver as glycogen 
 liver can release glucose back into circulation when glucose levels start 
to fall after a meal 
glycolysis 
 ~~> glucose catabolism in cells 
 yields 2 mo...
what are electrolytes ? 
 ~~> substances that are electrically charged when they are in a 
solution 
what are the 5 main body electrolytes ? 
 ~~> Na+ : sodium ion 
 Cl- : chloride ion 
 Mg2+ : magnesium ion 
 Ca2+ : calcium ion 
 K+ : potassium ion 
what is the most abundant intracellular...
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Add to cartwhat are electrolytes ? 
 ~~> substances that are electrically charged when they are in a 
solution 
what are the 5 main body electrolytes ? 
 ~~> Na+ : sodium ion 
 Cl- : chloride ion 
 Mg2+ : magnesium ion 
 Ca2+ : calcium ion 
 K+ : potassium ion 
what is the most abundant intracellular...
An adult client is having a generalized seizure. The nurse recognizes which 
clinical manifestation of this type of seizure? 
Confusion about their location 
Continuous picking at their shirt 
Motionless and fixed gaze 
Stiffening of body for 10 seconds 
 ~~> Stiffening of body for 10 seconds 
...
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Add to cartAn adult client is having a generalized seizure. The nurse recognizes which 
clinical manifestation of this type of seizure? 
Confusion about their location 
Continuous picking at their shirt 
Motionless and fixed gaze 
Stiffening of body for 10 seconds 
 ~~> Stiffening of body for 10 seconds 
...
Which cells secrete HCl (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach to help with 
digestion? 
 ~~> parietal cells 
esophageal disorders 
 ~~> -GERD 
-Hiatal hernia 
inflammatory disorders of the stomach 
 ~~> -gastritis 
-acute gastroenteritis 
-PUD 
dysphagia 
 ~~> difficulty swallowing that be...
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Add to cartWhich cells secrete HCl (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach to help with 
digestion? 
 ~~> parietal cells 
esophageal disorders 
 ~~> -GERD 
-Hiatal hernia 
inflammatory disorders of the stomach 
 ~~> -gastritis 
-acute gastroenteritis 
-PUD 
dysphagia 
 ~~> difficulty swallowing that be...
What does the physical growth look like? 
 ~~> - weight 
 - average gain is 4-7 lbs per year 
 - doubles from age 6 - 11 years 
 - heights 
 - about 2-3 inches per year 
 - girls retain more fatty tissue than boys 
 - African American boys and girls grow faster than white children 
 (average...
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Add to cartWhat does the physical growth look like? 
 ~~> - weight 
 - average gain is 4-7 lbs per year 
 - doubles from age 6 - 11 years 
 - heights 
 - about 2-3 inches per year 
 - girls retain more fatty tissue than boys 
 - African American boys and girls grow faster than white children 
 (average...
What are nursing homes and what kind of patients do they care for? 
 ~~> Provide care for those without the ability to manage ADLs and 
ongoing care. 
Provide skilled care in nursing, physical therapy, and speech therapy is 
termed a skilled nursing facility (SNF). 
The major reason for admis...
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Add to cartWhat are nursing homes and what kind of patients do they care for? 
 ~~> Provide care for those without the ability to manage ADLs and 
ongoing care. 
Provide skilled care in nursing, physical therapy, and speech therapy is 
termed a skilled nursing facility (SNF). 
The major reason for admis...
maintenance and promotion of health and illness prevention 
2. restoration of health 
3. coping with impaired functions 
 ~~> comprehensive patient education includes what three things? 
teaching 
 ~~> an interactive process that promotes learning; consists of a 
conscious, deliberate set of ...
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Add to cartmaintenance and promotion of health and illness prevention 
2. restoration of health 
3. coping with impaired functions 
 ~~> comprehensive patient education includes what three things? 
teaching 
 ~~> an interactive process that promotes learning; consists of a 
conscious, deliberate set of ...
Folk image 
 ~~> Nurse as caring person 
Religious image 
 ~~> Nurse based on religious beliefs 
Servant image 
 ~~> Negative connotation of nursing 
Nightingale 
 ~~> Mother of nursing, improved hygiene, infection control 
Statistics 
 ~~> Proof of nursing's need, extensive wri...
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Add to cartFolk image 
 ~~> Nurse as caring person 
Religious image 
 ~~> Nurse based on religious beliefs 
Servant image 
 ~~> Negative connotation of nursing 
Nightingale 
 ~~> Mother of nursing, improved hygiene, infection control 
Statistics 
 ~~> Proof of nursing's need, extensive wri...
The ______ is the center of your practice 
 ~~> -patient 
-includes the individual, family &/or community 
Nursing 
 ~~> -the protection, promotion & optimization of health & abilities 
-prevention illness & injury 
-alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis & treatment of human respons...
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Add to cartThe ______ is the center of your practice 
 ~~> -patient 
-includes the individual, family &/or community 
Nursing 
 ~~> -the protection, promotion & optimization of health & abilities 
-prevention illness & injury 
-alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis & treatment of human respons...
What is dyspnea? 
 ~~> difficulty breathing (SOB, labored breathing, "air hunger") 
What are some causes of dyspnea? 
 ~~> asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, heart failure, pneumonia, 
psychiatric problems, choking, airway obstruction 
What is clubbing? 
 ~~> tips of fingernails en...
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Add to cartWhat is dyspnea? 
 ~~> difficulty breathing (SOB, labored breathing, "air hunger") 
What are some causes of dyspnea? 
 ~~> asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, heart failure, pneumonia, 
psychiatric problems, choking, airway obstruction 
What is clubbing? 
 ~~> tips of fingernails en...
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