NYU Adults and Elders TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLEadult

What is the perioperative period correct answer: The total surgical episode What are the three phases of the perioperative period correct answer: Preoperative Intraoperative Postoperative What is the preoperative phase correct answer: period of time from decision for surgery until patient...

What is the somatosensory cortex vs. the association cortex (limbic system) responsible for in regard to how we sense pain? correct answer: somatosensory = location and intensity of pain association/limbic = how a person feels about it (how we associate the pain with ourselves) What is modulati...

What are peripheral arterial disease correct answer: disorders that alter the natural flow of blood through the arterial and veins of the peripheral vasculature. connection between diabetes and hypertension correct answer: diabetes damages blood vessels which contributes to hypertension and the...

Bell's Palsy correct answer: Peripheral Facial Nerve Paralysis (CNVII) -Benign, unilateral -cause unknown -Flaccidity of affected side of face w/dropping of mouth -recovery within a few weeks or months. Small number have long term facial paralysis Bell's palsy Clinical manifestations corre...

What is the difference between pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, and hemothorax? correct answer: pneumothorax = air or gas in pleural space causing lung collapse (but some air is escaping on expiration) tension pneumothorax = air or gas in the lungs THAT CANNOT EXIT ON EXPIRATION hemothorax...

What is the nurse's best defense if a patient alleges nursing negligence? A) testimony of other nurses B) testimony of expert witnesses C) patient's record D) patient's family correct answer: C) patient's record A nurse is documenting the intensity of a patient's pain. What would be the...

1. After teaching a client how to perform diaphragmatic breathing, the nurse assesses the client's understanding. Which action demonstrates that the client correctly understands the teaching? a) The client lays on his or her side with his or her knees bent. b) The client places his or her hands...

When performing a pain assessment on a client who is aphasic, the nurse should consider: a. reports from the family or staff at the nursing home about changes in functional status. b. that the patient is lying quietly in bed so she is not likely to be experiencing pain. c. that the patient's ...

fall correct answer: an unexpected event in which the participant comes to rest on the ground, floor, or lower level; not a normal part of aging What is the percentage of older adults living in institutional long term care settings experience a fall each year? correct answer: 50-75% What per...

The nurse manager in the ED receives information that a local chemical plant has had a chemical leak. This disaster is assigned a status of level II. What does this classification indicate? A)First responders can manage the situation. B)Regional efforts and aid from surrounding communities can man...

A student nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis. The patient has had an indwelling Foley catheter in for 3 days. Eight hours ago the patient's temperature was 37.1° C (98.8° F). The student reports her recent assessment to the registered nurse (RN): the patient's temp...

A student nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis. The patient has had an indwelling Foley catheter in for 3 days. Eight hours ago the patient's temperature was 37.1° C (98.8° F). The student reports her recent assessment to the registered nurse (RN): the patient's temp...

Vital Capacity correct answer: volume of a full breath expired Residual Volume correct answer: gas remaining in lungs after max expiration Total lung capacity correct answer: total amount of air in lungs after taking deepest breath possible FEV1 correct answer: volume of air expired aft...

Which of the following characteristics puts a patient at high risk for falls? (Select all that apply) A. Elderly patient who is alert and oriented x 1 B. Elderly patient with a history of falls C. Elderly patient regularly attending activities at the senior center D. Elderly patient who takes sc...