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NURS 550 Exams Pack Questions and 100% Correct Answers | Grade A+
NURS 550 Exams Pack Questions and 100% Correct Answers | Grade A+
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[Show more]Leopold's Maneuvers 
Ans: Used to determine the position of the fetus in a pregnant uterus 
Pack year history 
Ans: number of packs per day x years smoked 
Which heart sound is most indicative of volume overload? 
Ans: S3 
Which part of the stethoscope should be used to hear S3, S4 and low-pitched ...
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Ans: Used to determine the position of the fetus in a pregnant uterus 
Pack year history 
Ans: number of packs per day x years smoked 
Which heart sound is most indicative of volume overload? 
Ans: S3 
Which part of the stethoscope should be used to hear S3, S4 and low-pitched ...
Herpes Zoster Morphology 
Ans: Vesicular 
Herpes Zoster Configuration 
Ans: Grouped 
Herpes Zoster Distribution 
Ans: Dermatomal 
What are subjective findings of Herpes Zoster? 
Ans: Regional Neuralgia/Discomfort 
Malaise 
Skin lesions 
What are physical exam findings of Herpes Zoster? 
Ans: Vesicul...
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Add to cartHerpes Zoster Morphology 
Ans: Vesicular 
Herpes Zoster Configuration 
Ans: Grouped 
Herpes Zoster Distribution 
Ans: Dermatomal 
What are subjective findings of Herpes Zoster? 
Ans: Regional Neuralgia/Discomfort 
Malaise 
Skin lesions 
What are physical exam findings of Herpes Zoster? 
Ans: Vesicul...
Chain of infection 
Ans: How bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions move from place to place. Contact, 
droplet, and airborne 
Chain of infection cycle 
Ans: - Infectious Agent 
- Reservoir (table, bed) 
- Portal of Exit (wound drainage, GI tract) 
- Mode of transmission (contact) 
- Porta...
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Add to cartChain of infection 
Ans: How bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and prions move from place to place. Contact, 
droplet, and airborne 
Chain of infection cycle 
Ans: - Infectious Agent 
- Reservoir (table, bed) 
- Portal of Exit (wound drainage, GI tract) 
- Mode of transmission (contact) 
- Porta...
Items of a comprehensive health history exam 
Ans: Chief Complaint 
History of present illness 
allergies 
current meds 
past med/surg history 
personal and social history 
review of systems 
family history 
Cardinal Assessment Techniques 
Ans: Inspections 
Auscultation 
Percussion 
Palpation 
Examp...
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Add to cartItems of a comprehensive health history exam 
Ans: Chief Complaint 
History of present illness 
allergies 
current meds 
past med/surg history 
personal and social history 
review of systems 
family history 
Cardinal Assessment Techniques 
Ans: Inspections 
Auscultation 
Percussion 
Palpation 
Examp...
A 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for evaluation of a headache. The throbbing 
sensation is located in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. It started a 
few hours ago, and she has noted nausea with sensitivity to light; she has had headaches like 
this in the ...
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Add to cartA 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for evaluation of a headache. The throbbing 
sensation is located in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. It started a 
few hours ago, and she has noted nausea with sensitivity to light; she has had headaches like 
this in the ...
alert 
Ans: patient awake and aware 
level of consciousness 
Ans: how aware the person is of their environment 
lethargic 
Ans: you must speak to the patient in a loud forceful manner to get a response 
obtunded 
Ans: you must shake a patient to get a response 
stuporous 
Ans: the patient is unarous...
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Add to cartalert 
Ans: patient awake and aware 
level of consciousness 
Ans: how aware the person is of their environment 
lethargic 
Ans: you must speak to the patient in a loud forceful manner to get a response 
obtunded 
Ans: you must shake a patient to get a response 
stuporous 
Ans: the patient is unarous...
Subjective 
Ans: The subjective section is what the patient tells you about their current condition and 
past conditions. 
Chief Complaint 
Ans: • What brought the patient to the office 
• Example: Sore throat for 2 days 
- The chief complaint is not your interpretation of why a patient is see...
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Add to cartSubjective 
Ans: The subjective section is what the patient tells you about their current condition and 
past conditions. 
Chief Complaint 
Ans: • What brought the patient to the office 
• Example: Sore throat for 2 days 
- The chief complaint is not your interpretation of why a patient is see...
Migraine Headache: 
Ans: one of the most common vascular types; Lasts 4-76 hours 
o More frequently in women 
o Onset: age 6 through adolescence 
o Signs and symptoms: begins unilaterally but may become generalized and may lateralize to 
the opposite side and/or radiate to the face of neck; pain r...
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Add to cartMigraine Headache: 
Ans: one of the most common vascular types; Lasts 4-76 hours 
o More frequently in women 
o Onset: age 6 through adolescence 
o Signs and symptoms: begins unilaterally but may become generalized and may lateralize to 
the opposite side and/or radiate to the face of neck; pain r...
OLDCARTS 
Ans: Onset 
Location 
Duration 
Characteristics 
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors 
Radiation 
Treatment 
Severity 
OPQRST 
Ans: Onset 
Provoking/Palliating Factors 
Quality 
Radiation or Region 
Severity 
Timing or Temporal Characteristics 
Pack Years Calculation 
Ans: # of packs per da...
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Add to cartOLDCARTS 
Ans: Onset 
Location 
Duration 
Characteristics 
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors 
Radiation 
Treatment 
Severity 
OPQRST 
Ans: Onset 
Provoking/Palliating Factors 
Quality 
Radiation or Region 
Severity 
Timing or Temporal Characteristics 
Pack Years Calculation 
Ans: # of packs per da...
What order to assess the abdomen 
Ans: 1.) Inspect 
2.) Auscultate 
3.) Percuss 
4.) Palpate 
• Where would the pain be in? 
o Hepatitis: 
Ans: RUQ discomfort 
o Where would the pain be in? 
Cholecysitis: 
Ans: RUQ pain 
Cholecystitis 
Ans: Definition: Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the ga...
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Add to cartWhat order to assess the abdomen 
Ans: 1.) Inspect 
2.) Auscultate 
3.) Percuss 
4.) Palpate 
• Where would the pain be in? 
o Hepatitis: 
Ans: RUQ discomfort 
o Where would the pain be in? 
Cholecysitis: 
Ans: RUQ pain 
Cholecystitis 
Ans: Definition: Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the ga...
True or False: Objective data is more important than subjective, because subjective data is 
lacking in quantification. 
Ans: False. Research suggests 80% of diagnosis are made based on history alone, physical 
exam adds another 10%. 
Actinic keratosis (solar) 
Ans: squamous cell carcinoma confine...
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Add to cartTrue or False: Objective data is more important than subjective, because subjective data is 
lacking in quantification. 
Ans: False. Research suggests 80% of diagnosis are made based on history alone, physical 
exam adds another 10%. 
Actinic keratosis (solar) 
Ans: squamous cell carcinoma confine...
Herberden's 
Ans: Dorsolateral nodules of distal interphalangeal joints; OA-DJD 
Bouchard's 
Ans: Nodules of proximal interphalangeal joints; OA-DJD 
Osteoarthritis 
Ans: DJD 
Slow progression with exacerbation after overuse 
possible effusions of joints 
Possibly tender 
Stiffness-frequent, brief...
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Add to cartHerberden's 
Ans: Dorsolateral nodules of distal interphalangeal joints; OA-DJD 
Bouchard's 
Ans: Nodules of proximal interphalangeal joints; OA-DJD 
Osteoarthritis 
Ans: DJD 
Slow progression with exacerbation after overuse 
possible effusions of joints 
Possibly tender 
Stiffness-frequent, brief...
Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma 
Ans: Alert - pt is awake and aware 
Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response 
Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response 
Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) 
...
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Add to cartAttention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma 
Ans: Alert - pt is awake and aware 
Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response 
Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response 
Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) 
...
Describe health advocacy actions for population health versus individual level health 
advocacy actions 
Ans: "you will have to put your typed answer in this box for the answer" 
How does the ANA code of Ethics relate to health policy? 
Ans: Correct Answer is: 
Establishes the commitments of the ...
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Add to cartDescribe health advocacy actions for population health versus individual level health 
advocacy actions 
Ans: "you will have to put your typed answer in this box for the answer" 
How does the ANA code of Ethics relate to health policy? 
Ans: Correct Answer is: 
Establishes the commitments of the ...
NR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY 
Questions and 100% Correct 
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Add to cartNR 503 EPIDEMIOLOGY 
Questions and 100% Correct 
Answers | Grade A+
a global epidemic of disease that spreads to more than one continent 
Ans: Pandemic 
the occurrence of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a community, 
location, or time of year. May last a matter of days, weeks, or years 
Ans: Outbreak 
The separation and restriction of people...
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Add to carta global epidemic of disease that spreads to more than one continent 
Ans: Pandemic 
the occurrence of disease in excess of what would normally be expected in a community, 
location, or time of year. May last a matter of days, weeks, or years 
Ans: Outbreak 
The separation and restriction of people...
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