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254 Exam 1Questions and
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Criteria for a profession - Correct Ans: -Possession of a body of specialized knowledge
-Use of scientific method to enlarge body of knowledge
-Education within institutions of higher education
-Control of professional policy, professional activity, and autonomy
-A code of ethics
-Nursing as a lifetime commitment
-Service to the public
Nursing traditions - Correct Ans: -Nursing pin
-Nursing cap
-Nursing uniform
-Ceremonies
Nursing education in the US - Correct Ans: -Before 1850 intermittent education
-After civil war became more formalize
-Primary apprenticeships
-Lessons taught by physicians
How many years is a diploma program? - Correct Ans: 3yrs
Length of an accelerated program - Correct Ans: -Must have a bachelor's degree in something
-12 month program
Nursing organizations - Correct Ans: -Promote the interests of a group of nurses
-ANA (broad)
-MONA (broad)
-Can be specific
Is approval mandatory or voluntary? - Correct Ans: Mandatory
,Is accreditation mandatory or voluntary? - Correct Ans: Voluntary
State board of nursing - Correct Ans: -Main function is to protect the public
-Determines the scope of practice of nurses
----Nurse practice act
-Discipline nursing license
Correct order for name - Correct Ans: -Highest level of education
-Licensure
-Certification
Hemiplegia - Correct Ans: -Paralysis of 1 entire side of body
Hemiparesis - Correct Ans: -Weakness of 1 entire side of body
Dysarthria - Correct Ans: -Difficulty pronouncing words
Babinski - Correct Ans: -Abnormal in adults
-Indicative of a neurological injury
Dementia - Correct Ans: -Longterm cognitive decline (memory, language)
-Different than delirium
Delirium - Correct Ans: -Rapid onset of brief cognitive impairment
-Difficulty maintaining attention
Lethargy - Correct Ans: -Oriented but slow and sluggish
, Stupor - Correct Ans: -Minimal movement
-Responds with groans and eye opening only
-Required painful, or repeated verbal stimuli to arouse
Obtunded - Correct Ans: -Arousable to stimuli
-Responds with 1 or 2 words
-Can follow simple commands
-Once not stimulated falls back asleep
Comatose - Correct Ans: -Unarousable state
-Nonverbal, nonpurposful response to stimuli
Cranial Nerve I - Correct Ans: -Olfactory
-Ability to identify common odors
Cranial Nerve II - Correct Ans: -Optic
-Visual acuity
Cranial Nerve III - Correct Ans: -Oculomotor
-Extraocular eye movements, pupillary reaction, nystagmus
Cranial Nerve IV - Correct Ans: -Trochlear
-Extraocular eye movements, pupillary reaction, nystagmus
Cranial Nerve V - Correct Ans: -Trigeminal
-Jaw muscles, and ability to clench
Cranial Nerve VI - Correct Ans: -Abducens
-Extraocular eye movements, pupillary reaction, nystagmus
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