JERSEY COLLEGE MED-SURG WEEK 1
1 Teach patient about _____________ and ____________ risk factors. - ANS modifiable and non modifiable
You should conduct a ____________ assessment prior to initiating health teaching. - ANS Cultural
Use the nursing process to provide individualiz...
1 Teach patient about _____________ and ____________ risk factors. - ANS modifiable and
non modifiable
You should conduct a ____________ assessment prior to initiating health teaching. - ANS
Cultural
Use the nursing process to provide individualized care that is ? - ANS Evidence based
The purpose of nursing is to treat the patient ___________ to illness and to use __________
_____________________ to improve out come. - ANS Response, evidence based practices
Determine how to prioritize the needs of the patient by using Maslows hierarchy of needs, which
are? and remember that ________________ (basic needs) and __________________ issues
are a Prioity. - ANS Physiological integrity, Safety, Security, Belongingness ,Affection,
Esteem,Self-respect and Self-actualization Physiological needs Life threatening
In what order do we met the patients needs in? - ANS Physiologic integrity, Safety and
Security, Belongingness/Affection, Esteem/Self-respect, and Self-actualization
Who identifies health promotion and disease prevention goals and list strategies along wit
resources in an attempt to improve the nation's health? - ANS Healthy People 2020
The __________________________ report on the Future of Nursing recommends ways to
strengthen the practice of nursing in order to improve health care - ANS Institute of Medicine's
The National Patient Safety Goals list the top patient safety concerns that include. - ANS
medication safety, infection prevention,surgery-related mistakes, patient identification and
improving staff communication
Nurses must comply with their _______________________ since it governs nursing practice
and it is a law that's put in place to protect the public. - ANS State nurse practice act
Who seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills and attitudes of nurses in proving continuous
quality improvement in health care. - ANS Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
__________ is what ever the patient say it is - ANS Pain
Pain is associated with ___________ or ____________ tissue damage - ANS actual , potential
, The single most reliable indicator of pain is the? - ANS Patient's self-report
Pain stimulates the ________________________ and could result in an increase in ? - ANS
Sympathetic, BP, HR, and Resp
What does Unrelieved pain increase ? decreases, and depresses what? And can lead to
addictive behavior - ANS Glucagon Production, Immune function
What Initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain - ANS Prostaglandins
Non steroidal anti-inflammatory medications primarily produce pain relief by preventing? - ANS
prostaglandin formation
Does not have anti-inflammatory properties - ANS Acetaminophen
What stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the patient at risk for pain. - ANS Tissue
damage .
Manage nociceptive pain with local ____________, ______________ or __________. - ANS
local anesthetics, nonopioids or opioids
Nerve route injury could lead to - ANS Allodynia (pain that is associated with a non-noxious
stimulus)
Allodynia - ANS Pain that is associated with a nonnoxious stimulus
A comprehensive pain assessment includes - ANS Duration (includes when it started), Type
(includes intensity, Associated factors, Influencing factors (what makes it better or worse) and
location
_________ is a 10 cm line that represents no pain to worst pain on opposites sides of the line
and the individual place a mark somewhere between the two ends depending on the severity of
pain The numeric rating scale ranges from 0 to 10 with 0 representing no pain - ANS The
visual analog scale
Wong-Baker FACES scale - ANS (ages 3 and up) consists of cartoon faces that the patient
selects to report their pain.
Scale that uses words to help individuals describe the intensity of pain - ANS The verbal
descriptor scale
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