Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers
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Jersey College MedSurg 1 RN FINAL
EXAM Questions and Answers
List four modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) -
Answer️️ -weight, smoking, sex practices, diet
List three non-modifiable risk factors. (general health promotion) -
Answer️️ -age, genetics, sex
What type of as...
attempt to improve the nation's health - Answer✔️✔️-Healthy People
2020
Organization that recommends ways to strengthen the practice of
nursing in order to improve health care. - Answer✔️✔️-The Institute
of Medicine's report on the Future of Nursing
The Joint Commission lists the top patient safety concerns and
includes medication safety, infection prevention, surgery-related
mistakes, patient identification and improving staff communication.
What is this list called? - Answer✔️✔️-The National Patient Safety
Goals
This governs nursing practice and is a law that is put into place to
protect the public - nurses must follow and comply with their
state's regulations - Answer✔️✔️-Nurse Practice Acts
Institute that seeks to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and
attitudes of nurses in providing continuous quality improvement in
health care - Answer✔️✔️-QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses Institute
What is pain? - Answer✔️✔️-whatever the patient says it is
Pain is associated with __________________________________. -
Answer✔️✔️-actual or potential tissue damage
The single most reliable indicator of pain is _______. - Answer✔️✔️-the
patient's self report
Pain stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and could result in
an increase in ___________, ___________, and ____________. -
Answer✔️✔️-blood pressure, heart rate, and respirations
physiologic effects of unrelieved pain (4) - Answer✔️✔️-increases
glucagon production
decreases insulin secretion
depresses immune function
can lead to addictive behaviors
initiate inflammation and contribute to tissue swelling and pain -
Answer✔️✔️-prostaglandins
______ primarily produce pain relief by preventing prostaglandin
formation. - Answer✔️✔️-NSAIDS
_____________ does not have anti-inflammatory properties. -
Answer✔️✔️-Acetaminophen
______________ stimulates the inflammatory response and puts the
patient at risk for pain. - Answer✔️✔️-tissue damage
________________ could lead to allodynia. - Answer✔️✔️-nerve route
injury
What does a comprehensive pain assessment include? - Answer✔️✔️-
timing:
onset - when it started
duration - where it started
frequency - how often/for how long
type - includes intensity, associated factors
influencing factors - what makes it better/worse
intensity - how bad does it hurt
quality - what does it feel like
location - where does it hurt
effects on function/daily activities
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