Exam 3: NUR 210 Principles of Pharmacology Questions with Verified Answers |Latest 2024/2025 – Galen.

Exam 3: NUR 210 Principles of Pharmacology
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Questions with Verified Answers – Galen. _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-




What is included in the McMurray test?
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-flex one knee and hip
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-thumb and index finger of one hand on either side of the knee
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-hold the heel of the foot w/ other hand
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-Rotate the lower leg and foot laterally
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-Slowly extending the knee, noting pain or clicking
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-Repeat



What does referred pain means in terms of abdominal pain?
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pains coming from different locations
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Would older adults have diminished pain sensitivity?
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What sends sensations or messages to other pts. of the body & body
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sends them back to brain?
_’- spinal cord
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What are the 4 spinal sections?
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-thoracic
-lumbar
-sacral

,How do you asses foot metatarsophalangeal joints?
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from each side w/ thumb & fingers
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The nurse auscultates the patient's abdomen and hears in RUQ rushing,
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tinkling, high pitched sounds. These type of sounds indicate:
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a. Hyperactive bowel sounds
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b. Small bowel obstruction
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c. Normal finding
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d. Hypoactive bowel sounds
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Which statement by the patient indicates he has a medical history of
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dysuria?

a. "I seem to void alot at night."
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b. "My urine is red or rust color"
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c. "My urine is cloudy"
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d. "I have trouble starting to void
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The patient, during a comprehensive assessment, asks why the nurse
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listens to the bowel sounds before palpation or percussion. Which
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statement by the nurse below indicate correct rationale about assess the
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abdomen

a. "I just finished assessing your lungs and heart and proceeded to the
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abdomen because you were in the proper position for it."
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b. "There are not any set rules of assessment."
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,c. "To avoid altering bowel sound activity"
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d. "To avoid you any pain or discomfort"
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Where is the vertical line of the abdomen?
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thorugh umbilicus _’-




What line runs through umbilicus across abdomen?
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How many abdominal regions are there?
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-rt. hypochondriac region
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-rt. lumbar region
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-rt. iliac (injuinal) region
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-lt. hypochondriac region
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-lt. lumbar region
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-lt. iliac (inguinal) region
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Is elimination, abdominal pain, indigestion, appetite, history, lifestyle
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practices considered subjective or objective data?
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, Is it important to recognize elimination as sensitive & facilitate response
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w/ descriptive terms/ex?
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Dull, aching, knife like, stabbing, throbbing are all abdominal pain
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descriptions? yes _’-_’- _’-




Emesis _’-_’- _’- nausea/vomiting



What are the most important ?'s to ask w/ emesis?
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What is declined appetite in older adults caused by?
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What are the 3 ?'s to ask with elimination?
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-consistency

-any recent change?
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What are the 4 urine ?'s to ask?
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-# times void at night
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