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NU 126- final Exam Practice Questions and Answers Community Based Nursing - Ans:-philosophy of care in which the care is provided as patients and their families move among various service providers outside of hospitals What are some examples of community health nurses? - Ans:-epidemiologist ca...

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NU 126- final Exam Practice Questions
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Community Based Nursing - Ans:✔✔-philosophy of care in which the care is provided as patients and

their families move among various service providers outside of hospitals


What are some examples of community health nurses? - Ans:✔✔-epidemiologist


case manager


coordinator of services provided to a group of patients


hospice or parish nurse


Primary Prevention - Ans:✔✔-IMMUNIZATION


HEALTHY DIETS


Secondary Prevention - Ans:✔✔-EARLY DETECTION


SCREENINGS


Tertiary Prevention - Ans:✔✔-minimizing deterioration and improving quality of life


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How does the ANA define nursing? - Ans:✔✔-the protection


promotion


and optimization of health and the ability to prevent illness or injury, alleviate suffering through

diagnosis and treatment and to advocate in the care of individuals


Maslows Hierarchy of Needs - Ans:✔✔-Physiological


Safety


Love and Belonging


Self Esteem


Self Actualization


HCAHPS Score - Ans:✔✔-quality metric that measures the patients quality of care from a random

sampling of patients that were hospitalized


Which route of administration of medication is preferred in most acute care situations? - Ans:✔✔-

Intravenous - because it is more comfortable. Peak serum concentrations and pain relief occur more

rapidly and reliably


A client is receiving morphine through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system following surgery. The

nurse states to the client: - Ans:✔✔-Only you are to push the button for medication. pushing the button


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frequently does not result in pain relief because there are time limits. dont wait until the pain is severe

to push the button


What is a disadvantage of using the transdermal route of opioid administration? - Ans:✔✔-A delay in

effect until the dermal layer is saturated


A client with appendicitis has had an appendectomy. After surgery, what type of pain does the nurse

anticipate the client will have? - Ans:✔✔-Acute Pain


The nurse is assessing a patient complaining of severe pain. What physiologic indicator does the nurse

recognize as significant of acute pain? - Ans:✔✔-Diaphoresis


Neuropathic Pain = - Ans:✔✔-PATHOLOGICAL




EX. DM NEUROPATHY OF LEGS


NOCICEPTIVE - Ans:✔✔-PHYSICAL




ex. Sunburn


Mixed Pain = - Ans:✔✔-physiological + pathological




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ex. Phantom Pain


What type of pain is phantom pain? - Ans:✔✔-Mixed


Which intervention is appropriate for a nurse caring for a client in severe pain receiving a continuous IV

of morphine? - Ans:✔✔-get a baseline of vitals before giving IV


Which type of pain arises from internal organs such as the kidneys? - Ans:✔✔-Visceral


A client has a long hx of DM and developed Diabetic Neuropathy over 25 years ago. The client is w/o

breakthrough pain at this point in time. how would this client's pain be classified? - Ans:✔✔-Neuropathic

and Chronic


breakthrough pain - Ans:✔✔-acute pain


The nurse is assessing an older adult patient just admitted to the hospital. Why is it important that the

nurse carefully assess pain in the older adult patient? - Ans:✔✔-Older people experience reduced

sensory perception


A client is on a second round of radiation therapy for an inoperable tumor, and asks the nurse for

medication to help with pain. The nurse suspects that the client's pain is the result of nerve damage

from the radiation. Which type of pain is the client likely experiencing? - Ans:✔✔-Neuropathic Pain




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