NRSG 258 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Where are pressure ulcers likely to develop? - Answer-Bony prominences
What is the first step in caring for a patient with a traumatic wound? - Answer-Assess their airway, breathing and circulation
Pressure ulcers are wounds that can be classified as be...
Where are pressure ulcers likely to develop? - Answer-Bony prominences
What is the first step in caring for a patient with a traumatic wound? - Answer-Assess
their airway, breathing and circulation
Pressure ulcers are wounds that can be classified as being - Answer-Contusions,
abrasions and laceration
True or false
A red wound means that fibrin is building up and you need to clean the wound - Answer-
False
After abdominal surgery your patient says that they felt something "pop" when they
were getting back to bed. You examine the wound and find the bowel protruding. You
should place the patient) - Answer-In low fowlers position
True or false
The classical indicators of wound infection are erythema (redness), heat, swelling, pain
and pus. - Answer-True
Which therapy is the most effective treatment for managing edema? - Answer-
Compression therapy
A Patient returns from theatre with a temperature of 38 degrees, what does this mean? -
Answer-This is part of the normal inflammatory response to surgery
The part of the body responsible for the initiation of vomiting is? - Answer-Medulla
Which one of the clinical reasoning cycle step describes what you want to happen? -
Answer-Establish Goals
The strength of a drug in terms of the concentration or amount delivered is - Answer-
Potency
The Glascow coma scale is used to determine? - Answer-Neurological status
What factors/things are in an acute care setting? - Answer-a. Hospital ward
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