- Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 211 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Scope of health promotion ANSWOptimal health across all lifespans within an individual, family, community, population, and environment Community ANSWAll the different populations that live together in an area Population ANSWA group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Global community ANSWThe collection of diverse nations and inhabitants of the earth. Levels of prevention ANSWPrimary, secondary, ter...

NURS 211 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What are the recommended cleansing agents for hand hygiene in any setting when the risk of infection is high? ANSWantimicrobial products A female client is on isolation because she acquired a methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection after hospitalization for hip replacement surgery. What name is given to this kind of infection? ANSWNosocomial A nurse has completed morning care for a client. There is no visible soiling on her ha...

NURS 211 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS sarcopenia ANSWthe loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that comes with aging sundowning syndrome ANSWdescribes a phenomenon when a person habitually becomes confused or disoriented with darkness What are some observations that a nurse might see and document in a suspected case of elder maltreatment? ANSWvoice tone injuries caring behaviors personal touch

NURS 211 PRACTICE POST MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS The teaching plan for a client being started on long-acting nitroglycerin includes the action of this drug. The nurse teaches that this drug relieves chest pain by which action? a. Dilating just the coronary arteries b. Decreasing the blood pressure c. Increasing contractility of the heart d. Dilating arteries and veins ANSWdilating arteries and veins

NUR 211 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Sickle cell how to diagnosis ANSWCBC - low hematocrit Hgb electrophoresis What is sickle cell acute Vaso-occlusive crisis? ANSWVery painful, rbc and WBC entrapment causing tissue hypoxia, inflammation, and necrosis due to inadequate blood flow What is sickle cell aplastic crisis? ANSWDue to parvovirus, rapid fall in HgB were bone marrow cannot compensate What is sickle cell sequestration crisis? ANSWOther organs (specifically spleen) ...

NUR 211 BURNS – BURTRAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS What happens to the skin as we age? ANSW-Flattened dermal-epidermal junction -Dermal and subcutaneous atrophy -Reduced microcirculation -*thinned skin, predisposition to deeper burns, and delayed or poor healing* -decreased ability to tolerate burn stress *(underlying dz process can complicate)* What are the mechanisms of burns? ANSW-Thermal -Chemical -Electrical -Radiation (sunburns, nuclear incident, cancer tx) -Inhalation inj...

NURS 211 BURNS WORKSHEET QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS dry or moist heat, coming into contact with the flame or source of heat (most common) ANSWcauses of thermal burn (1) -extinguish the flame -flush with cool water -smother or lavage with cool H2O ANSWtreatment for thermal burns (3) -acid or alkaline agents -household cleaners -bleach or other chemicals (no flame involved) ANSWcauses of chemical burns (3)

NUR 211 EXAM #6 - BITES, MASS CASUALTY, TRAUMA QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS list all 6 steps in management of benzodiazepine OD ANSW1. ET tube inserted as a precaution 2. Assess for hypotension (UOP) and start fluids as ordered 3. Evacuate stomach contents with charcoal (if within 1 hour of ingestion) 4. Start EKG monitoring 5. Administer *Flumazenil* (Romazicon) 6. Refer to psych

NUR-211 CARDIAC MEDS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Furosemide ANSWloop diuretic Digoxin ANSWcardiac glycoside Diltiazem ANSWCCB decreases conduction Warfarin ANSWMonitor INR Clopidogrel ANSWinhibits platelet aggregation Metoprolol ANSWCardioselective Beta-Blocker

NUR 211 - MODULE 1 - HEALTH POLICY, MANAGING CARE, & LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS Resource Allocation Determination ANSW- influence - negotiation - bargaining - compromise **process doesn't always seem logical or linear** Executive Branch Agency of Federal Government Ex ANSW- CDC