Pn 111 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Index of Tables xiii Preface xvii Contributors xix CHAPTER 1 HOW TO PREPARE FOR NCLEX-PN® • 1 Questions You Might Have about the Examination 2 What Is the National Council of State Boards of Nursing? 2 What Is the Current Test Plan? 2 How Do I Apply to Take the Examination? 3 What Types of Questions Are on the Examination? 4 Do I Have to Know a Lot About Computers to Take the Examination? 4 How Is the Examination Scored? 4 Can I Take a Break? 4 When Will I Know If I Passed? 4 Tips...

What is a comprehensive assessment and what is an example of when a comprehensive assessment should be done? A detailed patient history including a physical examination either in a primary care setting, admission to a hospital or long-term care facility and includes subjective and objective data ◦Encompasses: ◦Health problems ◦Disease prevention ◦Assessment for problems associated with risk factors ◦Assessment for age and gender specific problems Ex: First time visit to a new he...

CHAPTER 14 MUSCULOSKELETAL, PN 111 INTEGUMENTARY AND HEENT, PN 111 CH. 6, 7, 8, PN 111 CHAPTERS 1-4, PN 111 CH 16 AND 17, PN 111-CARDIAC AND GI, PN 111 RESPIRATORY AND NEURO SYSTEMS, CRANIAL NERVES ALL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE What is carpal tunnel syndrome? -Caused by inflammation of the median nerve at the wrist -Causes numbness, tingling, and pain in thumb index and first three fingers How does the nurse assess for carpal tunnel syndrome? By tapping on the...

PN 111 CHAPTER 6,7,8 EXAM LATEST UPDATE...

Handwashing - Answer-The single most effective way to stop the spread of infection Medical Asepsis - Answer-Reducing the number of organisms in an environment (ex. cleaning the tub with disinfectant before giving a patient a bath) Sterilization - Answer-Breaks the chain of infection at its various links of reservoir and the portal exit (removes all organisms) Standard Precautions are? - Answer-The principle of infection control that considers every client's blood and body fluid infecti...

What is a comprehensive assessment and what is an example of when a comprehensive assessment should be done? A detailed patient history including a physical examination either in a primary care setting, admission to a hospital or long-term care facility and includes subjective and objective data ◦Encompasses: ◦Health problems ◦Disease prevention ◦Assessment for problems associated with risk factors ◦Assessment for age and gender specific problems ◦Ex: First time visit to a new...

PN 111 Integumentary and HEENT Exam Latest Update...

1. Assess the FHR - Answer-A laboring patient reports to the nurse that "I think my water just broke!" The first action the nurse should take is: 1. Assess the FHR 2. Check the fluid with Nitrazine paper .3. Notify the health-care provider 4. Note the color of the fluid 3. It may tear a low implanted placenta - Answer-A patient arrives in the labor and delivery unit with painless vaginal bleeding. The nurse knows that a vaginal examination is contraindicated because: 1. It may caus...

PN 111 CHAPTERS 1- 4 EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS...

REX PN 111- 300 DIFFICULTY PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...