Galen Exam 1: NUR 210 Principles of _’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-
Pharmacology Test Bank | 300 Questions with _’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-
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The nurse is examining a patient who is complaining of feeling cold.
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Which is a mechanism of heat loss in the body?
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a.Exercise
b.Radiation
c.Metabolism
d.Food digestion _’- _’-_’- _’- B
When measuring a patients body temperature, the nurse keeps in mind
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that body temperature is influenced by:
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a.Constipation.
b.Patients emotional state. _’- _’-
c.Diurnal cycle. _’-
d.Nocturnal cycle. _’- _’-_’- _’- C
A patients blood pressure is 118/82 mm Hg. He asks the nurse, What do
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the numbers mean? The nurses best reply is:
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a.The numbers are within the normal range and are nothing to worry
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about.
b.The bottom number is the diastolic pressure and reflects the stroke
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volume of the heart. _’- _’- _’-
,c.The top number is the systolic blood pressure and reflects the pressure
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of the blood against the arteries when the heart contracts.
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d.The concept of blood pressure is difficult to understand. The primary
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thing to be concerned about is the top number, or the systolic blood
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pressure. C _’-_’- _’-
While measuring a patients blood pressure, the nurse recalls that certain
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factors, such as __________, help determine blood pressure.
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a.Pulse rate _’-
b.Pulse pressure _’-
c.Vascular output _’-
d.Peripheral vascular resistance _’- _’- _’-_’- _’- D
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
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charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
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minute. These types of data would be:
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a.Objective.
b.Reflective.
c.Subjective.
d.Introspective. _’-_’- _’- A
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
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hot. These types of data would be:
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a.Objective.
b.Reflective.
,c.Subjective.
d.Introspective. _’-_’- _’- C
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
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data combine to form the:
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a.Data base. _’-
b.Admitting data. _’-
c.Financial statement. _’-
d.Discharge summary. _’- _’-_’- _’- A
When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
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sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
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a.Immediately notify the patients physician. _’- _’- _’- _’-
b.Document the sound exactly as it was heard. _’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’- _’-
c.Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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d.Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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C
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The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
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teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses,
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without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
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more likely to make their decisions using:
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a.Intuition.
b.A set of rules.
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c.Articles in journals. _’- _’-
, d.Advice from supervisors. _’- _’- _’-_’- _’- B
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
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without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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a.Intuition.
b.The nursing process.
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c.Clinical knowledge. _’-
d.Diagnostic reasoning. _’- _’-_’- _’- A
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP).
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Which statement best reflects EBP?
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a.EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
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b.EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of
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patients.
c.EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
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d.The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
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The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new
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graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
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a.Patient with postoperative pain
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b.Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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c.Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
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d.Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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