1811 exam review
The nurse is preparing to make an occupied bed. What procedure will the nurse follow to correctly complete this task? (Select all that apply.)
-Place bath blanket over patient on top sheet. -Remove spread and blanket separately. -Position patient to far side of bed.
The nurse reminds an older adult patient that the task for the older adult is to achieve ego integrity. Failure to achieve this task results in which of the following?
Despair
Which of the following statements is not true of the endocrine system?
Endocrine glands secrete their products into ducts leading to body cavities.
Sodium is the most abundant electrolyte in the body. The location of electrolytes is important for maintaining homeostasis. Sodium is the major electrolyte in which fluid compartment?
Extracellular electrolyte.
The nurse manager is providing an in-service regarding a "safe hospital environment." What will this education mainly focus on preventing?
Free of INJURY
What does actively transporting electrolytes from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration require?
Hydrostatic pressure, a form of active transport.
Meperidine (Demerol) is a narcotic with a high potential for physical and psychological dependency. Under which classification does this drug fall?
II (stage 2)
The nurse administers an initial dose of a steroid to a patient with asthma. Thirty minutes after administration, the nurse finds the patient agitated and stating that "everyone is out to get me." What is the term for this unusual reaction?
Idiosyncratic reaction
Which of the five aspects of human functioning must a nurse address when dealing with a grieving person? (Select all that apply.)
Intellectual Physical Spiritual Emotional
A disaster situation occurs and involves an explosion in a hospital laundry. What would this be classified as?
Internal disaster
Which of the following is true of parathyroid hormone?
It increases the amount of calcium in the blood.
The autonomic nervous system is a subdivision of the ______ nervous system.
Peripheral
what is the documentation format that uses the acronym SOAPE?
Problem-oriented
What technique should the nurse use when disposing of lines contaminated with feces?
Requires wearing Don gloves only.
What assessment does the recognize as an inflammatory response in a surgical wound on the leg of a patient?
Rubor and edema appear around the wound.
Recognizing the stages of an infection assists the nurse identifying the progression of an infection. What is the nonspecific symptom stage of an infection?
The Prodromal stage
During a nerve impulse
sodium ions are allowed into the neuron.
The nurse assesses a red blister over the right superior iliac area of a patient. What stage is this decubitus injury?
stage 2
Muscle is connected to bone by
tendons
Blood capillaries and lymph capillaries have all the following in common except
the fluid in them continues to recirculate through the same vessels.
A patient with a respiratory infection reports that he is not yet on an antibiotic. The nurse explains that the health care provider is waiting on. the results of the culture and sensitivity. What does this test determine?
to determine which antibiotics will stop growth.
A nurse is receiving a telephone order from a health care provider. The nurse uses a safety measure of preventing errors that is recognized by The Joint Commission as one method of meeting National Patient Safety Goals. What is the second step of this method?
Recommendation
A nurse instructs an unlicensed assistive personnel about the proper use of a gait belt and is observing a return demonstration. What action by the unlicensed assistive personnel should cause the nurse to intervene?
Unlicensed assistive personnel is walking on the patient's strong side.
The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing. What is this a simple and accurate method of determine?
Water balance.
