PCC Exam 1 Review Fall 2024

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Which of the following best describes a nurse leader?

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Inspire others by setting an example with positive health, assertive communication, and willingness to improve.

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What is the purpose of protective isolation?

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Protect the patient from infection

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The textbook provides a beneficial example of skin breakdown to apply a PICOT question. PICOT is used to establish:

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Evidence-based practice

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Tier 2 of the CDC precaution guidelines include all of the following except: Contact precautions, Droplet precautions, Airborne precautions

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Standard precautions

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is especially important to you because it helps you to establish:

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Priorities

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Your patient was admitted with TB. Based on CDC guidelines, your priority intervention would be to: Establish Contact Precautions, Establish Protective Isolation, Establish Airborne Precautions, Run far far away from the hospital

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Establish Airborne Precautions

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You learned from the “Faces of Sepsis” video that the most important way to avoid sepsis complications is to:

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Detect signs and symptoms of sepsis as soon as possible

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You received a patient in the ER with a suspected infection of MRSA in the wound in his arm. What is your priority action?

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Wear a gown when assessing this patient.

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Which of the following statements correctly describes the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)? Each state uses the same criteria for content covered on the exam, The exam provides a minimum standard of knowledge for practice,  Each applicant will be given a series of 300 set questions , The majority of applicants who take the exam will fail the exam

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The exam provides a minimum standard of knowledge for practice

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Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, which nursing diagnosis should have the highest priority? Options: Impaired Mobility, Deficient Fluid Volume, Chronic Pain, Ineffective Breathing Pattern

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Ineffective Breathing Pattern