Intro to MedSurg Final Exam Review

QSEN prepares future nurses with the knowlege, ______, and attitudes to continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care system.

• skills

• answers

• strategies

• guidelines

One of the four components of wellness includes...

• Adjusting and adapting to varying situations

• feeling free

• Not caring about any situation

• Daily dose of antianxiety medication

_______ is best practice derived from valid and reliable research.

• Best practice guidelines

• Evidence based practice

• Nursing care

• Clinical guidelines

American Nurses Association (ANA) definition of the role of a registered nurse.

• to diagnose and treat medical conditions

• to prevent illness and maintain health

• to diagnose and treat the human responses to health and illness

• to prescribe medications in order to treat a variety of medical conditions

Which strategies does the nurse use to respect patient rights? Select all that apply

• Act as patient advocate

• Avoid lying to the patient

• Make referral to ethics committee

• Encourage family to make patient's decisions

Which statement does the nurse identify as a medical diagnosis rather than a nursing diagnosis?

• Fever of unknown origin

• Fluid volume excess

• Risk for falls

• Sleep pattern disturbances

The nurse identifies a patient's inability to pour a liquid medication into a measuring spoon. Which part of the nursing process is this?

• Assessment

• Planning

• Implementation

• Evaluation

The nurse develops a program of inceased ambulation for a patient with an orthopedic disorder. Which component of the nursing process is this?

• Assessment

• Planning

• Implementation

• Evaluation

Three basic categories of pain (select all that apply).

• Acute

• Intermediate

• Chronic

• Cancer related

Nonsteroidal agents that decrease inflammation

• Endorphins

• NSAIDs

• Histamine

• TENS