Nursing Foundations Exam 2

Front 1

Core body temperature is maintained in the

Back 1

Hypothalamus

Front 2

Primary source of heat is

Back 2

Metabolism

Front 3

Main site of heat loss in the

Back 3

Skin

Front 4

Diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves

Back 4

Radiation (not wearing mittens, suns rays to earth)

Front 5

Transfer of heat through currents of air or water

Back 5

Convection (hand in a stream, fan blowing on body)

Front 6

Transfer of heat to another object during direct contact

Back 6

Conduction (Ice or heating pack)

Front 7

Factors that affect body temperature (5)

Back 7

Circadian rhythms, age/gender, stress, exercise, environment

Front 8

Pyrexia and Hyperpyrexia

Back 8

Pyrexia: 100-104 F or 38-40 C

Hyperpyrexia: >105.8 or 41 C

Front 9

Hypothermia

Back 9

Less than 95 F or 35 C

Front 10

Normal heart rate

Back 10

60-100 BPM

Front 11

Assessing the pulse (4)

Back 11

Rate, Amplitude, Quality, Rhythm

Front 12

Respirations are controlled by the

Back 12

Medulla and pons

Front 13

Voluntary control of breaking (ex: singing)

Back 13

Cerebral Cortex

Front 14

Sense CO2 and O2 by blood flow to the heart

Back 14

Chemoreceptors

Front 15

Normal rate/breathing pattern

Back 15

Eupnea

Front 16

Normal respirations per minute

Back 16

12-20

Front 17

Tachypnea & Bradypnea ranges

Back 17

Tachy: > 24

Brady: <10

Front 18

Painful/difficult breathing. SOB

Back 18

Dyspnea

Front 19

How to find cardiac output (CO)

Back 19

HR x SV

Front 20

Pressure in artery with contractions

Back 20

Systolic BP

Front 21

Pressure in artery at rest

Back 21

Diastolic BP

Front 22

Mean arterial pressure should be greater than __ Hg

Back 22

60mm

Front 23

What senses arterial stretch?

Back 23

Baroreceptors

Front 24

A change of ___-___ mmHg is considered significant

Back 24

20-30

Front 25

Sizing of a BP cuff should be ____ of upper arm and ___% circumference of the arm

Back 25

2/3, 40%

Front 26

In a BP taken from the popliteal artery, SBP would be 20-30 mmHg _______ than brachial, and DBP would...?

Back 26

Higher, DBP stays the same

Front 27

C to F, F to C

Back 27

F= 1.8C + 32

C= F-32/1.8

Front 28

Order of writing a proper nursing diagnosis

Back 28

Nursing diagnosis, medical diagnosis, signs and symptoms

Front 29

Goal = ________ driven

Implementation= __________ driven

Back 29

Patient, health care

Front 30

Difference between consultation and delegation

Back 30

Consultation= any other specialists invited to help treat

Delegation= Passing responsibility

Front 31

Each health care group keeps data on its own separate form

Back 31

Source-Oriented Systems

Front 32

Organized around patient problems

Back 32

Problem oriented systems

Front 33

Organized around patient problems

Back 33

Problem oriented systems

Front 34

Charting only abnormal findings, highlights of your pt

Back 34

Charting by exception system

Front 35

Organized around patient problems

Back 35

Problem oriented systems

Front 36

Charting only abnormal findings, highlights of your pt

Back 36

Charting by exception system

Front 37

Entered via computer

Back 37

EHR systems

Front 38

Organized around patient problems

Back 38

Problem oriented systems

Front 39

Charting only abnormal findings, highlights of your pt

Back 39

Charting by exception system

Front 40

Entered via computer

Back 40

EHR systems

Front 41

SOAPIER

Back 41

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, Interventions, Evaluation, Revision

Front 42

Organized around patient problems

Back 42

Problem oriented systems

Front 43

Charting only abnormal findings, highlights of your pt

Back 43

Charting by exception system

Front 44

Entered via computer

Back 44

EHR systems

Front 45

SOAPIER

Back 45

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, Interventions, Evaluation, Revision

Front 46

Focusing on the pt strengths. Positive perspective

Back 46

Focus

Front 47

Organized around patient problems

Back 47

Problem oriented systems

Front 48

Charting only abnormal findings, highlights of your pt

Back 48

Charting by exception system

Front 49

Entered via computer

Back 49

EHR systems

Front 50

SOAPIER

Back 50

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan, Interventions, Evaluation, Revision

Front 51

Focusing on the pt strengths. Positive perspective

Back 51

Focus

Front 52

Brief summary that communicates the plan of nursing care for each patient

Back 52

Kardex

Front 53

Serves as baseline to identify changes while monitoring the patients condition

Back 53

Nursing Admission Form

Front 54

When does discharge planning begin?

Back 54

On admission

Front 55

SBAR

Back 55

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations

Front 56

SBAR

Back 56

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations

Front 57

Intrapersonal vs interpersonal

Back 57

Intra: self talk

Inter: patient/nurse, etc

Front 58

Denotative vs connotative meaning

Back 58

Den: dictionary

Conn: implied