Deck 24: Nursing Careers

Question 1

Abduction refers to:

A) Slow breathing
B) Inside a vein
C) Movement away from the center
D) Movement toward the center
E) Placement below the tongue

Answer 1

Movement away from the center

Question 2

Bradypnea refers to:

A) Without nutrition
B) Vomiting blood
C) Slow breathing
D) Painful breathing
E) Below the tongue

Answer 2

Slow breathing

Question 3

The ____________________ nurse may complete a 2-year community college program, a 3-year hospital diploma program, or a 4-year college or university program to qualify to take the licensing examination.

Answer 3

Registered

Question 4

Hemiplegia refers to a patient who:

A) Is fully paralyzed
B) Is half paralyzed
C) Has a blood disorder
D) Needs a blood transfusion
E) None of the above

Question 5

The nurse ____________________ works under the direction of the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse to provide basic care.

Question 6

Hematemesis refers to:

A) Without nutrition
B) Vomiting blood
C) Slow breathing
D) Painful breathing
E) Below the tongue

Question 7

Nurse ____________________ provide anesthesia during obstetrical and surgical procedures under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.

Question 8

____________________ is considered to be anything that is liquid at room temperature and taken by mouth.

Question 9

Nurses must have which of the following qualities?

A) The ability to get along with other people
B) The ability to communicate well
C) Self-control
D) Problem-solving abilities
E) All of the above

Question 10

Range of motion exercises should be performed on nonmobile patients every:

A) 4 hours
B) 5 hours
C) 6 hours
D) 7 hours
E) 8 hours

Question 11

Dyspnea refers to:

A) Without nutrition
B) Vomiting blood
C) Slow breathing
D) Painful breathing
E) Below the tongue

Question 12

Throughout the day, the patient is assisted with ____________________ needs of elimination such as using the bathroom or bedpan.

Question 13

Licensed practical or ____________________ nurses complete a 1- to 2-year program and provide personal care under the direction of a physician, dentist, or registered nurse.

Question 14

____________________ includes urine, vomit, drainage from wounds, and liquid stool.

Question 15

Professional public health nursing did not evolve until the:

A) Seventeenth century
B) Eighteenth century
C) Nineteenth century
D) Twentieth century
E) Twenty-first century

Question 16

Nurse ____________________ emerged as a profession to meet the needs of rural communities.

Question 17

By 2010 the American Nurses Association and the Bureau of Labor Statistics project a shortage of more than:

A)0.5 million nurses
B) 1 million nurses
C)1.25 million nurses
D)1.5 million nurses
E) 2 million nurses

Question 18

Nurse ____________________ provide perinatal care and deliver babies under the supervision of an obstetrician.

Question 19

_________________________ nursing is concerned with the care of the family and community.

Question 20

Sublingual refers to:

A) Without nutrition
B) Vomiting blood
C) Slow breathing
D) Painful breathing
E) Below the tongue

Question 21

Match the numbered word below with the best definition.
a.To be without nutrition (to waste away)
b.Within a vein or veins
c.The process of removing pathogenic microorganisms or of protecting against infection by such organisms
d.Necessary to life
e.Blue skin
f.The heartbeat that can be felt, or palpated, on surface arteries as the artery walls expand with blood
g.Pertaining to the period shortly before and after birth
h.Pertaining to, or located at, the apex of the heart
i.Vomit
j.The part of a facility, including equipment and supplies, organized to provide specific care
1.Apical
2.Asepsis
3.Atrophy
4.Cyanoderm
5.Emesis
6.Intravenous
7.Perinatal
8.Pulse
9.Unit
10.Vital

Question 22

Research the nursing conditions that existed when Florence Nightingale became involved in health care.Compare and contrast those conditions with present conditions.

Question 23

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are the duties of a nurse?

Question 24

Write an expository explaining the role of the RN, LPN, and NA in providing adequate health care.

Question 25

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are the job duties of a home care assistant (HCA)?

Question 26

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What is the apical-radial method of assessing the pulse?

Question 27

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are the three methods of intake?

Question 28

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
When is personal or direct care needed? How should the health care worker approach direct contact with a patient?

Question 29

What may be the effects if input and output are assessed erroneously?

Question 30

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are some job duties of a licensed practical nurse (LPN)?

Question 32

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What is involved in maintaining an orderly and safe environment for the patient?

Question 33

When a patient refuses oral intake by mouth, what are the nurse's options? Does the nurse need a physician's approval before exercising these options?

Question 34

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are range of motion exercises designed to do?

Question 35

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
What are the methods of output?

Question 36

Why might a back rub be prescribed for a patient? Who is responsible for giving the back rub? What is the appropriate method for giving a back rub?

Question 37

What effects might the nursing shortage have on quality of care?

Question 38

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
Describe the "points of pressure" on the body.

Question 39

How might the nurse help a patient who is unable to move to the restroom to use the toilet? Why is privacy a concern, and how might the nurse provide privacy?

Question 40

Using two or three sentences, answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
Describe the routine for assisting with the bed bath.