Fundamentals Of Nursing Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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1. Before performing an otoscopic exam and inserting the speculum , check the auditory canal for foreign bodies . Instruct the client not to move the head during the examination. 

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To avoid the damage to the canal and tympanic membrane , instruct the patient to be still and not to move the head.

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Are you a nursing student, a practicing nurse, or simply interested in the healthcare field? This Fundamentals of Nursing Quiz is designed to challenge and expand your knowledge.... see moreCovering essential nursing concepts, patient care principles, and clinical skills, this quiz offers a comprehensive review of the basics every nurse should know.

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2. During pregnancy , some psychological maternal changes such as ambivalence. The mother will experience dependence and independence conflict . 

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Rationale: True . Ambivalence occurs early pregnancy , even when the pregnancy is planned .

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3. Brudzinski's sign is tested with the client in prone position , The nurses flexes the client's head ( gently moves the head to the chest ) and there should be no reports of pain or resistance to the neck flexion . 

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False. The patient is placed in supine position . A positive Brudzinki's sign is observe if the client passively flexes the hip and knee in response to neck flexion and reports pain in the vertebral column.

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4. Nurse is caring for a client with a new medication orders. Read the doctors noted above and identify the combination that needs clarification   
Physician Progress Notes   
Mr. Brown should be evaluated every 6 hours . The following medication combinations should be added to his daily regime .  

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Clopidogrel bisulfate and esomeprazole are contraindicated as esomeprazole will block the effects of clopidogrel . The client taking both of these medications are at an increased risk of heart attack and stroke . An alternative medication to esomeprazole is a histamine- 2 blocker .

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5. The nurse is teaching a conference about the medication baclofen . Which of the following statements should be included?  Select all that apply . 

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This medication causes transient drowsiness , dizziness , weakness fatigue , confusion , headache , urinary frequency. Clients should be instructed to avoid all alcohol .

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6. Conflicts, according to Lewin, include which types of conflict? Select all that are accurate

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According to Lewin, the types of conflict are Avoidance-Avoidance conflicts, Approach- Approach conflicts, Double Approach - Avoidance conflicts and Approach-Avoidance conflicts.

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7. Types of physical examination . "Measurement of is in quotation marks because of the depth of edema is rarely actually measured but is included as a frame of reference . Below the grading of pitting edema   

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Rationale : Scale 1+ = a barely perceptible pit Scale 2 + = A deeper pit , rebounds in a few seconds Scale 3+ = A deep pit, rebounds in 10- 20 sec Scale 4 + = A deeper pit , rebounds in a greater than 30 seconds

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8. Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another.  below are several types of consent 

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Rationale: An express consent is one that is clearly and unmistakably stated, rather than implied. It may be given in writing, by speech (orally), or non-verbally, e.g. by a clear gesture such as a nod. Non-written express consent not evidenced by witnesses or an audio or video recording may be disputed if a party denies that it was given. Implied consent is consent inferred from a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person's silence or inaction). Some examples include unambiguously soliciting or initiating sexual activity or the implied consent to physical contact by participants in a hockey game or being assaulted in a boxing match. Informed consent in medicine is consent given by a person who has a clear appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and future consequences of an action. The term is also used in other contexts, such as in social scientific research, when participants are asked to affirm that they understand the research procedure and consent to it, or in sex, where informed consent means each person engaging in sexual activity is aware of any positive statuses (for sexually transmitted infections and/or diseases) they might expose themselves to. Substituted consent, or the substituted judgment doctrine, allows a decision maker to attempt to establish the decision an incompetent person would have made if he or she were competent.

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9. Ocular  Examination techniques and Diagnostics Tests

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snellen chart - simple tool to measure distance
Near vision - Used hand held vision screener ( held about 14 inches) that contains various sizes of print or ask the client to read from a magazine
Confrontation test - Used to measure peripheral vision with the nurse's ( assuming that the nurse's peripheral Visio is normal )
Corneal light reflex - Used to assess for parallel alignment of the axes of the eyes
Cover test - Used to check fo slight degrees of deviated alignment
Extraocular Muscle function - The examiner notes any parallel movements of the ye or nystagmus , an involuntary, rthymic , rapid twitching of the eyeballs

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10. Endocrine system includes Hypothalamus , Pituitary gland , Adrenal gland , Adrenal medulla, Thyroid gland , Parathyroid gland and Pancreas . Several factors that lead to disorder of these glands . 

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Rationale : Lethargy of the face , Bradycardia - Hypothyroidism Palpitations , cardiac dysrhythmias , such as tachycardia , or atrial fibrillation, Heat intolerance - Hyperthyroidism Moon faced, buffalo hump , Hirsutism -Cushing's syndrome Weight loss, Menstrual changes in women , impotence in men -Addison's disease catecholamine - producing tumor usually found in the adrenal medulla.Paroxysmal or sustained hypertension- Pheochromocytoma

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Before performing an otoscopic exam and inserting the speculum , check...
During pregnancy , some psychological maternal changes such as...
Brudzinski's sign is tested with the client in prone position ,...
Nurse is caring for a client with a new medication orders. Read the...
The nurse is teaching a conference about the medication baclofen ....
Conflicts, according to Lewin, include which types of conflict? Select...
Types of physical examination . "Measurement of is in quotation...
Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal...
Ocular  Examination techniques and Diagnostics Tests
Endocrine system includes Hypothalamus , Pituitary gland , Adrenal...
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