NURS 1020 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Nursing Theory, Blaise Pascal, Otoscope

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17 Mar 2023

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Clemson University

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Nursing

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NURS 1020

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The key concepts that should be studied in physical assessment chapter 31 are the following: The different types of assessment tools available to nurses. How to properly use each type of assessment tool. How to properly interpret the data collected during a physical assessment. There are a few important events that should be studied in physical assessment chapter 31. The different steps involved in performing a physical assessment. The different types of data that can be collected during a physical assessment. There are a few notable figures that should be studied in physical assessment chapter 31. Florence nightingale: she is considered the founder of modern nursing. She developed the physical assessment process and wrote the book "notes on nursing. " Virginia henderson: she is considered the "first lady of nursing. " Dorothea orem: she is considered the "mother of nursing theory. " Care deficit nursing theory, which is still used today.

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A client who is experiencing facial pain comes to the primary health care clinic where you are completing a student rotation. She tells you her pain is unrelenting and unbearable. Following health history and physical assessment the primary care NP made a tentative diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia and referred her to neurology and started her on carbamazepine, an anti convulsant drug. The neurology/neurosurgery team confirmed the diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia and, after an unsuccessful trial of medication, the client decided to proceed to microvascular decompression (MVD). From what you have learned so far, describe your post-operative assessment either immediately after surgery, after 24 hours, or on discharge from hospital.

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1. The nurse working in a long-term care facility incorporates a focused assessment of
the immune system for all newly admitted patients over the age of 65. Older adults

are more likely to develop problems related to immune function than are middle-
aged people. The focused immune assessment includes a systemic approach based

on age-related changes in immunologic function. (Learning Objective 4)
a. What changes in the immune system in the older adult increase the incidence of
infection and cancer in this population?
b. Explain why older adults may have decreased inflammatory responses.
c. Why are older adults at increased risk of gastroenteritis and diarrhea secondary
to proliferation of intestinal organisms?

2. The nurse educator for an oncology unit is preparing an in-service presentation for
new nurses about the care of patients with immunodeficiencies. Patients with cancer
who are receiving chemotherapy, as well as those with bone marrow transplants, are
immunocompromised and require special attention to assess for signs of infection.
The nurse educator focuses on special care needs of this patient population.
a. What is the rationale for assessing the pulse and respiratory rates for 1 full
minute in a patient with immunodeficiency?
b. What special precautions about dietary restrictions and food preparation should
be included in the teaching for a patient with immunodeficiency?
c. What nursing actions should be implemented to decrease the risk of infection in
the patient with immunodeficiency?
3. Molly Baker, a 22-year-old patient, presents to the clinic with the diagnosis of
allergic rhinitis. She states that she develops paroxysmal sneezing, clear nasal
drainage and congestion, watery, red eyes, and nasal itching from the late spring
until the first frost in the fall. She states that she has a dry cough and voice
hoarseness. She complains of feeling extremely tired, unable to sleep at night, and
having difficulty concentrating on her collegiate course work.
a. What further assessment should the nurse provide?

Ellie Long, a 55-year-old patient, presents to the pain clinic with the diagnosis of
fibromyalgia syndrome. The nurse at the clinic obtains a history and physical
assessment of the patient. (Learning Objective 2)
a. On what areas should the nurse concentrate when interviewing the patient
during the history process?
b. On what areas should the nurse concentrate when assessing the patient?
c. What diagnostic tests are used with fibromyalgia syndrome?

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The hospital risk management department has reviewed Zelda's care. The medical record is analyzed. The incident report is reviewed. It is revealed that Zelda's protected health information (PHI) was disclosed: to her mother, to her health insurance company, to the county's Adult Protective Services agency, the State Department of Health and Human Services, the medical staff peer review committee, the marketing department (photos are used in an campaign against abuse in the home), and hospital legal counsel.

Define PHI.

And are any of these disclosures legally allowable?

Why or why not?

Cite to the law or laws that direct your response.

Here is our shared scenario: Zelda is in trouble again. She is brought to the ED by police after a domestic dispute with her husband. Zelda has lacerations and suffered a hit to her head and is being brought to the ED for assessment and treatment. Zelda also has little red spots (rash) all over her arms which she says were due to a recent bout with Chicken Pox. Pictures of her injuries and rash were taken by the ED nurse as part of the department domestic violence policies. The pictures were placed in the patient’s medical record.

While helping Zelda get onto the stretcher, Zelda bites the police officer. The officer’s skin is broken and the officer is cared for by the ED staff. The ED Nurse submits an incident report to the hospital’s internal risk management reporting system. In addition, a hospital social worker comes to talk to Zelda about her safety at home.

After the biting incident, both Zelda and the police officer undergo testing for HIV and other blood borne pathogens. The police don’t pursue charges against Zelda and she is discharged that same day.

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