Fundamentals of Nursing Flashcards
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A nurse is caring for a patient with a stage II pressure injury. Which characteristic best describes this wound?
Answer: Partial-thickness loss with a shallow open ulcer or intact blister
A stage II pressure injury involves partial-thickness skin loss presenting as a shallow open ulcer or an intact or ruptured serum-filled blister.
When administering an intradermal injection for tuberculin skin testing, the nurse should insert the needle at which angle?
Answer: 5–15 degrees
Intradermal injections are given at a 5–15-degree angle, nearly parallel to the skin, to deposit medication within the dermis.
A patient is ordered 0.9% sodium chloride IV at 125 mL/hour. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the correct drip rate in gtt/min?
Answer: 31 gtt/min
Drip rate = (125 mL/hr × 15 gtt/mL) ÷ 60 min = 1875 ÷ 60 ≈ 31 gtt/min.
A nurse is performing ROM exercises on a patient. Moving the patient's ankle so the toes point upward toward the shin is called:
Answer: Dorsiflexion
Dorsiflexion decreases the angle between the dorsum of the foot and the leg, pointing the toes upward.
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the nursing process?
Answer: To provide a systematic, individualized framework for delivering patient care
The nursing process (ADPIE) is a systematic, problem-solving framework that guides individualized, evidence-based patient care.
A nurse is preparing to give a bed bath. What is the correct water temperature for the bath water?
Answer: 37–40°C (98.6–104°F)
Bath water should be 37–40°C (98.6–104°F) to be comfortably warm without risk of burns.
A nurse is using the SBAR communication tool during a handoff. What does the 'R' stand for?
Answer: Recommendation
In SBAR, R stands for Recommendation — the nurse's suggested action or plan for the patient.