NR 283 Exam Bundle (Graded A) updated 2023

In a burn injury, the Rule of nines is used to estimate: - ANSWER-total body surface area burned The nurse is aware that hypercapnia can lead to which of the following? - ANSWER-Respiratory acidosis A patient's arterial blood gas reveals decreased carbon dioxide levels. What is the most likel...

Ventilation - ANSWER-Inspiration of oxygen Expiration of carbon dioxide from the blood Ventilation requires which muscles - ANSWER-Intercostal muscles diaphragm muscles Sternocleidomastoid muscles Factors effecting ventilation - ANSWER-*Compliance-muscles ability for lungs to expand (rib e...

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 3 days post-op bowel resection surgery. The nurse is monitoring the patient for possible bowel obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse suspect is a sign of bowel obstruction? - ANSWER-Marked abdominal distension What is the most common assessm...

A pathology report identifies abnormal changes in the size, shape, and organization of mature cells. How would the nurse best classify these changes? - ANSWER-Dysplasia Which cellular change occurs in the liver of someone who has had a lobe of the liver removed? - ANSWER-Regeneration What does...

A client receiving an influenza vaccine (flu shot) asks when the immunization will be effective. The nurse response based on the knowledge that after receiving the vaccine, the levels of immunoglobulin M (IgM) are high enough to provide immunization (select all that apply) a. immediately b. 14 day...

What is the role of alveoli and surfactant in respiration? - ANSWER--alveoli: promotes the diffusion of gases into the blood -surfactant: lubricates and allows alveoli to POP back open ventilation definition and assessment - ANSWER--mechanical movement of air in and out of the lungs -assessment...

Contractility - ANSWER-is the ability of the heart muscle to shorten contractility is the potential for myocardial fiber shortening during systole. It is determined by the amount of stretch during diastole i.e. preload and by sympathetic stimulation of the ventricles. Preload - ANSWER-the stret...

Tidal Volume - ANSWER-amount of air exchanged with quiet inspiration and expiration Residual volume - ANSWER-volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum respiration vital capacity - ANSWER-maximal amount of air that can be moved in and out of the lungs with a single forced inspiration and e...

what are the 7 steps of inflammation? - ANSWER-- injury - vasoconstriction - dead cells release cell components - mast cell degranulation (when a mast cell releases its chemical mediators) - vasodilation, increased capillary permeability - WBC infiltrate - phagocytosis what is inflammation?...

osmosis - ANSWER-movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane osmotic pressure: definition - ANSWER-the force that attracts water across a semi-permeable membrane water attractors in osmosis - ANSWER-- sodium - albumin passive diffusion - ANSWER-- solutes crossing a semi-permeable me...

dyscrasia - ANSWER-abnormal or pathologic condition of the blood Anemia - ANSWER-A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume. Role of erythropoietin - ANSWER--signaling by the erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) stimulates cell proliferation and...

Turner Syndrome - ANSWER-Occurs when only one sex chromosome, the X chromosome, is present Affects females Person only has 45 chromosomes Characteristics: Short stature Can have mental deficits Causes of Edema - ANSWER-increased capillary hydrostatic pressure, loss of plasma proteins, obst...

UTI or Acute Cystitis - ANSWER-- cloudy urine - caused by E. coli Pancreatitis - ANSWER-is caused by: - gallstones (bile duct disorder) - alcohol Rickets - ANSWER-- a term used for osteomalacia in CHILDREN - usually due to inadequate or lack of Vitamin D Appendicitis - ANSWER-- pain in ...

what happens during ventricular diastole? - ANSWER-the ventricles are filling with blood what happens during ventricular systole? - ANSWER-the ventricles contract, blood is forced through pulmonary and aortic valves into the pulmonary artery and aorta client with decreased peripheral pulses wi...