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Apricots, avocados, cantaloupe, banana, dates, meats, orange juice, tuna, salmon,
potatoes, oranges. - ANSWER -Foods high in potassium
Calcium - ANSWER -8.4-10.6 mg/dL
symptoms of Hypocalcemia - ANSWER -Confusion, Paresthesias around mouth,
muscle spams in hands and feet, hyperreflexia, Chvostek sign, adn Trousseau sign.
Change in potassium- always check EKG - ANSWER -what are nursing
interventions for patients with the different electrolyte imbalances?
LVN can assist in medication administration, and the vitals - ANSWER -What is
the LVN scope of practice in acute care setting?
Defense mechanism (displacement) - ANSWER -Discharging intense feelings for
one person onto another subject or person who is less threatening , thereby
satisfying an impulse with a substitute object.
Example:
1) A child who has been scolded by her mother hit her doll with a hairbrush.
Defense mechanisms (Repression) - ANSWER -involuntarily blocking unpleasant
feelings and experiences from one's awareness
Defense Mechanism (Denial) - ANSWER -refusing to believe or even perceive
painful realities
, Defense Mechanism ( reaction formation) - ANSWER -An intense feeling
regarding an object, person, or feeling is out of awareness and is unknowingly
acted out consciously in an opposite manner.
Example:
1) You treat someone whom you unconsciously dislike intensely in an overly
friendly manner.
Dilated Pupils - ANSWER -What are clnical S/S of stress
Levels of prevention (primary) - ANSWER -( flu shots, healthy living,
immunization, exercise)
Measuring Edema - ANSWER -+2-4mm indentation
Wear cotton clothing, least static - ANSWER -Oxygen therapy safety
considerations
Adventitious lung sounds (wheezing) - ANSWER -high pitched musical sound,
inspiratory and experitory
Double check the results - ANSWER -What would the next step be if you find a
pt with abnormal VS?
Help the fluid in the lungs get expectorated - ANSWER -What is the purpose of
postural drainage for pt?
Stage different types of Wounds (stage 2) - ANSWER -Tiny ulcer formation,
partial skin loss, the top layer of skin lost
Stage different types of wounds ( stage 4) - ANSWER -large, all the way to the
dermis epidermis, down to the bone
how do wounds heal ( primary intention) - ANSWER -very clean cut, can heal on
its own