NUR 176 Exam 3
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1. What to monitor for with Monitoring for s/s of peritonitis WBC count, RLQ pain, fever, swelling,
appendicitis? urinating frequency and urgency
2. What client statement The pain seems to be gone(this means the appendix has burst, sepsis
would require immedi- can occur)
ate nursing intervention
with appendicitis?
3. Management of appen- Pain relief meds(NSAIDs), fasting to minimize stomach contents, and
dicitis prior to official di- close monitoring of symptoms
agnosis of it
4. What is the point/place Right Lower quadrant
of pain classically associ-
ated with appendicitis
5. Contributing factors to race, Intake of sodium/alcohol, smoking, low potassium and vitamin D
development of essen- levels, family history, age, high cholesterol, too much caffeine, obesity,
tial (primary) hyperten- restricted activity, sleep apnea
sion
6. What is hypertension, high blood pressure, The pressure in the blood vessels are consistently
and how do you describe too high
it
7. Lifestyle changes for Stop smoking, weight loss, exercise, increase fiber, decrease saturated
someone with Coronary fats, limit sodium intake, limit alcohol intake,
Artery Disease(Heart
Disease), HTN, and hy-
perlipidemia
8. Troponin
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What is the first lab to el-
evate with acute myocar-
dial infarction
9. Signs and Symptoms of Swelling of the legs and hands, weight gain(2-3 lbs per day), pit-
right sided heart failure ting edema, JVD, Ascites(abnormal girth), Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver
from buildup)
10. Signs and symptoms of Trouble breathing(dyspnea), trouble breathing while laying down(or-
left sided heart failure thopnea), SOB while sleeping(nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea) crackles
in the lungs, constant cough, frothy sputum
11. What is the initial action Administer supplemental oxygen via a face mask
for a client with heart
failure who is having pul-
monary edema due to
(d/t)IV fluids
12. What will help for some- Dangle their legs while sleeping by slightly raising the head of their
one with peripheral ar- bed;
terial disease when they
have pain with laying
down?
13. Risk factors for peripher- Smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension
al vascular disease
14. Difference between pri- Primary you don't know the reason why, secondary has a preexisting
mary and secondary hy- condition
pertension
15. Sepsis, shock, cancer, major trauma, burns, pregnancy complica-
tion(usually secondary to another pathological process)
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1. What to monitor for with Monitoring for s/s of peritonitis WBC count, RLQ pain, fever, swelling,
appendicitis? urinating frequency and urgency
2. What client statement The pain seems to be gone(this means the appendix has burst, sepsis
would require immedi- can occur)
ate nursing intervention
with appendicitis?
3. Management of appen- Pain relief meds(NSAIDs), fasting to minimize stomach contents, and
dicitis prior to official di- close monitoring of symptoms
agnosis of it
4. What is the point/place Right Lower quadrant
of pain classically associ-
ated with appendicitis
5. Contributing factors to race, Intake of sodium/alcohol, smoking, low potassium and vitamin D
development of essen- levels, family history, age, high cholesterol, too much caffeine, obesity,
tial (primary) hyperten- restricted activity, sleep apnea
sion
6. What is hypertension, high blood pressure, The pressure in the blood vessels are consistently
and how do you describe too high
it
7. Lifestyle changes for Stop smoking, weight loss, exercise, increase fiber, decrease saturated
someone with Coronary fats, limit sodium intake, limit alcohol intake,
Artery Disease(Heart
Disease), HTN, and hy-
perlipidemia
8. Troponin
, NUR 176 Exam 3
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_g98jke
What is the first lab to el-
evate with acute myocar-
dial infarction
9. Signs and Symptoms of Swelling of the legs and hands, weight gain(2-3 lbs per day), pit-
right sided heart failure ting edema, JVD, Ascites(abnormal girth), Hepatomegaly(enlarged liver
from buildup)
10. Signs and symptoms of Trouble breathing(dyspnea), trouble breathing while laying down(or-
left sided heart failure thopnea), SOB while sleeping(nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea) crackles
in the lungs, constant cough, frothy sputum
11. What is the initial action Administer supplemental oxygen via a face mask
for a client with heart
failure who is having pul-
monary edema due to
(d/t)IV fluids
12. What will help for some- Dangle their legs while sleeping by slightly raising the head of their
one with peripheral ar- bed;
terial disease when they
have pain with laying
down?
13. Risk factors for peripher- Smoking, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension
al vascular disease
14. Difference between pri- Primary you don't know the reason why, secondary has a preexisting
mary and secondary hy- condition
pertension
15. Sepsis, shock, cancer, major trauma, burns, pregnancy complica-
tion(usually secondary to another pathological process)
