Athabasca University (AU ) • Medicine

community health - identification of needs and the protection and improvement of collective health within a geographically defined area - Prevention of health problems = Anticipating and averting problems or discovering them as early as possible to minimize potential disability and impairment > Three levels... Primary: Keep illness or injury from occurring... Secondary: Efforts to detect and treat existing disease... Tertiary: Reduce the extent and severity of a health problem to its lowest...

Coronary Artery Disease -Type of blood vessel disorder that is included in the general category of atherosclerosis -Most common type of cardiovascular disease and accounts for the majority of deaths Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) -Unstable angina and myocardial infarction fall under this and are more serious, pain from angina is relieved by resting or taking a medication such as nitroglycerin, if the pain is not relieved within 15 minutes of trying these interventions, then look at the possib...

Provist quantitative Constructionist Qualitative Nursing Research to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing Profession Research clinical research designed to guide nursing practice Evidence Based Practice Used to make patient care decision clinical practice can change by use of EBP Example of EBP Heparin V. Saline lock. Nursing role to EBP: focus on area you are in (ER, OR) stay up to date via journals etc. T/F: Research must increasingly meet the test of being signif...

The nurse is caring for a client with peripheral artery disease. What is the leading cause of peripheral artery disease? COPD Atherosclerosis The leading cause of PAD is atherosclerosis, a gradual thickening of the intima (innermost layer of the arterial wall) and media (middle layer of the arterial wall). Diabetes Tobacco Use The nurse is assessing a patient with peripheral artery disease. Which items are characteristics of peripheral artery disease? (Select All That Apply) Taut and shiny...

uterine involution is the return of the uterus to its normal size and former condition after delivery -begins immediately after delivery -contraction of the uterus aids in the process -compression of the contracted uterus is primarily responsible for the prevention of PPH -by 6 weeks, the uterus should have completely involuted. uterine atony inability of the uterus to contract effectively "boggy uterus" FF firm fundus U/U right at umbilicus U/1 1 below the umbilicus 1/U...

full consciousness AOx4, comprehends spoken and written words confusion unable to think rapidly and clearly; easily bewildered, with poor memory and short attention span; misinterprets stimuli; judgement is impaired disorientation not aware of or not oriented to time, place, or person obtundation Lethargic, somnolent; responsive to verbal or tactile stimuli but quickly drifts back to sleep stupor generally unresponsive; may be briefly amused by vigorous, repeated, or painful stimuli; ma...

What is GTPAL? G: # of pregnancies including present T: # of pregnancies that ended at or after 37 weeks P: number of pregnancies ending preterm A: # of abortions L: # of living children What is given to mothers once at 24-27 weeks and then 72 hours after birth if rH negative? Rhogam What are presumptive signs of pregnancy? subjective things the pt reports, amenorrhea, fatigue, breast enlargement, nausea, darkening pigment of skin What are probable signs of pregnancy? things you can see, ...