NURS 6550 Excellent Mastery.

Male gender 80 y.o.+ Living Alone bowel/bladder incontinence Hx of falls dysfunctional coping Intellectual impairment A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? Successful treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being discharged from the nose. If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive measures. What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired pneumonia? Streptococcus pneumoniae What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage such as: hypertension dyslipidemia diabetes Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Hypertensive urgency: BP 200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril - Hypertensive emergency: BP 200/120 WITH sx or evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine *Both req immediate treatment