Nursing Process - Answers assessment
diagnosis - includes prioritizing the diagnosis
planning - working with the client to identify priorities and health goal
implementation - carrying out nursing action
evaluation- continual process to determine patient response to nursing intervention.
signs and symptom of low blood pressure? - Answers diaphoresis, dizziness, fainting
systolic pressure - Answers maximum pressure exerted on the artery
diastolic pressure - Answers lower pressure exerted on the artery
orthostatic hypotension - Answers Decrease in blood pressure related to positional or postural changes
from lying to sitting or standing positions
most common work related injury to health care workers? - Answers back
vesicular (lung sounds) - Answers over the periphery of the lung fields
bronchovesicular (lung sounds) - Answers heard over central chest
bradypnea (lung sounds) - Answers slow breathing
trachypnea (lung sounds) - Answers fast breathing
apical (heart sounds) - Answers left, mid-clavicular, 5th intercostal
Bradycardia (heart sounds) - Answers slow heart rate less than 60
Tachycardia (heart sounds) - Answers fast greater than 100
independent (nursing action) - Answers practice exercises, turn and reposition
dependent (nursing action) - Answers require doctors order
problem solving process - Answers first define the problem clearly
second consider all possible alternatives as solutions
third consider outcome for each alternative
fourth predict likelihood
fifth chose alternative with best chances of success and fewest undesirable outcomes