How do you irrigate a wound? - correct answer Clean from least contaminated to most
contaminated.
Instill solution to the wound
Clean with an antiseptic swab
What are objective signs of pain? - correct answer Increased Heart Rate
Increased Pulse
Increased BP
Sweat
Diaphoresis
What is the medulla oblongata? - correct answer the posterior part of the brain that controls
the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions and basic vital signs.
What is aldosterone - correct answer This term refers to a mineralocorticoid hormone secreted
by the adrenal cortex that prevents dehydration by promoting renal absorption of sodium.
Acts on kidneys to regulate sodium and potassium
What is the thymus gland? - correct answer Stimulates maturation of lymphocytes into T cells,
it also coordinates immune defenses.
effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine - correct answer increase rate and strength of
heartbeat, dilate and constrict blood vessels to increase blood supply. promote release of lipids
by adipose tissue, release glucose.
Systemic circulation occurs when blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart to all
parts of the body and returns to... - correct answer The right atrium
What is passive range of motion? - correct answer The range of motion a joint will permit
w/out damage to its own intrinsic structures. As much as a patient can tolerate or the point of
resistance.
When lifting a patient up in bed, the nurse should protect their back by... - correct answer
Bending at the knee.
To ensure patient privacy the nurse should... - correct answer Close the curtain
What are the enzymes of the pancreas? - correct answer Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin
What is villi? - correct answer -The inside of the small intestine is covered in million of villi. Villi
have three features that make absorbing digested food into the bloodstream very efficient:
-The have a large surface area so that digested food is absorbed more quickly into the blood
, -They have a single layer of surface cells so that digested food diffuses quickly over a short
distance
-They have a very good blood supply via a capillary network to assist quick absorbtion of
digested food.
What is the Gallbladder? - correct answer A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile
and stores it until needed for digestion. Only the small intestine needs bile.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule? - correct answer It is the only surface inside the
nephron covered with microvilli for reabsorption of water and solutes during urine formation.
What is PCO2 - correct answer The major regulator of respiratory activities.
What event occurs in response to increase in thoracic volume? - correct answer Air enters the
respiratory passageway.
What occurs with a hamstring injury? - correct answer Swelling and tenderness
What factor stimulates bones to grow? - correct answer Weight Bearing Exercise
Important information you get out of a client's assessment/contributes to a care plan. - correct
answer ADPIE- assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
Where do you check for the apical pulse? - correct answer Between the 5th and 6th intercostal
space on the left side of the body.
Planning Nursing Interventions - correct answer - Actions based on clinical judgement and
nursing knowledge that nurses perform to achieve the patient goals
- Evidence based (the WHY we chose our plan or actions)
- Individualized
- Set priorities
- For our class, 2-3 interventions per goal
- Use action verbs
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
contaminated.
Instill solution to the wound
Clean with an antiseptic swab
What are objective signs of pain? - correct answer Increased Heart Rate
Increased Pulse
Increased BP
Sweat
Diaphoresis
What is the medulla oblongata? - correct answer the posterior part of the brain that controls
the rate of breathing and other autonomic functions and basic vital signs.
What is aldosterone - correct answer This term refers to a mineralocorticoid hormone secreted
by the adrenal cortex that prevents dehydration by promoting renal absorption of sodium.
Acts on kidneys to regulate sodium and potassium
What is the thymus gland? - correct answer Stimulates maturation of lymphocytes into T cells,
it also coordinates immune defenses.
effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine - correct answer increase rate and strength of
heartbeat, dilate and constrict blood vessels to increase blood supply. promote release of lipids
by adipose tissue, release glucose.
Systemic circulation occurs when blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart to all
parts of the body and returns to... - correct answer The right atrium
What is passive range of motion? - correct answer The range of motion a joint will permit
w/out damage to its own intrinsic structures. As much as a patient can tolerate or the point of
resistance.
When lifting a patient up in bed, the nurse should protect their back by... - correct answer
Bending at the knee.
To ensure patient privacy the nurse should... - correct answer Close the curtain
What are the enzymes of the pancreas? - correct answer Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin
What is villi? - correct answer -The inside of the small intestine is covered in million of villi. Villi
have three features that make absorbing digested food into the bloodstream very efficient:
-The have a large surface area so that digested food is absorbed more quickly into the blood
, -They have a single layer of surface cells so that digested food diffuses quickly over a short
distance
-They have a very good blood supply via a capillary network to assist quick absorbtion of
digested food.
What is the Gallbladder? - correct answer A muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile
and stores it until needed for digestion. Only the small intestine needs bile.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule? - correct answer It is the only surface inside the
nephron covered with microvilli for reabsorption of water and solutes during urine formation.
What is PCO2 - correct answer The major regulator of respiratory activities.
What event occurs in response to increase in thoracic volume? - correct answer Air enters the
respiratory passageway.
What occurs with a hamstring injury? - correct answer Swelling and tenderness
What factor stimulates bones to grow? - correct answer Weight Bearing Exercise
Important information you get out of a client's assessment/contributes to a care plan. - correct
answer ADPIE- assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
Where do you check for the apical pulse? - correct answer Between the 5th and 6th intercostal
space on the left side of the body.
Planning Nursing Interventions - correct answer - Actions based on clinical judgement and
nursing knowledge that nurses perform to achieve the patient goals
- Evidence based (the WHY we chose our plan or actions)
- Individualized
- Set priorities
- For our class, 2-3 interventions per goal
- Use action verbs
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
