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MED SURG 120/NURS 120 FINAL EXAM
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trans-cultural nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔providing care to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


patients and families across cultural variations. Acknowledge,
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respect, & adapt to patient.
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Culture can strongly influence a patients thinking, doing, and
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being.


Five signs of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔redness,
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warmth, swelling, pain, loss of function.
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sequence of events of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔vasodilation, increased vascular permeability (increased |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


plasma), & leukocyte cellular infiltration
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*Repairative process*begins at same time as injury** |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




cultural nursing assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Systematic
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way to identify the beliefs, values, meanings, and behaviors of
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people while considering their history, life experiences, and the
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social and physical environments in which they live.
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*"Know Thyself" know your own cultural attitudes, beliefs.
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Recognize that every one has cultural "baggage" do not judge
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anyone for their beliefs*
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Blood Transfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔blood must be started
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within 15-20 minutes from obtaining the blood.
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,18G needle prefered (20 or higher can be used)
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Blood Transfusion Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A patient's
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written permission to receive blood or blood products. *IF* the
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patient is unable to sign and it is an emergency situation two
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doctors can sign the consent. |\ |\ |\ |\




Jehovah's Witness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔No blood products|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


should be used |\ |\




blood transfusion procedure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔any
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allergies?- type & cross match blood, check blood for bubbles,
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dark color, or cloudiness- change IV line (per policy usually one
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or two units of blood per line)- ID check by two nurses- baseline
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vitals- start with normal saline- run blood slowly for first 15
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minutes- stay with client for 15-30 min- recheck vital signs after
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15 of infusing blood- if no adverse affects increase rate- take vital
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signs every hour until completed and then every 3 hours (or per
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facility protocol)- inform pt to report any s/s of reactions
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reactions during blood transfusion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔stop
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the blood first! restart saline, notify health care provider, may
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use supportive care (benadryl, oxygen, corticosteriods)
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Electrolyte values - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sodium: 135-145 (- |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


natremia)
Chloride: 96-106 (-chloremia) |\ |\




Calcium: 8.5-10.5 (-calcemia) |\ |\




Potassium: 3.5-5.5 (-kalemia) |\ |\

, Magnesium: 1.5-2.5 (-magnesemia) |\ |\




Phosphorus: 2.7-4.5 (-phosphatemia) |\ |\




FVD (fluid volume deficit) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hypovolemia
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FVE (fluid volume excess) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hypervolemia
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ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔essential part
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of diagnosing & managing oxygenation status and acid-base
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balance of high-risk patients |\ |\ |\




ABG's values (normal) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pH:7.35-7.45
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Pco2: 45-35 (lungs/respiratory)
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Hco3: 22-26 (kidneys/metabolic)
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buffer systems in the body - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔*LUNGS AS
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A BUFFER*- primary control of body's carbonic acid supply.
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*KIDNEY AS A BUFFER*-works by concentration of bicarb in body.
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Kidneys either excrete or hang on to bicarb in the response to
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the pH of blood. Acidosis- kidney excretes h ion & conserves
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bicarb. Alkalosis - kidneys retain H ions.
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*ECF, ICF, HGB* are other buffer systems for maintain acid-base
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balance


when a patient codes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔--most people
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become acidosis when they code—they will be administered
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sodium bicarb |\

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