Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The order of the scientific method - Answer 1 problem identification 2 question asking 3 developing a hypothesis 4 experimentation and data collection 5 analyze collected data 6 conclusion The steps of data collection - Answer 1 observation 2 measurement 3 samples 4 organization Deductive reasoning - Answer Method whereby conclusions follow from general principles. Leads to a specific conclusion. Inductive reasoning - Answer Method of arriving at general principles...

Nurse Practice Act - Answer Practical or vocational nurses, licensed under specific state laws to care for clients I various settings in the same manner as RN`s NCLEXPN - Answer National Council Licensure Exam Practical Nurse Home Healthcare - Answer A service provided by an acute care facility or a service provided by an agency. Hospice - Answer Specializes in the care of the terminally ill. This service also maybe part of the service available from an acute care facility or se...

Ruddy - Answer Having a healthy or reddish color. When should an assessment be done - Answer -Beginning of the each shift -Weekly or monthly in long term care -Whenever a change occurs -Whenever the nurse thinks necessary -Upon admission What is a head to toe assessment? - Answer A Physical assessment of each body system that offers objective info about the patient. Assessment Techniques - Answer Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation Olfaction Inspect the ...

what are the developmental milestones that would assist you in determining if WGT gain for the baby/ child is adequate - Answer -The baby's birth weight should double at 6 months, and triple at 1 year. there are developmental tasks to be achieved , according to erikson? what are these tasks? when are the task expected to be achieved - Answer - 1. INFANCY: BIRTH-18 MONTHS OLD Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Hope -2. TODDLER / EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS: 18 MONTHS TO 3 YEARS Autonomy vs. Sham...

3281 + 0.79 = - Answer 3281.79 94.2 - 67.08 = - Answer 27.16 16.17 x 24.5 = - Answer 396.17 1036/28 = - Answer 37 6.1/0.01 = - Answer 610 608 x 42.3 = - Answer 25718.4 Express 1680/320 as a decimal - Answer 5.25 Express 0.6 as a fraction - Answer 3/5 Express 4/5 as a percent - Answer 80% Express 0.007 as a percent - Answer 0.7% Express 3% as a decimal - Answer 0.03 Express 1:20 as a decimal - Answer 0.05

What is the main concern of the health care system? -Answer Return patients to the optimal level of health Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, from least important to most important -Answer Self Actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, safety, physiological needs Planning nursing care, what is important? -Answer Planning; Nurse sets priorities and goals for the patient and choose interventions for each nursing diagnosis. These help to meet the expected outcomes. Why do nurses utilize t...

The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse about measures to make the child comfortable. The nurse instructs the parent to avoid administering aspirin or any other product that contains salicylates. When given to children with chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which disorder? 1. Guillain-Barré syndrome 2. Rheumatic fever 3. Reye's syndrome 4. Scarlet fever - Answer Correct Answer: 3 RATIONALES: Research shows a correlation be...

the nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary tumor using the transsphenoidal approach. the nurse should be particularly alert to: A. Nasal congestion B. Abdominal Tenderness C. Muscle Tetany D. Oliguria - Answer A. Nasal congestion why? removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by transsphernoidal approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the airway. A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab values r...

Health - Answer Physical mental social and spiritual well-being Disease - Answer Loss of homeostasis; anything that threatens a normal body Direct causes of disease - Answer Degeneration, genetic, inflammatory, infectious, metabolic, neoplastic, traumatic Indirect causes - Answer Age, environmental, genetic, lifestyle, pre-existing, stress Acute - Answer Not long living, quick onset, short duration. Very quick to go back to homeostasis less than six months Chronic - Answ...

Violation of HIPPA privacy may result in (select all that apply) 1. Federal Government Charges 2. Board of Nursing Discipline 3. Termination 4. Revoked Nursing License 5. All of the above - Answer 5. All of the above A patient in a pre-operative clinic appointment is filling out advance directive forms. Which of the following indicates patient understanding of advanced directive? 1. I know they won't go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms 2. I'd rather have my broth...