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PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Nursing Assessment 1. Part of Nursing Process 2. Nurses use physical assessment skills to: a) Obtain baseline data and expand the data base from which subsequent phases of the nursing process can evolve b) To identify and manage a variety of patient problems (actual and potential) c) Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care d) Enhance the nurse-patient relationship e) Make clinical judgments Gathering Data Subjective data - Said by the ...

1. What is the maximum volume of blood that can be col- lected from a 110-lb donor, including samples for processing? a. 450 mL b. 500 mL c. 525 mL d. 550 mL 2. How often can a blood donor donate whole blood? a. Every 24 hours b. Once a month c. Every 8 weeks d. Twice a year 3. When RBCs are stored, there is a “shift to the left.” This means: a. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity increases, owing to an increase in 2,3-DPG. b. Hemoglobin oxygen affinity increases, owing to a de- crea...

PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Nursing Assessment 1. Part of Nursing Process 2. Nurses use physical assessment skills to: a) Obtain baseline data and expand the data base from which subsequent phases of the nursing process can evolve b) To identify and manage a variety of patient problems (actual and potential) c) Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care d) Enhance the nurse-patient relationship e) Make clinical judgments Gathering Data Objective data - Observed by ...

Geriatric Medicine Survival Handbook (revised edition) Brian Christopher Misiaszek, MD, FRCPS (C) Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University Contents Section 1: Introduction What is Aging? Canadian Demographics Debunking Myths about Aging Normal Aging & Common Disorders in the Elderly Theories of Aging Section 1: Geriatric Assessment Geriatric Assessment & Introduction to the Older Patient Getting the History Functional Inquir...

THESIS REPORT ON GERIATRIC HOSPITAL Submitted in partial fulfilment of the Requirement for the award of degree of Masters of Architecture, Semester-IV (Healthcare Architecture) CONTENTS 1. Aim and objectives… 1 2. scope and limitation… 1 3. methodology 1 4. Introduction… 2 5. Major diseases… 4 6. Why specialized care for elderly 5 7. Geriatric departments 10 8. Building requirement 12 9. case studies 13 10. area requirement 16 11. material and design specification for elde...

GERIATIC NURSING MCQs A 77 years old woman presents with generalized muscle pain and stiffness for several hours, worse in the morning. Recently she has right sided headache which worse in the morning. On examination, her blood pressure is 14/80, pulse is 80/ min, temperature is 37.3*C. her neurologic examination is normal. Her blood counts, urea and electrolytes are within normal range except ESR is 86 mm in first hour. What is most likely diagnosis Giantcell Arteritis Polyarteritis nodosa...

Contents vii Detailed contents viii Symbols and Abbreviations xix 1 General principles of management of patients 1 2 Significance and preliminary investigation 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Trauma to the urinary tract and other urological emergencies 505 12 Infertility 551 13 Sexual health 567 14 Neuropathic bladder 603 15 Urological problems in pregnancy 639 16 Paediatric urology 645 17 Urological surgery and equipment 697 18 Basic science and renal trans...

Geriatric Nursing Elective Course geriatrics- study of old age including physiology, pathology, dx., & treatment of diseases of old adults gerontology- broader, the study of the aging process including biological, psychological, & sociological gerontologic or gerontic nursing- specializes in care of the elderly

Algorithms in Pediatric Neurology Contents 1. A Child with a Large Head 1 2. A Child with a Headache 7 3. A Child with School Failure 12 4. The Child who has Speech Problems 16 5. The Child with a Stroke 19 6. Approach to a Child with an Inborn Error of Metabolim 26 7. The Child with Cerebral Palsy 33 8. The Neonate with Seizures 39 9. The Child with Seizures 42 10. Approach to Movement Disorders 48 11. The Child with Fever and Encephalopathy 52 12. The Floppy Infant 59 13. A Chi...

Handbook of Pediatric Orthopedics Second Edition Contents Anatomy and Normal Development in Children Knowledge of normal growth and development is important for evaluation and diagnosis. This chapter contains relevant anatomy and developmental norms. It also contains a description of normal gait and guidelines for inter- preting a gait study. u Neurodevelopmental Norms When evaluating a patient at risk of developmental delay, it is helpful to have norms to determine whether a delay is p...