Medical surgical nursing critical Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Finals 1. Conduct Disorder (Cruelty to Animals) Demonstrate a persistent pattern of behavior that violates the rights of others or rules/norms of society. In simpler words… CONDUCT DISORDER = BREAKS LAWS!  MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE RULES OF THE UNIT AND ANY CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATING THOSE RULES Categories include: *Assess Aggression towards people & animals *Destruction property *Deceitfulness or theft *Serious violation of rules 2. Alcohol Abuse It declines as you age! ...

Los Angeles · West Coast University NURS 201 Medical Surgical Nursing-Promoting Wellness 202111FAII VR-8W 202111FAII 2021 Section VR-8W 11/01/2021 to 01/23/2022 Modified 10/16/2021 Meeting Times Class Length: 10 weeks For every 1 hour in a theory class, it is expected that students complete 2–3 hours of study in preparation for class. For this course, it is expected that a minimum of 10–15 hours of study outside of class is completed each week. Please check your Student Port...

WCU Ontario · College of Nursing NURS 201 Medical Surgical Nursing-Promoting Wellness 202104SPII VR-4R 202104SPII 2021 Section 04/05/2021 to 06/13/2021 Modified 03/24/2021 Meeting Times Class Length: 10 weeks For every 1 hour in a theory class, it is expected that students complete 2–3 hours of study in preparation for class. For this course, it is expected that a minimum of 10–15 hours of study outside of class is completed each week. Please check your Student Portal for s...

N100 Final Study Guide Hand-washing Infection · Stages of infection 1. . · Reporting Communicable Diseases Oxygenation ● Assessment ○ . ● Lungs Low Flow Oxygen Delivery Systems High Flow Oxygen Delivery Systems Mobility and Immobility Body mechanics- Factors affecting mobility Application of heat and cold: Therapeutic effects Heat Cold Types of heat application MOIST DRY Types of cold application DRY MOIST ...

Criteria *Critical Assignments (where applicable) If a student achieves 76% or more on each Critical Assignment, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will be included in the final course grade. If a critical assignment has multiple submissions, i.e. concept maps or weekly clinical reports, must achieve a 76% average grade to pass. If a student achieves less than 76% on the Critical Assignments, then the grades earned on the remaining course assignments will not be incl...

MED SURG HESI EXAM 1.A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just felt “something give way” in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes the presence of wound dehiscence. The nurse immediately: Contacts the physician Documents the findings Places the client in a supine position with the legs flat Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline solution Rationale: Wound dehiscence...

NURS 120 Brownie Recipe 2_Latest WEEK 3 1. Consequence of too much O2 → dry & cracking oral mucosa 2. PE s/sx → petechiae, pleural rub, tachycardia (not bradycardia, hypertension) 3. 1 day post surgery (thoracotomy), what should the nurse do? → teach about incentive spirometer and high fowler’s position (not give O2 nasal cannula) 4. CVP increase → possible right ventricular failure 5. Digoxin toxicity s/sx → nauseous with loss of appetite [REPEAT] 6. Apical pulse loca...

LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUIZ 1 • Question 1 A nurse manager is evaluating a new RN's time-management skills. Which statement made by the new RN may indicate potential concerns with time management? Answers: "I am late in giving the antibiotic because I needed to assist with a dressing change." "I completed the physical assessment before checking which morning medications were to be given." "I didn't get out on time because I admitted a client who came 15 minute...

NURSE 420 Exam 2 leadership. 1. A client states: “ I do not want to be awakened for breakfast-I didn’t sleep at all last night.” What is the first action for the RN to take? a. Notify the clie nt’s provider b. Talk with the client to work out a mutual plan c. Consult with the patient’s family to get suggestions d. Contact the dietitian 2. An elderly client who has a documented history of dementia is intermittently alert and can currently tell you her name. Who should sign the client’...

NURSE 420 Exam 1 leader 2022/2023 Exam 1 Leadership. 1. When your nurse leader maintains strong control over the nursing staff and makes most of the decisions about how the unit will function, your leader is demonstrating what style of leadership? a. Laissez-faire b. Authoritarian c. Democratic d. transactional 2. Which of the following is an example of laissez-faire style of leadership? a. A nurse manager allows staff to participate in a trial use of new IV pumps and contribute input ...