Nursing 115 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing 115 Chapter 26A nurse developed the following discharge summary sheet. Which critical information should the nurse add? TOPIC Medication Diet Activity level Follow-up care Wound care Phone numbers When to call the doctor Time of discharge A. Clinical decision support system B. Admission nursing history C. Mode of transportation D. SOAP notes - correct answer C. Mode of transportation List actual time of discharge, mode of transportation, and who accompanied the...

Nursing 115- Final ExamCataracts - correct answer clouding and blurring of lens opacity makes it difficult to see retina Visual acuity restricted No pain or eye redness Cataracts Early S&S - correct answer o Early symptom- slightly blurred vision , decreased color perception o No pain , redness associated w/ age related developments Progression not symmetrical Later S&S - correct answer o Later symptom- blurred / double vision , difficulty w/ ADLs , blindness w/o intervention o Red r...

Lilley Pharmacology And The Nursing Process 10th Edition Test Bank Table of Contents Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy ........................................................................................... 3 Chapter 02: Pharmacologic Principles................................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 03: Lifespan Considerations ..................................................................................

Pathophysiology - Nursing 115: Test 1 Liberty UniversityHomeostasis According to Walter Cannon - correct answer The ability to respond and maintain stability, physiologically and psychologically, during rapid changing conditions in the internal and external environment Homeostasis & Cannon - correct answer - Constancy - Steady State Conditions - Regulating System - "Homeostasis does not occur by chance but is the result of organized self-government" Cannon, 1932 - Organized self...

PRMC Nursing 115 TEST 3 CH. 44Pain Management - correct answer Pain is purely subjective No two people experience pain in the same way, and no two painful events create identical responses or feelings in a person IASP defines pain as "an unpleasant, subjective sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage Access to pain management is a *fundamental human right * *pain is whatever the experiencing person says it is , existing whoever the person s...

Nursing 115: Exam 1 - HIVPathophysiology of HIV - Attaches to surface of specialized WBCs, CD4 + t-lymphocytes - Membrane of virus and cell fuse and HIV particles release its antibodies into the cell (CCR5cxcr4 Co-Receptor, and CD4 co-receptor) - Replicates itself, must insert itself into the DNA - RNA, Reverse transcriptase converts HIV RNA into DNA. Now its compatible with host cell DNA - Into the nucleus of host cell: Uses enzyme HIV integrase to get into the CD4 cells nucleus. - Integr...

Nursing 115 Finalstage one - correct answer In what stage of an acute illness involves experiencing symptoms? stage two - correct answer In what stage of acute illness involves assuming the sick role? stage three - correct answer In what stage of acute illness involves assuming the dependent role? stage four - correct answer In what stage of acute illness involves achieving recovery and rehabilitation? inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation - correct answer What is the corre...

PRMC Nursing 115 TEST 2 CH. 16 The Nursing Process - correct answer *is the systematic problem-solving method by which nurses individualize care for each patient* It is central to your ability to provide timely and appropriate care to your patients Continuous and dynamic Standard of Practice Five-Step Nursing Process - correct answer 1. Assess 2. Diagnose 3. Plan 4. Implement 5. Evaluate Critical Thinking Approach to Assessment - correct answer *Assessment involves collecting i...

Nursing 115 Chapter 17 After assessing a patient, a nurse develops a standard formal nursing diagnosis. What is the rationale for the nurse's actions? A. To form a language that can be encoded only by nurses B. To distinguish the nurse's role from the physician's role C. To develop clinical judgment based on other's intuition D. To help nurses focus on the scope of medical practice - correct answer B. To distinguish the nurse's role from the physician's role The standard fo...

Nursing 115 test 4degree centigrade - correct answer oC degree Fahrenheit - correct answer °F before meals - correct answer ac after meals - correct answer pc ad lib - correct answer freely as desired ADL - correct answer activities of daily living bid - correct answer twice a day tid - correct answer three times a day qid - correct answer four times a day -c - correct answer with -s - correct answer without c/o - correct answer complains of