Nursing 54a Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

While the vital signs of a pregnant client in her third trimester are being assessed, the client complains of feeling faint, dizzy, and agitated. Which nursing intervention is appropriate? a. Have the stand up and retake her blood pressure. b. Have client the client sit down and hold her arm in a dependent position. c. Have the client turn to her left side and recheck her blood pressure in 5 minutes. d. Have the client lie supine for 5 minutes and recheck her blood pressure on both arms. Blood p...

An adult client with a history of seizure disorder is having a routine serum phenytoin level drawn. Which serum phenytoin result indicates that the client is having a therapeutic effect of the medication? 1. 6 mcg/mL (23.8 mcmol/L) 2. 16 mcg/mL (63.4 mcmol/L) 3. 28 mcg/mL (110.9 mcmol/L) 4. 36 mcg/mL (142.6 mcmol/L) 1a contact: 2 1 b An adult female client has a hemoglobin level of 10.8 g/dL (108 mmol/L). The nurse interprets that this result is most likely caused by which condition noted in th...

Hepatic Pathophysiology  Hepatic includes the liver, gallbladder and pancreas  2 things to look at: 1. Function of the liver 2. Structure or the liver  Both have implications in the manifestations of disease  Some DOs impact more the structure of the liver and that will present in a certain, vice versa Physiology and Function of Bile Flow  Bile flow- starts intrahepatic then goes extrahepatic  Bile is composed of primarily water, but cholesterol, bile acids (primary and...

Cardiac Pathophysiology in Pediatrics Fetal Circulation Placental Oxygenation  We get O2 from the placenta, it comes up through the umbilical vein, thru the inferior vena cava and into the right atrium then thru the foramen ovale into the left atrium, left ventricle, and out to the body  Thru the superior vena cava, where there’s deoxygenated blood returning from the upper part of the body it travels into the right atrium and gets mixed with oxygenated blood that came from the pl...

Chapter 44 Acute Disorders of Brain Function Question: The brain contributes ____% of body weight and uses ____% of the body’s O2 consumption? 2,20  It doesn’t weigh much  It does consume high amount of O2 and blood flow (relative metabolic rate is high) o Very significant in regards to ICP- amt of O2 consumption and therefore the amt of blood flow is high  Blood is a major component of ICP Question: Acute head injury produces high rates of both mortality and morbidity d...

Rasmussen College: NUR 2513Exam 1 Study Guide Questions¬¬¬, LATEST 2021/2022 While the vital signs of a pregnant client in her third trimester are being assessed, the client complains of feeling faint, dizzy, and agitated. Which nursing intervention is appropriate? a. Have the stand up and retake her blood pressure. b. Have client the client sit down and hold her arm in a dependent position. c. Have the client turn to her left side and recheck her blood pressure in 5 minutes. d. Have...

Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen  What makes these drugs similar? All Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors  Acetaminophen - not anti inflammatory  Ace- enzyme  Inhibition of the prostagladin process  In general, the effects of prostaglandin -are not all negative effects Classification COX inhibitors  1st and 2nd gen- based on Selectivity  1st gen- Inhibits all COX  2nd gen- target the bad prostaglandin  One is considere...

Rasmussen College: NUR 2513Exam 1 Study Guide Questions¬¬¬, LATEST 2021/2022 While the vital signs of a pregnant client in her third trimester are being assessed, the client complains of feeling faint, dizzy, and agitated. Which nursing intervention is appropriate? a. Have the stand up and retake her blood pressure. b. Have client the client sit down and hold her arm in a dependent position. c. Have the client turn to her left side and recheck her blood pressure in 5 minutes. d. Have...