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NURS 6560 FINAL EXAM 1.The AGACNP is reviewing a chart of a head-injured patient. Which of the following would alert the AGACNP for the possibility that the patient is over hydrated, thereby increasing the risk for increased intracranial pressure? 2. A patient who has been in the intensive care unit for 17 days develops hyponatremic hyperosmolality. The patient weighs 132 lb (59.9 kg), is intubated, and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The serum osmolality is 320 mOsm/L kg H2O. Clinical si...

EMS Should base their patient care decisions on - Evidence based research Why are elderly people at a higher risk for brain bleeds - Brain shrinkage Normal respiratory rate for an adult - 12-20 Normal respiratory rate for infant - 25-50 A patient suffering from inadequate tissue profusion is suffering from - shock Compensatory measures when the body loses blood - Increases respiratory rate, constricts blood vessels, shunts blood, heart pumps faster Bone in the back of the skull...

MCAT PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY EXAM Social stratification - ANSWER Social stratification refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. In the United States, it is perfectly clear that some groups have greater status, power, and wealth than other groups. These differences are what led to social stratification Class consciousness - ANSWER awareness of one's place in a system of social classes, especially (in Marxist terms) as it relates to the class struggle....

MedCA Final Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ Therapeutic phlebotomy can be used to treat what condition? Hemochromatosis What is NOT one of the four major groups which the phlebotomist's work duties are categorized? Infection Control Expiration dates should be include in quality control records (true or false). True A phlebotomy technician may work in which of the following settings? All of the above- Blood banks, pharmaceutical firm, research firm The chain of infection includes all of ...

MedCA Final Exam 60 Questions with Verified Answers Therapeutic phlebotomy can be used to treat what condition? - CORRECT ANSWER Hemochromatosis What is NOT one of the four major groups which the phlebotomist's work duties are categorized? - CORRECT ANSWER Infection Control Expiration dates should be include in quality control records (true or false). - CORRECT ANSWER True A phlebotomy technician may work in which of the following settings? - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above- Blood b...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY – FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE (Verified Answers, Download to Score A) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY – FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE NEURO – TERMS TO KNOW CONSCIOUSNESS • The state of being aware, or perceiving physical facts or mental concepts; a state of general wakefulness and responsiveness to environment; a functioning sensorium. [L. conscio, to know, to be aware of] • totally aware of surrounding activities and incoming stimuli • oriented to time, pla...

CCHI - Cardiovascular System (2022/2023) Graded A+ Cardiovascular relating to the heart and the blood vessels Blood vessel an elastic tube or passage in the body through which blood circulates Artery a blood vessel that carries blood (usually with oxygen) away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body Vein a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart Aorta the main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system Atrium a top chamber of the heart...

Accuracy Standard of practice which enables other parties to know precisely what each speaker has said. Managing flow of communication Asking speakers to pause, speed up, slow down, etc. are ways of ensuring accuracy by... Maintaining transparency Saying, "As the interpreter speaking, I did not understand what was just said, so I'm going to request clarification" shows that the interpreter is... Confidentiality Standard of practice which honors the private and person...

How does termination happen in CBT - Begins in first session How does termination happen in Interpersonal Therapy - Begins as early as the middle phase of therapy When does termination happen in EMDR - When the trauma/target is reprocessed Possible reasons to terminate therapy - Not beneficial; noncompliance; refuses to pay; moving; safety Know the stages of development for a childs thinking process and that ages that reasoning starts to happen - Age 6 is when reasoning starts with childr...

USAHS Nueroscience Exam 1 Questions and Answers 2023 Rostral to the midbrain is the cerebrum During development the CNS arises from the sheath that folds over to form the neural tube What structure does the telecephalon contain cerebral hemispheres cerebral cortex white matter basal ganglia basal nuceli The diencephalon is composed of what structures hypothalamus epithalamus thalamus The mecencephalon is known as what midbrain The metacephalon Is ma...