Fractures Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Cane- place on strong side, move with weak a. Hand grip level at client’s greater trochanter b. Elbows flexed at 15 to 30 degrees c. Hold 4-6 inches from the side of the foot d. Hold in the unaffected side and move together with the weaker side e. Inspect the cane tips regularly for worn rubber f. For client with 1 upper extremity, hemicanes or quadripod canes are used g. For walker, instruct client to put all 4 points of the walker on the floow before putting weight on the hand piec...

Final Exam: NUR230/ NUR 230 (NEW 2023/ 2024) The Childbearing/Child Caring Family Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| Graded A+- Galen QUESTION If a child is exhibiting incontinence, with frequency and foul smelling uring, what should they be evaluated for? Answer: UTI QUESTION What is Nephrotic syndrome? Answer: a condition in which very high levels of protein are lost in the urine and abnormally low levels are in the blood QUESTION Laboratory manifestations...

62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? -Answer- Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? -Answer- Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk

1. The nurse hears a client calling out for help, hurries down the hallway to the client's room, and finds the client lying on the floor. The nurse performs an assessment, assists the client back to bed, notifies the primary health care provider, and completes an occurrence report. Which statement should the nurse document on the occurrence report? a. The client fell out of bed b. The client climbed over the side rails c. The client was found on the floor d. The client became restless and tr...

Exam 3: NUR 210/ NUR210 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Principles of Pharmacology Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A | Galen To test flexion and extension of the biceps and triceps muscle at the elbow, the nurse tells the patient to - ANSWER pull and push against the examiner's hand A client visits the health care facility with reports of lumbar back pain that radiates down the back. The nurse performs the straight leg test to determine the origi...

Sickle Cell Anemia: - Dx = Newborn Screening - Patient having extreme leg or abdominal pain = Give Morphine - Patient with pain and fever = Blood culture to test for infection - NO CURE, but possible bone marrow transplants - If a patient with sickle cell is in pain and has had pain med but still has a headache….CALL MD… patient could be having a stroke and needs a CT scan: on test - Management = KEEP HYDRATED and TREAT PAIN this exact answer option was on the test o No strenuous e...

What is the normal arterial blood gas (ABG) range for the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2)? o 80-100 mmHg o What if it’s higher than 100? What if it’s lower than 80? ▪ Higher = too much oxygenation … lower = hypoxia What is the normal arterial blood gas (ABG) range for the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)? o 35-45 mmHg o What if it’s lower than 35? What is it’s higher than 45? ▪ Decreased = Respiratory alkalosis … increased = Respiratory Acidosis What is the ...

NUR 265 Exam 2 Study Questions What is the normal arterial blood gas (ABG) range for the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2)? o 80-100 mmHg o What if it’s higher than 100? What if it’s lower than 80? ▪ Higher = too much oxygenation … lower = hypoxia What is the normal arterial blood gas (ABG) range for the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)? o 35-45 mmHg o What if it’s lower than 35? What is it’s higher than 45? ▪ Decreased = Respiratory alkalosis … increased = R...

G.S., a 36-year-old secretary, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; a car drifted left of center and struck G.S. head-on, pinning her behind the steering wheel. She was intubated immediately after extrication and flown to your trauma center. Her injuries were found to be extensive: bilateral flail chest, torn innominate artery, right hemo/pneumothorax, fractured spleen, multiple small liver lacerations, compound fractures of both legs, and probable cardiac contusion. She was taken to th...

VATI Comprehensive Predictor REVIEW (answered) 1. a nurse is caring for a client who is taking alprazolam. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider? 2. a nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. The client states "I feel like my incision ripped open" the nurse notes dehiscence of the incision. which of the following actions should the nurse take? 3. a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation the...