Nsg 122 exam 3 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 3: NSG122/ NSG 122 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade - Herzing QUESTION Patent's with renal disease are taught? Answer: To decrease fluid intake, decrease potassium intake, avoid excess sodium use, and limit protein intake QUESTION Patients on antacids may experience what color stools? Answer: White discolored or speckling in stools QUESTION The amount of time it take...

Exam 2: NSG122 / NSG 122 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: This scale evaluates: - Skin integrity at bony prominences, including any wounds - Risk factors that place pt at risk for skin breakdown - Amount of repositioning that the pt can tolerate - Factors that place the pt at risk for poor healing Answer: Braden Scale Q: Signs of a healthy wound Answer: Edges of a healthy healing surgical w...

HESI: NSG122 / NSG 122 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: Factors Affecting Risk for Infection Answer: Factors affecting the risk for infection include: integrity of mucous membranes, pH levels of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts, immune response, age, sex, race, heredity, level of fatigue, nutritional status, stress level, use of invasive or indwelling medical devices and im...

Sensible Fluid Loss ️ can be measured and include fluid lost during urination, defecation, and wounds. Insensible Fluid Loss ️ cannot be measured or seen and include fluid lost from evaporation through the skin and as water vapor from the lungs during respiration 3 Body Regulation of Fluid Intake ️ 1. Hypothalamus (controls thirst) 2. Kidneys (control Na retention & urine output) 3. Metabolic Oxidation (fluid from food breakdown) Intracellular Fluid ️ Fluid within cells (ICF) Ex...

Infectious agent ️ bacteria, viruses, fungi Portal of exit ️ a way for the infectious agent to escape from the reservoir in which it has been growing Reservoirs of infection ️ Natural habitat of the organism Means of transmission ️ direct contact, indirect contact, airborne route Infection cycle Steps ️ 1. Infectious agent 2. Reservoir 3. Portal of exit 4. Means of transmission 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible host Portal of entry ️ Part of the body where organisms enter ...

Exam 3: NSG122 / NSG 122 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Nursing Fundamental Concepts Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Herzing Q: A variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind's ability to affect bodily function and symptoms is also known as? Answer: Energy medicine Q: After the nurse places a foley catheter, the nurse makes sure to? Answer: Place the urinary bag below the level of the bladder to promote drainage Q: In an acute situation, the nurse has to admi...

NSG 122 Exam 3 - Questions and Answers Pertinent lab data for nutrition - hemoglobin: 12-18 g/dL (decreased = anemia) - hematocrit: 40-50% (decreased = anemia, increased = dehydration) - serum albumin: 3.5-5.5 g/dL (decreased = malnutrition, low protein) - transferrin: 240-480 mg/dL (decreased = anemia, protein deficiency) - blood urea nitrogen (BUN): 17-18 mg/dL (decreased = malnutrition, overhydration, increased = starvation, severe dehydration) - creatinine: 0.4-1.5 mg/dL (decreased = sever...