COCO SOLUTIONS ACADEMIC STORE

During a home visit a client reports of a reddened, swollen, and tender breast 10 days after delivery. Once this is confirmed on assessment, which of the following would the nurse advise? - Answer These symptoms are suggestive of an inflammatory or infectious process and need immediate attention; the nurse should notify her health care provider. A postpartum client states that she can't understand why she doesn't enjoy being with her baby.What should the nurse be most concerned about...

What are nursing priorities? - Answer ABC+V (airway, breathing, consciousness, plus vitals) Define stridor. - Answer high-pitched sound generated from partially obstructed air flow in the upper airway What labs would show that a patient is in respiratory distress? - Answer Arterial Blood Gases Sputum Collection CBC (specifically Hg and Hct; WBC) What are the main points of pulmonary functioning tests? What MUST a patient do for the tests to be accurate? - Answer Lungs abi...

A 30-year old client is admitted to the emergency department with fatigue and generalized weakness that increases following hot showers. They report blurry vision and "mixing up their words" sometimes. They experience pain and numbness and tingling in their legs. Which of the following chronic neurological conditions is this person most likely experiencing? a. Myasthenia Gravis b. Multiple Sclerosis c. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis d. Parkinson's Disease - Answer b. Multiple Sc...

While caring for a 72-yr-old man who has an indwelling catheter, the nurse monitors the patient for the development of a UTI. What clinical manifestations is the patient likely to experience? Cloudy urine and fever Urethral burning and bloody urine Vague abdominal discomfort and disorientation Suprapubic pain and slight decline in body temperature - Answer c A woman with no history of UTI who is experiencing urgency, frequency, and dysuria comes to the clinic, where a dipstick and mi...

A patient is experiencing heparin overdose. Which medication would the nurse prepare to administer? a) vitamin K b) factor VIII c) antihistamine d) protamine sulfate - Answer d What does the nurse recognize as the major adverse effect of low-molecular-weight heparin? a) thrombocytosis b) anaphylaxis c) infection d) bleeding - Answer d The nurse monitors the aPTT of a patient receiving heparin for a deep vein thrombosis. The nurse notes that the aPT...

what is exocrine gland? - Answer carry their secretions to the surface, produce digestive pancreatic enzymes what is an endocrine gland? - Answer endocrine: secrete chemical messages into the circulatory system, regulates blood sugar hormones circulate in the blood throughout the body. Why do they then not act on all the cells in the body? - Answer each cell has a specific receptor for a certain hormone (lock and key idea) what are the two classes of hormones and where at the c...

A nurse is caring for a newborn who has myelomeningocele. Which of the following nursing goals has the priority the care of this infant? a. maintain the integrity of the sac b. promot maternal-infant bonding c. educate the parents about the defect d. provide age-appropriate stimulation - Answer a. maintain the integrity of the sac A nurse is caring for a newborn and calculating the Apgar score. At 1 minute after delivery, the following findings are noted: heart rate of 110/min; slow, w...

end of life care can result in which positive outcome - Answer promotion of comfort which assessment finding signals impeding death in a patient - Answer cold mottled extremities which is not an element of palliative care - Answer curative treatments what factor influenced legal issues concerning dying and death - Answer law which is the final stage of separation anxiety disorder experienced by a child who has lost a family member - Answer disengagement which action...

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing mild acute pain after spraining an ankle. Which of the following analgesics should the nurse expect to administer? A: Ketorolac B: Ketamine C: Meperidine D: Methadone - Answer A: Ketorolac A nurse at a clinic is talking with a client who has cancer and takes extended-release opioids twice daily. The client reports an increase in localized achy pain over the last few days. How should the nurse document this increase in pain? A: Phantom...

1 Exam (elaborations) NSG-300 Final Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ 2 Exam (elaborations) NSG 6420: Quiz 2 Review Questions Fully Solved. 3 Exam (elaborations) NSG 6420: RESPIRATORY PART 2 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 4 Exam (elaborations) NSG 6420 Midterm Exam Questions And Verified Correct Answers.

CAD major risk factors - Answer HTN, smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, dyslipidemia, diabetes, Microalbuminuria, GFR <60, age (>55men, >65 women), Fam hx of premature cardiac dx Etiology of AS - Answer Congenital and senile calcifications AR etiologies - Answer HTN, aortic dissection, syphilis, collagen vascular disorders MR etiologies - Answer rupture chordae tendinae, CAD, MVP, infectious endocarditis AS characteristics - Answer *increased with pt leani...

Acute Cough - Answer (less than 3 weeks) Subacute Cough - Answer 3-8 weeks Chronic Cough - Answer 8 or more weeks Upper airway cough syndrome - Answer Chronic cough often caused by postnasal discharge or drainage. UACS signs and symptoms - Answer chronic cough, sensation of drainage in the back of the throat, clearing throat frequently, hoarseness, allergic rhinitis symptoms, Chronic sinusitis symptoms,drainage on the posterior pharynx, hyperemia and cobblestonin...

1. Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10 years. On physical examination, you observe a white ulceration surrounded by an erythematous base on the side of his tongue. The clinician should recognize that very often this is: a) Malignant melanoma b) Squamous cell carcinoma c) Aphthous ulceration d) Behcet's syndrome - Answer b) Squamous cell carcinoma 2. Which of the following would be considered a "red flag" that requires more investigation in a patient assessment...

tonsil grading scale - Answer 1+: visible 2+: halfway b/n tonsillar pillars and uvula 3+: touching uvula 4+: touching each other (1-2 in healthy people) normal contour of abdomen - Answer flat or rounded contour of the abdomen describes - Answer nutritional state how to auscultate bowel sounds - Answer use diaphragm of stethoscope, hold lightly against skin, begin in RLQ how long do you need to auscultate in each quadrant to determine bowel sounds are completely absen...

c) Plan Rationale: Once a nursing diagnosis is decided upon, the next phase is planning how to manage it. This is when the nurse develops an individualized plan of nursing care, establishes priorities, selects nursing interventions, and communicates the plan of care with other members of the health care team. - Answer In what phase are priorities set? a) Assess b) Diagnose c) Plan d) Implement e) Evaluate b) Obtaining subjective and objective data Rationale: Assessment is th...

What ETHNIC GROUP has the HIGHEST INCIDENCE of PROSTATE CANCER? - Answer AFRICAN AMERICAN Men with an initial PSA level below 2.5 ng/ml can reduce their screening frequency to what intervals? - Answer every 2 years Your 55-year-old male patient presents to your office with complaints of sudden development of severe right-sided, colicky lower abdominal pain. He cannot sit still on the examining table. The patient has previously been in good health. On physical examination, there are n...

In examination of the nose, the clinician observes gray, pale mucous membranes with clear, serous discharge. This is most likely indicative of: - Answer b) Allergic rhinitis Your patient complains of a feeling of heaviness in the lower legs daily. You note varicosities, edema, and dusky color of both ankles and feet. Which of the following is the most likely cause for these symptoms? - Answer c) Venous insufficiency Which of the following is the most important question to ask during ...

In AR disorders, carriers have - Answer one copy of a gene mutation but not the disease A 76 year old patient with a 200 pack a year smoking history presents with complaints of chronic cough, dyspnea, fatigue, hemoptysis, and weight loss over the past 2 months. the physical exam reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion over the left lower lung field. the chest x-ray demonstrates shift of the mediastinum and trachea to the left. These are classic signs of - Answer lung ...

BURNS - Answer MALE WHITE (60%) 85% of burn-deaths associated with house fires ---First-degree burn—epidermal burn Nonblanching erythema, mild to moderately painful, usually nonedematous, not included when calculating TBSA, healing time 1 week ---Second-degree burn—SUPERFICIAL, partial-thickness burn Wet, ^^PINK^^ wound bed with ***blistering, mild edema, very painful, healing time 10-14 days -----Second-degree burn—MODERATE, partial-thickness burn ^^RED^^ wound base with ...

An elderly patient is maintained on phenytoin therapy for a history of a seizure disorder. In addition to periodic serum drug concentrations, which of the following are needed for annual evaluation? - Answer Complete blood count, liver function tests, and platelet count An elderly patient has had a CVA in the anterior cerebral circulatory system (frontal lobe). What symptoms are most likely expressed? - Answer Disorders of behavior and cognition When assessing a patient who complains...