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A nurse on a medical unit is preparing to administer alendronate 40 mg PO for an older adult client who has Paget's disease of the bone. Which of the following actions should be the nurse's priority? - Ambulate the client to a chair prior to administering the medication A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a prescription for zolpidem at bedtime to promote sleep. The nurse should plan to monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? - Dizziness A nurse is a...

Chemical restraint - Medication that is ordered by a doctor and given to a client to control unsafe undesirable or behavior or movement Environmental restraints - Barriers, furniture, or devices that prevent a client from having free movement Physical restraint - Garments or devices used to restrict movement of the whole body or parts of the body Restraint - Any device, garment, barrier, furniture, or medication that limits or restrict freedom of the movement or access to one's own bod...

WGU D080 EXAMS What is globalization? - When international integration arises from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of cultures. different types of Globalization - 1. Economic 2. Political 3. Cultural Advantages of Economic globalization - more trade, investments, information technology, faster economic development, and increased social being Disadvantages of Economic globalization - benefits the rich at the expense of the poor, manufacturing job l...

desired outcome of community health nurses in community health program planning - collaborative leadership role; desired outcome is to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate intervention programs that address the specific health needs of the community community health program planning should reflect - the priorities set as a result of analysis of community assessment data priorities are established based on - -the extent of the problem -the relevance of the problem to the public -the es...

When using the scientific method, it is necessary to: - Test a hypothesis A researcher wants to know if WSU students are taller than USU students. Her null hypothesis is: - There is no difference in the height of students from either university A dependent variable is: - A response to a change in the independent variable. "Intelligent design" is not a scientific concept because: - It is not testable. T/F: Science can guide us toward making wise moral decisions. - False You condu...

What is being discrete? - Showing discretion, keeping your business to yourself and not having anyone know your every move. How many founders are there? - 22 Illustrious Ladies Founders 1-5 - 1. Osceola McCarthy Adams 2. Marguerite Young Alexander 3. Winona Cargile Alexander 4. Ethel Cuff Black 5. Bertha Pitts Campbell Founders 6-10 - 1. Zephyr Chisom Carte

What’s the role of an NSA in a mortgage process? - Who are your stakeholders in a signing? - What is a Borrower? - Home or property owner, they initiate the loan by contacting lender and applying for it. Lender - Finance company ( a bank), approves, and funds a loan and contracts the closing agent. What can qualify as a contracting company? - closing agent, What is a closing agent? - finalizes documents for signing appointment and for closing the loan.

Elderly, very young, those with a weakened immune system. - Give three examples of people in the highly susceptible population (HSP) for foodborne illness

What are the basic techniques of physical assessments? - Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation What is the assessment technique for swollen extremities? - Palpation Assessment technique for physical assessment of the abdomen of a client that complains of abdominal pain? - Palpate the abdominal area last Equipment used during

what is the nurse’s job in informed consent - witness the informed consent ensure provider gave client all info ensure client understand notify provider of client has more questions document client

DM pt wants to adapt traditional cultural foods in diet the nurse should first - observe client during preparation of traditional foods Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) patient what action should the nurse take - double bag soiled dressing in polyethylene bag health promotion with obese client. rationalization as a coping mechanism - i am obese it's in my genes

proximate cause - the first cause in an unbroken chain of events Elements of a legal contract - Competent parties, Agreement, Legal Purpose, consideration Binder - temporary contract of insurance. Pending issue of the policy, good for 30 days DICE - 4 major parts to an insurance policy Declarations - 6 P's policy number, parties, property description, policy term, policy limits, premium Insuring Agreement - Promise to Pay, Perils, Liability Conditions - Rules of ...

What lab values should a nurse monitor for a patient with chronic renal failure? - ■ Urinalysis Hematuria, proteinuria, and alterations in specific gravity Serum creatinine - Gradual increase of 1 to 2 mg/dL per every 24 to 48 hr. for acute renal failure (ARF) - Gradual increase over months to years for chronic renal failure (CRF) exceeding 4 mg/dL ■ Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - 80 to 100 mg/dL within 1 week with ARF - Gradual increase with elevated serum creatinine over months...

A nurse is assessing a client who has been on bed rest for the past month. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has developed thrombophlebitis? - Calf swelling A nurse manager is overseeing the care on a unit. Which of the following situations should the nurse manager identify as a violation of HIPAA guidelines? - A nurse asks a nurse from another unit to assist with her documentation. A nurse is caring for a client who requires bed res...

Functions of the Skeletal System – 1) Support of the body 2) Protection of soft organs 3) Movement due to attached skeletal muscles 4) Blood cell formation How many bones are there in the adult body? - 206 What are the 2 types of osseous tissue? - Compact and spongy What is the difference between compact bone and spongy bone? - Compact bone is dense, smooth and homogenous while spongy bone is small with needles like pieces of bone with lots of open space What are the 4 classif...

A nurse is completing an admission assessment on an adolescent child who is a vegetarian. He eats milk products but does not like beans. Which of the following items should the nurse suggest the client order for lunch to provide nutrients most likely to be lacking in his diet? - Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich A nurse is caring for a 1-month-old infant who weighs 3540 g and is prescribed a dose of cefazolin 50mg/kg IV bolus TID. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? - A nurse...

ECG indicates atrial fibrillation; placed on telemetry. Chest x-ray: opacities greater in the right lung than left lung. Altered lab values include: sodium 128, potassium 5.1, BUN 44, creatinine 3.0, and glomerular filtration rate 25. His total bilirubin was 2.8, calcium 8.7, WBCs 16.1, hemoglobin 9.3, hematocrit 28.2, and blood glucose 71. We did a digoxin level, which was 0.6. He has a soiled dressing on his right foot and is a stage III ulcer. A #20-gauge IV catheter was inserted peripherally...

a birth assistant who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to the woman and family during childbirth and the postpartum period - doula involves the use of research to establish a plan of care and to implement that care is a problem-solving approach to making nursing clinical decisions - evidence-based nursing practice the basic social unit of our society - family is the delivery of safe, satisfying, high-quality health care that focuses on and adapts to the physical an...

A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about ways to prevent SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. which of the following is the priority action by the nurse? - Administer epinephrine IM to the child A nurse is caring for a preschooler whose father is going home for few hours while another relative stay...

What is synaptogenesis? - Connections between nerve cell to nerve cells or muscle cells (final step of nervous system development) On day 14, the embryo undergoes gastrulation and forms the building blocks of our nervous system. What are the 3 parts to this? - Ectoderm Mesoderm Endoderm The entire nervous system is derived from what structure? - Embryonic ectoderm What is the embryo called at day 14 of development? day 21? and day 28? - Gastrula Notochord