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If you have a patient that is getting an amputation, what type of therapy communication would you use? - Allow patient to voice concerns Do not offer advice If you have a patient on prolonged BR, what does it do to their body? - Weakens Muscle Slows GI tract A nurse is making plan of care for a fall risk patient, what is some important teaching to include - Teaching them about balance, home safety locking beds, and wheelchairs Have all items within reach If a patient is being comba...

According to Danish architect, educator and writer Steen Eiler Rasmussen, the difference between architecture and sculpture is - architecture's utility What did Winston Churchill mean when he said, "We shape our buildings and in turn our buildings shape us"? - That the built environment has enormous influence on who we are and who we become as a person and as a community According to Rasmussen, the task of the architect is - to bring order and rela@on into human surroundings Accordin...

A client has been in the hospital for the past three days and the nurse has initiated the Nutrition Care Process (NCP). The nurse has completed the Nutrition Assessment and is now identifying and labeling the problems, determining the cause/contributing risk factors, and clustering signs and symptoms for this client. What step is the nurse at in the NCP? - Nutrition Diagnosis A patient has been advised to take an iron supplement. Which of the following vitamins increases the absorption of iro...

Anxiety Medications - Benzodiazepines Atypical Anxiolytics SSRIs Benzodiazepines - Alprazolam (Xanax); diazepam, lorazepam (many end with -pam except chlordiazepoxide) Indications: Anxiety, seizures, muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal, and induce/ maintain anesthesia Side effects: Sedation, amnesia, dependency/ withdrawal, respiratory depression Key points: Short-term use only! Do not discontinue abruptly; antidote is flumanzenil Atypical Anxiolytics - Buspirone (BuSpar) Indications: ...

1) A patient with schizophrenia begins to talks about "volmers" hiding in the warehouse at work. The term "volmers" should be documented as: a. neologism b. concrete thinking c. thought insertion d. idea of reference - ANS: A - A neologism is a newly coined word having special meaning to the patient. "Volmer" is not a known common noun. - Concrete thinking refers to the inability to think abstractly. - Thought insertion refers to thoughts of others that are implanted in one...

How does rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition, manifest? - Chronic inflammation in affected joints 1. Inflammation is a protective mechanism that protects the body when injured. What are the symptoms? (Select all that apply) - Pain, loss of function, heat, redness, swelling What chemical does the body release during a stress response? - Epinephrine What electrolyte imbalance would you see in a client with muscle tetany, positive Trousseau's and Chvostek's signs? - Calcium ...

Preparation - Introduce self, provide privacy, wash hands, identify patient, explain procedure Assess consciousness, - Date and location? -quality and appropriateness of speech good Posture and hygiene - Posture upright and hygiene is good Inspect the head - Bumps lesions hair distribution and parasites Puff cheers out, raise eye brows and stick out tongue - Cranial nerve 7 intact and face is Symmetric Close eyes I'm going to touch your face tell me when and where you feel it -...

A client calls into the nurse help line asking questions about his new diagnosis of a peptic ulcer. The client asks what might be possible causes of a peptic ulcer. - H-pylori and intake of NSAIDS A client is admitted with acute pancreatitis. What diet can the nurse expect to be initially prescribed? - nothing by mouth A client is admitted with urolithiasis (kidney stones). What prescription can the nurse expect from the HCP? - Intravenous fluids A client recently placed on lipid-loweri...

What factors affect mobility? - Developmental age, nutritional status, lifestyle choices, stress, environment, and diseases. What are some diseases that affect mobility? - Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, and bone tumors. What is Rheumatoid Arthritis and some clinical manifestations? Most frequent in? - It is systemic autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation of the joints and connective tissue. C/S: Cau...

Ways to prevent Osteoporosis - Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine Increase Vitamin D and Calcium At least 5 min. of sun exposure Weight bearing exercise 3-5 times a wk The person takes on the values, beliefs, and behaviors of the dominant culture - Assimilation Providing for a client's basic care and comfort needs while taking consideration the values, beliefs and definitions of health and illness of each individual within our diverse society. - culturally competent care Assuming ...