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Age of onset of MS correct answer 20-40, more common in women antidote if tensilon test is given and results in a cholingic crisis? correct answer atropine - cholinergic antagonist (should be readily available when tensilon test is performed) Are you always on dialysis with an AKI and a CKD? correct answer AKI - no, can get better CKD - yes At what temperature is peritoneal dialysis given? correct answer Must be warmed to body temperature At which GFR level does dialysis begin? corr...

Abate correct answer to reduce abrogate correct answer 1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement). 2. evade (a responsibility or duty). abscond correct answer Flee, leave quickly abstemious correct answer not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking accede correct answer 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty 2. assume an office or position Accost correct answer confront acme correct answer the point at which someone or something is best, perfe...

2 CONCERNS NURSES CANNOT DELEGATE IN HYGIENE correct answer *skin assessment *range of motion assessment 5TH VITAL SIGN correct answer pain, 0-10 pain scale ACTIVE LISTENING BEHAVIORS correct answer *restating *clarifying *reflecting *paraphrasing *minimal encouraging *remaining silent *summarizing *validating AGE GROUP HIGHEST FOR INJURY AND/OR INFECTION correct answer *infant and elderly *lower T cells ASPECTS OF CULTURE correct answer *family structure *food *religiou...

2 things used to check function ability? correct answer Katz (ADL) Lawton (IADL) 6 rights of medication administration correct answer patient, time, dose, route, medication, documentation Aerobic Specimen Collection correct answer with oxygen, swab (take drainage from inside wound) Anaerobic specimen collection correct answer without oxygen, syringe Aspiration precautions correct answer high Fowler's, thickened liquids, no straw, chin tuck, pureed/ mech. soft diet, small bites ...

(3 SATA) What characteristics will you be looking for in a patient that you suspect has substance abuse disorder correct answer 1. neglect of self care 2. impaired family functioning 3. increased use of the substance despite negative consequences. (3 SATA)You are assessing the coping patterns of a new patient. What data would you expect to find? correct answer 1. Current stressors 2. Use of drugs or alcohol 3. Recent weight loss (3 SATA)You have a patient with mental and emotional diff...

"The nursing process is _____" correct answer dynamic *PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION* correct answer *PRIORITIZATION AND DELEGATION* *STEPS OF THE NURSING PROCESS* correct answer 1. assessment 2. diagnosis 3. planning 4. implementation 5. evaluation 1st method of data collection correct answer Interiew patient, health history. Patient is your primary source 2nd method of data collection correct answer Physical examination ( guided by subjective and objective) 3 part nur...

Burn percentages on the body correct answer Can you transfer a patient who is on a cardiac monitor without their monitor correct answer No Carbidopa/ levodopa correct answer For Parkinson's Delegating uap correct answer Can care for a chronic patient Can do over the counter ear drops and eye drops Cannot teach evaluate educate assess First degree burn what it looks like correct answer Sunburn, superficial burn Gentamacin sulfate (acramycin) correct answer Used prophylact...

4 elements needed to prove negligence correct answer Duty - the nurse's responsibility to provide care Breach of Duty - the fact that the nurse did not adhere to the nursing standard of care Damages - The patient must prove that the nurse's negligent act caused injury or harm. Proximate Cause - A reasonable cause and effect relationship must be shown between the omission or commission of the nursing act and the harm to the patient. A system of standards or moral principles that direc...

(FOCUS) Assessment correct answer Focusses on one body part. example: Heart, Lung, Stomach, etc... (Head-to-Toe) Assessment correct answer Total body examination. (SYSTEMIC) Assessment correct answer Focusses on one body system. example: Respiratory, Digestive, Cardiac, etc... 1. Physiological correct answer Breathing, sustenance, water, exertion, sex, sleep, homeostasis. 2 main types of data correct answer Objective vs Subjective 2. Safety correct answer Body, home, employment,...

___________ are either positively charged or negatively charged. correct answer Ions _______________ is defined as anything that occupies space? correct answer Matter ________________ can be found in the bones, nerves, skin, muscles, etc. correct answer Cells ________________ is defined as the ability to do work. correct answer energy _________________ can be muscle, connective, and epithelial. correct answer Tissues __________________ are found in the nucleus and are positively c...

3 Goals for admin of parenteral therapy correct answer Maintenance therapy, replacement therapy, providing fluids & electrolytes 5 moments for hand hygiene correct answer Before touching patient, before clean/aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure, after touching patient, after touching patient's surroundings. 76 y.o. patient receiving 0.9% NS for dehydration. Which assessments? correct answer • Elimination • Vitals • Oxygenation • IV site Air embolism correct answer...

About to start IV on patient, reviewing patient's chart, looking for risk factors that can cause hematoma correct answer Too large of a cath, fragile skin Benefits for using IV pump for patient correct answer Patient can move around easily, give multiple meds at once (using multi-channels), alarms when finished Can LPN's give multivitamins? correct answer Yes, we can- second bag or more Caring for elderly patient with hx of CHF, hip replacement. What would be true about some of th...

An LPN in OHIO can Change a peripheral IV dressing or a CVC dressing or an arterial dressing on any age patient correct answer if they have the knowledge and skill and the care is directed by the authorized person An LPN in OHIO May discontinue a peripheral IV device for any age patient correct answer if they have the knowledge and skill and the care is directed by the authorized person An LPN in OHIO May examine the peripheral IV site for infiltration for any age patient correct answer if...

Airborne precautions correct answer Place patient in single room, negative pressure, N95/ HEPA mask *TB, measels, varicella Bacterial phlebitis correct answer Caused by not maintaining sterile technique -Not keeping needle sterile upon insertion -not cleansing the skin properly - not following important protocols This can be serious and cause a BSI (blood stream infection) Central line bundle correct answer -Hand hygeine _Sterile barrier precautions; cap, mask, sterile gown, gloves, ...

2 things an LPN can flush with correct answer NS & Heparin 6 rights correct answer -right pt -right dose -right time -right route -right documentation Age limit for IV insertion by LPN? correct answer 18 Airborne correct answer Pressure room, respirator N-95 mask Examples: TB Assault correct answer threat to pt. average daily I&O of water (adult) correct answer mL Battery correct answer doing harm to pt. Beneficence correct answer To do well for others Can you chang...

________ _____________ is the most common cause of high magnesium level. correct answer renal failure "Standard of care" focuses on the correct answer patient "Standard of Nursing Practice" focuses on the correct answer nurse 98% is in the ICF and _____ is in the ECF correct answer 2% 2019 national patient safety goals for hospitals correct answer Identify patients correctly. Improve staff communication. Use medications safely. Use alarms proper;y. Prevent infection...

A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency? 1. Patient-centered care 2. Evidence-based practice 3. Teamwork and collaboration 4. Quality improvement correct answer 2 A new nurse is going to help a patient walk down the corridor and sit in a chair. The patient has an ...

1+ edema correct answer 2mm 2 layers of skin correct answer Epidermis, dermis 2+ edema correct answer 4mm 3 types of sensory deficits correct answer Reduced sensory input, elimination of patterns or meaning to input, restrictive environments that produce monotony and boredom 3+ edema correct answer 6mm 4+ edema correct answer 8mm 4th intercostal on the left auscultation correct answer Tricuspid valve 5th intercostal on the left auscultation correct answer Mitral area, PMI ...

A nurse who is caring for an older adult patient observes that the patient lacks confidence and is unwilling to take medications. Which statement by the nurse would promote positive perception in the patient? A. "You need to take your medication on time." B. "You should accept that aging is a universal truth." C. "You should try talking with people in your same age group." D. "You should try to be happy and spend some time talking with your friends." correct answer D....

1. Which of the following nursing actions do you take after placing a bedpan under an immobilized patient? 1. Lift the patient's hips off the bed and slide the bedpan under the patient 2. After positioning the patient on the bedpan, elevate the head of the bed to a 45-degree angle 3. Adjust the head of the bed so it is lower than the feet and use gentle but firm pressure to push the bedpan under the patient 4. Have the patient stand beside the bed and then have him or her sit on the bedpa...