Medical surgical nursing Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

Ms. Parsons, age 65, is transferred to a medical telemetry unit after several days in the coronary care unit for treatment of an acute MI. Ms. Parsons remains very anxious, with occasional episodes of chest pressure. Which medication does the nurse prepare for Ms. Parsons to decrease her anxiety and improve cardiac output? a. Nitroprusside (Nipride) b. Diazepam (Valium) c. Morphine sulfate (MS) d. Dopamine (Intropin) - c. Morphine sulfate (MS) The nurse's assessment of Mr. Harrison'...

What Objective Information is Important from the Preoperative Client Interview? - - Physical Exam - Lab Diagnostic Testing - Document Relevant findings and report to the perioperative team *Always have a CBC; electrolytes, blood sugars, EKG, Chest X-Ray, etc. Know the normal labs, LOW PLATELETS IS A BIG DEAL* Cardiovascular System Objective Data - - Heart rate, blood pressure, skin color, sounds, capillary refill, edema, history of heart attack or cardiac problems, blood clots in leg...

What Are the 2017 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals? - - Identify patients correctly - Improve staff communication - Use medicines safely - Use alarms safely - Identify patient safety risks - Prevent Infection - Prevent mistakes in surgery What Are the Purposes of Surgery? - - Diagnosis (Yes or No) - Exploration (Find Problem) - Cure (Remove/Fix) - Prevention (Early Stages) - Palliation (Dying, Hospice, Comfort, No Cure) - Cosmetic Improvement (Burns, Mastectomy, Reconst...

Test Bank For Medical Surgical Nursing in Canada, 4th Edition By Sharon L. Lewis; Margaret McLean Heitkemper; Linda Bucher 2024|2025 The nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and encourages the client to alternate rest and activity periods to reduce cardiac workload. Which phase of the nursing process is the nurse demonstrating? a. Planning b. Diagnosis c. Evaluation d. Implementation Correct Answer: d. Implementation The nurse is planning care for a c...

Test Bank For Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition By Adrianne Dill Linton; Mary Ann Matteson 4596, 8 , 5155, 4 1 Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing 2 Medical-Surgical Practice Settings 3 Medical-Surgical Patients 4 Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping 5 Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection 6 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 7 The Patient With Cancer 8 Pain 9 Shock 10 The Older Adult Patient 11 Falls 12 Immobility 13 Delirium and Dementia 14 Incontinence 15 Nutrition 16 Intravenous The...

Test bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 10th Edition Author: Sharon L. Lewis, Linda Bucher, Margaret M. Heitkemper, Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Dottie Roberts Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition By Lewis Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 10th Edition By Lewis, Bucher, Heitkemper, Harding, Kwong, Roberts Chapter 1-68 | Complete Guide A+ Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Chapter 2: Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care Chapter 3: Health History and Physical Examinati...

Test bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 10th Edition Author: Sharon L. Lewis, Linda Bucher, Margaret M. Heitkemper, Mariann M. Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Dottie Roberts Medical Surgical Nursing 10th Edition By Lewis Test Bank for Medical-Surgical Nursing 10th Edition By Lewis, Bucher, Heitkemper, Harding, Kwong, Roberts Chapter 1-68 | Complete Guide A+ Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Chapter 2: Health Disparities and Culturally Competent Care Chapter 3: Health History and Physical Examinati...

Test Bank For Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition By Adrianne Dill Linton; Mary Ann Matteson 4596, 8 , 5155, 4 1 Aspects of Medical-Surgical Nursing 2 Medical-Surgical Practice Settings 3 Medical-Surgical Patients 4 Health, Illness, Stress, and Coping 5 Immunity, Inflammation, and Infection 6 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance 7 The Patient With Cancer 8 Pain 9 Shock 10 The Older Adult Patient 11 Falls 12 Immobility 13 Delirium and Dementia 14 Incontinence 15 Nutrition 16 Intravenous The...

CHAPTER 16: FLUID, ELECTROLYTE, AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCES LEWIS: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 10TH EDITION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A patient who has a small cell carcinoma of the lung develops syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The nurse should notify the health care provider about which assessment finding? a. Serum hematocrit of 42% b. Serum sodium level of 120 mg/dL c. Reported weight gain of 2.2 lb. (1 kg) d. Urinary output of 280 mL during past 8 hours CORRECT AN...

Surgery - A branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of diseases, deformities, and injuries through manual procedures called operations Ectomy - Excision or removal/cutting out or off (Ex. Appendectomy) Lysis - Destruction of/removal Orraphy - Repair or suture of Oscopy - Looking into Ostomy - Creation of opening to furnish an outlet (Ex. Colonostomy) Plasty - Repair of scar or tissue revision Oma - Tumer excision of a fibroma Otomy - Cut into - thoracotomy - cut i...